My Journal For Customers To Read

Shea Butter – sheer bliss

Joy 22 July 2026

Some skincare ingredients arrive with a great deal of marketing noise attached to them. They promise transformation, reinvention and dramatic overnight results. Shea butter isn’t one of them. In fact,…

Easy Peasy, Lemon Squeezy

Joy 15 July 2026

We love lemon oil here at Heior, few ingredients feel as clean and refreshing as lemon.The scent has become almost synonymous with freshness. Cleaning products, perfumes, household sprays and skincare…

Sweet Orange Oil: Sunshine in a Bottle

Joy 8 July 2026

There are some ingredients that arrive in skincare through laboratories and others that arrive through centuries of human experience. Sweet orange essential oil is an ancient one. I discovered it…

The Science of Sleep and Skin

Joy 1 July 2026

Most people think about skincare as something that happens in front of a mirror. Cleanser, serum, moisturiser, perhaps a balm if the weather has been particularly unkind. The reality is…

Summer Skincare

Joy 24 June 2026

Rather than seeing skincare as something fixed all year round, our skin is constantly responding to its surroundings. Temperature, humidity, ultraviolet radiation, air conditioning, salt water, chlorine, perspiration, travel and…

Do Oils Really Block Pores?

Joy 17 June 2026

Oils are often blamed for problematic skin, but in fact oil is essential for the proper balance of healthy skin. So clearly and naturally so that the skin creates its…

Tea Tree Oil: Superpowers in a Bottle

Joy 10 June 2026

Tea tree oil is one of those ingredients that most people have heard of but can’t deterine if it’s known through folklore or clinical use. It’s been popular enough in…

What Does “Non-Comedogenic” Actually Mean?

Joy 3 June 2026

It’s sometimes found on some skincare labels and suggests that a product has been assessed, that it has passed some kind of standard,and that it is unlikely to clog pores…

Why Is My Skin Still Dry?

Joy 27 May 2026

You can be doing everything you’ve been told to do by all the magazines and influenders and still end up with skin that feels persistently dry. You moisturise, you drink…

Lavender: Natural Magic

Joy 23 May 2026

Lavender is one of the few ingredients that moved from natural wisdom into science without ever really losing its original purpose. It wasn’t discovered in a lab or developed as…

Signs Your Skin Barrier Is Damaged… and what you can do to fix it

Joy 20 May 2026

Your skin shouldn’t feel like a problem you’re constantly trying to solve. If it does, if it’s tight, reactive, unpredictable, it’s usually not your skin type. It’s your skin barrier…

Skin Isn’t Just Skincare: The Everyday Things That Affect Your Barrier

Joy 13 May 2026

Skincare companies want to sell you their product, that’s fair, we understand that’s their whole role. But we humans are holistic beings and all parts of our lives touch the…