Signature Series: Plant Essences and Natural Carrier Oils
What are essential oils and how do they benefit us?
Essential oils are the essence of a plant and are extracted from roots, stems, leaves, flowers, or bark by a specialized process of steam distillation. Essential oils can benefit a person through direct application to the skin of a product containing the oils, through aromatherapy body massage, and through inhalation. Each essential oils is made up of it’s own unique chemical composition, which have been shown to trigger certain reactions internally such as; releasing tension/stress, uplifting, energizing, relaxing etc. Essential oils offer a variety of benefits to the body such as; anti-bacterial, anti-septic, removal of toxins, improvement of circulation, skin nourishment and many more.
Essential oils such as: Lavender, Geranium, Grapefruit, Cypress, Ylang Ylang, Sandalwood, Thyme, Mint and others have been used in our products.
Many essential oils on the market are not pure and can be mixed with synthetic ingredients making them a lower grade of oils. The majority of products on the market are created with artificial fragrances and perfumes.
Natural Carrier oils: Carrier oils such as; sweet almond, soybean, apricot kernel and others have been used in our products. These oils are gentle on the skin and work to deeply moisturize and nourish.
Many other skin care products on the market use synthetic lubricants such as; mineral oil and other petroleum based ingredients that can cause skin irritation and can be dehydrating.
Other plant extracts: Our plant extracts such as; grape seed, chamomile, aloe vera, rosemary and others have been created using a specialized extraction process that maintains the benefits of the plant/herb it originated from. Our plant extracts are in liquid form and are used in all of our formulations.
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