Skin as a Mirror of Inner Health: Preparing
for Seasonal Wellness with Botanicals
At Noella B, we believe that your skin is the mirror of your inner health. When your body is stressed or fighting off imbalance, the skin often reveals it first, whether through breakouts, dullness, irritation, or dryness. That’s why our skincare philosophy is built around botanical beauty: nourishing, botanical-based active ingredients that heal and protect, without the harmful fillers like parabens, silicones, PEGs, sulfates, or mineral oil/petroleum.
For our family, including our two children, the adults in our circle, seasonal preparation is a ritual. At the start of each school year, and anytime the first sign of illness appears, we turn to natural herbal remedies internally. From a holistic approach to health, when the body is supported, the skin glows.
Why Botanical Healing Matters for Skin
Your immune system and your skin barrier are deeply connected. Supporting one naturally strengthens the other:
- Externally: Noella B’s skincare hydrates, calms, and defends your skin barrier with active botanicals. Our clean, botanical skincare protects the skin barrier from dryness, irritation, and environmental damage without clogging pores or exposing your family to harmful ingredients.
- Internally: Herbal remedies like this time-tested tea blend help strengthen immunity, calm stress, and set the foundation for skin health.
When you combine these practices, you protect your skin and your body from seasonal stress in a way that’s natural, safe, and effective.
Key Herbs in this Cold and Flu Immune-Boosting Tea
- Chamomile Flowers - Anti-inflammatory and calming, chamomile soothes both skin and digestion. It helps reduce redness and irritation while easing stress that can show up on the skin.
- Elderflowers - Rich in antioxidants and natural antivirals, elderflowers help the body ward off infections. They also promote circulation, giving the complexion a clearer, brighter look.
- Limeflowers (Linden) - Calm the nervous system, reduce stress, and encourage deep rest. Quality sleep is essential for skin repair and hormone balance.
- Yarrow - Yarrow stimulates immunity and aids detoxification. By helping the body clear out toxins, it reduces congestion that often surfaces as breakouts.
- Boneset - A traditional immune activator, boneset promotes sweating during fevers and helps the body fight off infections. This cleansing action also supports clear, resilient skin.
Together, these herbs form a synergistic immune tea that activates the body’s healing systems.
Ingredients:
- Chamomile flowers – 30g
- Elderflowers – 30g
- Limeflowers – 30g
- Yarrow – 30g
- Boneset – 10g
This makes about 130g of herbs, enough for multiple treatments or family use.
Instructions:
1. Place 3–6 heaped teaspoons (4–8g) of the herb mix into a teapot.
2. Pour over 1–2 large cups of freshly boiled water.
3. Cover and steep for at least 10 minutes (longer is fine).
4. Strain and sip hot.
The taste is sweet and pleasant, even kids will like it!