Shea Butter
Unrefined Shea Butter is naturally rich in a number of vitamins. A, E, and F are the most popular. Vitamins A&E in Shea Butter are excellent for blemishes, eczema, wrinkles, and dermatitis. Vitamin F acts as a skin protector and revitalizer for rough, dry, and chapped skin. Shea Butter is absorbed quickly and restores elasticity to skin while providing a protective barrier to the elements. The use of Shea Butter alone has an amazing feel on the skin and has made the most wonderful addition to the ingredient list of the Soy Body Tarts.
Essential Oils
Lavender Essential Oil is effective at relieving stress and stress related headaches. It has also been used as a stimulating liniment to help ease the aches and pains of rheumatism.
Geranium Essential Oil is known for reducing stress, easing pain, relieving fatigue, and balancing hormones.
Carrot Seed Oil is good for toning and rejuvenating mature skin, wrinkles, scars, eczema, psoriasis, and as a stimulant to the immune and lymphatic system.
Cucumber Oil, what an amazing smell! It is best known for its anti-inflammatory abilities.
Moisturizing Oils
Avocado Oil rich in vitamins A, D, E, and Lecithin, as well as potassium know as the youth mineral. It is known for reducing age spots, sun damage, and scars. Excellent for dehydrated skin and great with eczema and psoriasis.
Coconut Oil can help to keep the skin from developing liver spots and other blemishes caused by ageing and over exposure to sunlight. Many users have reported that it clears up acne and blemishes, helps to reduce and eliminate the appearance of scars, prevents eczema flare-ups, sooths psoriasis and restores a more vibrant skin tone.
Grape Seed Oil is a preferred oil in cosmetics for its restorative properties with damaged and stressed tissue. Known as an all over body moisturizer it helps to diminish the look of stretch marks.
Emu Oil has been found to be effective at relieving burn pain, reducing scaring and blistering. It can reduce the itching, redness, and scaling associated with eczema and psoriasis. Emu oil comforts stiff muscles and joints, and reduces the inflammation and swelling of arthritic joints.
Evening Primrose Oil, while the use of evening primrose internally being beneficial has not yet been proven, the use topically has shown great benefit with eczema, psoriasis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
