Are you missing the radiant glow and plumpness your skin had when you were younger? While you can’t turn back the hands of time, there is a way to restore your skin’s youthful radiance and slow down the signs of aging. And the secret is right in your kitchen pantry! Using honey for anti-aging and wrinkle prevention just makes sense. This sweet, golden-hued liquid has unique properties that nurture, protect, and hydrate aging skin. Read on to discover the beauty benefits of honey for anti-aging and how to incorporate it into your routine. Is Honey Anti-Aging for the Face? Honey has numerous properties that are anti-aging for the face. In addition to vitamins and minerals, honey is rich in antioxidants to protect the skin from free-radical damage, plus enzyme activity to make the skin glow. With hydrating properties to plump up the skin and reduce the appearance of wrinkles, honey is an anti-aging solution for all skin types. The Benefits of Honey for Anti-Aging and Wrinkle Prevention At Gisou, we recognize that bees are one of nature’s most amazing miracle workers. In the Mirsalehi Bee Garden, we nurture and protect the bees as a precious natural resource. Not only is their honey a delicious treat, but it also has numerous therapeutic properties for health and beauty.  Here are some of the 7 key benefits of honey for wrinkles and anti-aging: 1. Honey is All Natural and Full of Vital Nutrients Anti-aging skincare products are often full of chemicals and additives that can contribute to irritation and dryness. Honey is a natural ingredient for anti-aging that nurtures, protects, and promotes a youthful appearance without the nasty side effects many people experience with conventional skincare products. Honey is also a great source of vital nutrients for the skin, including vitamins and minerals. It contains gluconic acid and amino acids to nourish the skin on a cellular level, helping to repair damage and slow down the signs of aging. 2. Honey Promotes Cellular Regeneration and Healing Honey has the unique ability to promote skin cell regeneration and healing. Raw honey is used in medical settings to promote the healing of burns and wounds. Honey is beneficial for healing chronic skin conditions, like psoriasis, eczema, and acne and it also promotes collagen and elastin production to restore the skin’s firmness and elasticity. 3. Honey is a Gentle Exfoliator Regular exfoliation is beneficial for anti-aging because it promotes cell turnover. It also removes dead skin cells and impurities from the skin, which can leave it looking dull and dry. But abrasive scrubs and chemical exfoliators can often be too harsh and irritating on aging skin.  Honey contains natural enzymes and AHAs that exfoliate gently. It leaves skin with a youthful, healthy glow without the need for scrubbing, tugging, or harsh chemicals. 4. Honey Protects the Skin from Free Radical Damage Free radicals are a natural by-product of our metabolic process, but they also come from exposure to the sun and environmental toxins. They’re one of the leading causes of premature aging because they destroy collagen, which is the skin’s structural support. Unfortunately, collagen levels also begin to decrease gradually as we age. Over time, fine lines, wrinkles, and a loss of elasticity are the natural result. Honey contains antioxidants that fight free radical damage and promote collagen production, helping to maintain the skin’s structural integrity and firmness. 5. Honey Reduces Scarring and Hyperpigmentation Because honey is a natural healing agent with anti-inflammatory properties, it can be used to promote the healing of scars and reduce redness. Honey also contains a very tiny amount of hydrogen peroxide, which can reduce dark spots and brighten the complexion over time. 6. Honey is the Perfect Anti-Aging Cleanser If regular cleansers leave your face feeling tight and dry, you might want to consider using honey as your daily cleanser instead. It has antimicrobial and antibacterial properties to remove dirt, oil, bacteria, and makeup from the pores and prevent acne.  Honey also contains antioxidants and other nutrients to nourish and protect your skin. Best of all, honey is naturally hydrating, so it won’t disrupt the skin’s natural moisture balance. These properties make it the ideal cleanser for aging and dry skin. 7. Honey is a Natural Humectant Aging skin often becomes drier and loses some of its youthful plumpness, which can make fine lines and wrinkles more noticeable. Honey is a natural humectant that draws moisture from the air and prevents moisture loss from dry skin, leaving it softer, smoother, and plumper so fine lines and wrinkles are less visible. How to Use Honey for Anti-Aging There are many ways to incorporate honey into your anti-aging routine. Consistent use is essential for preventing fine lines and wrinkles and reducing other signs of premature aging. The easiest way to incorporate honey into your routine is to choose honey-infused skincare products, like our Honey Infused Face Oil. It contains 95.7% cold-processed botanical oils plus Vitamin E and sustainably sourced Mirsalehi Honey to deeply hydrate, protect, and nourish aging skin.  Gisou’s Honey Infused Face Oil is rich in antioxidants to help even out skin tone and texture while reducing the appearance of fine lines and protecting against free radicals. It can be used daily in the morning and evening as the last step in your skincare routine before applying SPF and makeup. Another easy and effective way to use honey for anti-aging is to massage it directly into the skin using a circular motion. After a few seconds, rinse with warm water to use it as a daily cleanser and moisturizer. Or let it sit on your face for 20-30 minutes to receive the benefits of an anti-aging honey face mask.  Final Thoughts From coconut oil and olive oil to oatmeal and baking soda, your pantry is full of hidden skincare and beauty gems. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that honey offers a multitude of benefits for the hair and skin. When it comes to honey for anti-aging, nothing beats its natural abilities to heal, hydrate, and nurture the skin. If you’re ready to incorporate honey into your anti-aging skincare routine, Gisou’s Honey Infused Face Oil is the perfect place to start!

Chances are, you’ve heard about the benefits of honey for your hair and skin, but did you know that honey is good for the scalp, too? And when your scalp is in good condition, your hair follicles will be too, and that supports healthier hair overall. Honey has natural humectant properties and vital nutrients to support a healthy scalp. And the benefits don’t end there. Today we’re sharing the benefits of using honey on the scalp, how to incorporate it into your daily routine, and our favorite honey-infused products for scalp health. Is Honey Good for the Scalp? Yes! Honey is good for the scalp because it is a natural humectant with the unique ability to promote skin cell regeneration. Honey also contains antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals that support a healthy scalp. In addition, honey’s anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antibacterial properties can benefit a variety of conditions that affect the scalp. The Benefits of Honey for the Scalp There are hundreds of different kinds of honey. Each one is unique, based on the types of flowers that the bees collected their nectar from. Our honey-infused products are made with Mirsalehi honey, which comes from our own Mirsalehi Bee Garden.  Mirsalehi honey is sustainably sourced from bees who have access to native wildflowers like wild blackberry, thistle, and white clover. After the bees collect their nectar, they store it in the hive’s honeycomb.  The bees fan the nectar with their wings, which causes the water to evaporate and the nectar to thicken. Over time, the nectar is converted into simple sugars. This results in the thick, sweet substance we call honey.  Every batch of honey has a unique chemical composition with varying amounts of fructose, glucose, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other micronutrients that can benefit the health of your scalp in a number of ways. Honey for Scalp Health Studies show that honey has the unique ability to promote cellular regeneration and wound healing. In particular, honey encourages the growth of epithelial cells, which make up a large portion of the cells in your scalp and hair ducts. Using honey on the scalp may strengthen the hair follicles or even wake up follicles that have become dormant. This promotes scalp health and healthier hair overall. With regular use, it may even encourage new hair growth. Honey for Dry Scalp Using honey on the scalp is an effective strategy for the long-term relief of an itchy, dry scalp. Honey is a natural humectant, so it has the ability to draw moisture from the air and bind it to your scalp. Honey also has natural emollient properties that add moisture to a dry scalp and seal it in to prevent future moisture loss. Honey for Scalp Conditions Honey has a number of properties that can benefit scalp conditions like dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, and eczema. The anti-inflammatory properties of honey for the scalp are especially beneficial for soothing an inflamed scalp that often accompanies these conditions. It’s also important to note that fungus and bacteria are key contributors to these conditions. Honey’s antibacterial properties make it ideal for the prevention and treatment of dandruff and other issues that affect scalp health. These unique properties also help to remove buildup from the scalp, which can clog up the hair follicles and contribute to many of these issues. Not sure what scalp type you have? Take the scalp quiz to find out! Honey for Scalp Health: How to Use It Mirsalehi honey is a key ingredient in our honey-infused hair care products formulated to nourish and promote a healthy scalp. They offer the moisturizing and regenerative benefits of honey for the scalp, along with other beneficial ingredients for long-term scalp health. Here’s how to incorporate our Honey Infused products into your scalp care routine: Honey Infused Scalp Treatment Our new Gisou Honey Infused Scalp Treatment Serum is a lightweight, fast-absorbing, intensive leave-on scalp serum that targets the signs of unbalanced scalp microbiome - an itchy, oily, dry, irritated and flaky scalp. Our Mirsalehi Honey, one of the key ingredients of the Honey Infused Scalp Treatment Serum, is a potent antioxidant and renowned natural remedy which helps heal, nourish and prevent moisture loss. It also helps balance the scalp microbiome for healthier-looking, shinier hair. Discover our new Gisou Honey Infused Scalp Treatment, its benefits, how to use it and learn more about its key ingredients.  Honey Infused Hair Wash We recommend using our Scalp Treatment at night, so that its active ingredients can penetrate the scalp overnight. If you experience residue or oiliness in the morning, simply wash your hair with our Honey Infused Hair Wash. Gisou’s Honey Infused Hair Wash is a gentle, nourishing hair and scalp cleanser. It supports a healthy scalp with nutrients like vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and amino acids. These nutrients have properties that reduce redness, inflammation, and irritation. Mirsalehi honey is a key ingredient, so this gentle scalp cleanser removes build-up without compromising the scalp’s moisture barrier. Its antimicrobial properties can also help to prevent and relieve various conditions that affect the scalp, including dandruff. Finish your washing routine by locking in moisture using our Honey Infused Conditioner. Honey Infused Conditioner Gisou’s Honey Infused Conditioner supports scalp health with vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and antioxidants. It also nourishes and hydrates the scalp without clogging the hair follicles or weighing down your hair.  Honey Infused Hair Mask Gisou’s Honey Infused Hair Mask can be used on wet or dry hair, in the shower, or as an overnight honey scalp treatment. With Mirsalehi honey as the main ingredient, it is intensely nourishing and hydrating for the scalp and hair. It is also rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and amino acids that protect and repair a dry, irritated scalp. Final Thoughts For centuries, cultures across the world have used honey for its amazing therapeutic and cosmetic benefits. Honey is abundant in vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and antioxidants that protect and nourish the scalp. With its unique anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties, honey is an ideal natural remedy for many conditions that affect the scalp.

Today, on March 8th, we’re proud to introduce our new Gisou Honey Infused Scalp Treatment Serum: a lightweight, fast-absorbing, intensive leave-on scalp serum that nourishes, balances and protects the scalp resulting in healthier-looking and shinier hair. The benefits of a healthy scalp, for your hair Healthy, shiny, voluminous hair all starts with a healthy scalp. Looking after the skin on your scalp, with the same care and attention you do your face, is vital. When your scalp is healthy and balanced, the results are transformative. Think of it like our Mirsalehi Bee Garden - to care for our bees, we need flowers for them to pollinate. For those flowers to flourish, they need a healthy bed of soil to nurture their growth.  The same goes for your hair - to achieve healthy, shiny locks, you first need a healthy, balanced scalp. If your scalp is irritated, it can lead to dull, damaged, excessively oily or dry locks. The root cause? An unbalanced scalp microbiome. What you need to know about your scalp microbiome   Scalp microbiome is the community of natural bacteria and diverse microorganisms living on your scalp. It is crucial to keep your scalp microbiome healthy and in balance in order to prevent scalp irritation and to grow strong, healthy, shiny hair. Silent inflammation on your scalp? This is the inflammation that you cannot clearly see or feel, and it’s prevalent on our scalps. It is largely unknown that most of the population suffers from silent inflammation on their scalp, characterized by itching, flaking or oiliness, directly caused by an imbalanced scalp microbiome.  Common scalp concerns  If left uncared for, an out-of-balance scalp microbiome is marked by:   Irritation Itching Redness Flaking Dryness Oiliness This can have a detrimental effect on your hair, leading to dry, damaged and lackluster locks.  How to care for your scalp Caring for your scalp with nourishing products and gentle routines is crucial to create and sustain equilibrium in your microbiome. Like the skin on your face, it needs to be treated with care - harsh, abrasive products or routines will only cause further irritation.  Whether you’ve never experienced scalp irritation or do not know the root cause of your hair-related frustrations, break the cycle by resetting, rebalancing and revitalizing from the root and eliminate excessive oil, dryness, irritation, itchiness and flaking. The result? Your healthiest, shiniest hair yet! NEW Honey Infused Scalp Treatment Gisou Honey Infused Scalp Treatment Serum is a lightweight, fast-absorbing, intensive leave-on scalp serum that targets the signs of unbalanced microbiome - an itchy, oily, dry, irritated and flaky scalp. Formulated with a powerful blend of Mirsalehi Honey, our proprietary Mirsalehi Bee Garden Oil Blend and 5 natural scalp-targeting actives, this hydrating formula deeply nourishes, soothes and instantly helps to replenish, balance and protect irritated, dry and oily scalps. The 5 key benefits of the Honey Infused Scalp Treatment: Balances scalp microbiome for healthier-looking, shinier hair Soothes irritation, itching, flaking and redness Deeply nourishes and restores moisture levels Replenishes and protects the skin barrier Provides long-lasting hydration With continued use, scalp irritation is eliminated and hair is left visibly healthier, fuller and shinier. Key ingredients for transformative results Five scalp-targeting natural actives meet sustainably sourced Mirsalehi Ingredients, creating a unique formula which is 99% natural.  Sustainably sourced from our Mirsalehi Bee Garden: Mirsalehi Honey - Nourishing Rich in vitamins, minerals and amino acids, Honey is a potent antioxidant and renowned natural remedy which helps heal, nourish and prevent moisture loss.  Mirsalehi Bee Garden Oil Blend - Moisturizing Inspired by the rich botanicals in the Mirsalehi Bee Garden, our proprietary Oil Blend is an antioxidant powerhouse rich in all three essential fatty acids - Omega 3, 6 & 9 - to deeply nourish, strengthen the skin’s surface and provide long-lasting moisture. 5 scalp-targeting natural actives: 1. Ectoine* - Repairing A powerful, natural anti-irritant which significantly prevents cell damage and helps hydrate, balance and repair scalp microbiome to reduce dryness, flaking and the appearance of redness. 2. Botanical Complex* - Protecting Anti-inflammatory blend of Blackcurrant Seed Oil, Sunflower Oil Concentrate & Balloon Vine Extract high in bioactive compounds, Omega 3 & 6 and valuable phytosterols to replenish and protect the skin barrier. 3. Prebiotic Complex* - Balancing Composed of Lactitol and Xylitol, prebiotics which promote balanced scalp microbiome while providing long-lasting hydration. 4. Organic Rice Protein - Soothing  Unique, four-peptide complex extracted from organic rice proteins to help soothe the scalp to reduce irritation, itching, flaking and redness. 5. Celery Seed Extract* - Comforting A natural active to fight overall scalp discomfort by targeting irritation, itching and flaking. *COSMOS approved How to use the Honey Infused Scalp Treatment ​​Use at night on dry hair. Twist the nozzle and apply small amount increments directly onto scalp in 1” (3cm) sections from the hairline to the crown. Gently massage in with fingertips for 5 minutes to distribute and allow the active ingredients to absorb. Leave on overnight. Do not rinse. Shake before use. If you experience residue or oiliness in the morning, simply wash your hair - this will not impact performance since the active ingredients will have already penetrated your scalp overnight. Tips: Treatment: To tackle recurring irritation, use twice a week. Move towards weekly application when scalp concerns subside.  Prevention: Use twice a month to prevent irritation, itching, flaking and improve overall hair health. Our Scalp Serum is suitable for all scalp and hair types, as well as color-treated hair.  Stay tuned for more Knowing the importance of a healthy, balanced scalp for healthy hair, we carefully developed the Honey Infused Scalp Treatment based on in-depth consumer trials, questionnaires and panels. After collecting the most common scalp and hair concerns, we formulated a fast-absorbing treatment scalp serum precisely targeting the root cause of these issues. Stay tuned for more results very soon…   Availability The Gisou Honey Infused Scalp Treatment is available for purchase from 8 March 2022 at www.gisou.com and at the following retail partners; Sephora North America, CultBeauty, Selfridges, Brown Thomas, Niche Beauty, Galeries Lafayette Champs Elysées Paris and Galeries Lafayette Doha. Shop our New Gisou Honey Infused Scalp Treatment

By Mana, Gisou Beauty Advisor I spent years thinking I was doing all the right things - I bought the “expensive” drug store shampoo (because expensive means it’s good, right?), I didn’t overwash my hair, I avoided heat styling, never color-treated my hair, you name it.  Despite all this, every week without fail, my scalp would feel itchy, dry and flaky a couple of days after washing, and my hair just looked…dull. I figured this must just be my hair type, and there wasn’t much that could be done about it. Turns out I couldn’t have been more wrong!  Have you ever had that thing happen, where you learn a new word and then suddenly you hear it everywhere. Well, that was me and sulfates. When I joined Gisou and began my ingredient and product training, the phrase “sulfate-free” came up like a mantra.  Of course, I’d heard about sulfate-free products, but it had never really occurred to me that this could be the root of many of my hair and scalp issues. I started inspecting the long, confusing list of ingredients on the back of my haircare products, and boom, there they were loud and clear. What are sulfates? Essentially, sulfates are detergents, or cleaning agents used to break down dirt and oils. They are also surfactants, used to create that thick, foamy effect most of us love in our shampoos and body washes. The most common sulfates found in store-bought shampoos include sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, and ammonium laureth sulfate. Are sulfates bad for hair? Technically, no. Sulfates are not necessarily harmful, however, they can be too good at their job, stripping the hair, scalp and skin of natural oils, and leaving it feeling dry and brittle. Because of this, certain people can benefit from avoiding sulfates in their self-care products.  You will benefit from using sulfate-free hair care products if… You have sensitive skin or a sensitive scalp If you have eczema or psoriasis, sulfates can make your skin dry, itchy and red. So we would 10/10 recommend a sulfate-free shampoo for you.  You have dry skin or hair This goes without saying - if you already struggle with dryness, why use something that’s going to dry you out even more? I definitely fall into this category. As someone with dry skin and hair, sulfates were definitely drying my scalp out even more, resulting in that uncomfortable itchiness days after washing.  Your hair is fine  Our guys and gals with finer hair types will know that you have to be extra gentle with your hair to avoid breakage. Shampoos with sulfates can be far too harsh for more fragile hair types, leaving them more prone to dryness and damage.  Your hair is frizzy Those who struggle with frizz will know, we will do anything to win this ongoing battle with the elements. You’re probably wishing someone told you this sooner, but sulfates lift the hair’s cuticle, making your hair more likely to frizz. If frizz is one of your main struggles, cut the sulfates!  Your hair has been dyed or chemically-treated Your hair needs a little extra love after putting it through these processes, and a good sulfate-free shampoo is the best basis for a haircare routine that will nourish the hair and protect your color. Not to mention the fact that sulfate-free shampoo can also keep brassiness at bay.  When are sulfates ok? We don’t want to make sulfates out to be all bad. Sometimes they can be beneficial. For example, if you have heavy product build-up or if you have a very oily hair type, a shampoo with sulfates might be your thing. Those who love a super foamy shampoo are also drawn to products containing sulfates, as you won’t get the same sudsy action from sulfate-free products.  Our Honey Infused Hair Wash Here at Gisou, we prioritize making our formulations as natural as possible and having a sulfate- and paraben-free formulation was a part of this. As I started using the Gisou Honey Infused Hair Wash, I had to go through a transition period after years of using products with sulfates, but in the end, it was totally worth it!  Switching to sulfate-free shampoo Changing from a shampoo with sulfates can be a tough transition — your hair may appear oilier at first and not feel as clean. After years of using products with sulfates, your hair may have started to overproduce oil to compensate for being stripped clean.  Your hair will take time to adjust to the new formulation as it rebalances its oil production. Don’t worry - this will settle down. The key is patience, it can take up to 6 weeks for the hair to totally adjust. How to use sulfate-free shampoo: Make sure your hair is soaked before applying the shampoo: this is important as it will help you easily distribute the product throughout your hair. Less is more: apply 2 to 3 pumps of the Honey Infused Hair Wash into the palms of your hands, mixing with a small amount of water. Rub the palms together to create a gentle lather. Keep in mind that this product won’t create huge clouds of foam — this doesn’t mean you need more!  Focus on your scalp: once you’ve lathered the product, focus it on your scalp. Take this time to really massage the product with your fingertips and let it do its work. Rinse and repeat: if you have oilier hair, you might want to do a rinse and repeat to really lift the oil and product out of your hair.  Rinse, rinse, rinse: this is super important, as leaving any of the product on the hair may leave it feeling heavy and weighed down. Condition: once you’ve rinsed, seal the cuticle and lock in moisture with the Honey Infused Conditioner, the perfect partner to the Honey Infused Hair Wash. Focus the conditioner on the mid-lengths to the ends of your hair, leaving it to soak for 3 to 5 minutes before rinsing.  The benefits of sulfate-free shampoo: Transitioning to our (sulfate and paraben-free) Honey Infused Hair Wash has a number of amazing benefits for your hair. To name a few: Your hair’s natural oil balance will begin to restore itself: your hair won’t be left stripped and dry, allowing your natural oils to protect your hair and scalp. Your hair will be left feeling soft and hydrated: our key ingredient, the Mirsalehi Honey, acts as a natural humectant, drawing moisture into the hair as you gently cleanse it.  Your hair will be less prone to tangling and breakage: dry hair is prone to both tangling and breakage, removing sulfates from your hair care routine will help prevent those unwanted tangles! Your color will last longer: sulfates not only strip your hair of its natural oils but your gorgeous color treatment too! If you want to make your color last - sulfate-free is the way to go! If you’ve done a lightning service, sulfate-free hair care products keep out brassy tones. Less scalp irritation: take my word for it, sulfate-free makes all the difference! Your hair can finally start to grow: while hair care products free from sulfates don’t necessarily speed up growth, they can prevent breakage, and this will help you achieve the long locks of your dreams.  Less frizz: need I say more? Better for the environment: sulfate and paraben-free = less synthetic chemicals polluting the environment.   Wrapping up While sulfates such as sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and sodium laureth sulfate (SLES) might not be as bad as some make them out to be, you might benefit from avoiding them. If you have dry hair or a dry scalp, if your skin or scalp is sensitive, if your hair is fine or frizzy or if you have chemically treated or colored hair, you might want to look for sulfate-free alternatives. All Gisou products are sulfate-free, so they’re a great place to start! Shop our sulfate-free hair washing routine

You may have noticed that honey is taking over the spotlight in natural skincare. With its healing properties and the ability to soften, brighten, nourish, and clarify the skin, there’s a place for honey in any skincare regimen.  We all know that honey is a delicious sweetener produced by bees and stored in their hives. But what you may not know is that honey contains a powerhouse of nutrients, enzymes, and beneficial compounds that make it useful for hundreds of therapeutic and cosmetic applications. If you’ve never thought of including honey in your skincare regimen, you are in for a surprise. Let’s explore why honey is good for skin, six honey skin benefits you may not know about, and how to incorporate honey into your daily skincare routine. Is Honey Good for Your Skin? Honey is good for your skin because it’s packed with powerful components that speed healing and reduce inflammation. Among honey’s most prized benefits is the ability to kill bacteria on the skin. It has been a respected ingredient for wound healing across the globe for centuries. Why is Honey Good for Skin? Studies confirm that honey has numerous components that promote skin health. Here’s an overview of its therapeutic properties and why honey is good for the skin: Anti-Inflammatory Properties: Honey has a strong anti-inflammatory effect when applied topically, making it useful for a variety of inflammatory skin conditions, including eczema, psoriasis, and atopic dermatitis. Anti-Microbial and Antibacterial Properties: Honey has the ability to fight skin infections due to its powerful antimicrobial, antibacterial, and anti-fungal properties.   Promotes Healing and Cellular Regeneration: Due to Manuka honey’s unique ability to promote healing and cellular regeneration, it is widely used by medical professionals for wound and burn care. Honey is also an effective remedy for chapped and cracked lips. Natural Humectant and Moisturizer: Honey is a natural humectant and moisturizer. It draws moisture deep into the skin, making it useful for dry skin conditions and anti-aging.  Beneficial Nutrients: Honey contains amino acids, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals that are beneficial for fighting free radicals and improving the overall health of the skin. 6 Honey Skin Benefits That May Surprise You Now that you know why honey is good for your skin, let’s explore six honey skin benefits you may not know about. 1. Honey Deeply Moisturizes and Hydrates the Skin. Honey’s natural humectant properties make it an effective moisturizer. The enzyme activity in honey enables it to penetrate deeply into the skin and bring hydration to the underlying layers. This results in plumper, softer skin with a natural radiant glow. 2. Honey Diminishes the Signs of Premature Aging. Honey draws moisture from the air and binds it to the skin. This added hydration gives the skin a fresh, youthful glow and suppleness, making fine lines and wrinkles less noticeable. Honey also contains natural antioxidants that fight free radicals, one of the leading causes of premature aging. 3. Honey is an Effective Pore Cleanser and Gentle Exfoliator. Honey is naturally antibacterial and exfoliating. These properties make it an effective natural pore cleanser for removing deep-down dirt and debris that may clog the pores and contribute to skin issues. 4. Honey Lightens Scars and Hyperpigmentation. Honey contains a tiny amount of hydrogen peroxide. This gives it mild lightening properties, which help to reduce acne scars and hyperpigmentation over time. These same properties also make honey an effective choice for brightening a dull complexion. 5. Honey Fights Acne and Breakouts. The anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory effects of honey play an important role in reducing acne and breakouts. These properties reduce the bacteria that causes pimples, blackheads, and whiteheads. They also help to treat the redness and inflammation associated with breakouts. 6. Honey Relieves Sunburn. Honey is commonly used in medical settings for the treatment of burns due to its ability to promote the healing of damaged tissues and reduce inflammation. These same benefits can be helpful for relieving and healing sunburn at home. How to Use Honey for Skin There are so many ways to take advantage of the benefits of honey for the skin. Here are several that can easily be incorporated into your daily skincare routine. Honey Face Oil Gisou’s Honey Infused Face Oil is an antioxidant-rich, fast-absorbing honey face oil that can be used every day to deeply nourish and moisturize the skin. It contains our own Mirsalehi Honey to ensure long-lasting hydration and provide a natural glow.  In addition to Mirsalehi Honey, our Honey Infused Face Oil contains 95.7% cold-pressed botanical oils. These skin-loving, non-comedogenic oils and vitamin E protect the skin from damaging free radicals, promote an even skin tone and texture, and strengthen the skin barrier. Simply massage a few drops into clean skin in the morning and evening. Honey Lip Oil The skin on your lips is extremely delicate and prone to damage from the elements. Gisou’s Honey Infused Lip Oil protects and nourishes the lips with the power of Mirsalehi Honey and intensely hydrating hyaluronic acid.  It also contains our Mirsalehi Bee Garden Oil Blend to smooth, plump, and protect your lips naturally. Swipe it on your lips with the convenient applicator any time you need extra hydration.  Honey Face Cleanser and Exfoliator Honey can be used as a gentle facial cleanser and natural exfoliator on its own. You can also add a few drops to your normal facial wash. Or, combine it with equal parts of baking soda to make a gentle and effective face scrub. Moisturizing Honey Mask Body and face masks made from honey add moisture and soothe redness. Apply honey directly to clean skin and massage it gently. Allow it to sit for about 10 minutes before rinsing with warm water.  Honey Makeup Remover Honey can be combined with coconut oil, jojoba oil, or olive oil to use as a gentle makeup remover. Combine the two ingredients until they are easily spreadable and massage them into your skin to loosen makeup and deep-down dirt. Rinse with warm water. Honey Body Scrub Honey can be combined with sugar or sea salt to make a skin-softening body scrub for rough areas on the feet, knees, and elbows. Combine equal parts of each ingredient to form a paste and rub it into the skin in a gentle, circular motion. Rinse in the shower. Honey Bath Soak Adding raw honey to your bath moisturizes and cleanses the skin at the same time. Add ¼ cup of honey to a warm bath, relax and soak for as long as desired. Wrapping Up Honey has the unique ability to promote skin cell regeneration and healing, while also softening, brightening, and clarifying the skin. Incorporating honey into your daily routine promotes skin health naturally, making it an essential part of any skincare regimen.  Shop our Honey Infused Face Oil & Honey Infused Lip Oil. 

From winter’s cold dry air to summer’s sun and wind, harsh elements can leave your lips in a state of dehydration. Certain lip products, such as long-wearing lipstick, can really dry out your lips, too. Unfortunately, lip balm often isn’t enough to keep dryness and cracking away. Instead of reapplying your lip balm or lip gloss over and over, consider reaching for a lip oil instead. Lip oils not only give your lips a beautiful glossy shine, but they also nourish, soften, and protect your lips from dehydration and cracking. So, what is lip oil and how is it used? In essence, it’s a hybrid multitasking product that blurs the lines between makeup and skincare. Here’s everything you need to know about lip oil, its benefits, and how to use it.  What is Lip Oil? Lip oils are made with natural oils and other beneficial ingredients that nourish and hydrate the lips. They have a consistency somewhere between a lip gloss and a lip balm. Lip oils add a glossy shine to the lips and can be worn alone, under lipstick or on top of lipstick to protect the lips against dryness and cracking. What Does Lip Oil Do? Unlike the skin on the rest of your body, the lips don’t have sebaceous oil glands. That’s why they’re so much more vulnerable to dryness and damage.  Lip oils provide deep hydration while adding a layer of protection against harsh elements. Natural lip oils like Gisou’s Honey Infused Lip Oil also contain beneficial ingredients like honey to bring chapped or cracked lips back to a healthy and balanced state.  Lip Oil vs Lip Balm We’ve all had dry lips at one time or another and reached for a lip balm to get relief. Unfortunately, most lip balms are made from a wax base. They coat the lips and provide temporary relief, but they don’t provide any long-lasting benefits. Lip oils are different because they are made from natural oils that can penetrate deep into the lips to add moisture that lasts for hours without reapplying. Natural lip oils also offer healing properties that improve the health and appearance of your lips over time. Lip Oil vs Lip Gloss So, what’s the difference between lip oil and lip gloss? Well, lip gloss generally has a sticky, heavy consistency that sits on the surface of your lips. While lip gloss adds glossy shine, it doesn’t generally include any beneficial ingredients to improve the health of your lips. On the other hand, lip oils have a lightweight finish that adds a beautiful shine without being sticky. You won’t have to worry about your hair getting stuck to your lips. Natural lip oils are also made with nourishing ingredients that protect your lips and enhance their natural appearance. The Best Lip Oils: Here’s What to Look For Gisou’s Honey Infused Lip Oil is formulated with natural lip oil ingredients that work together to smooth, plump, and define your lips while enhancing their natural color. Here are the key ingredients you’ll find in our lip oil formula:  Mirsalehi Bee Garden Oil Blend: Our proprietary oil blend is rich in omega fatty acids for deep hydration and long-lasting moisture. This antioxidant-rich blend also nourishes and strengthens the skin’s surface. Mirsalehi Honey: Honey from our own bee garden with natural antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids to moisturize, nourish, and heal dry, chapped lips.  Hyaluronic Acid Ultra Filling Spheres: Hyaluronic acid penetrates deeply into the surface of the skin for intense hydration. The effects are amplified by Konjak Glucomannan Spheres, which hold up to 200 times their weight in water to smooth and plump the lips. Blueberry Seed Oil: This is another skin-loving oil that contains Omegas 3 and 6 to reinforce the skin’s moisture barrier and protect against moisture loss. Buriti Fruit Oil: Buruti Fruit Oil is rich in potent antioxidants and Omega 9 to regenerate the skin’s lipids and restore chapped lips. Our Lip Oil formula also includes skin-loving ingredients like Vitamin E, calendula, and natural oils such as grape seed, sunflower, and evening primrose. We avoid ingredients like menthol, camphor, and salicylic acid, which could disrupt the delicate moisture balance of your lips, leading to dryness and inflammation. How To Use Lip Oil Chances are, you’re already a loyal fan of Gisou’s Honey Infused Face Oil and our Honey Infused Hair Oil, but maybe you’re not sure exactly how to use our new Honey Infused Lip Oil. Just like our face and hair oil, our lip oil does so much more than simply moisturize the lips. Our lip oil can be used as a lip treatment to soothe, nourish, and heal the delicate skin on your lips. It can also be used much like a gloss. One swipe will leave your lips looking juicy and plump, and we’ve provided a convenient applicator you can use on the go. Gisou’s Honey Infused Lip Oil can also be layered over or under your favorite lip color to add hydration and shine. Try pairing it over your favorite lip stain to give it a glossier finish, or use it as a nourishing base layer under long-wearing lipstick for extra hydration.  No matter how you want to use our lip oil, you’ll get the softest and smoothest results if you apply it to clean, exfoliated lips. Just one swipe with the provided applicator will provide long-lasting hydration and protection any time of day. What is Lip Oil Used For? Our Honey infused Lip Oil can be worn any time of year to protect your lips from the elements. Apply it whenever you want to add moisture, shine, and plumpness to the lips. Or, use it as a lip treatment before bed, so its beneficial ingredients can heal and moisturize your lips while you sleep. How Often Should You Use Lip Oil? You can use our Honey Infused Lip Oil as often as you like. However, you will find that its moisturizing benefits last a lot longer than lip balm, so you won’t need to reapply as often. That’s because our skin-loving oils penetrate the lips to provide lasting relief and hydration. Are Lip Oils Meant to Be Used on Their Own? There’s no wrong way to use this multitasking product. Gisou’s Honey Lip Oil can be used on its own for hydration, plumpness, and shine. It can also be layered under or over your favorite lipstick shades to add moisture or provide a glossy finish.  Wrapping Up When it comes to your beauty routine, there’s nothing better than a versatile multitasker. With every use, your lips will be softer, smoother, and plumper with a naturally healthy shine. That’s what makes Gisou’s new Honey Infused Lip Oil an essential part of your daily beauty routine.

Indulge your senses with the Gisou Mirsalehi Honey Scented Candle. Infused with our signature Gisou scent, this honey candle leaves an irresistible trail. Delicate, sweet notes of honey blend into spring florals inspired by the Mirsalehi Bee Garden, whilst citrusy notes of apricot and mandarin bring a playful twist to its aroma.  This unique and indulgent scent evokes Gisou’s rich heritage, rooted in nature and centered around six generations of beekeeping. Light your Mirsalehi Honey Scented Candle to unwind and set the mood for a relaxing self-care routine. Update: the Mirsalehi Honey Scented Candle has sold out! Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know about new launches and limited edition products.  Honey Candle Fragrance & Features What does the Honey Candle smell like? A delicately fragranced candle infused with our signature Honey Infused fragrance, the Mirsalehi Honey Scented Candle leaves an irresistible trail. Sweet notes of honey blend into spring florals inspired by the Mirsalehi Bee Garden, while citrus notes of apricot and mandarin add a playful twist to the aroma. Honey Candle features: Burn time: approximately 60 hours 100% natural wax blend  100% cotton wick Hand-poured Reusable candle jar How to use the Honey Scented Candle The first time you light your Gisou Mirsalehi Honey Scented Candle, allow it to burn for 3-4 hours to keep wax from tunnelling and avoid the vessel from overheating. For best results, trim the wick before each use to maintain an ideal length of 5mm. Self-care routine Light up your self-care routine with our NEW Mirsalehi Honey Scented Candle. Make your self-care routine even more indulgent and envelop yourself in our signature scent! Gisou self-care routine steps: Step 1: Mood Lighting - Light our Mirsalehi Honey Scented Candle to envelop your self-care session with an irresistible trail of honey and floral notes inspired by our Mirsalehi Bee Garden.  Step 2: Mask - After shampooing, apply a generous amount of Honey Infused Hair Mask onto towel-dried hair from root to tip. Leave in for 5-7 minutes. Rinse. Step 3: Shine - Apply 1 to 3 drops of Honey Infused Hair Oil through damp or dry hair. Use as an overnight treatment, before styling or as a finishing touch for instant shine. Step 4: Pro tip - For deeper nourishment, mix a few drops of Hair Oil into your dosage of hair mask. How to reuse your Mirsalehi Honey Scented Candle Give your ceramic honey candle holder a second lease of life and reuse once the candle has finished. For example, as a flower pot to attract bees into your garden, or to hold your beauty products. To do so, simply clean your bespoke jar by first removing any large pieces of unmelted wax with a butter knife.  Then, fill your jar with warm (not boiling) soapy water and leave to soak for 20 minutes so that any remaining residual wax releases from inside the jar. Finally, gently rub the inside of your jar clean with a sponge, rinse and dry. Where to buy the Mirsalehi Honey Scented Candle? The Gisou Mirsalehi Honey Scented Candle is available for purchase from February 24, 2022 exclusively on www.gisou.com. This is a limited edition. Update: the Mirsalehi Honey Scented Candle has sold out! Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know about new launches and limited edition products. 

You already love honey for its delicious sweetness. And you’ve probably heard about its incredible healing properties for the skin. But did you know that there are lots of ways to use honey for hair, too? It turns out that honey is a natural humectant. What does that mean? It means that honey can pull water molecules out of the air and draw them into the hair follicle and scalp. The result is super shiny, healthy hair that resists breakage. It’s a bit like magic, really. And the benefits don’t end there! Let’s dive into all the ways honey is good for your hair and our favorite must-try ways to use it. Is Honey Good for Your Hair? Yes! Honey is good for your hair due to its hydrating, strengthening, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties. It has the ability to hydrate and strengthen the hair, boost shine, soothe the scalp, and more. The Benefits of Honey for Hair It turns out the secret to lustrous, healthy hair has been in your kitchen all along, and you didn’t even know it. Here’s a deeper dive into the immense benefits this antioxidant-rich ingredient can provide for your hair. Honey for Healthy Hair Growth You may have heard that honey is used to promote wound healing and prevent infection. Studies show that honey has the amazing ability to promote cellular growth, particularly the growth of epithelial skin cells. These cells make up the hair follicles and hair ducts of the scalp, which are essential for healthy hair growth. Honey can even wake up or strengthen hair follicles that have become dormant, further promoting new hair growth. Honey also contains nutrients that boost hair strength and structure, which can reduce breakage to help hair grow longer over time. Read more: How To Use Honey For Hair Growth Honey Softens, Detangles, and Conditions the Hair Honey makes an amazing natural hair conditioner because its moisturizing properties soften, detangle, and smooth the hair. Honey also contains nutrients like vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and antioxidants to protect the hair from damage and improve overall hair health. Honey Adds Luster and Shine to Dry or Curly Hair Honey has emollient and humectant properties that add moisture to the hair follicles. This naturally smooths the hair shaft and restores shine and luster to frizzy, dry, curly, or dull hair. Its natural humectant properties seal in moisture to prevent future moisture loss, too. Honey Can Boost Natural Highlights Honey contains a natural enzyme called glucose oxidase. It also contains a natural sugar called glucose. When the enzyme breaks down the glucose, it leaves behind hydrogen peroxide, which is known to lighten the hair by breaking down the melanin in the hair. While honey can’t bleach the hair like chemical treatments, leaving honey on the hair for an extended period of time could boost your natural highlights without causing the damage associated with harsh chemicals. Honey Prevents Hair Breakage and Hair Loss Honey is loaded with vital nutrients for hair health, including trace amounts of keratin. Keratin is a naturally occurring protein that adds structure and strength to the hair.  When combined with its antioxidant properties and moisturizing effects, this makes honey an excellent choice for combating hair fall and breakage.  Honey for Scalp Health Honey is amazing for the scalp because it helps to remove the buildup that can clog the hair follicle and lead to conditions like dermatitis. Honey also has anti-inflammatory properties that may improve conditions like eczema and psoriasis. Interestingly, dandruff is often caused by fungus or bacteria. Due to its antibacterial properties and anti-inflammatory effects, honey is also ideal for relieving dandruff, chronic seborrheic dermatitis, and the inflamed scalp that often accompanies both conditions. Honey for Natural Hair Care Organic honey is a fantastic choice for anyone interested in making the switch to natural hair care. It gently cleanses while adding moisture to the hair. It also gives the roots and strands of the hair a boost of vital amino acids, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. Due to its regenerative properties, it’s great for the scalp, too. Amazing Honey Facts If we haven’t convinced you to incorporate honey into your haircare routine yet, these amazing  facts about honey just might do the job. You already know that honey is made by honey bees, but we bet you didn’t know that there are over 300 different kinds of honey.  Each type of honey is specific to the flower blossoms the bees collected the nectar from. For example, Mirsalehi honey is sustainably sourced from the Mirsalehi Bee Garden, where the bees collect nectar from thistle, white clover, wild blackberry, and other native wildflowers. All of our Honey Infused products contain sustainably sourced honey from our own Mirsalehi Bee Garden.  Once the nectar is collected, it’s stored in the hive’s honeycomb and eventually converted into simple sugars. This process is achieved by water evaporation caused by constant fanning from the bees’ wings.  The result is sweet, thick honey that contains fructose, glucose, concentrated sugars, and numerous micronutrients. Due to its unique chemical composition, raw honey can be stored indefinitely without going bad.  Now let’s dive into some of our favorite ways to use honey for hair! How to Use Honey for Hair You’ll find honey as an ingredient in hair products formulated to nourish the hair and scalp and boost moisture and shine. It’s also a popular ingredient in hair oils and hair masks due to its regenerative benefits. Here’s how to incorporate honey into your haircare routine. Honey Hair Wash If you’re looking for a nourishing shampoo with beneficial ingredients like minerals, amino acids, and vitamins, you can’t go wrong with Gisou’s Honey Infused Hair Wash. With honey as the key ingredient, this gentle hair cleanser removes build-up from the scalp and hair, while maintaining moisture balance. Honey Conditioner Who doesn’t love a weightless, nourishing conditioner that leaves the hair hydrated and manageable? Gisou’s Honey Infused Conditioner strengthens the hair with vitamins, minerals, and amino acids while restoring the moisture balance and leaving the hair tangle-free. Prefer a leave-in treatment? Try our Honey Infused Leave-in Conditioner, which hydrates, detangles and protects hair from heat damage, pollution and breakage. Honey Hair Oil Gisou’s Honey Infused Hair Oil is a multitasking product made with Mirsalehi Honey. It is formulated to repair and rebuild the hair, add moisture and shine, and leave the hair soft and silky. Add it to your hair mask, use it as an overnight treatment, or try it as your everyday pre-styling and finishing product. Honey Hair Mask Gisou’s Honey Infused Hair Mask is intensely nourishing and hydrating. It improves the overall elasticity, shine, and strength of the hair with honey as the main ingredient. It can be used before or after your shampoo, or as an overnight treatment. Frequently Asked Questions About Honey for Hair Is honey safe for hair? Absolutely! Honey is completely natural and full of vital nutrients that improve the health, shine, and texture of your hair and scalp. Which hair types can benefit from honey? All hair types and textures can benefit from honey! Honey adds moisture and shine and reduces frizz by smoothing the hair follicles. However, certain hair types and textures may benefit even more than others. For example, honey has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties to benefit those with a dry, inflamed, or itchy scalp and conditions like dandruff. And, those with extremely dry, brittle, damaged, or curly hair will especially benefit from honey’s humectant properties and regenerative proteins What are the side effects of using honey for hair? Unless you’re allergic to honey or bee pollen, there are no known side effects of using honey for hair and scalp health. In fact, due to its many therapeutic properties, it’s an excellent natural ingredient for daily hair care. How often can I use honey on my hair? Honey can be used daily as an ingredient in shampoo, conditioner, or hair oil. Or, you can apply a honey hair mask once or twice a week, allowing it to sit on your hair for 10-15 minutes. It works well with coconut oil, olive oil, jojoba oil, and other carrier oils traditionally used to add moisture to the hair. Wonder which Honey Infused hair products work best for your hair? Take our Hair Quiz and find out! Wrapping Up For centuries, honey has been used by cultures across the globe for its amazing healing properties.  It contains abundant vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, along with anti-inflammatory properties, that make it beneficial for everything from wound healing to soothing a sore throat.  It’s no surprise that using honey for hair is a fantastic way to nourish and boost the health of your hair and scalp. Discover our Honey Infused best-sellers. 

There’s nothing like the sun, wind, or winter cold to dry out your lips. Chapped lips are not very charming… and they can even be kind of painful. But before you reach for any old lip balm, there are a few things you should know. Many lip balms contain petroleum jelly or mineral oil. Others contain things like menthol, mint, or salicylic acid. All of these ingredients can actually be very irritating and drying on the lips. And, although lip balms may provide temporary comfort, they often leave your lips more dehydrated than they were before. Most lip balms don’t do anything to promote healing, either. That’s why you wind up in a vicious cycle of reapplying without ever getting any lasting relief. Have you considered applying honey to your lips instead? It just might be the miracle cure for chapped lips you’ve been looking for! Let us tell you all about the benefits of honey for chapped lips and how to use it. Is honey good for chapped lips? Yes, honey is good for chapped lips and dry lips, too! It has antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and wound healing properties. You can apply honey to your lips throughout the day to protect chapped lips from cracking or infection, promote healing and add moisture. How does honey help chapped lips? Although the skin on your lips looks very different from the skin on the rest of your body, it’s actually quite similar. The lips are made up of three cellular layers: the outer layer, or stratum corneum (made mostly of dead skin cells), the epidermis, and the dermis. The difference is, these layers are much thinner on the lips than they are on the rest of your body. That means the lips are more vulnerable to damage from the elements, including sun, wind, and cold. Lips don’t have oil glands either, which means they don’t receive the benefit of that added moisture. Honey has long been used in skincare for its natural emollient and humectant properties. Honey is a natural humectant, which means it attracts and retains moisture, keeping your lips hydrated throughout the day. Honey also has anti-inflammatory properties to help soothe chapped lips.  Honey’s antibacterial properties also help to prevent infection if the lips become cracked. Honey’s natural wound healing properties will also help chapped or cracked lips heal faster. And finally, honey also has mild exfoliating properties to gently remove dry, flaky skin without causing irritation. With regular use, honey can actually cure chronically chapped lips and prevent chapped lips in the future. How to Use Honey for Chapped Lips Of course, you can apply honey straight to your lips with a finger or a cotton swab, but that could get kind of messy, especially if you want to use it on the go. This is why we created the Honey Infused Lip Oil, a lip oil infused with honey from our own bee garden, with a convenient applicator so you can reapply throughout the day.  Gisou’s Honey Infused Lip Oil is made with antioxidant-rich Mirsalehi Honey and intensely hydrating hyaluronic acid. It also contains our proprietary Mirsalehi Bee Garden Oil Blend with fatty acids to instantly smooth, condition, and restore dry, chapped lips and protect them from the elements. Our Lip Oil can be worn underneath lipstick or on its own like a lip gloss to provide hydration and shine to dry, chapped lips. How to Prevent Chapped Lips Summer sun, cold weather, wind, and illness can all cause dry, inflamed, chapped lips. But with proper care, you can prevent chapped lips for good! 1. Apply Honey on Lips Overnight You already know that honey is an excellent natural remedy for chapped lips. Leaving honey on your lips overnight gives it more time to deeply hydrate the lips and prevent chapping. Using a honey-infused lip oil before bed is also a great idea because it will have more time to work its magic while you sleep. You will wake up with smooth, conditioned lips that will be more resistant to chapping. 2. Stay Hydrated Applying honey to chapped lips provides external hydration, but you should also drink plenty of water to keep lips hydrated from the inside as well. Hydration is essential for healthy skin, and that includes the lips. 3. Try a Humidifier Dry air is a leading cause of chapped lips. Consider using a humidifier in your home if you live in a dry climate or during the winter when the air is especially dry. Humidifiers add moisture to dry air, which can help to prevent chapped lips by keeping them hydrated. Wrapping Up Honey makes an amazing lip moisturizer, but it does so much more than that! Honey’s unique healing benefits and antibacterial properties make it an excellent remedy for dry, cracked lips. Show your lips a little extra love and care with our Honey Infused Lip Oil and say goodbye to chapped lips for good!  Shop our NEW Honey Infused Lip Oil exclusively on gisou.com

Do you have a love-hate relationship with your hot tools? We get where you’re coming from! Sometimes you want a voluminous blowout, supermodel waves, or a sleek, straight style… but without the right preparation heat tools can leave your hair feeling dry, frizzy, and damaged. That’s why we’re huge fans of natural heat protectants! Whether you use heat tools regularly or simply spend a lot of time in the sun, a natural heat protectant is essential for maintaining the overall health and color of your hair.  Not only do natural heat protectants coat and protect the hair during heat styling, but they also add shine, softness, hydration, and improve manageability. They’re an essential part of any natural heat styling routine. So, what can you use as a natural heat protectant? We’re giving you 10 options to try. Why You Need a Heat Protectant Heat protectants protect the hair against damage caused by heat tools. They provide a barrier between your hair and your heat tool and seal in moisture to help prevent breakage and frizz and protect your color against fading. Natural heat protectants also smooth the cuticle of the hair and provide additional moisture, leaving the hair softer and shinier. How to Find the Best Natural Heat Protectant for Hair While it’s tempting to grab whatever oil you have on hand, it’s important to realize that only certain oils will serve as a natural heat protectant for hair before straightening, curling, or blow-drying. Choosing an oil that has a high smoke point of at least 350 degrees or higher is crucial. Here’s why. The smoke point of any oil is the maximum temperature it will protect the hair to. If you exceed the smoke point of the oil you choose, the oil will begin to burn, and you will end up causing extreme damage to your hair. On the other hand, natural heat protectants lock in moisture and improve the health of your hair. They’re a more natural option for preventing damage and providing multiple benefits for the health and appearance of your hair.  And oils aren’t the only options to consider when it comes to natural heat protection. Ingredients like propolis and honey also make fantastic natural heat protectants because they have properties that strengthen the hair follicle to prevent breakage while adding softness and shine. Let’s dive into the best natural heat protectants for heat styling and UV protection. What can I use as a natural heat protectant? 1. Propolis Propolis is a natural resin-like compound produced by bees and used to build strong beehives. It is one of the most potent antibacterial and protective shields in the plant world. Each batch of propolis is different, depending on which trees and flowers the bees have access to. Propolis contains more than one hundred compounds, including the sap and resins from young trees, essential oils, plant pollen, enzymes, and waxes. Our Propolis Infused Heat Protectant Spray contains propolis sustainably sourced from the Mirsalehi Bee Garden, where the bees have access to a variety of native trees and wildflowers. Propolis not only protects the hair from heat damage caused by blow-drying and styling tools, but also from the sun. Its unique composition also enhances the hair’s texture, strengthens the follicle, and prevents breakage and split ends. It provides softness and shine without weighing down the hair. 2. Honey Honey may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about natural heat protectants for the hair, but it offers some amazing benefits everyone should know about. Our Mirsalehi honey is rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and amino acids that not only protect the hair but also repair existing damage. Honey is also a natural humectant that helps maintain the hair’s natural moisture balance, strength, and elasticity. Try to incorporate a honey-infused haircare product into your styling routine, such as our Propolis Infused Heat Protect Spray or Honey Infused Hair Oil. 3. Castor Oil Castor oil is a natural heat protectant. It’s one of the key ingredients of our natural heat protectant spray because it is extremely nourishing, hydrating, and reparative for the hair. It protects damaged hair from breakage by alleviating dryness. Castor oil is great for protecting the hair against high heat appliances, but it also keeps the frizz away by smoothing the cuticle and reducing split ends. Castor oil also contains ricinoleic acid, which helps to balance the pH of the scalp and restore damage caused by heat, sun, and harsh chemicals. 4. Shea Butter Shea butter has amazing benefits for the skin, but it's also a wonderful ingredient for the hair too. Shea butter has natural thermal conductivity properties, so it’s a natural replacement for the silicones used in some heat protectants. Silicones coat the hair and protect it from the heat of your styling tools. Shea butter has similar properties, so it’s ideal as a natural heat protectant. 5. Coconut Oil You probably aren’t surprised to find coconut oil on this list. It has long been praised for its high smoke point and its nourishing benefits as a conditioning hair treatment. Hot tool lovers will be happy to hear that those same properties also make coconut oil an excellent natural heat protectant to use before styling. Coconut oil not only conditions but also seals the hair. It can also penetrate the hair shaft to repair existing damage. It results in smoother hair that resists frizz over the long term, especially with heat styling. It leaves hair noticeably softer, too. Keep in mind that coconut oil heat protectant has a relatively low smoke point compared to some of the other options on our list. It shouldn’t be used at temperatures over 325 degrees.  It’s a great choice for those with fine hair who don’t require extremely high heat to get effective results. 6. Grapeseed Oil Grapeseed oil is readily available, and in a pinch, it makes a highly-effective natural heat protectant. It has a high smoke point of 420 degrees, making it an ideal natural heat protectant for curly hair and those with thicker, coarser hair that requires higher temperatures for heat styling. This oil has conditioning properties and naturally seals the cuticle to leave the hair shinier and softer. It’s also great for the scalp since it contains vitamin E. Grapeseed oil’s antioxidant properties make it a great choice for protecting the hair against damage and breakage during heat styling. 7. Argan Oil You may be surprised to hear that the argan oil that has become a staple for smoothing frizz and adding shine can also be used as a natural heat protectant. This nutrient-rich oil contains omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, as well as vitamin E, so it’s extremely nourishing as well as protective. Argan oil is a key ingredient in our Honey Infused Leave-In Conditioner because it contains powerful antioxidants that strengthen the hair and protect it against sun and heat damage.  8. Almond Oil Almond oil is another nourishing oil with a high smoke point that can be used as a natural heat protectant for hair before straightening or curling. Almond oil has a smoke point of 430 degrees, and it absorbs quickly without weighing the hair down. We include almond oil in our Honey Infused Hair Oil because it contains nutrients like vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, E, and D which help to promote healthy strong hair and prevent breakage. These nutrients also give almond oil the ability to fill in gaps in the hair’s structure, making it more resilient and resistant to breakage. 9. Avocado Oil If you’re looking for a natural heat protectant that also protects the hair against UV damage, consider avocado oil. It nourishes and repairs the hair with healthy fats that promote softness and shine. It also has a high smoke point of 520 degrees, making it a great choice for damaged hair, as well as thick hair that requires higher temperatures for styling. 10. Sunflower Oil Since sunflower oil has a smoke point of 440 degrees, it’s another great option for those with coarser, thicker hair. It has thermal conductivity properties that work in a way that’s similar to silicone by coating and protecting the hair shaft. Sunflower oil also has conditioning properties that can penetrate the cortex of the hair, adding hydration and softness. It also contains beneficial ingredients like fatty acids, antioxidants, and vitamins to improve the health and strength of the hair over time. Wrapping Up Next time you’re in the mood to break out your heat styling tools, consider using a natural heat protectant. Not only will you reap the benefits of protecting your hair from heat damage, but you’ll also receive additional benefits that improve the overall health and texture of your hair, too!  Shop our Propolis Infused Heat Protecting Spray

Introducing new Gisou Honey Infused Lip Oil, inspired by the power of Mirsalehi Honey. Formulated with a unique nourishing blend of Mirsalehi Honey, Hyaluronic Acid and our proprietary Oil Blend, this powerhouse of hydration smooths, plumps and defines lips in just one swipe. From its natural golden hue, to the way it moves and flows, to its subtly sweet taste - Gisou Honey Infused Lip Oil mimics the very best of our nourishing hero: Mirsalehi Honey. Complimentary to all complexions, it gives lips a beautiful, natural, Honey Gold glow. The Honey Infused Lip Oil bottle features a one-of-a-kind, custom design. Its unique silhouette is an ode to the way that Honey moves in nature, and is inspired by the organic shapes found within our very own Mirsalehi Bee Garden - look through the glass and be transported. Discover the restoring benefits of the Honey Infused Lip Oil, inspired by Mirsalehi Honey and the Mirsalehi Bee Garden, where our founder Negin, and her father, continue the 6-generation family tradition of beekeeping. Mirsalehi Honey & Hyaluronic Hydration  Gisou Honey Infused Lip Oil is our new ultra-nourishing, multi-tasking lip treatment composed of an intensely hydrating combination of Mirsalehi Honey and Hyaluronic Acid, our proprietary Mirsalehi Bee Garden Oil Blend and natural actives, that instantly smooth, plump and define lips while enhancing their natural color. The unique blend of Mirsalehi Honey and Hyaluronic Acid Ultra Filling Spheres™, consisting of highly absorbent Konjac Glucomannan Spheres holding 200 times their weight in water, make this Lip Oil a true powerhouse of hydration. Our proprietary Mirsalehi Oil Blend provides long-lasting moisture, while Buriti Fruit and Blueberry Seed Oils soothe, restore and protect dry, chapped lips.  Treat and highlight your lips with the golden hue and power of Mirsalehi Honey in one swipe. Use after use, lips will be softer, smoother, plumper, with a naturally healthy shine. The Mirsalehi Honey Heritage The Mirsalehi family has long believed in the healing powers of natural ingredients, like Honey and the botanicals found within the Mirsalehi Bee Garden. Just as they serve as fuel for our bees, the rich botanical sources in the Mirsalehi Bee Garden have equally nourishing properties for not only hair, but the overall complexion. Enhance Your Natural Beauty Gisou Honey Infused Lip Oil is enriched with the finest, sustainably sourced ingredients, selected for their natural beauty benefits. Formulated to provide long-lasting moisture and protection, each key ingredient works together to intensely hydrate, condition and restore dry, chapped lips.  Honey Infused Lip Oil Key Benefits Deeply moisturizes and hydrates Plumps, smooths and defines Nourishes and restores Softens and soothes Protects and strengthens the skin barrier Enhances natural color and shine “Like Honey for your lips, the Honey Infused Lip Oil is nourishing, hydrating and moisturizing - without the stickiness! It’s the perfect all-in-one formula to deliver powerful natural benefits and a Honey golden shine. Wear alone to hydrate, smooth and plump your lips or underneath your favorite lipstick to lock-in moisture and enhance shine.” - Gisou Founder, Negin Mirsalehi Honey Infused Lip Oil Key Ingredients & Natural Benefits Mirsalehi Honey - NOURISHING Rich in vitamins, minerals and amino acids, Honey is a potent antioxidant and renowned natural remedy that helps heal, nourish and prevent moisture loss.  Hyaluronic Acid Ultra Filling Spheres™ - HYDRATING / PLUMPING / SMOOTHING Composed of deeply hydrating low molecular Hyaluronic Acid which reaches deeper into the dermis, with highly absorbent Konjac Glucomannan Spheres which hold 200 times their weight in water, to intensely hydrate, smooth and plump lips. Mirsalehi Bee Garden Oil Blend - MOISTURIZING Our proprietary Oil Blend is an antioxidant powerhouse rich in Omega 3, 6 & 9 to deeply nourish, strengthen the skin’s surface and provide long-lasting moisture. Buriti Fruit Oil - RESTORING Rich in potent antioxidants and Omega 9, Buriti Fruit Oil regenerates the skin’s lipids to restore dry, chapped lips. Blueberry Seed Oil - PROTECTING / SOOTHING Blueberry Seed Oil is rich in Omega 3 & 6, which work together to soothe, hydrate and protect, reinforcing the skin barrier. *Honey Infused Lip Oil is 99.5% natural How to use the Honey Infused Lip Oil Simply glide directly onto bare lips, or underneath your favorite lipstick for an extra dimension of hydration and shine. Tip: For the softest, smoothest finish, cleanse and exfoliate lips before applying. You’re just one swipe away from smoother, plumper and more defined lips… Where to buy the Honey Infused Lip Oil The Gisou Honey Infused Lip Oil is available for purchase from 25 January 2022 exclusively on www.gisou.com.

Our annual holiday campaign featuring our exclusive, limited edition holiday merchandise is back!  This holiday season, Negin & Maurits are off to Paris to celebrate the very thing that makes this time of the year so special - love.  In this spirit we invite our community members worldwide to join us for a holiday season full of the sweetest gifts & surprises. Exciting news: for the first time, our holiday pop-up will feature experiences both online and offline. A place full of the sweetest gifts & surprises Experience The Gisou Holiday Season, our holiday pop-up store December 10-17th in collaboration with Season Paris. In this unique place specifically designed for the festive spirit of the season, discover our complete Gisou product range, honey infused treats and exclusive, limited edition holiday gifts.  Gisou Pop-up Features: A TASTY TREAT: located in Le Marais, the creative heart of Paris, our pop-up store has teamed up with Season Paris, an iconic restaurant of the neighborhood to bring limited Gisou Honey Infused delicacies.  LIMITED EDITION HOLIDAY GIFTS: Discover our exclusive holiday merchandise items created especially for this year’s ‘The Gisou Holiday Season.’ GISOU HEROES: Find the complete Gisou product range - haircare and complexion heroes which are just as good to gift as to keep.  ONLINE + OFFLINE: For the first time, ‘The Gisou Holiday Season’ will feature experiences both online and offline. Gisou Pop-up We annually host pop-up stores in cities around the world to meet our community members who live there. The concept of each Gisou pop-up is always inspired by the local culture of the city in which it takes place and executed as a Gisou ‘takeover.’ ‘The Gisou Holiday Season’ is Gisou’s third brand activation in Paris, following ‘Gisou at Angelina’ in September 2018 and ‘Gisou at Galeries Lafayette' - Champs Elysées’ in July 2019. The Gisou Holiday Story 2021 Every holiday season, Negin and Maurits look forward to giving each other the best gifts yet. This year, Maurits made sure to plan ahead and has started the season with a surprise holiday getaway to Paris. Being the organiser that he is, Maurits has prepared everything for him and Negin; from the trip itself, to an adventurous itinerary in and around Paris where exciting treats await them. Once they arrive in Paris and spend hours city strolling, window shopping and sightseeing, Maurits has one last surprise up his sleeve. Familiar with Negin’s sweet tooth, Maurits leads them closer and closer to an amazing aroma of honey infused treats.  It’s not long before they are greeted by the welcoming, warm glow of ‘The Gisou Holiday Season’, a place full of the sweetest gifts and surprises, where everything is possible and you can find all the Gisou holiday gifts you could possibly dream of. Exclusive Gisou Holiday Season Merchandise Shop our exclusive holiday merchandise items both online on gisou.com and at the Season Pop-up in Paris. Each of our limited edition, authentic Gisou originals are only available for a limited time during The Gisou Holiday Season. In Pop-Up: December 10-17th, 2021 Gisou.com: December 9-25th, 2021

Gisou Honey Infused Face Oil is inspired by the rich botanical sources of the Mirsalehi Bee Garden, where our founder Negin, and her father, continue the 6-generation family tradition of beekeeping. What is Honey Infused Face Oil? Our premiere complexion hero, the Honey Infused Face Oil is enriched with the finest, sustainably sourced ingredients, selected for their natural beauty benefits.  The Mirsalehi family has long believed in the healing powers of natural ingredients, like Honey and the botanicals found within the Mirsalehi Bee Garden. Just as they serve as fuel for our bees, the rich botanical sources in the Mirsalehi Bee Garden have equally nourishing properties for not only hair, but the overall complexion. The Honey Infused Face Oil is multi-purpose and suitable for all skin types. Enhance your natural beauty  Gisou Honey Infused Face Oil is an antioxidant-rich concentrate formulated to nourish skin with the transformative benefits of Mirsalehi Honey, natural actives and freshly cold-pressed oils from botanicals inspired by the Mirsalehi Bee Garden. Honey and Safflower Oil deeply moisturize the skin from within, ensuring long-lasting hydration.  Evening Primrose and Rosehip Seed Oils soothe, regenerate and help even skin tone, smooth texture and reduce the appearance of fine lines, while Vitamin E prevents damage and helps strengthen the skin barrier. Use this fast-absorbing face oil daily for a brighter, healthier-looking, glowing complexion. *Made with 95.7% cold-pressed oils Honey Infused Face Oil Key Benefits Deeply moisturizes Balances Nourishes, soothes and regenerates Protects and strengthens the skin barrier Helps even skin tone and texture Brightens and leaves behind a glowing complexion “The Honey Infused Face Oil was inspired by the rich botanical sources of our Mirsalehi Bee Garden, sustainably sourced and loved by our bees, to enhance your natural beauty. Each of these botanical sources has unique natural beauty benefits for the overall complexion. I was inspired to combine nourishing natural ingredients, such as Mirsalehi Honey, Vitamin E and freshly cold-pressed oils of the Safflower, Rosehip and Evening Primrose.”  - Gisou Founder, Negin Mirsalehi Honey Infused Face Oil Key Ingredients & Natural Benefits Mirsalehi Honey - NOURISHING Sustainably sourced from the Mirsalehi Bee Garden where our founder, Negin Mirsalehi and her father continue the six-generation family beekeeping heritage. Rich in vitamins, minerals and amino acids, Honey is a potent antioxidant and renowned natural remedy. Honey assists in the healing of skin and works as a barrier to prevent moisture loss, nourish and boost skin health. Safflower Oil - MOISTURIZING Highly moisturizing, Safflower Oil is rich in Vitamin E and Linoleic acid, known to fight blemishes. With a fatty acid content similar to human skin, it is easily absorbed and deeply nourishing.   Evening Primrose Oil - BALANCING High in Omega 6 & 9, Evening Primrose Oil promotes a clear, rejuvenated complexion by addressing wrinkles, redness, dryness and irritation. Rosehip Seed Oil - BRIGHTENING Rosehip Seed Oil is renowned for its powerful skin healing, brightening and regenerative properties, thanks to Linoleic acid, Provitamin A and Vitamin C. Vitamin E - PROTECTING Vitamin E, or Tocopherol, is a powerful antioxidant that prevents damage and heals the skin barrier to prevent moisture loss. How to use the Honey Infused Face Oil Apply 2-3 drops to the palm of your hand and use fingertips to gently massage into clean skin, as the last step in your skincare routine. Suitable for all skin types. Tip: For best results, use daily at night or mixed into your favorite day cream to restore and maintain nourished, hydrated, glowing skin. Where to buy Gisou Honey Infused Face Oil? The Gisou Honey Infused Face Oil is available for purchase from October 13th 2021, exclusively on www.gisou.com.

The Gisou Bees Project is a special Gisou initiative in support of urban beekeeping practices to fight the declining bee populations worldwide. With this project, we show our support to urban beekeeping efforts by placing urban Gisou beehives in major cities around the world. Urban bees vs rural bees As an endangered species, bee populations are declining worldwide. At Gisou, it is our main focus to support bee populations in any way possible. Contrary to the belief that bees only thrive in rural areas, beehives in urban areas produce healthier bees because they have access to greater biodiversity and are not exposed to the harsh chemicals often used in agriculture.  As such, urban beekeeping is one way through which the health of bee populations can be strengthened. Aside from that, urban beehives contribute to the health of cities -  trees, shrubs, gardens and parks wouldn’t exist, let alone thrive in urban areas without healthy bees to pollinate them. Urban beekeeping doesn’t just support healthy bee populations, but also the communities the urban bees live in. The Gisou Bees Project For The Gisou Bees Project, we work together with local beekeepers who look after the Gisou bees on our behalf. Not only do we support urban bee populations this way, but we also support local beekeepers who continuously care for the bees and raise awareness in their local communities.  As we place our Gisou urban beehives in a city to improve the health of the city’s ecosystem, we therefore concurrently aim to carry out part of our mission - to raise awareness for the importance of bees.  The Bees Project in Paris  To launch our first Gisou Bees Project in June 2019, we brought a piece of the Mirsalehi Bee Garden to Paris by installing the honorary ‘Gisou at Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées Beehives’ on top of the urban rooftop garden of BHV (part of the Groupe Galeries Lafayette).  Today, our beehives in Paris contribute to the health of the Parisian ecosystem as they remain under the care of seasoned urban beekeeper, Gaël Cartron from Sous Les Fraises. The hives at BHV are surrounded by the urban Sous Les Fraises rooftop garden.  The Bees Project in New York  In New York City, we chose to work with beekeeper Andrew Coté, president of the New York City Beekeepers Association and founder of Andrew's Honey. In August 2019, we installed Gisou Beehives on a rooftop near Union Square together during our Take Out & Refill Pop-Up.  The installation of our beehives took place on August 17th 2019, in honour of National Honey Bee Day. Andrew Cote continues to care for the Gisou Beehives on our behalf, helping us to contribute to the livelihood of the bees and the overall urban ecosystem of New York City.  This bee season, Andrew added new hives, as the bees started to swarm meaning that the colony is thriving and expanding!  The Bees Project in Melbourne After our first beehives in Paris and New York, what better way to launch our third Gisou Beehive than with our fellow beekeeper Nicholas Dowse AKA @honey_fingers - an extraordinary beekeeper in Melbourne, Australia who’s efforts we’ve admired for years. Together, Nic and fellow beekeeper Georgah (@georgahcrane) take care of the Gisou bees on a rooftop in Fitzroy, Melbourne.  Honey Fingers is more than an urban beekeeping network - it’s a creative project that explores the intersections between farming, food, art, history, design and education, with bees taking the center stage.  The Next Step Moving forward, our intent is to expand the Gisou Bees Project to other cities around the world. By placing our urban beehives in any city, we contribute to the health and beauty of its ecosystem, show our support for urban beekeeping efforts and aim to raise awareness for not only urban beekeeping initiatives, but the welfare of bees overall.  Keep an eye out on our Instagram to stay updated about The Gisou Bees Project!

Introducing our new healthy hair multitasker: the Honey Infused Leave-In Conditioner. The NEW Gisou Honey Infused Leave-In Conditioner is a lightweight, multi-tasking conditioning spray enriched with sustainably sourced Mirsalehi Honey from our Mirsalehi Bee Garden, and a nourishing, healthy hair blend of Baobab Extract, Argan Oil and Panthenol.  Leave-In Conditioner Healthy Hair Benefits Without weighing the hair down, our Honey Infused Leave-In Conditioner deeply nourishes whilst hydrating, smoothing and protecting hair from heat, pollution and breakage. Use this multipurpose leave-in conditioner after and between washes to soften, fight frizz, improve hair strength and shine, for silkier, stronger and healthier-looking hair. Gisou Leave-In Conditioner Benefits: Moisturizes & nourishes all hair types without weighing hair down Detangles effortlessly to improve manageability and elasticity  Protects hair from UV rays, heat, pollution, brushing and abrasion  Helps strengthen and fortify to prevent breakage  Locks in moisture to seal split ends, reduce dryness Softens and smooths frizz Enhances shine “I'm so excited to share our latest launch! We wanted to create a multi-tasking leave-in to complete the ideal Honey Infused haircare routine. As always, it contains our hero key ingredient, Mirsalehi Honey, and we also added a unique blend of supporting ingredients such as Baobab Extract, Argan Oil and Panthenol, which were carefully chosen for their nourishing properties. The Honey Infused Leave-In Conditioner is my new go-to for after and between washes, or even as an overnight treatment for silkier, stronger, perfectly hydrated hair.” - Negin Mirsalehi, Gisou Founder Key Ingredients Mirsalehi Honey - Nourishing Sustainably sourced from the Mirsalehi Bee Garden where our founder Negin Mirsalehi, and her father, continue the six-generation family beekeeping heritage. Our honey is the key to healthy, shiny, nourished hair. Rich in vitamins, minerals, amino acids and antioxidants, honey deeply nourishes and moisturizes to repair and restore dry, damaged locks. As a natural humectant, honey helps maintain the hair's natural moisture balance for strong, healthy and shiny hair. Baobab Extract - Strengthening A naturally-derived active known for its multi-tasking ability to strengthen, smooth, improve manageability, instantly condition and provide intense UV & heat protection.  Argan Oil - Smoothing Known as nature’s gold and full of fatty acids and powerful antioxidants, Argan Oil nourishes, hydrates, smooths, softens and enhances shine. Panthenol - Moisturizing  Also known as Provitamin B5, provides long-lasting moisture that penetrates deep into the hair to thicken, strengthen and prevent breakage.  How to use Leave-In Conditioner Spray evenly from an arm’s length onto towel-dried hair after your washing or treatment routine, or onto dry hair whenever it is in need of a conditioning refresh. Allow to dry before using heated styling tools. Do not rinse. For best results, use regularly with the Gisou Honey Infused Hair Wash and Conditioner. Tips: For smooth, luminous and protected hair, spray onto mid-lengths to ends before styling. To lock in moisture overnight, spray onto wet hair after your washing routine, comb through and allow to absorb while you sleep.  Where to buy Gisou Honey Infused Leave-In Conditioner? The Gisou Honey Infused Leave-In Conditioner is available to shop on www.gisou.com from July 27th, 2021.

Introducing our NEW Gisou Garden Jumpsuit! Suit up this bee season with this limited edition, handmade jumpsuit inspired by traditional beekeeper suits and exclusively designed by Negin Mirsalehi and the Gisou team. Update: the Gisou Garden Jumpsuit has sold out! Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know about new launches and limited edition products.  Inspiring younger generations to engage in beekeeping Active beekeeper and founder of Gisou Negin Mirsalehi comes from a beekeeping family of 6 generations. Negin’s father learned to keep bees from his father, who learnt from his great-grandfather, and so on. It’s always been an ambition of Negin’s to inspire the younger generations to engage in beekeeping and pave the way for new beekeepers to come. Kickstart your beekeeping journey The first step to becoming a beekeeper is creating a bee-friendly environment in which bees can pollinate and thrive. Now, you have the perfect attire to begin creating your garden in style! To help you kickstart your beekeeping journey you will also receive a Gisou Flower Seed Set with all orders from the 20th May - 21st August 2021.  Inspired by beekeeping suits Beekeeping suits are a signature uniform for all beekeepers when tending to bees. The suits serve both the bees and beekeepers by providing a safe place for both parties to interact with one another and protect beekeepers from being stung whilst working with their hives. When designing the Garden Jumpsuit, Negin was inspired by the traditional features of a beekeeper suit. The two-tone Gisou Garden Jumpsuit is made from 100% cotton and features unique design details such as velcro fastening cuffs and neckline, concealed zipper, multi-purpose pockets, elastic waist and detachable legs that guarantee practicality and long lasting comfort while you garden. Please note, it is not recommended you wear this suit or expose your legs when tending to the bees.   Tend to your garden in style Beekeeping suits are typically made in pale colours which are proven to keep bees calm, reducing the risk of them stinging and dying as a result. Whilst the Gisou Garden Jumpsuit does not offer protection against bee stings, the two-tone suit mimics the traditional style with its neutral colours plus, it is a great fashion staple that will have you enjoying the bee season and tending to your garden, big or small - in style. To finish off, we’ve added our own Gisou touch to the traditional suit, by lacing each pocket corner with pink stitches.  How to support the honey bees In order to create the perfect natural environment for the bees to thrive you will need seeds to sow! Planting wildflowers will help provide the local bees with nectar, their main source of food, whilst the bees pollinate the flowers in return. In doing so you will help fight the negative effects of climate change and habitat destruction on the livelihood of honey bees.  Bees are the most important pollinators in the world which make them fundamental to the health of our natural ecosystem. This is why we are committed to supporting their welfare and lifecycle in any way we can and encourage you to do the same. If you have an order between the 20th May - 21st August you will receive a free Gisou Flower Seed Set! Simply follow these instructions here to plant your bee-friendly seeds! Share how you #sowinstyle with us! The Gisou Flower Seeds Set and your Garden Jumpsuit are the perfect tools to help you begin your journey to becoming a beekeeper. We can’t wait to see you sowing in your Gisou Garden Jumpsuit so don’t forget to share with us and the rest of the community by tagging @gisou and using the hashtag #sowinstyle. Update: the Gisou Garden Jumpsuit has sold out! Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know about new launches and limited edition products. 

As the days are becoming longer and warmer, the Mirsalehi Honey Bees are waking up from hibernation and getting ready to get to work. A lot happens both in and outside of the hive during this time of year and this season, we’re inviting you to be a part of Gisou’s Bee Season 2021! We will be sharing a series of exciting initiatives with the community to encourage you all to celebrate bee season, get involved and raise awareness about the importance of bees for our ecosystem.  Mirsalehi Bees & Gisou's hero ingredients The Mirsalehi honey bees are at the core of who we are and what we do here at Gisou. Without them, our hero ingredients - Mirsalehi Honey and Propolis - wouldn’t exist. Bees are the most important pollinators in the world which make them fundamental to the health of our natural ecosystem. The bees pollinate a huge percentage of food crops intended for human consumption - one of every three bites of food we eat is available thanks to honey bees. Aside from pollinating much of what we eat, honey from the bees provides numerous vitamins, minerals and antioxidants to our diets. How to support the honey bee population Unfortunately, due to climate change and habitat destruction the bee populations worldwide are in decline. This is why we are committed to supporting their welfare and lifecycle in any way we can and we're inviting you to do the same. As a first step, we’re encouraging our community to join us in supporting the bees by offering you a Gisou Flower Seeds Set as a gift with every order placed during bee season between May 20 - August 21 2021. Planting these bee-friendly flowers with our seed set will mean you have contributed to maintaining the ecosystem and providing bees with their main source of food - nectar.  Over the next couple of months, you can expect to see a virtual tour of the Mirsalehi bee garden, educational beekeeping tips, an exclusive garden kit essential, and much more! From pollination to honey harvest, discover more on everything bee season here. You can also stay tuned for more updates on what we have in store this bee season via @gisou on Instagram. 

Introducing our new limited edition, handmade Gisou Carry-all Bag co-created by Negin Mirsalehi and 20-year-old Swedish Instagram entrepreneur, Emma Iris Halvarsson. This special collaboration is inspired by IRIS AV EMMA’s handmade bag creations, making Emma our first official ‘Community Partner’!  Update: the limited edition Gisou Carry-all Bags have sold out! Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know about limited edition products and new launches.  Gisou Community Partner Initiative At Gisou, we always make it our priority to highlight that you, our community, are at the core of who we are. At the start of the year, we promised to make 2021 more about you, by making the most of our platform but most importantly promising to listen, connect and inspire.  This led to a collaboration between our founder Negin Mirsalehi and Emma Iris Halvarsson of IRIS AV EMMA to co-create the limited edition, handmade Gisou Carry-all Bag.  Gisou & Iris Av Emma Emma, who has been handcrafting printed colored bags since last summer, was inspired by her passion for collecting makeup bags and her love for sewing. With her continuous support and tags on Instagram, it didn’t take long for Negin to spot Emma’s creations and purchase some bags for herself.  Quite soon after, Negin and Emma got together to co-design our very own, handmade, limited edition Carry-all bag and share it with our community.  “I couldn’t have dreamed of this! - I’ve been a fan of Gisou for a long time. On my 18th birthday, all I wished for was Gisou products. I’m honored to be a part of this collaboration as I truly believe that GISOU & IRIS work so well together!” - Emma Iris  The limited-edition Gisou Carry-all Bag designs are inspired by The IRIS signature fabrics: Floral, Gingham and Terry Cloth. These are huge favorites amongst IRIS customers, including Negin herself.  Calling all creators & entrepreneurs As part of the Community Partner Initiative, we plan to continue supporting all entrepreneurs in numerous ways by shining a light on all the amazing talent within our community. Please continue to share your passion and tag us in your creations! Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know about limited edition products and new launches. 

On Earth Day 2019, we started a tradition with our first Gisou Sustainability Promise - a promise to work on becoming a more sustainable and transparent company. With various goals in mind, we set out to work towards a cleaner & greener Gisou, promising to stay accountable and to never stop improving. On Earth Day 2020, we renewed our commitment with an updated Sustainability Promise. Today, on Earth Day, we are taking a look back at some of the improvements we have made in the past year and looking ahead at those to be made in 2021.  RECAP & LOOK AHEAD 1. IMPROVE OUR BEE-CENTERED APPROACH IN THE MIRSALEHI BEE GARDEN  We always prioritize bee welfare and let the bees guide our beekeeping practices to derive Mirsalehi Honey and Mirsalehi Propolis, our key ingredients, in a bee friendly and sustainable manner. For instance, as we are growing, we will be expanding not only our Gisou team but also the number of bee colonies.  In 2021, we will expand the Mirsalehi Bee Garden with a second location, under the supervision of Negin's Dad.  2. RAISE AWARENESS FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF HONEY BEES In addition to taking care of the Mirsalehi Honey Bees, our mission is to raise awareness for the importance of all bees to our ecosystem.  To raise awareness for the bees last year, we shared weekly posts and a series of BeePeeking episodes via @gisou which reached nearly 2.7M. Since honey bees rely on flowers for nectar - their main source of food, we included sachets of Honey Bee Wildflower Seeds with each order placed during Spring/Summer. These were created so that you could support the honey bee life cycle by sowing wildflowers and sharing this with the rest of the community. For bee season this year, we have exciting plans to get you even more involved in supporting the bees.  Although we continue to support our beekeepers in Paris and NYC, we weren't able to expand our Gisou Bees Project (a special initiative in support of urban beekeeping practices) due to COVID-19 last year. We hope to make up for it by installing more hives in select cities within our global community! Next to the importance of honey bees, beekeepers are crucial for maintaining bee colony health. Going forward, we want to encourage more young people to explore what beekeeping is all about. We will be offering fun, interactive sources of information and initiatives with you very soon. Stay tuned!    3. INCREASE PRODUCTION TRANSPARENCY We strive to be transparent and keep you updated on all sustainable improvements and choices we make. In 2020, we launched our new website, and because you asked (and we listen!) we made sure that you can find all of the necessary Gisou product information there.  All of our packaging now includes a call to action to recycle. We’ll be sharing instructions on how to separate & recycle our products soon.   Continuing on this transparent note, we’re proud to share that our main manufacturing site is carbon neutral, fully powered by solar energy and actively works to reduce trash and water wastage.     4. GREEN OUR PRODUCT FORMULATIONS Without compromising on function and quality, we continually strive to make our formulations greener. After working with external experts, we’re proud to share that a formulation expert has joined our in-house Product Development team. With her ingredients expertise and knowledge of the natural world, she'll be optimizing our current and future healthy hair formulations. 5. IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR PACKAGING Work with more recycled, recyclable and biodegradable packaging materials. Sustainable packaging highlight: After 2 years in the making, we are proud to have launched our limited edition Curling Tool fitted in a 100% sustainable tool case. Made entirely of paper pulp, this custom-made case is fully recycled and recyclable. Additional packaging updates you may have noticed: We’ve switched over to FSC-certified paper (paper from sustainably managed forests), and downsized the packaging of our Honey Infused Hair Oil & Perfume to save on materials and make shipping more sustainable.  We also close all of our shipments with paper-based tape and our EU shipments no longer include packing slips. In addition, all of our product samples are packaged in fully biodegradable sachets.  We’ll continue to make sustainable packaging a top priority as we source new innovations.    A MORE SUSTAINABLE GISOU IN 2021 We look back at 2020 proud of the progress we made and determined to make even greater improvements in the year ahead. Sustainability remains an ongoing priority at Gisou with no finish line. We know we are not perfect, but we are passionate about improving and working hard to do so. Please follow along our journey to a more sustainable Gisou.  Likewise, we always welcome your feedback and ideas. Please feel free to share your thoughts with us via email at info@gisou.com.

Gisou announces the expansion of its global footprint with Sephora to the place where its heritage story began. Just 7 months after our Sephora debut in North America, Gisou officially launches at Sephora in the Middle East on April 1st, 2021. Gisou enters Sephora exclusively with 29 doors across the GCC region in the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Gisou's Middle Eastern heritage Gisou was founded in 2015 by Dutch-Persian influencer, Negin Mirsalehi. After receiving thousands of inquiries about her shiny, voluminous curls via her online platforms, Negin decided to share her homemade haircare secret with the world, now famously known as Gisou’s iconic hero product: The Honey Infused Hair Oil. From growing up in her family’s Bee Garden to working with ingredients from her father’s hives, Negin Mirsalehi’s knowledge of beekeeping and honey-based haircare stems from a passion deeply rooted in her Middle Eastern heritage. Inspired by Persian self-care practices, it was Negin's mother, a hairdresser by trade, who introduced her daughter to the honey-infused formulas she still values today. Her mother's kitchen was the birthplace of the highly sought-after haircare secret that sparked Negin's journey from global influencer to beauty industry entrepreneur. Sharing The Powers of Honey & Propolis By harnessing the power of bee-sourced ingredients known for their conditioning and restorative properties, Negin proudly continues the six generation family legacy as an active beekeeper and founder of Gisou – sharing the powers of honey and propolis from the Mirsalehi Bee Garden through her range of eponymous haircare. Now, Gisou joins the Sephora family in the Middle East and the region that is forever linked with the brand’s ancestry and heritage.  Gisou at Sephora  “Launching Gisou exclusively with Sephora in the Middle East, just 7 months after our Sephora debut in North America, is surreal and amazing." says Founder Negin Mirsalehi, "My family heritage, and that of Gisou, is deeply rooted in the Middle East which makes this launch particularly special. I'm incredibly happy to finally share Gisou and our honey-infused haircare with our new community members." The full Gisou range will be available online at Sephora.ae and in-store, including its cult best-sellers The Honey Infused Hair Oil, Hair Mask and Hair Perfume.