APIS APOTHECA IS NOT JUST A SKINCARE BRAND —

It is founded and run by farmers, herbalists, and educators who feel a duty to uphold traditions of equitable access to safe herbal medicine and knowledge.  Aviva Skye Tilson, the creator, comes from a background in biodynamic and organic farming and is a certified community herbalist. 

Our products can be used by people of all skin types, and are especially safe for acne and eczema prone skin.  Our simple, botanically infused line contains herbs and actives that have traditionally been used to target the 5 main concerns challenging blemish prone, ( and therefore barrier damaged) skin:

  • unbalanced skin microbiome

  • excess sebum oxidation

  • irregular desquamation

  • chronic inflammation

  • inefficient wound healing

aviva has spent a decade healing herself through working with plants and animals and has always had an obsession with skincare.  through much trial and error, this line represents her combined years of field experience, academic research, and endless experimentation and provides the highest quality, most effective whole-plant based skincare available.  

Harvesting calendula on our farm

 

OUR FARM-

Our new farm in New York’s stunning Hudson Valley  is high on a hill facing the Catskill Mountains, with deep, mineral rich, loamy soil that supports trillions of healthy micro-organisms in balance. This healthy soil grows healthy plants, 100% organically. We grow 98% of the plants used on our formulas ourselves, and can makes sure they are fresh, potent, and properly preserved for every batch of products.

 

OUR LAB-

Our lab is steps away from our farm field, which enables us to capture the potency of the plants we grow to the fullest, as well as to experiment to our hearts content whenever we have a lightbulb moment out in the field! Our lab is also SOLAR POWERED, of which we are very proud. We recycle everything that can be recycled, and compost absolutely everything that can be composted— and that compost goes right back on our fields to help grow more gorgeous plants. Full Circle.