Benefits Of Ingredients Used In Our Products

• 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.

• Aloe Vera: Traditionally used for healing burns and injuries. Soothes dry damaged skin. A common remedy for rashes and burns because of its soothing and healing properties. Aloe also hydrates the skin without the use of oils.

• Aloe Vera Powder - 100X: Aloe has long been considered to be a premier product for moisturizing and healing the skin.

• 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.

• Beeswax: Use in soap, lotions, creams, balms, salves. Adds hardness and works with borax to emulsify ingredients.

• 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.

• Coconut Milk: Has great skin softening properties. It is most often used in milk baths, facials,
  soaps, creams and lotions.

• Coconut Oil: Use for salve bases and in soap for lather. Emollient.

• Coffee: Food grade coffee used in soap for neutralizing capabilities, will remove strong smells from hands such as onions.

• 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.

• 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.

• Cosmetic Fragrances: All fragrances used are cosmetic grade and tested in soaps.

• Dead Sea Salt: Sea salt from the Dead Sea. High mineral content that draws impurities from the skin, increases circulation and exfoliates the skin.

• 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.

• Distilled Water:  The only water we use in all our products.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Epsom Salt: Magnesium sulfate. Relieves aches and pains.

• European Spa Salt:  Fine Grain Salt

• French Clays: Tightening, absorbs oil from the skin. A mild exfollient. Good in soaps and masks. Adds "slick" to soap for shaving.

• 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.

• Glycerin: Vegetable Emollient properties. Humectant. Good for chapped skin.

• Grapefruit Seed Extract: Anti-oxidant that extends shelf life and acts as a preservative. Contains Vitamin C and glycerin, antibacterial, antimicrobial, astringent, deodorizing, antiseptic.

• 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.

• Honey Powder: 100% pure honey powder, soothing, antiseptic and bacteriostatic. Used in flavored powders.

• Flavoring:  Flavoring Oils are all approved by the FDA for use in cosmetics and lip balms Illipe Butter Very similar to cocoa butter without the fragrance. Emollient and pure.

• Kaolin: "China Clay" Used as drying agent in masks, scrubs.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 soapmaking. Pulls other oils into saponification and makes soaps less melting.

• Palm Kernal 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.

• Safflower Oil: Has a high percentage of linoletic acid and therefore helps to moisturize, nourish and restructure the skin.

• 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.

• Sesame Oil: Rich in essential fatty acids and helps to maintain integrity of the skin tissue while restructuring and moisturizing the skin.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

• Soy Wax - EcoSoya™ Pure Soy CB: Soy helps hold in natural moisture while softening dry, chaffed and damaged skin.

• 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.

• 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.

• Virgin Olive Oil: Is high in oleic acid, good for skin cell regeneration. Considered the most natural of all Olive Oils.

• Vitamin E Natural T-50: Studies have shown that this particular form of Vitamin E is the best antioxidant for cosmetic applications.

• 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.

• 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.