Nutrients
"The soul, like the body,
lives by what it feeds on."  
  Josiah Gilbert

GIFTS FROM NATURE

Here is some information about the nutrient oils and butters included in our
products.   One may benefit from the addition of one or more of these
lovely treats, as well as from the pure essential oils.  Essential oils have
aromatherapy properties and also have physical properties when absorbed
into the skin.
AVOCADO OIL: highly therapeutic,  contains proteins, amino acids,
vitamins A,D,and E,  these components are moisturizing and healing,
regenerates skin cells, softens body tissue, heals scaly skin, and scalp,
origin: pulp of the avocado pear
SWEET ALMOND BUTTER: provides natural antioxidants,  softens
and conditions skin,  origin: almond nut
COCOA BUTTER: good skin softener,  lays protective layer to hold
moisture in,  an efficient emollient,   origin: pressed from cocoa bean
EVENING PRIMROSE OIL: high content of essential fatty acids,
including vitamin F, the body does not produce vitamin F so it must be
included in skin care,  easily absorbed by the skin,  these fatty acids
inhibit bacterial growth, encourage production of antibodies, build
cell-linking membranes, ease inflammation and itching, and moisturize and
treat the skin and scalp
origin:  evening primrose flowers
HEMP SEED BUTTER: provides essential fatty acids, enzymes, and
vitamins A, D, and E, omega 3 and 6, is an excellent emollient
moisturizer,  soothes and restores dry, damaged skin    origin:  seed of
the cannabis sativa plant
KUKUI NUT OIL: high in essential fatty acids,  easily absorbed by
the skin,  benefits acne, eczema, psoriasis, sunburn, chapped skin, and
delicate skin

origin: the kukui nut from Hawaii
SHEA BUTTER: highly therapeutic because of high levels of
unsaponifiable nutrients from fats,  moisturizing,  soothing,  nourishing
origin:  the pits of the fruit of the African butter tree, also known as
African karite butter
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- Haida Indian saying
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mountain, therefore we
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