How should the perfect Christmas gift be? According to us, it should be useful, beneficial for the user and the environment, and of course, it shouldn't break the bank! So here's a brief guide to the perfect gift to avoid pre-Christmas anxiety and find useful and original gift ideas for your boyfriend or girlfriend, friends, colleagues, neighbors, relatives, and everyone dear to us!

Many people hate it, but some enjoy it: rushing through the city streets in search of the last-minute gifts for friends and family is for many the true essence of Christmas. But what if this time we didn't let anxiety take over? Here's a small guide with a thousand ideas for useful and original Christmas gifts to find the perfect gift for friends and family. What will you find in this article:

The Curly Girl Method, CGM/MCM or Curly Method in its short form, is becoming increasingly popular. Let's find out together what this method is and how to do it with organic and sustainable cosmetics branded La Saponaria.

Think about someone who has defined and glossing curly hair. Did you know that you can achieve the same result by following the Curly Girl Method? Now you do! The CGM is a method designed to naturally take care of curly hair and it is aimed at:

Having fragile and dull nails is a very common issue whose causes are several, such as following an unhelathy diet, going through stressful periods of time, or being exposed to external agents. Let's break down the causes together to find out what the natural remedies to take care of fragile nails are.

Hands are our calling cards and having healthy and strong nails plays a major role in the aesthetic of our hands. What can we do if our nails tend to break? The issue of fragile nails is caused by different factors, but luckily there exist many remedies to make them stronger and longer. Reading through this article, you will find out tips and DIY remedies to naturally take care of fragile nails. Here there are the contents of the article:

What's in the air? It's La Saponaria's Christmas Vibes! Our idea of Christmas includes organic, green, zero-waste, and colorful products to be gifted to your beloved ones and to the future of the environment. Find out our news: the new Polar Piggy Banks, the eco-friendly Treasure Chests, the new Face, Body and Glow Sets! Discover our new Limited Editions, skin-friendly and people-lover!

What is the must-have of a Christmas present? It has to be made with love, it has to be sustainable, but also it has to be good and useful. This is the reason why La Saponaria's Christmas presents are so much loved: our gift ideas symbolise the love that we have for the environment and for the people who live in it, and they are aimed at making your skin beautiful and healthy with the lowest impact possible on the Earth. 

The cherry on top? These presents are low-cost, too!

Do you have oily hair and have already tried everything? Actually, it's not because of your hair, but it's due to your scalp, which needs care and pampering. In this article, we will recommend you some remedies for oily hair with dandruff and explain the right (and wrong!) steps to follow to finally have light and healthy hair!

Just like facial skin, which can be oily or combination, the scalp too can have this problem, often due to increased sebum production. But what is sebum? Sebum is a natural oily substance produced at the hair follicles' level, and it serves to keep the skin soft and hydrated, and it protects it from dust, pollutants, wind, and sunlight.

Pores are essential to the skin because they keep it in good conditions. Due to several reasons, it may happen that pores get larger, in particular in the T-zone, and that they appear as small holes. Let's get things straight: there is no need to be ashamed of enlarged pores, and although it is not possible to close them forever, there exist remedies to make them tighten.

Perfection doesn't exist, particulart when dealing about beauty! We have written this article to suggest you how to properly deal with enlarged pores by reducing their presence. This are the contents you are about to read: 

On the shelves of all cosmetic stores, micellar water is the foundation of a skincare routine that suits any skin type. But how can you use it effectively within your beauty routine, and at what stage should you apply it? Let's discover together!

We all know that removing makeup is essential to have clean, fresh, and purified skin. Among all the products we use to take care of our faces, micellar water holds an essential place in our skincare routine. It's the first step we take to remove makeup, so it's important to understand how to use it best and which steps to follow to maximize its benefits.

Before unveiling all the secrets of this product, let's understand what micellar water is, what it does, its benefits, and what makes it different from other products.

Fragile and fine hair? Dry hair that breaks easily? Or unruly and frizzy? If you want stronger, more manageable, and shinier hair, Hair Actives come to your rescue – 3 concentrated solutions for unruly manes! Let's take a closer look at their features, how to use them, and who can benefit from them.

They are lightweight and suitable for all hair types, providing nourishment to both the strands and the roots: they are the new Hair Actives from La Saponaria, here to revitalize our hair and make it shine like never before. They are:

A recent beauty trend that has gained traction is the use of rosemary for scalp massages. Rosemary is also trending as a special ingredient in strengthening and lengthening hair treatments. The claim is that rosemary has the power to accelerate hair growth. Myth or reality? The ancient technique of Hair Oiling has deep roots. Let's explore it together!

Does rosemary really make hair grow faster and stronger? In this article, we'll delve into how this belief has spread and how to perform a scalp massage with rosemary or rinse with rosemary water to test the actual effectiveness of what thousands of influencers assert. Here's what you'll find in this article:

All objects have a value, some more than others! We don't like intensive cultivation and industrial production but we prefer small projects with an intense degree of love and passion! Here is our commitment to an ethical and supportive supply chain, which benefits the environment and the people who live there, as in the case of Lotus, our soap dish with an ethical heart.

As you know, here at La Saponaria we care about all those projects that have a high social value, which improve the living conditions of communities and represent an important grain for improving those around the world. For this reason, in our aware cosmetics you can often find the "fair trade supply chain" icon which signals the presence of at least one Fair Trade ingredient.

We love to carefully choose the raw materials that make up our cosmetics and, for this reason, when it is not possible to use local products as in the case of Argan Oil, we make sure that the ingredients that come from afar are not only of excellent quality and organic, but which are also part of Fair & Solidarity projects in support of less advantaged communities.

Sometimes, together with our cosmetics designed and produced in our perfumed laboratory in Pesaro, you can also find some accessory products which are the result of the artisanal work of communities in distant lands, as in the case of our Cotton make-up remover wipes and the new Lotus ceramic soap dish. Fair Trade projects are important because they guarantee fair compensation to the workers involved and very often part of the proceeds is reinvested in the local community in social projects aimed at promoting self-entrepreneurship.

Sensitive, thin, fragile: these are the characteristics shared by the skin of babies and newborns, still 'immature' compared to that of adults and therefore more subject to external aggressions. To have babies with always soft and healthy skin, small tricks and lots of loving care are necessary!

New mothers know it well: protecting their children's skin can be a real feat! Between redness, dryness and eczema, crying is always around the corner!

Not to mention the numerous 'dangers' lurking outside: both the harsh winter climate and the hot summer days put our children's ultra-delicate skin to the test and expose it to cracks, burns and sensitizations. So let's see how to avoid these annoyances to our little ones!

When it comes to sunscreens, for us at La Saponaria, safety is the top priority!

That's why every sunscreen that comes out of our laboratory is formulated with great care, in full respect of the skin and the environment. and is subjected to scrupulous tests which analyze its characteristics and performance, establishing its conformity with an unquestionable opinion.

'Osolebio: green and 100% safe formulas

Our Osolebio solar line is made with the best possible ingredients! How do we know? Because, after having thoroughly studied the regulations governing the placing on the market of sunscreens, we have dedicated ourselves to the meticulous research of the most effective sunscreens without however making any compromises regarding the well-being of our skin.

In fact, the sunscreens that are on the market can be of two types: chemical sunscreens and physical sunscreens.

Chemical sunscreens, also called organic filters, are synthetic substances that are able to absorb part of the UV radiation to prevent it from reaching and damaging the epithelial cells. Compared to physical filters, chemical sunscreens have a more comfortable application and are therefore easier to spread on the skin but, on the other hand, precisely because they capture solar energy, they can give rise to irritation, phototoxicity and sensitization.

Physical sunscreens, also known as inorganic filters, are shielding substances that act thanks to their opacity. Their modus operandi is very similar to that of a mirror: the mineral particles reflect UVA and UVB rays and prevent them from coming into contact with the skin and damaging it. Not only that, since they do not absorb solar energy, physical filters are particularly safe for skin health and the risk of incurring sensitization is much lower than chemical filters (to learn more about the characteristics and differences between chemical and physical sunscreens, you can click here).

For these reasons, we have chosen to use only the latest generation physical filters in the formulations of 'Osolebio sunscreens, excluding any petrochemical ingredient. Each recipe also contains precious protective plant extracts and antioxidants which enhance the effect of the product and take care of the skin, keeping it soft and hydrated.