Kids Kingdom’s young scientists Alina and Michelle spent a hands-on session at the Six Senses Earth Lab, learning about herbs and how to turn them into beneficial essential oils and discovering what it means to waste nothing.
Welcome to the Earth Lab, the heart of sustainability.
Little hands, big discoveries
Harvesting fresh stalks from the garden for distillation.
Gathered around a gleaming copper still, Alina and Michelle set out to uncover the secrets of herbs. Guided by an Earth Lab host, they watched heat, steam and ice-cold water work together to draw the natural oils out of the plants. They discovered that each herb has its own qualities, and how distillation captures them in a beneficial essential oil.
Alina and Michelle help run the copper still.
They measured, poured, touched and asked plenty of questions. Along the way, they learned that many things we use every day can come straight from a garden, with nothing thrown away.
What is the Earth Lab?
The Six Senses Earth Lab is the sustainability hub found at Six Senses resorts around the world, from the Middle East to Asia and Europe. It is where guests and hosts explore eco-friendly ideas, follow the resort’s environmental progress and join hands-on workshops.
An Earth Lab host explains how steam draws oils from herbs.
- Tracking what we use: the lab shows the resort’s energy, water and waste data, so everyone can see how much is being saved.
- Zero waste and upcycling: old glass is crushed into lamps, ornaments and paving stones, worn towels become cement plant pots, and kitchen leftovers are turned into candles and body scrubs.
- Growing it locally: organic gardens, beehives, composting and on-site water bottling mean less transport and less packaging.
- Giving back: part of the resort’s revenue and guest purchases supports local communities and conservation projects.
Learning by doing
Earth Lab workshops teach simple life skills anyone can take home: chemical-free detergents, natural body scrubs, beeswax wraps and essential oils. For younger guests, the Grow With Six Senses programme takes children into the garden to farm, compost, recycle and forage, learning about nature by getting their hands dirty.
Picking herbs straight from the Earth Lab garden.
Why it matters for Kids Kingdom
At Kids Kingdom, we help children understand where their food comes from and how to make good choices for their bodies and for the planet. The Earth Lab brought that idea to life: a garden herb, a little science and a lesson in wasting nothing.
Thank you to the Six Senses team for welcoming our young scientists. We can’t wait for the next experiment.