by Michelle | Mar 24, 2024 | Ingredients, Main
A new ingredient has hit the concocting lab here at the Alpha Farm! While I’m a bit behind on posting and uploading products and pictures, I’ve been falling in love with this amazing active ingredient! As with most ingredients, this plant-derived...
by Michelle | Jan 21, 2024 | Ingredients, Main
I have been intrigued with this active ingredient since I started my formulation journey in 2022. The scientific name is Centella asiatica and is commonly known as Indian pennywort. For thousands of years, Gotu Kola was mostly used as a medicinal herb. It has also...
by Michelle | Oct 31, 2023 | Ingredients
While I was studying formulating, I was also studying Apitherapy. What is apitherapy? It’s related to all things pertaining to the bees and beehive products and how those products affect the human body. While I understood the powerful affects of bee venom from...
by Michelle | Oct 31, 2023 | Ingredients
You’ve heard of the vitamin CoEnzyme Q10 (CoQ10) also known as ubiquinone and maybe you even take this supplement in your diet. CoQ10 is a powerful antioxidant that helps your body fight against all the free radicals in the environment and when it’s added...
by Michelle | Oct 24, 2023 | Ingredients
I absolutely LOVE working with this active ingredient! There are so many benefits to adding this to just about any of the products that I can concoct for any stage of your skin or hair care regimen. Yes – it’s amazing in hair care products also!...
by Michelle | Oct 19, 2023 | Ingredients
You’ve heard of it and it’s in a ton of skin care products that boast all kinds of claims about wrinkles and anti-aging but you aren’t sure you want to put something called ‘acid’ on your face! I completely understand! It’s scary...
