It is mulberry season in my backyard and the birds are beginning to devour the sweet fruit. Mulberries are actually berries but a fruit cluster that looks like berries. Leaves of white mulberry trees are eaten by silkworms in China to enhance silk production. The...
Camellia oil is rich in squalane which is important in maintaining smooth and supple skin and contains UV protection properties. Squalene is an unsaturated hydrocarbon that produces oxygen when combined with water. Squalene is a hydrogenated form of squalane and for...
My amaryllis bloomed this morning! It is said that they can bloom for an amazing 75 years. Native to South America and South Africa (depending on species), it is unknown when they arrived in North America. However, Thomas Jefferson wrote about amaryllis in the 1800s....
