Ingredients- C

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Botanical Name    Calendula officinalis

Origin    Oregon, USA

Benefits    Calendula petals contain compounds that are anti-inflammatory, astringent and antiseptic, and may even offer immune-stimulating actions. Current research shows that calendula is beneficial in healing burns and wounds. It is used for sunburns, relieving athlete's foot, easing the itch of insect bites and stings, cuts and scrapes. Calendula is widely used in Europe for slow-healing skin problems including eczema and sun-damage. The antibacterial and immunostimulant properties of the plant make it extremely useful in treating slow-healing cuts and cuts in people who have compromised immune systems. The herb stimulates the production of collagen at wound sites and minimizes scarring.

Notes    Looking out the window, I can see the soft yellow and orange calendula flowers, their heads nodding gently in the warm afternoon sun. I received these special plants as a gift from Tom and Chris, who run a small organic farm here in Bend. I planted them carefully in my garden and watch as they bloom with each full moon. Calendula is named for its tendency to bloom with the calendar, or moon cycles. It's an annual flower, native to the northern Mediterranean countries and seems to grow well here in Central Oregon. I like to watch for the full moon and go out at dawn, gathering the still dewy blossoms and giving thanks for this healing plant. I painstakingly take each petal, clean off any debris and place it into fresh olive oil. Weeks later, the oil has turned a sunny yellow and I strain it to use.

History    As recently as 70 years ago, American physicians used calendula to treat amenorrhea, conjunctivitis, fevers, cuts, scrapes, bruises, and burns, as well as minor infections of the skin.

Constituents    Calendulin, beta-carotene and other carotenoids, isoquercitrin, narcissin, rutin, amyrin, lupeol, sterols, and volatile oils. The flowers also contain complex polysaccharides with immunostimulant properties.

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Benefits    Improves tone and appears to have moisturizing properties, especially for mature and wrinkled skin.
Notes    Carrot seed essential oil does not come from the typical tabletop carrots we are accustomed to. It is from the seed of Queen Anne's Lace (wild carrot) and is a close cousin of the orange carrots we eat.
History    Wild carrot seed has been used as a mild stimulant and is reputed to have a healthful effect on the liver.
Constituents    carotol, alpha-pinene, geranyle, acetate, sabinene

Ceara Sea Salt

Botanical Name    n/a
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Botanical Name    Theobroma cacao
Origin    Americas and the Caribbean
Benefits    Provides a wonderfully chocolaty aroma!! Rich in antioxidants and theobromine, a natural mood lifter. 
Notes    We obtain our cocoa from Dagoba Chocolate because they share our values. Dagoba sources from small scale organic farmers to support sustainability, biodiversity and the preservation of rare and vanishing varietals.
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Constituents    100% pure cocoa powder from single bean origin.

Grown using organic methods, Fair Trade Certified

Botanical Name   Theobroma nucifera

Origin    Togo, West Africa.

Benefits    Cocoa butter is particularly praised for its antioxidant properties. These properties are due to the tocopherols as well as certain polyphenol. The polyphenol CMP has been found to suppress active oxygen, a factor in cancer. CMP was also found to inhibit the production of an immuno globulin that exacerbates topical dermatitis. As with our other butters, our cocoa butter is produced without any harsh chemicals and has not been refined in any way. Therefore, it retains all its natural healing and preventative properties. In addition, it has a lovely chocolate scent that will carry through in your creams and lotions.

Notes    Our extra virgin cocoa butter has been extracted from shade grown cocoa beans from the mountainous Kpalime region in southern Togo. We use only shade grown cocoa beans purchased from small farmers at fair prices. In Togo, the region that produces cocoa beans is the Chaine du Togo Mountains in the south, near the city of Kpalime. In most parts of Togo, cocoa bean production in is still controlled by small farmers.

History    Humans have realized the benefit and value of cocoa butter for thousands of years. Cocoa beans were traded since 1000 BC along the Mexican Gulf Coast. Theobroma cacao, the tree that produced cocoa beans has been grown in the wet tropical areas of West Africa since 1590. Cocoa butter has been use in natural, high quality cosmetics for centuries.

Constituents    Fatty acids: oleic- 29-35%, palmitic- 20-30%, and linoleic- 1-3%

Grown using organic methods, Fair Trade Certified

Botanical Name    Cocos nucifera

Origin    Philippines

Benefits    This is a truly spectacular oil with a deep, and mildly intoxicating scent of pure Coconut pulp. Coconut oil is an excellent skin emollient. It softens, smoothes, and soothes the skin and prevents moisture loss.  It prevents destructive free-radical formation and provides protection against them. It can help to keep the skin from developing liver spots, and other blemishes caused by aging and over exposure to sunlight. It helps to prevent sagging and wrinkling by keeping connective tissues strong and supple. In some cases it might even restore damaged or diseased skin. The oil is absorbed into the skin and into the cell structure of the connective tissues, limiting the damage excessive sun exposure can cause. Coconut oil not only brings temporary relief to the skin, but aids in healing and repairing. It can help bring back a youthful appearance by aiding in removing the outer layer of dead skin cells, making the skin smoother. The skin becomes more evenly textured with a healthy "shine". And the coconut oil will penetrate into the deeper layers of the skin and strengthen the underlying tissues. Components of coconut oil have been found to have remarkable physiological effects (as antihistamines, anti-infectives/antiseptics, promoters of immunity, glucocorticoid antagonist, nontoxic anticancer agents, for example).

Notes    We receive our coconut oil from small family farms in the Philippines. The coconuts are organically shade-grown. The fresh, whole coconuts that are sound and ripe are shelled and then pared to remove the brown skin. The white meat is then milled to fine shreds and dried at a temperature of not more than 100 degrees for an average of 2 hours and 30 minutes. After drying, the milled coconut is passed through a customized, cold process oil press where the oil is separated from the coconut at a controlled temperature of less than 100 degrees. The oil is collected in a receiving pan and pumped through a series of filter cloths, which results in a water clear coconut oil, known commercially as Virgin Coconut Oil. The filtered virgin coconut oil is temporarily stored in a tank and made to pass through a final filter to remove any detritus left over before it is packed into its final drum. Our distributor in the United States ensures that all of our oils are the freshest and finest available.

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Botanical Name    Cucumus Sativis
Origin    USA
Benefits    A deliciously refreshing, cooling, crisp aroma. Provides soothing, healing and anti-inflammatory effects on the skin.
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