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Follow AlongRavintsara Essential Oil – The Queen of Winter
Latin name: Cinnamomum camphora L. Distilled part: leaves Botanical Family: Lauraceae Composition: 1,8-cinéole (eucalyptol) : 50 à 60 % sabinène : 10 à 18 % α-terpinéol : 5 à 11 % Ravintsara is a tree that can grow up to 2 meters in height and its leaves remind of...
Understanding Ingredients
We often hear about harmful ingredients in cosmetics, but how to acknowledge the good ones and the bad ones? It took me a long time to learn all the ingredients and make a list. Consumer associations fought hard for the right to know the components of each cosmetic...
Top 6 essential oils for beginners
Often people are wondering which essential oil to buy first? Because there are so many useful essential oils and it is hard to make the right choice. Today, we will talk about the top 6 essential oils for beginners. How to start? First of all, it is to learn how to...
Lemon Essential Oil
LEMON ESSENCE detoxifying and purifying Latin name: Citrus limon. Distilled part: zest. Family: Rutaceae Composition: limonene: 60 to 70% β-pinene: 10 to 17% γ-terpinene: 7 to 12% Lemons are mainly cultivated in the Mediterranean basin. Spain and Italy are leading...
Roman Chamomile Hydrolat
Roman Chamomile Hydrolat (Anthemis nobilis or Chamaemelum nobile) - essential comforting friend. Roman Chamomile hydrolat is very popular and personally, I love to use it. But what exactly does it do and what to use it for? This hydrolat is called roman because it...
Wintergreen essential oil for athletes
Latin name: Gaultheria fragrantissima Wall Distilled part: leaf Composition: Methyl salicylate is between 95 and 99%, Wintergreen oil origin is Nepal, Asia. Often people confuse it with Gaultheria procubens which come from North America. Wintergreen essential oil...