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Palm oil

Palm, palm, dirty, filthy rainforest destroying palm. It’s no secret that in recent times palm oil has become the ‘pin-up boy’ of deforestation and climate change. In many ways the ‘Palm issue’ has...

How to build a skincare routine for men

As the seasons change, you may notice your skin does too. It’s crucial to understand the impacts of seasons on your skin, and adjust your skincare routine accordingly.    Over the colder months yo...

It's good to sweat

For a story about deodorant this might sound counterintuitive, but it's good to sweat! I had an aunt who is no longer with us, a horse person, she loved whiskey, racing and dancing, she understood ...

Why sunscreen and moisturizer shouldn't be in the same bottle

People often ask me when we are going to make a moisturizer with SPF in it and I always give the same answer – never.

Do I really need to use a night cream?

At night - our bodies may slow down to rest but our skin does not. While we sleep our skin is working hard to regenerate and repair cells. The ingredients in a night cream work slowly to facilitat...

YOUR SKIN, YOUR HAIR

At Triumph & Disaster we started life as a skincare foundry, making moisturisers and exfoliators to help protect and clean skin. So when we moved our attention to hair we brought with us the le...

8 Essential Ingredients For The Best Natural Deodorant

A great natural deodorant formula should be a combination of two things: a serving of delicious botanical fragrance on the left and on the right, a cocktail of natural anti-bacterial compounds th...

The Science of Sweat: Why Does Sweat Smell?

Why does sweat smell? Sweating is part biology, part physics and part chemistry but it's all pretty simple when you dissect the facts. It's one of the signs of a healthy integumentary system. Let...

The Science of Nature: Dragon's Blood

Voodoo Rituals, wound treatment and bleeding Dragons. Dragon's Blood is an interesting ingredient. And, an actual ingredient. Here's a little about one of our more colourful natural additions.

The secret ingredient sheep contribute to our shave cream

Aside from wool and some good lamb steaks to throw on the barby, sheep also contribute a very important skincare product. They secrete lanolin from their backs into their wool to make it waterproof...