Better-for-You Blog

Research shows that toxins in personal care products and in home products can trigger health problems like asthma, headaches, cancer, and other health conditions. 

Hemp seed oil is rich in nutrients, is super hydrating, and serves as an anti-inflammatory, making it an effective way to soothe itchy, dry, and chapped skin.

Using the most natural, plant-based ingredients on skin helps support the body’s natural processes, rather than disrupting them as many chemical ingredients can do today.

Vegan, cruelty-free hair care products offer an effective alternative to traditional hair care products. Plus, these products are better for your health and the environment too.

With natural and organic ingredients, our toxin-free clean beauty products can be used to create more bath and body essentials. 

If you want to do good for Mother Earth, there are easy steps you can take to "green up" your beauty routine and reduce your personal impact on the environment.

Summer can wreak havoc on healthy hair strands. Extreme heat, the sun’s UV rays, salt water, and chlorine can all rob hair of essential moisture.

Aloe vera contains powerful health-promoting compounds like amino acids, lipids, sterols, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.

So many plants have powerful benefits for the skin and the body. But green tea in particular has been shown to promote healing, reduce inflammation, and rejuvenate the skin.

There’s no question that our skin and hair needs change as the seasons change. Fall and winter brings cooler, dryer air that can easily sap skin and hair strands of essential moisture. Spring and summer brings warmer temps and more...

If you’re feeling a bit frazzled, the thought of booking a spa vacation may be appealing but may not be practical—or necessary. The truth is: while going away to a spa is an alluring idea, you don’t need to travel...

The key when traveling is to pack natural better-for-you and cruelty-free multi-tasking essentials. When your products work double or even triple duty, you can pack less.

Sustainable beauty to us at Pharmacopia means ensuring that the products we create are not just better for the planet, they’re also non-toxic and better for you and your health.

At Pharmacopia, everything we do is better for you and plant based. That’s why we use only the purest essential oils and nature-derived fragrances in our products for hair, body, and lips.

Sudsing up your locks should be a pampering experience. And it’s why all our ingredients are not only plant-based, they’re also filled with heady natural scents.

At Pharmacopia, we know that skin—the largest organ in the body—can absorb what you put onto it. And the lips are no different.

Clean beauty, in a nutshell, is beauty — from body care and hair care products to makeup and skin care — that’s free from toxins that can be harmful to health.

The traditional cleaning products you use in your home to clean floors, kitchens, bathrooms, and more can be harmful not only to you, but to the environment, too.

These chemicals are found pretty much everywhere today—from plastics, pesticides, nonstick pans, and flame retardants to personal care products. They’re also found in the environment and in the food we eat. 

After 20+ years, we are grateful to still be doing what we love, using our platform to educate our customers, and leaving the world a little better than we found it. 

We love lemon verbena not only for its invigorating citrusy scent, but also for its health benefits, which is why we created an entre better-for-you product line around this powerful plant.