It all started with a hand written beauty recipe written in the 17th century and rediscovered by Silvergage founder Alexandra Gage in 2009. It was tucked between pages in a first edition of John Gerard’s ‘Herball’ in the library at Firle Place. ‘Herball’ was the first extensive collation of information about the medicinal qualities of plants and their benefits. It was botanists and physicians like Gerard who catalogued the historical art of herbalism and made it accessible to a wider audience.
The beautiful simplicity of the found herbal tonic recipe, is that it used only a few ingredients chosen for quality and potency. Taking inspiration from this recipe, Silvergage’s philosophy on a beauty routine is simple, healthy, tuned into the natural world and the cycle of its seasons.
Our two flagship products:
Flower Water and Universal Healing Balm
are available to buy below.
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THE HERB GARDEN
FIRLE PLACE
EAST SUSSEX
The Herb Garden at Firle Place houses the raw ingredients that inspire our formulations. Alexandra Gage created it in a muddy, disused acre section of the walled gardens at Firle Place in 2008. Inspired by Alex’s interest in art history, painting and Newton’s colour theory along with the healing effects of colour therapy, the garden is laid out in swathes and blocks of colour that also reference the chakras and the body.
The garden is the source of our fresh ingredients and houses an extensive array of medicinal herbs which are tended to without chemicals to enhance their natural efficacy straight from garden to counter-top.
The fresh herbs are picked seasonally at the peak of their potency and then distilled into flower waters and essential oils using a copper alembic. This process ensures the therapeutic value of the herbs used are at their most powerful and vital. The use of energetics in the range is a process Alex is constantly researching and developing with the help of her trusty silver bowl.
The garden is the source of our fresh ingredients and houses an extensive array of medicinal herbs which are tended to without chemicals to enhance their natural efficacy straight from garden to counter-top.
The fresh herbs are picked seasonally at the peak of their potency and then distilled into flower waters and essential oils using a copper alembic. This process ensures the therapeutic value of the herbs used are at their most powerful and vital. The use of energetics in the range is a process Alex is constantly researching and developing with the help of her trusty silver bowl.
Silvergage is organic, handmade in small batches from raw ingredients, cruelty free and packaged by hand in easy to recycle materials.
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✵UNIVERSAL HEALING BALM ✵
This healing balm contains the essence of carefully combined, home produced oils held within a rich moisturising beeswax and coconut oil base. A super effective moisturiser, good for winter and summer sunned skin. It can be used as an intensive night-time mask or dabbed lightly on the delicate eye area first thing. It is the ULTIMATE lip balm delivering deep moisture and protection all day long and all year round.
The key ingredients are calendula, chickweed, elder flower and lavender and this blend is proven to be both powerfully soothing and anti-inflammatory. The strength of these home-cultivated ingredients makes the balm extremely effective on any skin irritations such as eczema, psoriasis, rashes, cuts, scrapes and scarring.
We’ve had feedback of it reducing acne, helping heal post-operative scars and protecting newly tattooed skin, and is gentle enough for babies and the elderly.
The final ingredient in this magical healing concoction is an essence of snowdrop and silver. This energetic vibration works at the level of the skin, mind and beyond to the outer fields of energy that all contribute to our being.
It’s truly universal.
(and is also great on dry areas of the body such as elbows and feet.)
The key ingredients are calendula, chickweed, elder flower and lavender and this blend is proven to be both powerfully soothing and anti-inflammatory. The strength of these home-cultivated ingredients makes the balm extremely effective on any skin irritations such as eczema, psoriasis, rashes, cuts, scrapes and scarring.
We’ve had feedback of it reducing acne, helping heal post-operative scars and protecting newly tattooed skin, and is gentle enough for babies and the elderly.
The final ingredient in this magical healing concoction is an essence of snowdrop and silver. This energetic vibration works at the level of the skin, mind and beyond to the outer fields of energy that all contribute to our being.
It’s truly universal.
(and is also great on dry areas of the body such as elbows and feet.)
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UNIVERSAL
HEALING
BALM
✵
︎CALENDULA, LAVENDER AND ENERGY OF SILVER︎
Helps soothe and heal cuts, burns, spots, eczema, rashes, skin irritations and dryness. Excellent for lips, elbows and heels.
Can be mixed with water to gently cleanse or be used as an intensivly mousturizing leave-on treatment.
INGREDIENTS:
Calendula infused Olive oil, Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Beeswax, Essential Oils; Lavander, Pettigrain, Rose, Geranium and Essence of Silver.
✵ FLOWER WATER ✵
This pure hydrosol flower water cleanses and clears your face, aura and space.
Hydrosol is the by-product of our home distillation process.
As the fresh herbs and flowers are steam cooked in our copper alembic, they release natural oils we use across our range.
This process produces our Flower Water, so refined it’s simply one effective ingredient.
Use first thing in the morning as a gentle skin cleanser, throughout the day as a refreshing pick-me-up and at night as a calm, sleep inducing mist.
Fragranced gently to reset the mind, reinvigorate your energy and cleanse aura.
Completely natural fragrance, from garden to skin.
Hydrosol is the by-product of our home distillation process.
As the fresh herbs and flowers are steam cooked in our copper alembic, they release natural oils we use across our range.
This process produces our Flower Water, so refined it’s simply one effective ingredient.
Use first thing in the morning as a gentle skin cleanser, throughout the day as a refreshing pick-me-up and at night as a calm, sleep inducing mist.
Fragranced gently to reset the mind, reinvigorate your energy and cleanse aura.
Completely natural fragrance, from garden to skin.
✵FLOWER WATER✵
BOTANICAL FACE AND BODY SPRAY
︎LAVENDER ︎
100% Pure hydrosol made with spring water and gatherings from the herb garden.
Grown, harvested and distilled by hand in Firle.
INGREDIENTS:
High Frequency Spring Water, Lavender
Grown, harvested and distilled by hand in Firle.
INGREDIENTS:
High Frequency Spring Water, Lavender
✵FLOWER WATER✵
BOTANICAL FACE AND BODY SPRAY
︎ROSEMARY ︎
100% Pure hydrosol made with spring water and gatherings from the herb garden.
Grown, harvested and distilled by hand in Firle.
INGREDIENTS:
High Frequency Spring Water, Rosemary
Grown, harvested and distilled by hand in Firle.
INGREDIENTS:
High Frequency Spring Water, Rosemary
✵FLOWER WATER✵
︎ROSE & GERANIUM ︎
BOTANICAL FACE AND BODY SPRAY
100% Pure hydrosol made with spring water and gatherings from the herb garden.
Grown, harvested and distilled by hand in Firle.
INGREDIENTS:
High Frequency Spring Water, Geranium, Rose
100% Pure hydrosol made with spring water and gatherings from the herb garden.
Grown, harvested and distilled by hand in Firle.
INGREDIENTS:
High Frequency Spring Water, Geranium, Rose
hand picked ingredients
FIRLE PLACE
EAST SUSSEX
