Our Ingredients

Ever Wonder What and Why We Use Each Ingredient In Our Products? If So, You will be Able to Find Out About Them Right Here!

Essential Oils:

Lavender

(Lavandula Angustifolia)

One of the most recognizable essential oils. Used for many years for it's calming aroma -therapeutic effects. It has also been used as a mild antiseptic to treat skin problems, bug bites and skin issues like eczema. The dried bud have been used to make a tea that is believed to help with stomach issues like nausea, gas and stomach upset. There have been scientific studies that show Lavender essential oil has been found to help with the healing of minor wounds and scrapes. (Read more here)

We love to use the essential oil both for its wonderful fragrance but also for its benefits in treating skin problems. We use two different lavender essential oils in our Head-To-To salve, both Lavender 40/42 and Lavender Grosso. Both seem to work better together on eczema, psoriasis and bug bites. (See our products with Lavender ess. Oil)

Lemongrass (Cymbopogon)

A grassy herb used both in cooking and herbal medicine. The essential oils is extracted from the leaves and the stalks. The essential oil has a strong earthy lemony fragrance.
Traditionally Lemongrass has been used for the treatment of digestive issues and high blood pressure. The essential oil has been recently used for aromatherapy for anxiety and depression. It has even been found to be an antibacterial in a scientific study where it worked against skin infections, pneumonia, blood infections and serious intestinal infections. Lemongrass is a anti-fungal properties but should be used in a 2.5% solution to be functional. A study in 1996 found that it worked on such fungal infections as athletes foot, ringworm and jock itch. Lemongrass contains the compound citral an anti-inflammatory compound when applied topically. Citral was also found to be a natural pain reliever. A study done in 2017 found that when Lemongrass was applied topically it helped reduce pain.

We love to use this essential oil for both it's wonderful fragrance and its natural pain relieving properties. See our products that contain Lemongrass here!