ELDER FLOWER/BERRY EXTRACT

Scientific name:  Sambucus Nigra, S. Canadensis

Family:  Adoxaceae, moschatel

Plant origin:  Croatia

Form:  herbal extract

Parts:  flowers and berries

BEST FOR DRY, COMBINATION, AND OILY SKIN

Ingredient Features

• antioxidant
• astringent
• anti-inflammatory
• emollient
• antiseptic

User Benefits

• protecting
• firming
• anti-aging
• moisturizing
• cleansing

Function in Products

• active

The flowers of the elder are used for their anti-imlammatory, emollient and mild astringent properties. Its active constituents are terpenes, flavonoids, phenol carboxylic acids (such as caffein acid and ferric acid), mucilage and tannins. Elder is healing for injuries, infection and various skin conditions. Elder blossoms are used for both oily and dry skin in facial steams, cleansers, scrubs, lotions, moisturizers, soaps, toners and salves. Elderflower water is a classic herb used as a toner and reputed to be one of the beauty secrets of many women. It makes a good aftershave tonic and has been used to calm sunburns, reduce enlarged pores and reduce eye puffiness when used as a compress. Elder also makes a relaxing bath herb and benefits dry hair when used in shampoos, conditioners and hair rinses. When used internally as a tea or tincture, elder helps to clean the pores from the inside.

ELDER FLOWER/BERRY EXTRACT IS IN:

Primer

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Face Cleanser

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Face Toner

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Face Cream

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Hand Soap

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Body Wash

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Body Lotion

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EVENING PRIMROSE OIL

Scientific name:  Oenothera biennis

Family: Onagraceae

Origin: China

Form:  cold pressed, partially refined

Parts:  seeds

GOOD FOR ALL SKIN TYPES, ESPECIALLY DRY AND MATURE

Ingredient Features

• anti-inflammatory
• antioxidant
• astringent
• cell regenerator
• emollient
• sun protectant

User Benefits

• anti-aging
• protecting
• toning
• rejuvenating
• moisturizing

Mind

• anti-anxiety
• sedative

Function in Products

• emollient

Otherwise known as sundrops, the oil of the mature seeds of evening primrose contain approximately 7-10% gamma-linoleic acid (GLA), a rare essential fatty acid that is a cell regenerator, anti-inflammatory and is very emollient. It also contains terpenes and is astringent. Evening primrose oil is a popular ingredient in organic cosmetics. It acts on the mind to relieve anxiety and sedate. Medicinally, it is recommended for infantile eczema, painful breasts, arthritis, neurosis and reputedly lowers cholesterol. The roots and shoots can be eaten. At one time it was used to ease bruises and speed the healing of wounds. One of the common names of Oenothera, “Kings cure-all,” reflects the wide range of healing powers ascribed to this plant. Evening primrose oil is also shown to have sun protectant properties.

Typical Analysis

Color- Yellow
Odor- Characteristic
Acid Value- 0.59
Heavy Metals- less than 0.20 ppm
Pesticide Residue- Tested Negative
Peroxide Value- 0.71
Non-Saponifiables- 1.4%
Saponification Value- 191.2
pH- 4.51

Fatty Acids
Gamma Linolenic- 9.1%
Linoleic- 72.6%
Oleic- 8.4%
Palmitic- 6.2%
Stearic- 2.2%

EVENING PRIMROSE OIL IS IN:

Primer

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Makeup Remover

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Face Cleanser

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Facial Scrub

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Face Cream

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Facial Oil

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Eye Cream

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Nail and Cuticle Oil

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EYEBRIGHT EXTRACT

Scientific name:  Euphrasia officinalis

Family name:  Orabanchaceae

Form:  herbal extract

Parts:  leaf, stem, flowers

BEST FOR STRESSED AND SENSITIVE SKIN

Ingredient Features

• anti-inflammatory
• anti-viral
• astringent
• anti-allergenic
• anti-microbial

User Benefits

• anti-aging
• protecting
• toning
• soothing
• cleansing

Function in Products

• skin-conditioning

Introduction

Eyebright is an elegant, tiny English pasture plant, with deeply-cut leaves and numerous, small, white or purplish flowers variegated with yellow. Its botanical name Euphrasia is borrowed from the Greek Euphrosyne (gladness), one of the three graces, distinguished from the others by her joy and mirth. Although the name comes from the Greek, very little is mentioned about the herb by Pliny the Elder or Discorides or in any herbals tomes until the 14th century, where it is mentioned in Gordon’s Liticium Medicinia (1305). It is also mentioned later in Milton’s Paradise Lost, where an angel gives Adam Rue herb and Eyebright to help purge his eyesight. Herbalists have long used eyebright in a poultice to relieve eye area redness and irritation. 

Constituents

Anti-inflammatory acubin, antiviral caffeic acid, antiallergenic ferulic acid.

Euphrasia rostkoviana herb has been used in the traditional Austrian medicine internally as tea, or externally as compresses, for treatment of disorders of the eyes and the gastrointestinal tract.

Function(s): Skin-Conditioning Agent - Miscellaneous; ANTIMICROBIAL; ASTRINGENT; SKIN CONDITIONING; SOOTHING; TONIC

Synoym(s): EUPHRASIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT, EUPHRASIA EXTRACT; EUPHRASIA OFFICINALIS, EXT.; EUPHRASIS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; EXTRACT OF EUPHRASIA; EXTRACT OF EUPHRASIA OFFICINALIS; EYEBRIGHT EXTRACT

EYEBRIGHT EXTRACT IS IN:

Eye Shadow

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