As we approach Mother’s Day weekend, I’d love to take a moment to highlight Tulsi, also known as Holy Basil, or “The Great Mother Medicine of Nature”. Tulsi is a pillar of Ayurvedic medicine, and has been worshipped as such for thousands of years. Humans are smart: we cultivate and favor the plants found to be most beneficial to us. The ancient sages acknowledged Tulsi as a vitalizing, adaptogenic, anti-stress ally, helping us in our quest to live longer, healthier lives.

Simultaneously revered as a goddess, mother, or “Queen of Herbs”, Tulsi reduces stress, slows aging, reduces inflammation, protects against radiation, and supplies the skin with a rich array of antioxidants. It has a purely sattvic quality, cleansing the aura and increasing prana in the body.

Tulsi has a protective effect against free radical damage at the cellular level. This is largely due to its high antioxidant content. Tulsi is rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, iron, selenium, and essential oils. This wonder herb also contains multiple bioactive vitamins and minerals which have a regulating, harmonizing effect on our bodies and our daily fluctuations of ups, downs, and imbalances.

I am so very passionate about formulating adaptogenic skincare, because the benefits are so efficiently accessed through the skin. See below for 3 beautiful ways to begin incorporating Tulsi into your daily skincare + self-care rituals:

Traditionally revered as a goddess incarnated into plant form, Holy Basil is Ayurveda’s sacred “Mother Medicine”. Our Holy Basil Breast Oil harmonizes healthy breast tissue, putting breast health at the center of your daily self-care routine. Holy basil, brahmi, and mustard seed oil support the proper circulation of lymph, avoiding stagnation. Pomegranate seed oil nourishes and firms the breasts.

Therapeutic-grade Tulsi (Holy Basil) is infused into the purest organic rosewater to hydrate, soften and calm skin. The "Queen of Herbs", Tulsi is the most effective known adaptogen in Ayurveda, delivering antioxidant and anti-stress properties to your skin. Anti-inflammatory rosewater soothes skin, upholding its optimal pH balance. The Tulsi Rose Toner tones skin, leaving you glowing and ready for moisturizing. Use anytime to refresh and destress.

Our Kapha Face Serum detoxes oily "Kapha" skin from the inside, out. This blend of organic oils gently flushes ama (Sanskrit for toxins) from the skin. Ama accumulates from everyday exposure to environmental pollutants. This serum has astringent properties to tone and tighten pores, helping to avoid clogging that can lead to cystic acne. Our lightest face oil, the Kapha Face Serum is perfect for those prone to oiliness, or who live in humid climates.