Better-for-You Blog

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.

Knowing what to look for in shampoos and conditioners is the first step to healthier, shinier, and well, just more fabulous curly hair. 

The team at Pharmacopia decided to put together some of our favorite vegan beauty gift baskets for the veganista in your life..... featuring Pharmacopia products, of course!

Because of argan oil’s unique chemical composition and ingredients, we created an entire product line around this "liquid gold."

There’s no better place than Pharmacopia to start your holiday gift giving. We’ve got gifts sure to please everyone on your shopping list.

Because self-care is such an important part of what we do at Pharmacopia, we decided to pull together a list of our favorite self-care gift ideas.

As the weather gets cooler, lips get dryer—making daily hydrating balm all the more important to keep your smackers soft and smooth.

If you feel your skin starting to become tight and dry, it’s a first sign that something is going on with your skin’s barrier function. The best thing to do is simplify your skincare routine.

Our all-natural bar soaps are made from simple ingredients like plant-based oils—and they’re formulated without the bad stuff: parabens, sulfates, phthalates, and synthetic fragrances or dyes.

As veganism has spread, it has made its way into many other areas, most notably the beauty industry.