INGREDIENT LIST
For educational purposes only.
Activated Charcoal: Made from coconut husks, our activated charcoal acts like a sponge - soaking up oils and toxins from your skin. With an extremely fine texture, it has exfoliating powers, and gets into even the tiniest pores to clean them out. We recommend products containing activated charcoal for oily/acne prone skin.
Alkanet Root Powder: Alkanet root powder is used as a natural dye in our products as it provides a deep red color for our rose lip balm. Wild Harvested.
Aloe Vera Extract: Aloe vera extract is known for having many benefits to the skin including anti aging, moisturizing, speeding the healing process, cell regeneration, and the treatment of acne. These benefits are concentrated in an extract, so a smaller amount is needed to have bigger benefits.
Aloe Vera Liquid: Aloe vera extract is known for having many benefits to the skin including anti aging, moisturizing, speeding the healing process, cell regeneration, and the treatment of acne. Aloe is very soothing to the skin, and aides with healing sunburns.
Arnica Flowers: Arnica is known for its ability to reduce pain, speed up the healing of bruises, as well as for it's antibacterial, antiseptic, and anti-inflammatory properties. Best used as an infusion, we typically steep arnica flowers in a carrier oil, and add to our products after straining out the flowers.
Arrowroot Powder: A lightweight starch, arrowroot powder is often used as a substitute to corn starch - which is nearly impossible to find a non-GMO option.
Avocado Oil: There are many benefits to using avocado oil on the skin and hair due to the fact that it is packed with anti-inflammatory properties and antioxidants to help keep the skin smooth, strong, and elastic. The beta carotene, protein, lecithin, fatty acids, and vitamins A, D, and E found in avocado oil help moisturize and protect your skin from damaging UV rays and also increases collagen production.
Baobab Oil: An amazing oil for hair, skin, and nails, Baobab Oil contains 6 times the Vitamin C of an orange. It is packed full of antioxidants which makes it excellent for aging skin by boosting collagen. Baobab's high protein content is perfect to moisturize and strengthen nails. One of the best baobab benefits is its ability to alleviate irritation from common skin conditions. Baobab is naturally anti-inflammatory and can reduce redness, itchiness, and dryness when applied topically.
Basil (sweet) Essential Oil: This pure essential oil has a sweet, smoky, minty, anise-like smell.
Beeswax: We sure do appreciate what the bees do! Beeswax is a MUCH better natural option than petroleum, which has similar properties, but does not allow the skin to breathe. Beeswax is an amazing product, that forms a barrier on the skin, locking in moisture- without clogging pores, and is a humectant, so it helps draw moisture from the air as well. It is high in Vitamin A, and aides the healing process and cell reconstruction. *The bees and their hives are not harmed in the processing of beeswax.*
Bentonite Clay: Bentonite Clay is a mineral rich, volcanic ash, that acts as a sponge to the skin - sopping up oils, sebum, and toxins. We recommend that it is used on oily/acne prone skin. Bentonite clay can help reduce pore size, treat skin ailments such as eczema, rosacea, and psoriasis, as well as reduces blemishes and dark spots. It can be drying, so we recommend you always moisturize after using bentonite on your face, or choosing a different clay if you are prone to having dry skin.
Bergamot Essential Oil: (A personal favorite!) Bergamot is a citrus fruit that is too bitter to eat - though it's what makes earl gray tea so wonderful! It's a bright, fresh, citrusy smelling pure essential oil.
Black Pepper Essential Oil: A sharp, spicy essential oil, high in monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes, which are natural chemicals known for their antioxidant activity.
Blood Orange Essential Oil: A citrusy essential oil with a deep, bright scent. Color can range from clear to very dark orange. Orange oils are anti inflammatory and contain antioxidants. rich in Vitamin C making it an idea ingredient for your skin and can also help collagen production and increase blood flow that are essential to help prevent and reverse the signs of aging.
Blueberry Fragrance (natural): While we typically stick to strictly essential oils, we found this naturally derived fragrance that we cannot get enough of. In a lab, from other essential oils, certain parts are separated from others and blended together to create the smells we wish we could get in an essential oil.
Calendula Extract: Calendula has antiseptic properties, which are helpful for treating wounds and preventing acne. As a skin conditioner, Calendula Extract stimulates collagen production and it also reduces the occurrence of dry skin. Calendula is a naturally occurring antioxidant.
Calendula Flowers: From the sunflower family, (often confused with marigold - they're from the same family) calendula flowers have been used as a natural dye, as well as for the many benefits to skin. (see above)
Calendula Oil: Wildcrafted calendula blossoms infused in pure grape seed oil.
Camellia Oil: Because of the light nature of camellia oil, it is used in skincare for it's moisturizing properties, without the greasy feeling many oils leave behind. Made from the tea plant's seeds, camellia seed oil can help cultivate a bright and glowing complexion.
Carrot Seed Oil: This oil has a woody-earthy, slightly spicy, strong herbaceous musky scent.
Castor Oil: This oil is rich in ricinoleic acid, which is a monounsaturated fatty acid that not only acts as a humectant to draw moisture from the air and lock it into the skin, but has anti inflammatory properties. Castor oil is known to promote cell growth, helps heal wounds, and contains antimicrobials that help to prevent the bacteria that causes acne. For hair and the scalp, castor oil is specifically helpful in lubricating the hair shaft, preventing breakage, and clearing scalp flakiness.
Cedarwood (Himalayan) Essential Oil: This essential oil has a rich, earthy and woodsy aroma, with sweeter notes.
Cetearyl Alcohol: Derived from coconuts, this fatty alcohol is used as a foam stabilizer, and an emollient, and texture enhancer. It is used in cosmetics to add a 'slip' when applied to the skin. This type of alcohol is very different from other alcohol that can dry out the skin.
Chamomile Distillate: Distillates (or hydrosols) are made during the essential oil distillation process when the oils are separated from the water. Chamomile distillate has a fragrant chamomile aroma, and is a wonderful ingredient for calming rashes, sensitivities, rosacea, acne, heat rash, and redness. It is anti-inflammatory and a good anti-oxidant, anti-irritant, and wound healer. It may also ameliorate the look of UV damaged skin and reduce stinging and irritation.
Chamomile Essential Oil: Please see above for benefits.
Cinnamon (leaf) Essential Oil: This essential oil has a musky, spicy scent. It is more fresh and earthier than it's counterpart of cinnamon bark essential oil.
Cinnamon (ground): It's your regular, edible, ground cinnamon!
Citric Acid: Citric Acid is found naturally in citrus fruits, and is what gives citrus fruits their tart, sour taste. It's not only an excellent preservative, but it also acts as a powerful disinfectant in cleaning products.
Clary Sage Essential Oil: This essential oil has earthy, fruity, floral, herbaceous, and nutty notes.
Clove (bud) Essential Oil: This essential oil is strong, rich, and spicy.
Coco-betaine: A medium strength surfactant used in personal care products, derived from coconuts, for it's emulsifying and thickening properties, as well as foam booster.
Cocoa Butter: The antioxidant benefits of cocoa butter protect the skin from environmental and external pressures that can lead to irritation or damage to the skin. By reducing the extent of oxidative stress, cocoa butter can help to reduce the signs of aging, especially wrinkles and dark patches.
Coconut Oil: Studies have shown that coconut oil can improve the moisture and lipid content of the skin. It's chock full of antibacterial properties, and can help with flakiness of the scalp, as well as clear up acne. Coconut oil is also a natural sun protectant, blocking out 20% of UV rays. Coconut oil contains vitamin E hat helps improve skin health. It is claimed that coconut oil is good for several skin disorders such as acne, psoriasis, and eczema. However, scientific research is ongoing in order to prove or deny these claims. Much of the research speaks of its protein content since the replacement of sick or dying cells that can occur with various skin disorders are quickly replaced by new, healthy cells. In this way, coconut oil not only treats the infection by battling the microbial bodies, but they also heal the damage or the visible marks of that skin disorder.
Coffee (ground): Exactly what you would think - it's ground coffee! Coffee is believed to reverse cellulite, by the caffeine working to dilate the blood vessels beneath the skin, improving blood flow. It's also delicious, and an excellent exfoliant.
Comfrey: Scientists have recently discovered that a compound found in the common comfrey plant can help to keep skin youthful and less susceptible to the formation of wrinkles. In skin care products, allantoin helps to moisturize and soften skin and acts as a keratinolytic. Keratinolytics soften keratin, a tough, inflexible protein found in the outer layer of the skin. By softening keratin, allantoin allows the skin to hold onto water better. This makes it moister, softer, and better hydrated. Keratinolytics also allow the outermost layer of skin cells to shed more easily, leaving soft, moisturized skin. Tannins are the defensive compounds that protect the plant. They and can also protect our skin from bacteria and environmental toxins by drawing out impurities and encouraging healing.
Cucumber Hydrosol: Cucumber hydrosol is made right here in the Pacific Northwest with fresh cucumbers, since they have an extremely high water content they are perfect for turning into a hydrosol. It's a light, crisp, refreshing scent that also offers a fresh, cooling sensation when applied to the skin.
Cypress Essential Oil: This essential oil has a fresh, green, evergreen aroma, with balsamic undertones.
Dead Sea Salt: Soaking in Dead Sea Salt benefits the body from the inside out treating skin conditions, and improving internal processes. Dead Sea Salt contains 21 different minerals. Magnesium promotes quick healing of skin tissue and provides the skin’s surface with anti-allergic elements, also essential for cell metabolism. Research into general Dead Sea benefits and the minerals found in Dead Sea Salt has shown a 40% reduction in the depth of the wrinkling. The minerals also moisturize, detoxify and soften the skin and enhance relaxation of the body – making us not only look younger, but feel younger as well. Acne, psoriasis, dermatitis, eczema, dandruff, and dry skin are all improved with the mineral rich Dead Sea Salt.
Decyl Glucoside: A mild non-ionic surfactant used in cosmetics for individuals with sensitive skin. It is plant-derived, biodegradable, and gentle for all hair types- and is even used in baby shampoos. Decyl Glucoside is produced by the reaction of glucose from corn with the fatty acid decanol, which is derived from coconut.
Distilled Water: Distilled water is water that has been boiled into vapor and condensed back into liquid in a separate container. Impurities in the original water that do not boil below or near the boiling point of water remain in the original container.
Emulsifying Wax: A fatty acid and ester isolation from plant fats. Emulsifying wax has the job of binding oils and water together, and can act as a thickener.
Eucalyptus Citradora Essential Oil: This essential oil has a very fresh, strong, heavy lemon scent, including notes of citronella. It contains high levels of citronellol which is known to be an extremely effective deterrent to bugs.
Eucalyptus Essential Oil: This essential oil has a fresh, sharp, penetrating, woody, camphoraceous aroma.
Fractionated Coconut Oil: Studies have shown that coconut oil can improve the moisture and lipid content of the skin. It's chock full of antibacterial properties, and can help with flakiness of the scalp, as well as clear up acne. Coconut oil is also a natural sun protectant, blocking out 20% of UV rays. Coconut oil contains vitamin E hat helps improve skin health. It is claimed that coconut oil is good for several skin disorders such as acne, psoriasis, and eczema. However, scientific research is ongoing in order to prove or deny these claims. Much of the research speaks of its protein content since the replacement of sick or dying cells that can occur with various skin disorders are quickly replaced by new, healthy cells. In this way, coconut oil not only treats the infection by battling the microbial bodies, but they also heal the damage or the visible marks of that skin disorder. Country of Origin: Philippines
Frankincense Essential Oil: This essential oil has a fresh, woody, spicy, balsamic aroma with a citrus top note.
French Green Clay: French Green clay has enormous absorbent powers due to the constitution of its micro molecules. It literally “drinks” oils, toxic substances, and impurities from your skin. Its toning action stimulates the skin helping to clear blemishes. French Green Clay lends is coloring to the fact that it is made up of plant material, which also means it is packed full of minerals.
Geranium Essential Oil: This essential oil has a heavy, sweet, floral aroma. It is believed that geranium essential oil has skin tightening properties.
Ginger Essential Oil: This essential oil is warm, woody, spicy, with hints of lemon and black pepper.
Glycerin: Derived from vegetables, our glycerin is vegan - and a byproduct of the production of biodiesel. Glycerin is known to be moisturizing to the skin, and helps with healthy hair growth.
Grapefruit Essential Oil: Our grapefruit essential oil has a fresh, sweet citrus smell.
Grapeseed Oil: Many of grapeseed oil's beauty benefits may be due to its vitamin E and omega-6 fatty acid content. Free radicals and environmental factors such as sun, wind, and pollution can do a number on your skin. They may increase the signs of aging and cause dry skin and discoloration.
Green Tea Extract: The primary benefit of Green Tea Extract is as an antioxidant—and it is one of the more powerful antioxidants, helping protect your skin against environmental pollutants. Green tea is an anti-inflammatory agent, so it will soothe your skin and help prevent redness.
Hemp Seed Oil: Hemp oil can help reduce fine lines and wrinkles as well as prevent signs of aging from developing. The linoleic acid and oleic acids found in hemp oil can't be produced by the body but can play a crucial role in skin health and anti-aging.
Hibiscus Flower Powder: Hibiscus flowers are beneficial in many ways when ingested, but we primarily use them in a powder form purely as a colorant.
Honey: Exactly as it sounds! We love honey for many reasons - not only is it delicious, but honey is naturally antibacterial, so it's great for acne treatment and prevention. To help with anti aging, honey is full of antioxidants, it is great for slowing down aging. It is extremely moisturizing and soothing, so it helps create a glow.
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein: Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein will greatly increase the hair's ability to retain moisture, add volume, and reduce hair's porosity while improving its smoothness. Without protein, your hair is limp, lifeless, and weak, and can fall out or fall apart very easily. Protein balances the moisture in your hair to keep the hair healthy and strong.
Jasmine Absolute Essential Oil: Jasmine Sambac Absolute has an initial fruity aroma followed by the characteristic floral/honey/tea that becomes sweeter. Like many natural oils, jasmine oil helps treat dry skin and provide natural moisture that won't clog pores.
Jasmine Water: Jasmine water can help give a youthful appearance to your skin, as well as help even out skin tone, reducing redness, and the appearance of age spots.
Jojoba Oil: Jojoba is one of our most favorite oils to use. It's actually a liquid wax, and not only moisturizes very well, it coats the insides of your pores, regulating oil production. It softens the skin, reduces signs of aging, and acts as a humectant - so it's moisturizing properties last. Jojoba helps to lessen the appearance of skin ailments such as eczema and psoriasis with it's anti inflammatory and healing properties.
Juniper Berry Essential Oil: Juniper Berry Essential Oil is obtained from the berries of the Juniperus Communis, an evergreen shrub, grown in India, that has blue-green needle-like leaves, small yellow flowers, and the female tree produces a blue/black fruit in the form of a berry. Rich-Balsamic, Woody-Sweet, and Pine Needle-Like.
Kaolin Clay: Is the mildest of all clays, and is suitable for people with sensitive skin. It helps stimulate circulation to the skin while gently exfoliating and cleansing it. It does not draw oils from the skin, so it can be used on dry skin types without negative results.
Lauryl Glucoside: A surfactant used in cosmetics that is produced by glucose and lauryl alcohol - an organic compound derived from coconut oil.
Lavender Essential Oil: Sweet, floral, herbaceous.
Lavender Distillate: Lavender hydrosol carries all the cleansing and soothing benefits of lavender flowers in a steam-distilled water that is gentle enough for all skin types.
Lemon Essential Oil: Bright, fresh, crisp.
Lemongrass Essential Oil: Fresh, earthy, citrusy scent.
Lime Essential Oil: Crisp, Sweet, Fresh, Characteristic of Citrus.
Litsea Essential Oil: Litsea Cubeba is a small plant found in tropical areas. The leaves are typically a vibrant green with a pleasant, lemon like smell. It produces small, pepper-like fruits from which the essential oil is extracted.
Magnesium: Dry skin and eczema can be very common. Magnesium provides excellent relief for sensitive and irritated skin. Magnesium has a tranquilizing effect that will soak away your stress and prepare you for a good night’s rest. Soreness, cramping, and restless legs are common ailments. Magnesium is well known for its ability to sooth the body and relax those sore muscles.
Mandarin Essential Oil: Mandarin Essential Oil has an intense, sweet, fresh scent characteristic of citrus fruit.
Mango Butter: Expeller pressed and refined from the seed kernel of the Mango tree, mango butter has a composition resembling Shea and Cocoa, with a slightly different fatty acid content creating an amazing moisturizer.
Marshmallow Root Powder: Commonly used in skincare products to reduce inflammation, mallow extract is highly sought after and offers many benefits. It contains a high percentage of mucilage, which has intensive hydrating, softening, and balancing properties.
Matcha (green tea) Powder: The primary benefit of Green Tea is as an antioxidant—and it is one of the more powerful antioxidants, helping protect your skin against environmental pollutants. Green tea is an anti-inflammatory agent, so it will soothe your skin and help prevent redness.
Moringa Oil: Moringa oil is deeply nourishing for skin and hair, as it contains oleic acid and assists the skin in retaining moisture.
Neroli Absolute Essential Oil: Light, sweet-floral fragrance, with a terpeny top note.
Nutmeg Essential Oil: Spicy, warm, and nutty.
Olive Oil: We use olive oil in a multitude of our products due to it's many benefits. Olive oil is known to even out skin tone, discoloration, as well as sunspots. It can also reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines while hydrating and smoothing the skin. It cleanses the pores of dirt and bacteria that cause blemishes, and gives the skin a natural, healthy glow.
Orange Valencia Essential Oil: Similar to sweet orange, Valencia Orange essential oil is bright, fresh, and citrusy.
Peppermint Essential Oil: Peppermint essential oil's aroma is strongly piercing, refreshing, minty and very herbaceous.
Peppermint Leaves: It is native to Europe, and is actually a natural hybrid of spearmint and water mint. It's the typical smelling herby peppermint, dried.
Pink Clay: Pink Clay is perfect for balancing tired and sensitive skin and creating a youthful appearance with ultimate hydration and skin firmness. Its’ hydrating properties help to reduce fine lines, moisturize and improve the overall texture of the skin.
Pink Himalayan Sea Salt: Pink Himalayan Sea Salt gets it's pinkish hue from the mineral content. Salts are used as exfoliants, and are also soothing to sore muscles, and relaxing and stress reducing. Pink Himalayan Salt holds an electrical charge which is released when dissolved in water, which helps to cleanse the body energetically. Salt also helps draw toxins out through the skin.
Polysorbate 20: Derived from apples and coconuts, polysorbate is an emulsifier that allows us to mix oil and water completely - so no oil sits on top. It binds the two together evenly.
Pomegranate Seed Oil: These are cells found in the outer layer of your skin and pomegranate seed oil stimulates them. The reason this is great beauty news is that keratinocytes help rejuvenate your skin and reverse skin damage. Say hello to the natural anti-aging potion for more youthful appearance. Pomegranate seed oil contains a magical compound, a new essential fatty acid to know about – punicic acid. It’s also called omega 5 and it has been found to reduce inflammation, fend off free radicals and show cancer-fighting abilities. It also helps thicken your skin and improve elasticity making it useful for scarring. It also rejuvenates and strengthens hair follicles, leaving it looking and feeling healthy and lustrous.
Ravensara Essential Oil: This essential oil has a bright, fresh grassy, camphor's scent, with fruity notes.
Rhassoul Clay: Rhassoul clay is rich in magnesium, silica, potassium, and calcium, which all help to nourish your skin. The molecular structure of Rhassoul clay gives it a unique ability to absorb excess dirt and oil, as well as extract impurities from the skin. It helps immensely with the texture of your skin, tightening fine lines, and smoothing and softening. Rhassoul clay is also known to be good for the hair as well by cleansing, and getting rid of excess dirt and oil, while not stripping your hair of all the nutrients it needs.
Rice Bran Oil: Rice bran oil has the potential to promote hydration, reduce pigmentation, even out skin tones, and diminish the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. These skin benefits of rice bran oil are largely attributed to the high level of vitamin E, vitamin B, omega-9, a rich array of fatty acids.
Rosehip Seed Oil: It helps reduce scars, dark spots, and fine lines. Rosehip oil is rich in essential fatty acids and antioxidants, which are integral for tissue and cell regeneration in the skin.
Rose Distillate: Rose distillate (Hydrosol) is a water based solution that is a by product of essential oil production. While it is not an essential oil, it still contains the benefits of rose - such as it's calming, toning, soothing, and astringent properties.
Rose Absolute Essential Oil: Rose essential is highly sought after, as it's smell is beyond amazing, and just like you've stuck your nose into a fresh rose. We use rose absolute very sparingly, and it is insanely expensive. It takes 60,000 rose petals to make just one single ounce of essential oil. Country of Origin: Bulgaria
Rosemary Essential Oil: A fresh, Strong, Clear, Penetrating, Camphoraceous, and Herbaceous scent.
Rosemary Powder: The nutrients of rosemary can help protect skin cells from damage often caused by the sun and free radicals. Since rosemary has natural antiseptic properties, it's a superior disinfectant for our skin and hair. In fact, rosemary is known to promote a healthy, moisturized scalp and reverse premature graying.
Rose Water: While rose hydrosol or distillate are produced as a byproduct of the essential oil distillation process, rosewater is typically made from infusing water with rose petals - leaving a lighter scent, and not as many nutrients and benefits.
Rosewood Essential Oil: Rosewood Essential Oil has a fantastic warm and woody scent, while at the same time being both floral and fruity.
Sage (Clary) Essential Oil: This essential oil has earthy, fruity, floral, herbaceous, and nutty notes.
Sage (common) Essential Oil: Sage Essential Oil is reputed to eliminate toxins, provide relief to minor skin abrasions, diminish the appearance of blemishes, and address stretch marks, sores, and swelling. Its moisturizing and conditioning properties help soothe dryness and irritation.
Sandalwood Essential Oil: Very rich, sweet, exceptionally smooth, creamy, precious wood aroma, with warm fresh undertones.
Shea Butter: Shea Butter can improve skin elasticity, but more than that, though, Shea Butter can also block the sun’s ultraviolet rays, so you will often find it as a major ingredient in sun block products. It can also be used as an anti-inflammatory and humectants which makes it very useful in medicinal ointments and creams.
Sodium Bicarbonate: Better known as baking soda- It's extremely versatile and can be used as a mild abrasive, scouring agent and deodoriser to dissolve dirt, tackle odours and cut through grime.
Sodium Carbonate: Better knowns as washing soda - is an organic sodium salt and a carbonate salt that is an excellent water softener.
Sodium Hydroxide: Better known as Lye, sodium hydroxide is a caustic soda used in the production of soap. It typically comes from leftover wood ash, and when mixed with a liquid, and added to a fat - soap is produced!
Sodium Lactate: Sodium lactate is the sodium salt of lactic acid, and has a mild saline taste. It is produced by fermentation of a sugar source, such as corn or beets. It is used for thickening liquid soaps, or hardening bar soaps.
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate: http://www.lisabronner.com/there-is-no-cancer-risk-from-sls-sodium-lauryl-sulfate/
Sodium Tetraborate: Borax, also known as sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate, is an important boron compound, a mineral, and a salt of boric acid.
Soy Wax: The soy wax we use in our candles is vegan, and made from a blend of soy and vegetable waxes.
Spearmint Essential Oil: Spearmint Essential Oil has a minty and herbaceous characteristic aroma.
Stearic Acid: Stearic acid is a white, waxy, natural acid found in vegetable fats. (Not from Palm)
Sugar: Just exactly what it says- sugar! We use organic cane sugar, mostly for it's exfoliating properties.
Sweet Almond Oil: Sweet Almond oil is a very versatile oil that we use in many of our products. It is rich in Vitamin E, fatty acids, potassium, zinc, and many vitamins and minerals, making it a great oil for hair, skin, and nails. It is hypoallergenic, so it is safe for baby skin, and is easily absorbed into the skin completely. It is light, but it penetrates deeply into the skin, softening, while drawing out dirt and debris. It's gentle enough to use around the eyes, and is noncomedogenic, so it will not clog the pores. Sweet Almond Oil is also known to help slow the process of hair loss, reverse the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines, and treat many skin ailments and rashes.
Sweet Orange Essential Oil: Exactly as it sounds- a fresh, sweet, crisp, citrusy essential oil.
T-50 Vitamin E: T-50 is all natural, low d-alpha mixed tocopherols - a term used to describe the collection of all the tocopherols in Vitamin E that occur naturally in food. Low d-alpha mixed tocopherols are often used to slow the onset of rancidity in fats and oils.
Tea Tree Essential Oil: Tea Tree, also known as Melaleuca, is known for its antibacterial properties, as well as being an excellent treatment for dry scalps. Tea Tree Essential Oil has a fresh, antiseptic and medicinal scent. It also has characteristic mint and spice back-notes.
Turmeric Essential Oil: Turmeric essential oil has a huge range of health benefits and uses, including its ability to reduce inflammation, detoxify the body, prevent hair loss, stimulate circulation, and improve the health of the skin. It has an earthy, warm, spicy, woody aroma.
Vetiver Essential Oil: Vetiver is reputed to have a stimulating and soothing effect on the body. It is known to promote the relaxation of muscles, address aches, stiffness, and inflammation, boost circulation, and promote restful sleep. Exceptionally smooth, sweet, and refined aroma with a very light green top note; smoother than our other Vetiver oils and without any smoky or harsh notes, yet has a deep, rich, earthy, and tenacious character and an appealing sweet wood quality.
Vinegar: A favorite for natural cleaners, vinegar has a high acidity, that cuts through soap scum, and many other kinds of buildups. While it is not registered as a disinfectant, it is a safer alternative to bleach. In laundry is acts as a deodorizer, and reduces static in the dryer.
Vitamin E: Vitamin E oil may help improve fine lines and wrinkles by providing an antioxidant boost that protects from sun damage and encourages the healthy growth of new skin cells. Vitamin E can also work as a natural preservative, extending the life of oils.
Witch Hazel (Alcohol Free): Witch hazel acts as an astringent to help shrink your pores, soothe your skin and reduce inflammation. We use an alcohol free Witch Hazel, as alcohol is known to dry out the skin.
Wheat Germ Oil: Wheat germ oil is known to combat hair loss, dandruff, dry skin, wrinkles, treat lice, and premature aging.
Ylang Ylang Essential Oil: Ylang ylang Essential Oil has a sweet, exotic, floral scent.
Zinc Oxide: Zinc oxide is a topical skin product that is used as a protective coating for mild skin irritations and abrasions. It can promote the healing of chapped skin and diaper rash. Zinc oxide works as a mild astringent and has some antiseptic properties. Zinc Oxide can be added to creams and lotions to add sun protection. It is the best broad spectrum UVA and UVB reflector approved for use as a sunscreen by the Food and Drug Administration. This is because zinc oxide does not absorb into the skin when applied with a lotion. Instead it sits on top of the skin and reflects both UVA and UVB light. Because it isn’t absorbed into the skin, it doesn’t irritate or cause allergic reactions.
