The Yani Journal
Straight answers about ingredients, lips and starting young
No filler, no miracle claims. What each ingredient does, what it does not do, and what we have learned making skincare by hand as a mother-and-daughter team.
Lip care · 5 min read
Natural lip balm for dry, chapped lips: what actually helps
Menthol tingles, but it does not heal. Here is what a natural lip balm needs to do to stop the dry-crack-lick cycle.
Read itIngredients · 6 min
Jojoba oil benefits for skin, and why it suits reactive faces
Jojoba is not technically an oil at all. That is exactly why it sits so well on skin that reacts to everything else.
Read itIngredients · 5 min
Hemp seed oil for skin: what it does, and what it is not
Hemp seed oil is not CBD oil, and it contains no THC. Here is what it actually does for dry, tight, irritated skin.
Read itIngredients · 4 min
Shea butter and vitamin E: the quiet workhorses of a balm
Two ingredients turn up on almost every natural balm label. Here is what each one is actually contributing.
Read itParties · 4 min
Party bag filler ideas that survive the car journey home
Most party bag fillers are binned before bedtime. A few simple swaps make the bag worth keeping.
Read itOur story · 8 min
Young entrepreneurs: how to start a business as a kid (we did it at five)
Yana was five, in a hospital bed, and could not find a balm that helped. Here is how a child's idea became an award-winning UK brand, and what other young entrepreneurs can copy.
Read itSkin · 6 min
Perimenopause and skin: why yours changed, and what actually helps
Dry one week, breaking out the next, stinging at products you have used for years. Perimenopause explains most of it.
Read itSkin · 5 min
Facial oil for acne-prone skin: does it help or make it worse?
Oil on oily skin sounds like a bad idea. The comedogenic ratings say otherwise - if you pick the right oil.
Read itSkin · 6 min
What serum should I use? How to choose one without wasting money
Serums are the most over-sold step in skincare. Pick one by the problem you actually have, not by the label on the bottle.
Read itLip care · 5 min
Is lip balm safe for kids? What to check before you buy
Children eat most of the balm you apply. That single fact should decide what goes in the tin.
Read itParties · 6 min
Party bag ideas for kids' parties: what to put in, what to skip
Age-by-age party bag ideas, a realistic per-bag budget, and the one swap that stops the whole bag being binned by bedtime.
Read itLip care · 7 min
How to make natural lip balm at home (the recipe we started with)
Three ingredients, one ratio, twenty minutes. The same method Yana used to make her first balm at five years old.
Read itOur story · 4 min
Yani Beauty wins Prestige Award 2025 for Natural Skincare in the Midlands
A five-year-old's hospital bedside idea just won Prestige Award 2025 for Natural Skincare in the Midlands. Watch the reel and read the story behind the trophy.
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