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Organic Baobab Oil
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| Baobab oil is obtained from the seeds of the picturesque African Adansonia tree. They can live up to one thousand years by their ability to store water in their trunks and survive years of drought. The cold pressed oil extracted from the seeds of the fruit has many therapeutic benefits. Baobab contains a balanced amount of linoleic acid (omega 6), oleic acid (omega 9 ) and the saturated fatty acid palmitic. These all make it an excellent moisturizer, protecting skin from extreme temperatures and promoting rejuvenation of skin cells. It has anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It is quickly absorbed by the skin and good for stretch marks. | |
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Avocado fruit oil
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| Avocado fruit oil is a hidden treasure with a high amount of carotenoids, vitamin D and vitamin E that help keep skin supple. The carotenoids (lutein) and sterols help firm the skin. Avocado oil contains a high amount of oleic acid (omega 9), smaller amounts of linoleic acid (omega 6) and lower amounts of palmitoleic acid (omega 7). It also contains the saturated fatty acid palmitic which helps it be protective for the skin. Applied topically avocado oil is absorbed deeply and helps relieve dry itchy skin. It has been reported to help collagen production helping skin stay plump and decrease the effects of aging. It is good for eczema and psoriasis. |
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Organic Jojoba Oil
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| Jojoba oil aka “Liquid Gold” is extracted from the beans of a shrub like plant that grows in the desert. Unlike other oils that are triglycerides, jojoba oil is a liquid wax formed from long chain esters and has a long shelf life. Jojoba is similar to sebum, it is easily absorbed, non greasy and improves skin suppleness and elasticity. It's fatty acids are longer chain than most other oils and include 11- eicosenoic acid and docosenoic acid (erucic acid) which makes it great at preventing trans-epidermal water loss. | |
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Grade A Shea Butter
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| African shea butter is naturally rich in carotenoids, vitamin E, oleic acid (omega 9) and stearic acid ( a saturated fatty acid). It soothes and hydrates skin. High quality shea butter also contains phytosterols including cinnamic acid which is an anti-inflammatory. Shea butter has been used to prevent stretch marks and improve skin regeneration. It is very soothing to irritated skin. |
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Organic Cupuacu Seed Butter
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| Cupuacu seed butter is related to the chocolate family and comes from the fruit of the cupuacu tree in the Amazon Rainforest. It is prized for it’s content of phytosterols which act as anti-inflammatories and antioxidants. It's fatty acids include stearic acid, oleic acid and palmitic acid. It is considered a super moisturizer because of it's ability to penetrate quickly and retain moisture. It helps skin look and feel soft, supple and elastic. | |
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Beeswax
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| Beeswax is produced by the worker honeybees during the honey storage process. It is secreted from a gland on the underside of her abdomen. One pound of wax requires the bees to consume 10 pounds of honey. Naturally hydrating, beeswax helps retain natural skin moisture, provides general healing, softening and antiseptic properties. The chemical makeup of beeswax is complex but it consists of high molecular weight esters. | |
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USP Lanolin (pharmaceutical grade)
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| USP stands for United States pharmacopeia. Lanolin is produced by the sebaceous gland of sheep and so is purified from the sheared wool. It is primarily a wax composed of esters, followed by aliphatic alcohols, sterols, and fatty acids. The fatty acids are very long chain and so lanolin coats and protects the skin well. It s very emollient, can hold water and thus help relieve dry skin. | |
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Macadamia Nut Oil
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| Macadamia nut oil has the ability to soak into the skin quickly. It's fatty acids include oleic acid and rather high amounts of palmitoleic acid ( omega 7 fatty) followed by palmitic acid. Macadamia nut oil is great for delaying the signs of skin aging. | |
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Organic Argan Oil
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| Argan trees grow in Morocco. The oil is rich in Vitamin E, carotenoids and phytosterols. It's fatty acid profile is high in oleic and linoleic acid followed by palmitic acid. Argan oil can improve skin hydration and strengthen the skin barrier function while softening the skin. | |
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Organic Rosehip Seed Oil
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| Rosehip seed oil is high in essential fatty acids linolenic (omega 3) and linoleic (omega 6), also known as “vitamin F”. Rosehip seed oil is sometimes referred to as a "dry oil" because it soaks into the skin easily with no greasy residue. It is high in beta carotene and flavonoids. It has a reputation for decreasing scarring and helping fight dry weathered and dehydrated skin as well as promoting epithelial cell regeneration. | |
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Organic Pumpkin Seed Oil (raw, cold pressed and unrefined)
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| Pumpkin seed oil gently nourishes and moisturizes all skin types. A unique rare quality of this oil is dichromatism. It has 2 striking colors, dark green and deep red. It is high in chlorophyll and a number of powerful carotenoid pigments, mainly beta carotene and lutein. Fatty acids in pumpkin seed oil include linoleic, palmitic acid and oleic acid. It is also high in phytosterols which provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. | |
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Organic Pomegranate Seed Oil
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| Native to ancient Persia, pomegranate seed oil is luxurious, deeply penetrating and easily absorbed. It is considered a “dry” oil. This highly prized oil is naturally high in flavonoids, vitamin E and rare fatty acid, punicic acid (omega 5). Punicic acid is an isomer of Conjugated Linolenic Acid. Pomegranate oil provides powerful anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits to the skin and promotes healthy skin regeneration. | |
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Organic Borage Oil Borago officinalis |
| Borage seed oil provides the highest plant source of gamma linolenic acid (GLA). GLA (omega 6) is made from linoleic acid in the body but in some people there is a lazy enzyme that inhibits it from being produced, resulting in skin problems. Borage oil circumvents this lazy enzyme providing skin with GLA to relieve skin problems. Borage oil is good for eczema, dry skin, wrinkles and psoriasis. Other fatty acids in borage oil include linoleic and oleic acid. | |
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Organic Seabuckthorn fruit oilHippophae rhamnoides
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| Seabuckthorn bushes are indigenious to Asia and Europe. The oil is a deep amber red and is highly prized to treat damaged skin. It is exceptionally rich in carotenoids including: beta carotene, zeaxanthin and lycopene. It also contains vitamin E, phytosterols and flavonols. It's fatty acids include a balance of linoleic and a-linoleic acid but it also contains high levels of palmitoleic acid (omega 7). Seabuckthorn fruit oil is a rare high source of this omega 7 that helps keep our skin and hair youthful. It promotes skin healing and improves the skin barrier function. | |
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