January is “Hot Tea Month” - and with good reason! 

This month we are focusing on refreshing our minds and bodies. A hot and nourishing pot of our Herbal Teas is a big part of it, so we’ve put together a breakdown of why some of our favourite Herbal Teas ingredients are helping us do just that.

Lemongrass ตะไคร้

Without bias, lemongrass is one of our favourite ingredients. It has a vibrant flavour profile with mildly sweet, minty and lemony notes enhanced by a sharp finish. Rich in antioxidants, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties, this ingredient is highly beneficial and used to promote a healthy lifestyle including aiding in digestion, and is even known to help kickstart the metabolism and regulate cholesterol.

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Bael Fruit มะตูม

Bael fruit, sometimes referred to as “wood apple,” has a distinct and comforting smoky aroma with a hint of sourness. It is indigenous to South and Southeast Asia and is most widely known for promoting and maintaining a healthy digestive system. One of bael fruit’s great qualities is that it’s very high in vitamins A, C, B1, B2, carotene, potassium and calcium - to name a few! It’s great consumed as a hot tea or even prepared as a cold drink in the warmer months.

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Pandan ใบเตย

Pandan, or “screw pine” is an incredibly versatile and aromatic plant that offers a sweet floral fragrance. While used for centuries in Southeast Asia, the Western interest in pandan is growing due to its health benefits and excellent culinary properties. This ingredient is full of vitamins and antioxidants such as beta-carotene, vitamin c, thiamin, riboflavin and niacin and is known to help manage blood sugar.

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Kaffir มะกรูด

Kaffir lime is a type of citrus native to various parts of Asia. While the fruit is extremely versatile, the leaves are what is used to make this ingredient perfect for tea. It boasts a uniquely tart and pleasant flavour that pairs incredibly well with lemongrass, and the leaves aren’t as bitter as those of a regular lime. This ingredient is highly respected in herbal medicine, with many health benefits due to its high content of beneficial organic compounds. Kaffir can help to improve oral health, maintain the digestive system, and lower inflammation while boosting immunity, with an added bonus in stress reducing properties.

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Our Process 

With all of these incredible ingredients (and more) let us fill you in on our process of making the teas!

All of our teas are harvested from our organic farm in the north of Thailand and each step is done by hand. First, the ingredients are carefully handpicked, washed and sliced. Next they are laid out to dry in the sun for three days before being gently fire roasted. From here, our teas are packed straight from the roasting pan, directly to your tea pot!

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BODY CARE IS SKIN CARE!

Do you know someone that needs a break? Someone who is overworked and could use a little “me” time?  Give this person the gift of relaxation this Holiday season.  With our body-care range you can take a deep breath and unwind.  

Scrubs, moisterizers and mists - all formulated with calming plant extracts, vitamins and oils - will help take the stress away.  Create your own “self care” package for yourself or bring a little “ahhhhhh” into someone’s life. 

Winter is the perfect season to stop and take some time to unwind.  Draw yourself a hot bath or get steamy in the shower and cleanse away your cares with our salt body glow or jojoba bead scrubs.  These smoothing concoctions will exfoliate and soften, leaving your skin clean and renewed.  Each one, with it’s unique plant properties is an excellent way to start your body care routine. If you are looking for something to take you straight from home to the spa while not going anywhere, the Lemongrass House body mask is for you!  Let the world fade away while you take twenty minutes to yourself feeling soothed and relaxed.  The ingredients in this white mud mask will revitalize and promote radiance, leaving you with a recharged and beautiful glow! Finally, the perfect way to follow any bath or shower regimen is to lather yourself up in our body butter or lotion. Our naturally rich creams will soften and hydrate to give your skin the nourishment it needs throughout your day and night. With all Lemongrass body care there are an array of scents to choose from - so whether you’re looking for something tropical and fruity or more light and floral - we have created a fragrance to suit anyone.

Give yourself (or someone else!) a break this holiday season with the Lemongrass body care range.  Our 100% natural and cruelty free products will leave any skin feeling healthy and fresh - and you can feel good about where they came from too! We hand craft everything locally and want you to enjoy our efforts and give your skin some love with our wonderful products! 

Happy Holiday from our team at Lemongrass House!

Hey mums and dads!  Are you looking for more natural products to add to your child’s bath time that work just as well and smell just as good?!  Maybe a stocking stuffer or Christmas gift idea that is also useful?!  The Lemongrass kids range is especially formulated to be gentle on your child’s sensitive skin and will nourish and restore with natural plant extracts like Aloe Vera and Jojoba oil.  Each product comes in a variety of scents from chamomile to chocolate - making any bathtime smelling lovely and full of fun.  

Pour some of our “kid friendly” bubble bath into your tub to begin your night time routine.  Let the foam start to form and the relaxing smells fill the room - you can even choose our chamomile sleepy time scent to lend you a hand with bed time.  As the kids relax and play in the bath you can scrub them down with our gentle body wash and shampoo.  With it’s vitamin rich formula it will wash away the day and leave the skin feeling happy and nourished.  When they’re all done and dried off, ready to get all snuggly - you can apply our kids body lotion to help hydrate and protect the skin through the day or night.  It is made from essential oils as well as pure vegetable, fruit and flower extracts - to help improve all of the properties of your child’s skin.  We also have an all natural baby oil with jojoba and vitamin E, excellent for particularly dry skin.  

We know for little ones, the more natural the ingredients the better.  That is why we created this range, to provide parents with a healthy alternative to a lot of the regularily used products on the market.  We are confident that our gentle formulas will be useful and fun!  Create a little bath time package for your child or a friend’s and they’re bound to love it! 

This month we are featuring one of our more unique scents - Butterfly Pea! We've included all the great reasons we love this beautiful, bright indigo flower.

Are you local? Stop by our Gastown shop & get a FREE gift with a purchase of ANY Butterfly Pea scented product.*

Ingredient Spotlight | Butterfly Pea

Butterfly Pea (in Thai: ดอกอัญชัน) is an amazing herb native to tropical Asia - including Thailand. This vibrant flower has been used as a natural food & drink colouring for years across Southeast Asia. In traditional Thai cooking, the pretty flower is squeezed for their luminous blue colouring which is typically added to coconut milk (or other bases) to create bright, fun indigo coloured desserts. A popular drink called ‘Nam dok anchan’ is a brightly coloured drink made with Butterfly Pea that can served hot or cold. It's commonly mixed with honey and lemon (sometimes a sugar syrup for sweetness), but can be mixed with other flavours like mint, cinnamon, passion fruit and ginger.

Thai people also take these flowers and dip them into a batter and then fry them. This makes for a a crispy, tasty snack - beats potato chips any day in our books!

But interestingly enough, Butterfly Pea as a flower doesn't possess a strong scent. When it's used in cooking, as a tea or when it has its oil extracted for products, this is when get the amazing (but still mild) woodsy, earthy smell.

But it's not just a pretty flower.

Butterfly Pea is PACKED full of healthy antioxidants (flavonoids and peptides) has shown considerable promise in animal studies as a natural remedy for a range of health complaints.

A few things its been known to help with include low energy, anxiety, promoting sleep, hair growth and skin health. Butterfly Pea has also been consumed for centuries as a memory enhancer, brain booster, anti-stress and calmative agent.

Looking to add Butterfly Pea to your products? Head here to explore!

*IN-STORE PROMOTION ONLY: Purchase any Butterfly Pea scented product & get a free gift of equal or lesser value in any scent. Valid until October 30.

Here's why we LOVE Jasmine!

With Self-Improvement Month upon us, it seemed to be a natural fit to showcase one of our favourite, relaxing scents, Jasmine.

And don't forget! If you are in the Vancouver area, stop by the shop at purchase ANY Jasmine scented product & you'll receive a FREE gift of equal or lesser value. Read more about our September News here.

SCENT DESCRIPTION
Unlike other florals being light & quite feminine (like Rose for example), Jasmine has a more rich floral scent described as "wild" with it's exotic, warm, sweet & sensuous. These aromatic notes make for a deep, enticing, yet relaxing scent. The oil created from this flower can be hard to come by

CULTURE
In Thailand, the Jasmine Flower is the symbol of Mother's Day. It's also very common to see beautiful garlands made from Jasmine flowers hanging off of mirror's of drivers including Tuk Tuk & taxi drivers. These are known as "Phuang Malai" & not only create a nice scent, but it's believed they bring good luck to the drivers & their passengers.

BENEFITS
When we think of promoting sleep using essential oils or scented products, a lot of folks will consider Lavender first. However, Jasmine is also commonly used to help improve sleep quality & cuts down on restless sleeping. With it's invigorating, deeper notes, it can also help increase daytime alertness, while helping ease anxiety.

If you find that you struggle with anxiety during the day, add a few drops of Pure Jasmine Essence Oil to your diffuser & you will find yourself at ease in no time!

Are you local?

If you are local-ish, stop by the store & take advantage of our in-store promotion! Buy ANY Jasmine scented product & get a FREE gift of equal or lesser value. We are located at 209 Abbott Street; open Tuesday-Saturday (11AM-6PM).

☀️😊 THIS IS A FRIENDLY REMINDER! 😊☀️

Sun Care HAS TO BE part of your Skin Care routine! Otherwise it won't really work. 🤔 Do you already do these THREE things?

This month marks the peak season for the harvest of Royal Lotus!

Royal Lotus is a common water-based plant and can be found growing across Thailand, and South East Asia.

Why is the Royal Lotus so special in Thailand? How do Thai people cook with it? And what on earth makes it "Royal?"

Ylang Ylang sure is pretty!

BUT! It is also incredibly useful as well. Here are some its "superpowers" you probably didn't know about this adorable little flower. Plus - don't our July In-Store Promotion featuring this incredible scent!

Stop & Smell the Frangipani!

If you've been to Thailand, you may recognize the pretty little flower, Frangipani. This little white flower can be found all over South East Asia.

Here are 5 things we bet you didn't know about the flower!

In honour of Earth Day... 

This month we are celebrating our amazing planet and all the beauty and benefits it has to offer. Because our products are all-natural, they are not only good for your body, but they do not harm the planet. From our biodegradable and natural Jojoba Beads to the gel in our Aloe Vera products, everything comes from directly from the Earth.

To celebrate Mother Earth we will be offering a 50% discount on all Mommies and Kids products, and our Mother Earth Blended Essential Oil from April 22nd to 30th.

We also have a few surprises (and promotions) for our customers & newsletter subscribers, so be sure to signup for our newsletter at the bottom of this page!

Now, why is our Mother Earth scent worth celebrating? Here's why...

The Combination

Holy Mother Earth! This blend is a mix of some of our classic Essential Oils: Lavender, Patchouli, Ylang Ylang and one you may not be as familiar with - Vetiver. This combination makes for a unique scent that can be described as vibrant with a hint of calming - kind of like Mother Earth herself!

The Ingredients

Lavender: Starting with one of the MOST popular Essential Oils, Lavender is commonly used for its calming properties. This is the calming nature of our Mother Earth Blend! It's been known to help ease anxiety, calm an active brain and even help some with issues sleeping.

Patchouli: Known for its strong spicy, yet sweet scent makes this ingredient fall into the more musky category. This Essential Oil has been known to help with colds, headaches and upset stomachs It also helps with relaxation and helps to ease stress and anxiety. While the scent can be strong, it is known as more of a relaxing oil like similar to lavender.

Ylang Ylang: This Essential Oil has a deep, rich and vibrant sweet smell to it. Found in beautiful Thailand, this scent can bring notes of custard, banana, neroli (bitter orange) honey and even some spice. We love this Essential Oil because it truly does help boost our moods and brings more of a joyful feel to those who smell it.

Vetiver: And for the more uncommon Essential Oil, Vetiver can be considered to have similar properties to Lemongrass, Citronella and Palmarosa making it another vibrant, earthy scent. It has been know to give a sense of "grounding" and calming effect. 

The Products

Mother Earth Blended Essential Oil: If you LOVE the descriptions above, this Blended Essential Oil is for you. Use this in your diffuser to give a vibrant, yet grounding feel to any room. We especially love it for when we have a busy day ahead and need to feel like we have a handle on everything, but also keeping calm no matter how stressful the day may be.

Get yours at 50% off - yep! That's $25 for 30ml!!!

Mommies Bath Crystals: For the moms and moms to be who need to both relax and prep for a busy time ahead, we recommend our Mother Earth scented Mommies Bath Crystals. Simply sprinkle them into a warm bath and soak. The longer you soak, the more benefits you experience!

Get yours at 50% off! That's only $14.50!

Woof Woof! 

Sunday, April 11 is the official day dedicated to our winged, four-legged, floofy friends! Here at Lemongrass House we believe that your pets deserve the same high quality, all-natural products as their "hoomans."

To celebrate National Pet Day, you will save 50% on ALL our Dog Products until April 30th - sorry Cat Lovers! We hope to expand in the future!

Here's everything you need to know about our Dog Collection!

Nothing like a Body Massage that doubles as a proper bath!

Start your floofy friend off with a nice shampooing using our Dog Shampoo. Just like with our hooman Shampoo, all you need to do is get their fur wet and pour a few tablespoon at a time. Take this time to give them a good, gentle scrubbing. We find that dogs tend to LOVE the Body Massage approach. Soft, gentle hands and a little firmer in their favourite spots. Once you've lathered them up, simply rinse.

Our customers love our Dog Shampoo because we use mild cleaning agents that don't dry out your dog's skin. Our Pure Essential Oils nourish your best friend's fur, leaving it nice, clean and shiny.

Get yours today at 50% off! That's only $7 from now until April 30th!

Let the Floof, Floof!

We think that we can all agree that part of why we love our furry friends is their floofiness or fuzziness or furriness. Whatever their coat, their cuddles are the best part. Keep their coats full of their natural moisture and tangle free with our Dog Conditioner

This conditioner is great to use after washing with our Dog Shampoo. Recommended for all coats that require moisture.

Available for 50% off from now until April 30th! Get yours for ONLY $7!

Someone say paw-dicure!?

And to finish things off now that your pooch is completely relaxed, time for their paw-dicure! Our Paw Balm is made from soothing ingredients to help heal and protect your pet's paw from exposure to any elements they may be sensitive to.

Simply apply to your finger and gently massage on your dog's cute little paws. If the pads have cuts, blisters or are torn, gently dab a little bit of ointment on the pads instead.

This Paw Balm is also good for helping skin conditions like hot spots, dog eczema, wounds, sores and burns. 

And of course this is ALSO on sale at 50% off! Grab this Paw Balm for only $9.50!

 Dry Skin? Or Allergies?

Spring is just DAYS away! While Spring typically means warmer weather & the beginnings of a sunkissed ☀️ glow... it also means that those pesky floating pollen & allergens may be interfering with your skin's "glow-up game" after a long cold winter.

Sigh...

For some people, this time of year usually means their allergies spike & they get a runny nose and possibly itchy eyes. For others it can be more subtle with something as unassuming like dry, itchy skin.

Have you noticed Why does this matter? Well, you may have noticed recently that your skin is looking a little dull and dry these days. Maybe more than usual. We've put together some tips for you to get the skin game back in check. While there are many reasons for dry skin, pollens & allergens may be your culprit. And if not, these tips are great for you anyway!

Hint: Hydration & Bee Pollen.