Whether the idea is

that we become what we apply, or that in use we harness the powers of nature, botanicals in the world of self–care possess a powerful cachet. Synonymous with life, they represent the vital forces outside of ourselves—and vitality is a quality we’d all have a hard time refusing if it were offered to us, in any number of its forms. In an effort to trace the ways in which certain natural ingredients have become fundamental to self–care, and what they offer us exactly, we’ve highlighted five trending botanical ingredients, from Milk thistle to Sea buckthorn Illustration by Joseph Töreki. ssen.se/2QIwDH5

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