Black seed was precious enough to be buried with Tutankhamun. Here's where ours grows, why we never deodorize it, and how to use it for oily, blemish-prone skin.
Roseau or Géran? How to Choose Your Flower Water
Rose water or geranium water? How the two flower waters from Béja, Tunisia differ, which skin each one loves, and why every Katari ritual starts with a mist.
66 Pounds of Seeds for One Quart
Why Barie is the most precious bottle we make: wild Tunisian cactus forests, fruit picked around the thorns, seeds that are barely 5% oil, and the powder that means nothing goes to waste.
The Clay From a Quarry With No Road
Before there was Katari, there was Argil. The decade-long search for a green clay, the ancient seabed it comes from, and the one rule you should never break with it.
Pink Oil and the Patience of Pomegranates
Why Granate comes out pink, why it smells like candy for a minute, and the rare omega-5 fatty acid that makes pomegranate seed oil unlike any other.
Most rosehip oil is pale gold. Ours is the color of shiraz. Here is why, what our lab found inside it, and how I use it at night.
What real, fresh oils and flower waters are supposed to smell and feel like, and why that is a good thing.
Why a $4 bottle of oil can't do what a real one does: commodity oils, misleading certifications and the artisans who do it right.
How a spa-show canister, a bad cold and an Egyptian oil maker named Amr turned jojoba into Hoba.