[{"id":555453087833,"title":"All About Jojoba","created_at":"2021-03-16T15:08:09-07:00","body_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhat is Jojoba Seed Oil? And why is it the first ingredient on the Outer Being Face and Body Oil?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eJojoba seed oil, in short, is a miracle ingredient. It's amazing for skin, it’s sustainable, it does it all. Locally grown and drought tolerant, it is as sustainable as it is effective! Jojoba oil comes from the seeds of the Jojoba plant, a shrub native to the South West with a long history of indigenous use. Deceiving as it may be, Jojoba oil is actually not an oil at all but a semi-solid wax! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIts unique chemical composition of fatty acids, fatty alcohols, and wax esters makes for a non skin-clogging super emollient that's hypoallergenic and perfect for daily use. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: SouvenirLight;\"\u003eMoisturization Powerhouse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eJojoba Seed Oil moisturizes and soothes skin, of all types, so your body doesn’t have to work too hard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt is a humectant very similar to naturally produced sebum. Translation: It’s a super moisturizing plant that creates a barrier over your skin to protect you from moisture loss. This may benefit skin that is prone to acne, wrinkles, or dandruff. Because Jojoba oil is so similar to the sebum that our skin produces naturally, it’s also able to help regulate our body’s hair and sweat follicles from excessive oil production, as a means of hydration. It basically tells your body “I’ve got this.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: SouvenirLight;\"\u003eNutrient-Rich\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe benefits seem to be never ending when you factor in that it is also an antioxidant, rich in vitamin E. This means it is able to protect skin from environmental stressors that can negatively impact your skin, like pollution in the air and smoke. The natural forms of Vitamin E found in Jojoba oil attribute to other healing and soothing properties. Jojoba oil can be used to aid the healing process of wounds, sunburns and scar tissue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1792\/8179\/files\/jojoba_support_1024x1024.png?v=1617384346\" style=\"float: none;\" width=\"1024x1024\" height=\"1024x1024\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: SouvenirLight;\"\u003ePerfect for all skin types\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis wonder ingredient is all-inclusive and well-suited for sensitive skin. It’s a hypoallergenic anti-inflammatory meaning it’s safe and actually perfect for skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis and other drying skin conditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eJojoba oil isn’t a means of treating medical conditions though the genetic makeup of it may assist the body in its naturally occurring healing process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: SouvenirLight;\"\u003eSustainable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe chose to use this oil in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bathingculture.com\/collections\/everything\/products\/outer-being-face-body-oil?variant=31375963062361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuter Being Face and Body Oil\u003c\/a\u003e, in addition to all of its benefits, because of how and where it’s produced. It is a perennial, drought-tolerant crop, native to North America. We love and prioritize all that is locally produced, USDA Organic, and sustainable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eExtracted Jojoba oil is nontoxic, biodegradable, and is resistant to spoiling. It’s difficult to not fall in love with all its properties and uses. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: SouvenirLight;\"\u003eAnti Anti Anti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe uses are endless! Moisturization is a heavy hitter, definitely! Though we find this plant to be extra-special due to all of its anti’s; those being the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bathingculture.com\/collections\/everything\/products\/outer-being-face-body-oil?variant=31375963062361\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bathingculture.com\/collections\/everything\/products\/outer-being-face-body-oil?variant=31375963062361\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1792\/8179\/files\/jojoba-shop_235432c5-c788-46c0-abee-0e9302de86bf_400x400.png?v=1617384843\" height=\"400x400\" float:=\"\" none=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","blog_id":48964599897,"author":"Amanda Ramos","user_id":41437528153,"published_at":"2021-03-17T17:13:30-07:00","updated_at":"2021-04-02T10:41:23-07:00","summary_html":"","template_suffix":"","handle":"all-about-jojoba","tags":"jojoba oil, News, sebum, sustainable ingredient, sustainable skin care, vitamin e","image":{"created_at":"2021-03-16T15:08:09-07:00","alt":"jojoba oil for skin","width":4000,"height":2857,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1792\/8179\/articles\/bathingculture-71.jpg?v=1616026511"}},{"id":555413373017,"title":"Inside Hamam Issue 2","created_at":"2021-02-25T14:41:43-08:00","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eThe second issue of Hamam is packing some serious heat. \u003cspan style=\"color: #281e17;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bathingculture.com\/products\/hamam-magazine-issue-2\" style=\"color: #281e17;\"\u003eThe new issue\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e shares thoughtful insights on bathing rituals, interviews from some of our favorites, and the exploration of bathing as an art form. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe're feeling inspired! Take it from the editor:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: SouvenirLight; font-size: 20px;\"\u003e“The aspen tree is relatively resilient to fire’s threat because if its low-flammability bark, high water content, and lack of volatile chemicals present in some other forest fuels. Recently and for the first time, my eyes gazed into the windows to the souls of this magnificent organism –the largest on this planet–as it transitioned from shimmering lures to bursts of yellow painting the Sangre de Cristos. Like the phoenix rising from the ashes, aspen communities flourish after a fire–an important lesson about resilience after trauma.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: SouvenirLight; font-size: 20px;\"\u003eHeat both transforms and destroys, cleanses and punishes. My bathing ritual–and quite possibly my spiritual rebirth–began in a dark banya off Tenth Street in New York’s East Village, where an eternal flame made rocks glow and the sizzling stream has been cooking humans since the late nineteenth century. In Japan, you have not stayed in hot water long enough unless you have achieved yudedako, which translates to “boiled octopus.“ A platza master is equal parts naturalist bodyworker and mind melter, fanning a bouquet of leaves that pushes such extreme heat, some people hallucinate and every so often pass out. When I was learning the ways of the venik, a woman on whom I performed her first steam treatment told me those seven minutes in the sauna changed her life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: SouvenirLight; font-size: 20px;\"\u003eToday we see heat out of balance in nature, with perilously less harmony than is so desperately required: toxic air, blood-orange sunsets, skies over California previously imagined only in apocalyptic films. Fire, early humanity’s most important discovery, will force millions of humans and other species to move or risk extinction. I have a hard time not fixating on all that suffering. I like to think Jung would say that this is fine, as that focus would allow me to better understand suffering as a gateway to liberation. Maybe this could even help us overcome, evolve, and grow. I am hopeful that these times of tempering we face in different ways will bring strength and renew the bonds among us all.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bathingculture.com\/collections\/everything\/products\/hamam-magazine-issue-2\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1792\/8179\/files\/Heat_b8a579f4-f8a0-4adc-9f15-5fc5d8932e40_1024x1024.gif?v=1614294039\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 22px; color: #281e17;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bathingculture.com\/products\/hamam-magazine-issue-2\" style=\"color: #281e17;\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eGet your copy of Hamam: Issue 2 →\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","blog_id":48964599897,"author":"Bathing Culture","user_id":30291853401,"published_at":"2021-02-25T16:53:19-08:00","updated_at":"2021-02-26T09:58:56-08:00","summary_html":"","template_suffix":"","handle":"inside-hamam-issue-2","tags":"Bathing, News","image":{"created_at":"2021-02-25T15:05:10-08:00","alt":"","width":1797,"height":924,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1792\/8179\/articles\/hamam_2_blog.png?v=1614294310"}},{"id":383312724057,"title":"Bathing Culture Refills","created_at":"2019-11-13T14:33:00-08:00","body_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 500;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"souvenirstd\" style=\"font-family: souvenirstd;\"\u003eWaste not want not. \u003cbr\u003eRefill your Mind and Body Wash at a store near you! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eOur post consumer recycled plastic bottles are great. A glass bottle you never have to recycle is even better. Refillable, responsible, radiant bathing vibes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1792\/8179\/files\/Refill-Store-Examples.jpg?v=1573686933\" alt=\"Refill stations at General Store and Foggy Notion\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRefills are available in some of our favorite shops, like the General Store and Foggy Notion in SF (pictured above). See the map below for availability in your area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cscript src=\"https:\/\/www.powr.io\/powr.js?platform=shopify\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"powr-map\" id=\"fa260d91_1573521227\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eDon’t see your favorite store on the map? Ask your local natural foods store to carry us!\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","blog_id":48964599897,"author":"Tim Hollinger","user_id":87250113,"published_at":"2019-11-08T14:00:00-08:00","updated_at":"2021-06-07T09:26:19-07:00","summary_html":"","template_suffix":null,"handle":"bathing-culture-refills","tags":"News","image":{"created_at":"2021-06-07T09:26:18-07:00","alt":"","width":2048,"height":1053,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1792\/8179\/articles\/Rainbow-Glass-Spin_e7ff2f42-9122-4a75-8e3d-000387dda333.jpg?v=1623083179"}}]