Our Ingredients

Sweet Basil, Ocimum basilicum, has a warm, spicy, herbal aroma with a sweet anise-like scent. The essential oil is steam-distilled from the leaves and flowers of the herb. Basil is antimicrobial, shares many skincare uses with rosemary essential oil and its antiseptic properties have been valued in Far Eastern medicine for thousands of years. Extremely effective in treating skin disorders, basil enlivens dull-looking skin, improves skin tone, and brightens the complexion.

Bergamot essential oil is widely used as a fragrance component in perfumes, soap and other toiletries. It is most known in the food industry as the flavoring agent used in Earl Grey tea. Bergamot essential oil is fresh with hints of floral and citrus. It helps soothe dry, irritated skin. It balances skin oil production and helps soothe irritated skin making it an excellent choice.

Cedarwood essential oil is a substance derived from the needles, leaves, bark, and berries of cedar trees. Cedarwood Atlas essential oil has a warm woodsy scent. There are many types of cedar trees, each with its own essential oil. Because there are differences among the chemical compounds in essential oils, certain oils can be used for different things.

Grapefruit essential oil, Citrus paradisi, oil is cold-pressed from the peel of the grapefruit. It is used as an astringent for oily skin, to refresh and energize the body, and as an airborne disinfectant. Citrus Oils, in general, have anti-bacterial and astringent properties. They are great skin tonics, stimulate microcirculation to improve dull complexions, balance skin oil production, decrease blemishes, and promote the appearance of clear, healthy-looking skin.

Lavender essential oil, Lavendula officinalis, a member of the aromatic mint family, has been used for thousands of years. Extracted from the flowering tops of the plant, lavender is probably the most versatile of all essential oils. It is a gentle oil, can be used in a variety of ways, and has many benefits. It is believed that Lavender essential oil helps activate mucus receptors and decrease swelling to ease congestion. It has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal properties.

Many essential oils like lemon have anti-bacterial and astringent properties. Great skin tonics, citrus oils, stimulate the microcirculation, balance skin oil production, and support tissue regeneration. Lemon essential oil can help give your complexion a refreshed, healthy-looking glow which is great for dull skin. In hair care, lemon oil helps balance the production of sebum and refresh, invigorate, and cleanse the scalp.

Lemongrass essential oil is steam distilled from the leaves of the Cymbopogon flexuosus, an aromatic perennial grass grown in Asia and India. The Lemongrass essential oil contains anti-inflammatory properties, reducing redness, inflammation, itching, and swelling. As it is rich in antiseptic and astringent properties, one could often find it included in cosmetics meant to achieve soft, toned, and glowing skin. It is even known to purify the skin by cleansing the pores.

Litsea, Litsea cubeba, also known as May Chang, comes from a small tropical tree with fragrant lemony scented leaves and flowers. The essential oil is steam distilled from the small fruits shaped like peppers, from which the name "cubeba" is derived. The lemony scent of litsea is very similar to lemongrass but more delicate and sweeter. Litsea Cubeba Essential Oil has gentle astringent properties that can work wonders for oily or acne-prone skin. It helps to balance sebum production, cleanse pores, tone the skin, and reduce the appearance of pores. This healing oil has antiseptic, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties. When used in a massage oil Litsea can help increase circulation to ease pain and inflammation. A gentle chest massage diluted in a carrier oil may help ease breathing during the cold and flu season.

Lime essential oil is cold pressed from the unripe fruit peel of the Citrus Aurantifolia, a small evergreen tree cultivated in many tropical regions around the world. The oil is very similar in qualities to lemon oil, though the scent is distinctly that of the lime fruit. Has astringent, anti-septic, anti-viral, bactericidal and deodorant properties.

Sweet Orange essential oil is pressed from the outer peel of the Citrus sinensis fruit (the orange), a tropical evergreen tree indigenous to Brazil. Has anti-septic, anti-inflammatory, anti-depressant, fungicidal and bactericidal properties. Sweet orange has the scent of a fresh picked juicy orange.

Rosemary's aromatic scent is herbaceous and fresh - perfect for stimulating a tired mind. This energizing oil is also believed to be useful as a memory aid and improve alertness. Rosemary oil is believed to promote circulation and is thought to be particularly effective at promoting hair growth and rejuvenating dull hair. Rosemary oil has also been said to assist with alopecia. Please see medical disclaimer regarding pregnancy.

Sandalwood essential oil is steam distilled from the wood and roots of the Sandalum album and Santalum spicatum evergreen trees. Has anti-bacterial, anti-depressant, anti-septic, aphrodisiac, astringent, calmative, emollient, fungicidal, insecticidal and sedative properties. It is thought to be beneficial for acne, cracked, chapped and dry skin.

Tangerine essential oil is cold pressed from the outer peel of the fruit that grows on the Citrus tangerinia, a tropical evergreen tree that is now cultivated extensively in the United States, South America and the Mediterranean. It is said to be beneficial for acne, congested and oily skin, insomnia, nervous tension, scars, skin disorders, and stretch marks. The oil has a clear, light yellow-orange color and a sweet, fresh citrus scent very similar to mandarin.

Tea tree essential oil helps heal infections, soothe skin disorders like topical allergic reactions, rashes, and burns and helps fight acne without causing dryness. In hair care, tea tree oil is used as a treatment for oily hair, dandruff, and itchiness.