The Modern Apothecary

Something so enchanting about a room filled with glass apothecary bottles. Inside of each, an elixir rich with aroma and healing properties, derivative of its own unique natural power.

Founder Lane Edwards Reflects on Pura Botanicals for 2015 & 2016

I always find the New Year refreshing- a time to reflect and think about how I can refine my life and my goals for the upcoming year. It's that reset button I always look forward...

The Mane Mist- Pura's Oceanic Hydration Potion

One of Myrah's favourite concoctions is our Mane Mist, handcrafted with roasted sea-shell essence, wild rose water, pink Himalayan sea-salt and witch hazel.

Friday's Look- Pura by Dallas Curow

We had the pleasure of having Dallas Curow come into the studio and photograph our potions and creative space. She is a dreamy wedding and portrait photographer who just moved to Edmonton with her husband...

Friday's Confession- Beauty Product Serial Dater

Confession- I'm a recovering serial dater when it comes to my beauty products. I tend to keep around a whole handsome gang of fancy potions, lotions, and mists. I think almost every woman has a...

Harvest Garden Perfuming Soiree

The heart of conversation centred around the exquisite selection of oils, like bergamot, magnolia, moss, neroli, myrrh, bitter orange, and so on... The unique language that comes along with perfuming began to surface in conversations...

Top 5 Timeless Beauty Secrets

There's something comforting, and oh so divinly ritualistic about beauty secrets that have been passed from generation to generation. Some of the strongest and most fond memories of my mother are how she would take...

The Beauty Industry's Toxic Underbelly- 3 Truths You Can't Ignore

Its all looks pretty, and most of it smells lovely too, but what are you really inhaling when you put that lotion or perfume up to your nose? Or better yet, slathering it all over...

The Good News- Pura Local Pick-Up

What we love so much about our potions is that they're not mass produced in factories in far off lands by people who have absolutely no connection or knowledge of Pura. They're handcrafted right here...