The Journal

Layers are for fall. Shedding them are for summer. Both in terms of clothes but also your face routine. Super rich creams can seem like a hassle when they are being sweated off in the sun, or melted on your pillow at night. How do you find the right balance? Here are our best tips for your summer ritual - from morning to night.

It's time to fill your cup. The summer holidays provide space to fill the energy stores with everything your heart desires. We asked founder, Mette Skjærbæk, about her summer holiday plans, which of course are centered on DO YOU in all sorts of guises, but which all have in common to find the inner sense of self - whether it's through books, social relationships, podcasts or dreams.

A recipe to welcome the new sunny season. Roll gently out of bed, open a window and breathe in the crispy spring air. Mindfully reach for the sun by stretching your body. Maybe do a Sun Salutation yoga pose to welcome the new day.

Hydration for sun-kissed skin. Make yourself a cool and hydrating drink. We recommend to drink Gel water or Electrolyte water with lime, Himalaya salt and sugar when our bodies crave water the most. Both are said to be deeply stabilizing for the body’s hydration levels.

In larger cities, we are exposed to free radicals and thus premature ageing. See how you can build a protective shield around the body with ionic dry brushing - positive news for body, skin and mind.

UV radiation is a part of the sun’s natural energy that reaches the earth as invisible ultraviolet rays. These energizing rays are the ones making us suntanned and contribute with important vitamin D.

My most important job in the skincare industry is to improve your skin. This is always the foundation of my product development. The story about HERO, a one-of-a-kind-product in the world, is the symbol of exactly that.

Get to know the founder behind Roxy ceramics better in this interview, and hear Rosanna share how she made her passion her way of living. The ceramicist also touches upon her eternal inspiration: the Danish nature and the Japanese aesthetic wabi-sabi, and something about how imperfection is in reality perfection.

She produces her tea based on medical studies, has a mindful ritual about how to hold your cup right, and shares why tea is skincare from the inside.

A lot has happened in the world last year, and a lot has happened in my little world. I would like to share some thoughts about that with you here. Career-wise I have made a big shift, one of those that changes the future.

Relations make more of an impact on our health and happiness than our genes, social class and IQ. Read along to know why, and get founder Mette Skjærbæk's take on how to boost your relations with 12 dates.