Description
Lavender:
Lavender is a flowering plant in the mint family with a sweet floral scent. While many consider Lavender as a soothing aid to assist with sleep, the deeper benefit of Lavender stems from its considerable protective biological action.
Hailing from the Latin word ‘lavare’, meaning ‘to wash’, and generally considered one of the most extensively used essential oils dating back circa. 2500 years to biblical times, Lavender was used by the Egyptians for mummification and in Ancient Roman bathing rituals due to its considerable antibacterial properties.
With use across Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Indian cultures, Lavender oils have a long history of therapeutic application in folklore and herbal medicinal practice and the modern day empirical data is building the evidence base with respect to the traditional claims proving its excellent bioactive qualities delivering antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antioxidant, sedative, anticonvulsive, antispasmodic benefits.
Lavender (Lavandula) essential oils are sophisticated combinations of mono- and sesquiterpenoid alcohols, esters, oxides, and ketones. The main monoterpenoid and sesquiterpenoid constituents Linalool and linalyl acetate exhibit strong anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial agents against bacteria such as E-coli while other compounds such as limonene have antibacterial activity against different human pathogenic bacteria.
Many studies have quantified the medicinal properties of the terpenoid compounds, underpinned the oils potent antifungal activity and indicated the therapeutic potentials of Lavender Essential oils as a whole.
The versatility and exceptionally well tolerated nature of Lavender essential oil makes it an effective support for a myriad of skincare concerns, its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant qualities providing excellent support for the nocturnal regenerative activities within skin, maintaining a calm and balance while facilitating repair processes rom damage caused by oxidative stress.
Comfrey Plant Extract:
Cited in the 17th Century by English Physician Nicholas Culpeper for its outstanding wound healing and structural strengthening properties extensive modern study of this common plant growing abundantly in Europe and also now naturalised in North America back up the early therapeutic claims attributed to Comfrey in the treatment of ‘Inward Wounds & Bruises, Wounds, Ruptures, broken Bones, Inflamation, Gout, and Pained joints’.
Much of the power of the plant is attributed to the compound Allantoin obtained from the root of the Comfrey plant which exhibits humectant activity drawing moisture into the skin and locking it into the layers to maintain optimal levels of hydration in the skin cells, contributing to skin softening and calming inflammation.
Allantoin derived from the comfrey plant is a powerful support for the exfoliation of the skin surface as it is a natural and gentle keratolytic (shedding away Keratin as the top layer of dead skin) and in that way boosting and supporting the skin’s natural cell turnover rate.
With it’s inherent anti-inflammatory properties helping to minimize irritation and its notable ability to promote new cell growth, Allantoin gently minimises potential dermal stress that can arise with exfoliation particularly for sensitive skin – to support healing and facilitate younger, brighter looking skin.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
Apply to freshly cleansed hands.
Add a few drops to each hand and spread evenly to hands and wrists.
Allow to fully absorb.
Reapply throughout the day as required.
Suitable for daily use.
INGREDIENTS
Aqua (Water), Helianthus annus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Polysorbate 80, Cetyl Alcohol (Coconut/Palm Kernel Oil), Glyceryl Stearate (Vegetable-origin Self Emulsifier), Terminalia ferdinandiana (Kakadu Plum Oil), Aristotelia Chilensis (Maquiberry Oil), Full Spectrum Industrial (Hemp) Extract, Tocopherol (Vitamin E) Acetate, D Panthenol (Provitamin B5), Allantoin (Comfrey Plant Extract), Phenoxyethanol (Preservative), Carbomer, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Sodium Hydroxide, Essential Oils: Lavandula angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Eucalyptus globulus (Eucalyptus) Oil, Thymus vulgaris (Red Thyme) Oil
PRODUCT SAFETY
Safety tested in compliance with the EU Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC(4) and the UK Cosmetics Products (Safety) Regulations 2013. Formulated with 100% natural ingredients.
