| Light,
soft,
water-based
creams made of
pure and natural
ingredients.
These are
excellent for
custom blending
with herbal
infusions,
tinctures or
essential oils. |
Salves
(see
our list of salves)
| Traditional
recipes made
with beeswax and
olive oil, these
form a hard
salve that is
long lasting and
economical to
use. |
About
the Ingredients in our
Creams and Salves
Base
Ingredients
Calendula,
Comfrey
and Chickweed
creams are imported
from England. They
contain infused herbal
oils with purified
water, glyceryl
monostearate and steryl
alcohol (vegetable
extracts of fatty
alcohol derivation).
They are preserved with
tincture of Benzoin. All
base ingredients are
totally vegetarian.
Base
cream is made
in the same way but with
a plain vegetable oil
instead of an infused
herbal oil.
Beeswax
- used to set
salves, has a slightly
antibacterial action in
the end product.
Benzoin
-
nourishing and enriching
to the skin. Especially
good for dry, sore or
cracked skin.
Bergamot
- antiseptic and
healing.
Black
pepper - warming
and penetrating,
improves local
circulation.
Cajeput
- warming and
penetrating, improves
local circulation.
Chamomile
and Yarrow
- both strongly
anti-inflammatory and
decongestant to the
tissues.
Cypress
- astringent and
tonic to the blood
vessels, circulatory
stimulant.
Eucalyptus
- anti-viral
and antiseptic.
Frankincense
- strongly tonic
effect upon the skin,
improving cell wall
integrity and tissue
tone.
Helichrysum
-tissue
healing and cell
regenerator.
Lavender
- relaxing and
soothing to the tissues,
reducing irritation and
inflammation.
Marjoram
- warming and
penetrating, improves
local circulation.
Patchouli
- antiseptic,
anti-inflammatory,
anti-fungal and a cell
regenerator. Especially
good for cracked or
weeping skin.
Peppermint
- cooling and
anti-inflammatory. Used
on areas of swelling and
burning.
Pine
- refreshing and
stimulating, relieves
muscular pain.
Rose
geranium - astringent
and healing. Especially
useful for balancing
sebum production, used
to treat dry or oily
skins.
Rosemary
- warming and
stimulating.
Sweet
Birch -warming
and anti-inflammatory.
Tea
Tree - potent
anti-fungal and
anti-bacterial. Used
wherever there is
infection or
infestation.
Made
by soaking herbs or
flowers in light
vegetable oil (usually
almond or grapeseed).
Arnica
- Reduces swelling and
pain in inflamed areas.
Strong cardiac stimulant
- should never be
taken internally or
applied to broken skin.
St.
John’s Wort
- The oil made from the
flowers is strongly
anti-viral,
anti-inflammatory and
tissue healing, helps to
relieve pain.
Calendula
- The flower
heads are
anti-inflammatory,
antiseptic, antifungal,
tissue healing. They are
used for all inflamed or
infected skin
conditions.
Chamomile
- The flower heads and
essential oil are used.
Antiseptic,
anti-inflammatory,
soothing and relaxing.
Chickweed
- Cooling,
soothing and
anti-inflammatory.
Useful for all itchy or
irritated skin
conditions.
Comfrey
- The root or
leaf may be used. It is
soothing, relaxing and
healing. Contains
allantoin which is a
cell proliferater and
tissue healing agent.
Juniper
- Resins and essential
oils from the berry are
warming, stimulating,
and relaxing to the
muscles. Useful for
sprains and strains as
well as rheumatic
stiffness.
Fixed
Oils
Cold
pressed from the plant,
typically the seed. They
are used as base or
carrier oils.
Evening
primrose and
Borage
- anti-inflammatory and
tissue normalizing.
Rosa
mosqueta -
pressed from rose hips
in Chile and is
anti-aging and
rejuvenative to the
skin.
Aloe
vera - Made
from the sap of a type
of Lily. Tissue healing
and cell regenerating.
Used for all skin
wounds, burns, rashes
and stings or bites.
Arnica
-
Black
walnut - The
green hulls are strongly
astringent and tonic and
a powerful antifungal.
Boneset
-
Comfrey
Root -
Goldenseal
- Antiseptic and
astringent, the ultimate
anti-infective agent.
Especially good for
regulating mucous
production.
Gotu
kola - Improves
integrity and strength
of connective tissue.
Tissue healer and cell
regenerator.
Gravel
root - Aids
eliminative processes of
the body. Decongestant,
tonic and astringent .
Horse
chestnut - The
nuts are astringent and
tonic to blood vessels.
Especially effective in
reducing congestion of
veins.
Lemon
Balm -
Lobelia
- Tissue relaxant
and antispasmodic,
relieves pain.
Especially good for
muscular pain and
rheumatic joints.
Marshmallow
- The root or leaf
can be used. It is
soothing, cooling,
demulcent and emollient.
Mullein
-
Myrrh
- The resin is used
as an antiseptic and
astringent, and to
promote tissue healing.
Skullcap
- A relaxing
and calming nervine,
relieves pain.
Thuja
- This is a strong
astringent,
decongestant, anti-viral
and anti-fungal.
Thyme
- Strongly
disinfectant and tissue
cleansing.
White
oak - The
bark is astringent and
tonic to the tissues.
Wild
Pansy - Has
traditionally been used
for all eruptive skin
conditions.
Anti-inflammatory and
healing.
Witch
hazel - The
bark is astringent and
tonic especially to
blood vessels.
Wormwood
- Toning,
stimulating and
invigorating.
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