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Essential Oils are natural essences extracted from different plant material
through a variety of distillation processes. They are highly concentrated
and are generally utilized for their strong healing, comforting and relaxing
properties as well as their appealing, alluring and uplifting qualities
BERGAMOT
Bergamot can prove beneficial to oily skin conditions, especially if they
are stress-related. It may help to relieve anxiety, stress, and tension.
Bergamot can cause irritation in sensitive skin when exposed to the sun,
use in moderation and avoid strong sunlight.
CARROT SEED
Also known as Queen Ann’s Lace, it is Highly nutritional –
Vitamins A, B, C and B2. In skin care, Carrot Seed oil is used for its
ability to tone the skin and impart suppleness.
CEDARWOOD
Recognized for its calming, purifying properties and is used to benefit
the skin and underlying tissues.
CHAMOMILE
Chamomile is a carminative with a wealth of relaxing properties; it is
therefore excellent for anxiety and insomnia. Externally it will assist
in healing wounds, eczema and is gentle enough for sensitive skin
CHOCOLATE
Chocolate is an excellent moisturizer and leaves skin baby soft.
CINNAMON
Cinnamon is a powerful purifier, it is an attribute: it is a powerful
oxygenator, and it enhances the action and the activity of other oils.
COCOA BUTTER
Cocoa butter is an emollient that has been used for centuries in Africa
as a skin care product. It has been used to heal and moisturize skin that
has been exposed to the elements. It also helps reduce the formation of
stretch marks during pregnancy by keeping the skin supple. It makes a
wonderful ingredient in lotion bars, lip balms, body butters, soaps and
belly balms for expectant mothers. Cocoa butter is also a great binder
for bath bombs!
CYPRESS
Cypress is still used as purification incense by Tibetans and the Chinese
considered the nuts purification nutritious and beneficial for the liver
and respiratory system and to check profuse. It also promotes blood circulation
and lymph flow. Can be beneficial for a mature skin because it can balance
fluid loss.
EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
Known for centuries as a prime ingredient for skin care, Extra Virgin
Olive Oil is a superb moisturizer with numerous protective qualities.
GERANIUM
Geranium has been used for centuries for skin care. It can prove useful
for all types of skin as it balances sebum, the fatty substance that keeps
skin supple. A good overall skin cleanser and can invigorate pale skin
by improving its circulation.
GRAPEFRUIT
Grapefruit can help clear acne and congested or oily skin, it is also
known to tone skin and tissues.
GREEN TEA
Besides its merits as a flavor5ed, tasty social drink, tea has numerous
positive effects on health. A Chinese proverb says: “It is better
to drink green tea than to take medicine.” In Japan also green tea
is known as the source of “Everlasting Youth and Longevity.”
These benefits have been specified in various books, journals, newspapers,
and TV reports. In Japan, Eisai’s ( a famous monk ) book “Maintaining
Health by Drinking Tea” is among the first works on the topic. The
healing properties of tea derive from its richness in vitamins and similar
elements.
HONEY
Unprocessed honey found in ancient tombs was determined to be edible and
was even used to preserve body moisture longer and is believed to be one
of nature’s oldest healing agents. It has natural antiseptic, antibiotic
and anti-inflammatory properties; it soothes, softens, and moisturizes
skin. Honey can be used in the improvement of cellular regeneration, and
help skin recover from exposure to the environment.
JUNIPER BERRY
Juniper acts as a tonic for oily and congested skin, it is also believed
to help clear cellulite.
LAVENDER
This is an effective herb for headaches, especially when they are related
to stress. Lavender can be quite effective in the clearing of depression,
especially if used in conjunction with other remedies. It can be used
to soothe and promote natural sleep.
For skin care, lavender can be used to combat conditions like abscesses,
acne, allergies, athlete’s foot, dandruff, dermatitis, eczema and
sunburn. It promotes cell growth and balances sebum production, especially
in combination with bergamot. Lavender is also a tonic to hair growth
and is helpful in cases of alopecia.
Lavender is an evergreen shrub with pale green leaves and violet flowers.
The oil is extracted from steam distillation from fresh flowing tops.
An absolute and concrete are also produced by solvent extraction. Many
people carried the dried flowers heads during the plague years to ward
off the disease. Lavender sachets are still commonly used to scent clothes’
drawers and stored bed linen. The plant’s insect repellent qualities
will help keep away moths. With its sweet balsamic fragrance, lavender
is said to be helpful to those who suffer from mood swings and feelings
of instability, it possesses a balancing effect on the central nervous
system to soothe the spirit and relieves anger and exhaustion.
MELISSA
Because of its anti-depressive properties, Melissa is primarily indicated
where there is dyspepsia associated with anxiety or depression, as the
gently sedative oils relieve tension and stress reactions, thus acting
to lighten depression.
ROSEWOOD
Rosewood is soothing and nourishing to the skin. This oil is soothing,
creates elasticity, and helps the skin rid itself of irritations and problems.
SHEA BUTTER
African healers have used Shea Butter for thousands of years as the ideal
treatment for dry or aging skin. Protects the skin against damaging effects
of the sun while repairing cellular degeneration.
VANILLA
Vanilla’s sweet scent has a soothing and calming effect on anger,
fear and sadness. No one can stay upset for too long when the scent of
vanilla oil is in the air. A few drops of vanilla in body lotion or bath
products can relieve dry itchy skin. Vanilla is one of the most effective
basic components of aphrodisiac massage oils and bath oils
YLANG YLANG
The name Ylang ylang means flower of flowers. It regulates sebum production
and is good for both oily and dry skin conditions.
OATMEAL
Oats provide one of the best remedies for ‘feeding’ the nervous
system, especially when under stress. The oat remedy is considered a specific
in cases of nervous debility and exhaustion when associated with depression.
It may be used with most of the other nerviness, both relaxant and stimulatory,
to strengthen the whole of the nervous system. It is also used in general
debility. The high levels of silicic acid in the straw will explain its
use as a remedy for skin conditions, especially in external applications.
RAW CANE SUGAR
Scientific clinical studies for Glycolic Acid have actually proven results
that have been very difficult to prove for other skin-care products. Glycolic
Acid from sugar cane (said to be the most effective of the various alpha
hydroxyacids), does stimulate and smooth skin, induce exfoliation and
increase the rate at which new, younger cells reach the skin surface.
Dermatologists, scientists and skin-care clinics have reported that these
features can improve skin texture and clarity; reduce the look of fine
lines or wrinkles; help fade age spots or skin discoloration (particularly
when used under a skin-lightening cream); help clear, brighten the complexion
and improve skin tone.
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