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Almond
Oil: Sweet Scentless oil for conditioning and
softening the skin. Great for dry, itchy skin. Contains
glycosides, vitamins and minerals. Used in massage oils,
lotions, balms and soaps.
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Aloe Vera Gel (Aloe Barbadensis):
Potent moisturizer, regenerating & healing agent (penetrates
skin stimulating the immune system & increasing blood
circulation), anti-inflammatory effects, anti-aging effects
(increases collagen synthesis & skin elasticity).
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Aloe
Vera Powder - 100X: Aloe has long been considered to
be a premier product for moisturizing and healing the skin.
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Avocado Oil: Exhibits excellent penetrating
qualities making it ideal as a massage oil or carrier oil for
treatment products. Avocado Oil adds moisturizing attributes
while exhibiting low comedogenicity on the skin. It may be
used in cosmetics, toiletries, bar soaps, massage oils, hair
care applications as well as in creams, lotions, balms,
lipsticks or any anhydrous formulation where the benefits of
Avocado Oil are desired.
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Beeswax: Use in soap, lotions, creams, balms, salves.
Adds hardness and works with borax to emulsify ingredients.
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Benzylalcohol-DHA (Benzylalcohol, Dehydroacetic
Acid) Preservative: Effective
broad spectrum protection in a diverse range of products,
against gram-positive & gram-negative bacteria, yeast, & mold.
Not animal tested. Eco-certified (classified as ecologically
friendly raw material based on EU regulations)
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Boron Nitride:
A soft matte lubricating effect. It offers excellent
adherence, a soft, silky feel and is specifically designed to
offer covererage without opacity. This ingredient for high end
mineral makeup grade powder, offers an amazing finish to any
formula.
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Candelilla Wax: Is a natural non-animal based wax.
Plants producing Candelilla wax grows in Northeastern Mexico,
in the North Central Plains, and the Chihuahua Desert. It is a
very hard wax with superior quality.
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Carnauba Wax: A
on-gelling thickener, viscosity & consistency enhancer
(provides good texture & stability due to high melting point),
emollient & moisturizer, good skin protectant properties.
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Caprylic / Capric Triglycerides:
Exceptional low-viscosity emollient & lubricant leaving a soft
& non-greasy feel, improves spreading of creams & lotions,
excellent vehicle & solvent for lipophilic active ingredients
& UV filters.
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Coco Butter:
Extracted from the seed kernels. Thought to reduce skin
dryness and improve elasticity. This is a relatively hard
butter ideal for body care products. Chocolate-like aroma.
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Coconut Milk: Has great skin softening properties. It
is most often used in milk baths, facials,
soaps, creams and lotions.
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Coconut Oil: Use for salve bases and in soap for
lather. Emollient.
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Coffee:
Food grade coffee used in soap for neutralizing capabilities,
will remove strong smells from hands such as onions.
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Colloidal Oatmeal: 12.5% protein and 8.5 fat.
Soothing for skin rashes and dry skin. Great in facials and
baths. I use both fine and coarse in my products. Also used in
powders as a talc substitute.
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Colorants: All colorants used are approved by the FDA
for use in cosmetics. Comfrey Root from which allantoin is
extracted. Anti-inflammatory, astringent, and emollient.
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Cosmetic Fragrances: All fragrances used are cosmetic
grade and tested in soaps.
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Cyclomethicone: Is a
clear, odorless, silicone-based oil that is incredibly useful
and versatile stays on the surface of the skin evaporates
relatively quickly, it is most commonly used to carry
fragrance or essential oils in linen sprays, body sprays, and
roll-on "dry" perfumes.
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Dead
Sea Salt: Sea salt from the Dead Sea. High mineral
content that draws impurities from the skin, increases
circulation and exfoliates the skin.
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Dendritic Salt: A fine grain salt that has been
crystallized to provide more surface area and irregular
surfaces. Great for holding power of fragrance and oils.
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Distilled Water: The only water we use in all our
products.
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Dry
Flow AF Pure (All Natural Polymer): This is an all
natural product. It is an aluminum free powder that is
resistant to swelling when exposed to water. It has a smooth
velvety feel. It can be used in pressed powders, body powders,
lotions and creams. It absorbs body moisture and does not
produce a white cake-like appearance when used as an
antiperspirant. Approved for use in lip products.
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Emu
Oil: Is an incredible lipid replenishing ingredient.
It's unique penetrating properties make it an excellent
carrier vehicle for other ingredients. Makes bar soaps less
drying and has been used in Australia for thousands of years
as a natural remedy for the treatment of skin disorders such
as eczema, psoriasis, burns, sunburns, abrasions and dry skin.
It is believed to have natural anti-inflammatory properties.
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Emulsifying Wax NF: Is very mild, provides excellent
stability, and is easy to use. It is ideal for lotions and
creams made from scratch because it binds the oils and waters
together.
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Epsom
Salt: Magnesium sulfate. Relieves aches and pains.
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European Spa Salt: Fine Grain Salt
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French
Clays: Tightening, absorbs oil from the skin. A mild
exfoliate. Good in soaps and masks. Adds "slick" to soap for
shaving.
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Germaben II (Preservative): Germaben II is a clear
thick liquid with a mild odor. It is effective against
Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria as well as yeast and
mold. It has been successfully used to preserve formulations
containing nonionic surfactants, proteins, soluble collagen,
aloe Vera extracts and herbal extracts. Used In These
Products: • Hair Conditioners, Lotions & Creams, Shampoo &
Washes, and Room Fresheners.
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Glycerin: Vegetable Emollient properties. Humectant.
Good for chapped skin.
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Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate:
Self-emulsifying emulsifier blend for highly stable
oil-in-water emulsions (enables water & oil to mix), does not
require the aid of other emulsifiers, provides excellent
appearance & feel, has also thickening & solubilizing
properties (stabilizes essential oils).
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Grapefruit Seed Extract: Anti-oxidant that extends
shelf life and acts as a preservative. Contains Vitamin C and
glycerin, antibacterial, antimicrobial, astringent,
deodorizing, antiseptic.
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Goats
Milk: Emollient properties. Contains Caprylic acid
that is very pH balancing for the skin. Adds creaminess to
soaps and lotions. Excellent for facial masks and soothing
baths.
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Honey
Powder: 100% pure honey powder, soothing, antiseptic
and bacteriostatic. Used in flavored powders.
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Hydrolyzed Jojoba Protein:
Forms hydroscopic film on the hair & retains moisture, highly
effective to repair & condition damaged hair, ideal for adding
shine & luster to the hair. Skin: effective moisturizer,
proven skin-tightening & anti-aging effects, reduces fines
lines and wrinkles.
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Flavoring: Flavoring Oils are all approved by the
FDA for use in cosmetics and lip balms
similar to cocoa butter without the fragrance. Emollient and
pure.
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Kaolin: "China Clay" Used as drying agent in masks,
scrubs.
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Jojoba
Oil: It is cold pressed from the seeds of the desert
shrub Simmondsia Chinensis, found growing wild in the
southwest USA. It is actually not oil, but an array of wax
esters. Jojoba oil acts as a moisturizer & emollient agent to
improve skin elasticity and suppleness. It contains natural
Vitamin E to minimize oxidation.
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Macadamia Nut Oil: Is a very stable oil that is an
effective antioxidant. It is considered to be moisturizing and
protecting to the skin. It does not stain clothing thus making
it an ideal massage oil.
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Magnesium Stearate:
White coloring agent (opacifier), filling agent (provides
texture & consistency), non-gelling thickener (viscosity
enhancer), emulsifier, film forming agent (adheres to the
skin), lubricant.
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Mica:
Approved for use in cosmetics, including the eye area. Natural
Ingredients extracted directly from plants, earth minerals, or
animal products as opposed to being produced synthetically.
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Mica Spheres (Mica, Silica):
Great filling agent for texture & consistency, provides
extremely soft & velvet feel when applied to the skin,
improves viscosity & thickness of emulsions, decreases drying
time of liquid eyeliners, improves binding of powders.
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Natrasorb Bath:
Is a modified starch that is able to absorb and carry large
quantities of oils and fragrance oils. It creates "pockets"
that can carry the oils in a dry solid, powder form. Once it
comes in contact with water, it immediately dissolves. It
gives bath water a soft feel and does not leave film.
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Olive
Oil: Excellent moisturizer. Attracts external
moisture to the skin while still allowing the skin to perform
normal functions as sweating, shedding. Palm Oil Used with
other oils in soap making. Pulls other oils into specification
and makes soaps less melting.
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Palm
Kernel Oil: Very similar to coconut oil in that it
has a high percentage of lauric acid which allows it to
produce a hard soap with good lather.
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Polysorbate 80: Is a
nonionic surfactant and emulsifier derived from sorbitol which
comes from fruit and berries. Is a highly viscose
water-soluble yellowish liquid used as a dispersing agent
-mixes oil and water, stabilizer and lubricates
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Potassium Sorbate (Natural Preservative):
Very effective preservative active against molds, yeast and
aerophile bacteria. Effectiveness is further enhanced by
chelating agents (e.g. EDTA). Effective in a wide pH range of
2-6.5 and extended periods of time.
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Rice Powder: Is
lightweight, translucent and offers slow oil-absorbing
properties. This is used in many ayurvedic remedies, body
powders, diaper powders and more as the ultimate skin
softening alternative to talc and cornstarch. It will add a
nice slip and silky application to all your mineral formulas,
leaving the skin with a porcelain shine free finish.
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Rose Hip Oil:
Excellent emollient & moisturizer, leaves the skin soft,
smooth & hydrated, helps heal surgical scars burns & eczema,
helps to reduce wrinkles, ideal to treat distressed skin.
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Safflower Oil: Has a high percentage of linoletic
acid and therefore helps to moisturize, nourish and
restructure the skin.
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Sea
Kelp: Contains over 60 minerals and elements, 21
amino acids, simple and complex carbohydrates. The best
quality sources of Kelp are found in clean, pristine, and
protected oceans such as Hawaii, Canada, and the North West
United States locations. It is very popular in scrubs and
facial treatments due to its extraordinary array of minerals &
vitamins.
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Sesame
Oil: Rich in essential fatty acids and helps to
maintain integrity of the skin tissue while restructuring and
moisturizing the skin.
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Shea
Butter: African Karite Butter: Used for over a
thousand years as treatment for dry aging skin. It's high
content of non-saponifiable fatty acids gives it the ability
to moisturize and retain the elasticity of the skin.
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Silk
Amino Acids (Liquid Silk) is a non-animal protein
source used as an additive in skin and hair care products. It
provides
a protective barrier and silky feel to formulations.
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Soybean Oil: Is ideal as a massage oil or carrier
for treatment products. It allows for the infusion of lipids
(oil like substances) to hydrate and protects skin cells.
Soybean Oil replenishes the lipid barrier to help hold in the
skins intrinsic moisture while softening dry, chaffed and
damaged skin.
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Soy
Protein:
As the skin ages, the intercellular bond between the skin
cells becomes depleted, making it dry and porous. This causes
the skin to become a less effective barrier against moisture
loss, and free radicals which can damage otherwise healthy
skin. Soy replenishes the lipid barrier to help hold in the
skins intrinsic moisture while softening dry, chaffed and
damaged skin
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Soy-Rice Peptides (Oxido-Reductases, Soy
Peptides, Hydrolyzed Rice Bran Extract):
Dramatically reduces dark circles & puffiness around the eyes
(clinical study showed 35% reduction after 8 weeks treatment),
improves skin smoothness & texture, improves microcirculation
of the blood in the skin.
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Soy
Wax - EcoSoya™ Pure Soy CB: Soy helps hold in natural
moisture while softening dry, chaffed and damaged skin.
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Stearic Acid: Our Stearic acid is an all-natural
triple pressed vegetable based wax. It is cosmetic grade and
can be used to emulsify lotions made from scratch. It can also
be used in candle manufacturing to raise the melt point and
improve the hardness of candle wax.
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Stearyl Palmitate:
Effective thickener with emollient properties, provides
enhanced whiteness in creams & lotions, enhances emulsion
stability, excellent film former, reduces the greasy feel of
oil systems, improves payoff characteristics in stick
cosmetics.
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Sericite: Is a
colorless powder, it can be added for adhesion and shine to
micas and oxides. This powder adds medium adhesion, a
youthful medium shine and helps to reduce the appearance of
fine lines and wrinkles.
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Sunflower Oil: Exhibits excellent penetrating
qualities and good spread-ability on the skin, making it ideal
as a massage oil or as a carrier oil for cosmetics and
treatment products. Sunflower Seed Oil is well tolerated by
the skin and is an economical alternative to expensive oils.
Adds moisturizing attributes to creams and lotions and bar
soaps. May be used in cosmetics, toiletries, bar soaps,
massage oils, and hair care applications.
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Virgin
Olive Oil: Is high in oleic acid, good for skin cell
regeneration. Considered the most natural of all Olive Oils.
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Vitamin E Natural T-50: Studies have shown that this
particular form of Vitamin E is the best antioxidant for
cosmetic applications.
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Wheat
Germ Oil: Is expeller pressed without the use of
chemical solvents. Wheat Germ is rich in octacosanol—a potent
source of energy prized by athletes; it is also rich in
naturally occurring antioxidants including vitamin E and beta
carotene. It has excellent skin care properties due to its low
odor and good spread-ability. May be used in cosmetics,
toiletries and soaps.
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Witch
Hazel: Extracted from the Hamamelis plant, is a
soothing and mild astringent that helps shrink pores, making
it an ideal natural astringent, especially for oily or
blemished skin.
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Zinc Oxide:
Occurs naturally as the mineral zincite, used as a Sunscreen
and anti-bacteria in cosmetics, zinc oxide has excellent
screen effect to UV-A and UV-B. Used highly in cosmetic blends
of foundation, eye shadow and more.