Yes, all of our products can also be used on your neck, hands, arms, legs, back, and décolleté. Our facial cleansers make an excellent hand cleanser, especially if you suffer from dry skin on your hands and regular cleanser is drying them more.
We do not use any SPF sunscreens over the concern that synthetic chemicals in sunscreen are very harmful. We use shea butter, avocado oil, and other natural ingredients that have natural sun-protective properties. However, if you are someone who is outside for long periods of time, we recommend you always wear a hat and very light long sleeve shirts as your best protection from the sun’s rays.
We do not offer an eye cream because the FDA mandates that any product made for the eye area, or has the word “eye” on it, must contain synthetic chemicals. We never use synthetic chemicals; therefore, we cannot make an eye product.
It is good for a consumer to know that if the company makes an “eye” product, the company uses synthetic chemicals. It is also important to point out that the FDA makes a very good point…you do not want anything around your eyes that could contain bacteria. We also happen to think that you also do not want synthetic chemicals close to the eye. We do not recommend you get any product close to your eyes.
We only guarantee freshness for one year. For products like the Rejuvenating Enzyme Mask, which contain a lot of honey, it should be good for way over a year since honey really never goes bad.
Our products are like fresh asparagus, if you forget about it in the back of your refrigerator and it goes bad, you know it. All carbon based life deteriorates with age; synthetic chemicals just mask that decay. Since our products use only organic material, you should use the “food test”…if it smells bad, do not use it.
For over thirty years we have been formulating and reformulating to get shelf life to one year. We use essential oils, organic alcohol tinctures of herbs, grapefruit seed extract, and vitamin C. In addition, we use lotion pumps so our fingers do not introduce anything into the product.
We have lot numbers on every bottle, as a requirement of the FDA. If you are unsure if a product is still safe to use, call us and we can look up the lot number to determine when it was manufactured.
All our products are gluten free. We do not use a private labeler. We make all our own products, fresh, so no gluten is ever in our facility.
We use USDA certified organic alcohol or Vodka in some of our products. USDA certified organic alcohol is not like any synthetic made alcohol which can be drying and detrimental to your skin. Our USDA certified organic alcohol is from seeds and plants grown in strict USDA certified organic inspected and regulated environment.
USDA certified organic alcohol has nothing in common with SD alcohol, which is usually petroleum derived and toxic to the skin and body. The alcohol we use is very clean. It is the only ingredient the USDA certified organic program will allow to be used as a preservative.
We use it in all toners, because water encourages the kind of growth we do not want in a skin care product, like mold and bacteria. Naturally derived alcohols, along with a lot of the herbs we use, are anti-bacterial.
For combination skin, we recommend the following
- Rejuvenating enzyme mask a couple times a week. Leave on for 30 minutes.
- Balancing toner on a cotton ball every morning and night after washing with our Seaweed Cleanser
- Use our oil free skin conditioning serum. If that is not moisturizing enough, try the Kukui oil. It is much lighter than the 7 oils.
- Use our Moisturizing Mist all day to hydrate. The lavender oil helps keep bacteria at bay and your skin clean.
Our base carrier oil is almond oil. We also use rosehip seed, primrose and Kukui oil. Almond oil and water are the base for our cleansers.
We recommend the Oil Free Skin Conditioning Serum and the Balancing Facial Lotion.
We have a light, highly absorbing USDA certified organic Kukui oil that is great for those who live in damp climates. If that is not enough, try our 7 Rejuvenating oils.
If you have overall dry skin, we would recommend our Dry Skin line of products. If your skin is not that dry, then try the Balancing line. It has the balancing toner that is very healing, very anti-bacterial, and anti-inflammatory. They both contain the mask, which has won 5 national awards for best mask.
You may also want to look on our blog for natural rosacea remedies, too.
Acne can be difficult to treat topically since it is frequently tied to hormone.
That said, we would definitely suggest the Balancing skin care line. The Rejuvenating Enzyme Mask is in a honey base with papaya and pineapple. The honey is extremely anti-bacterial. The balancing toner is full of lavender, which is anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, and non-drying to the skin. If you need a bit of moisturizer or if you live in a dry climate, the oil free skin conditioning serum is a life saver.
You may also want to look on our blog for natural acne remedies, as well.
We would recommend trying our Seaweed Cleanser, Balancing Toner and the Kukui oil to moisturize.
There are a couple different paths you could take. First we have our Oil Free Skin Conditioning Serum. It is light and oil free. Also our organic Kukui oil, with just 3 ingredients, is a very light highly absorbent oil that is almond oil free.
We source all our ingredients from USDA certified organic growers.
Yes, it is perfectly normal for honey to crystallize. You can just rub it on. Some people like that scrub feeling. If not, you can just run the bottle under hot water to break up the crystals.
We recommend using our Nourishing Facial Cleanser, for dry, mature, anti-aging skin.
Why it works so well:
- Comfrey moisturizes and cleanses the skin naturally through high rates of mucilage.
- Essential oil of lavender is anti-bacterial.
- Essential oil of sage stimulates the skin while having a cooling effect.
Essential oil of rosemary is anti-septic and invigorates the complexion
The white stickers on the bottom of the bottles represent FDA lot numbers. If at any time you are unsure of the shelf life of a product please contact us and we would be happy to research that for you.
We have just the thing for you! Try using our Balancing Facial Toner twice a day on a cotton ball to keep your skin squeaky clean. In addition, you can put a couple of tablespoons of this in a pot of boiling water and do a facial steam a couple times a week. You can also use this toner instead of a cleanser.
Most likely you are just simply not leaving it on long enough. It works really well with a warm wash cloth. Apply the cleanser, leave on for a minute or two, and then remove it with a warm wash cloth. It should work really well. Follow it with our balancing toner afterwards on a cotton ball to get that squeaky clean feeling!
Thank you for developing such wonderful products. I use both the nourishing and seaweed cleansers, and the Lavender moisturizing cream. The rejuvenating enzyme mask is great. I love the whole seed to shelf idea as well. Thanks for protecting our environment too.
