Botanical skin care is like organic skin care, only one step further. Everything in botanical skin products comes from trees. Like any organic skin care product, organics are often useful for those with sensitive skin who can’t use products with fragrances and harsh chemicals. Botanical products are also usually without preservatives. (more…)

When I think of a clean and refreshed face, I think of natural, fresh, and ingredients made from natural oils and exotic plants. I think botanical and natural products made from nature. That is exactly what botanical skin care products are. They are made and created with natural ingredients from the our very own source called nature. Nature brings us the most effective ingredients our skin needs to look, feel beautiful and stay healthy. (more…)

When you come to the Crimea don’t miss the opportunity of visiting its Southern coast, which is popular not only because of lots wonderful sightseeing objects, but the unique Crimean flora. To obtain a deeper insight into Crimean flora you must go to the Nikitsky Botanical Garden. The Nikita (small village where the garden is situated) is only 16 km from Yalta. To get the Garden in Nikita (from Simferopol) you can by marshrutka (mini bus) which goes from Simferopol railway station to Yalta, or by trolleybus ( the departure from railway station in Simferopol ), it will take much more longer, the trolleybuses are very slow. You should also remember that the entrance to the Nikitsky Botanical Garden not right at the bus stop, it will take about 20 minutes to reach it. The way back will take even more, when you finish your visit to Nikitsky Botanical Garden, you’ll be almost at the seashore of Black sea. The square of Nikitsky Botanical Garden is 40 hectares. The Garden consists of four separate parks: the Upper Park, the Lower, the Maritime Park and the park on Cape Montedor. (more…)

A botanical garden is a place in which plants are grown and displayed primarily for scientific and educational purposes. A botanical garden consists chiefly of a collection of living plants, grown out-of-doors or under glass in greenhouses and conservatories. It usually includes, in addition, a collection of dried plants, or herbarium, and such facilities as lecture rooms, laboratories, libraries, museums, and experimental or research plantings. Concrete fountains and wall water fountains are often included in the display of botanical gardens. (more…)

A botanical is a plant or plant part valued for its medicinal or therapeutic properties, flavor, and/or scent. Herbs are a subset of botanicals. Products made from botanicals that are used to maintain or improve health may be called herbal products, botanical products, or phytomedicines. (more…)