What are Essential Oils?

Essential Oils are concentrated plant extracts. It takes significant amounts of plant materials to make essential oils, which makes some of them expensive.

For example,  it takes 5,000 pounds of lemon balm to make 1 pound of lemon balm essential oil.

Studies have shown that essential oils may help:

• Benefit skin, hair and digestive health
• Reduce anxiety and pain
• Improve mood and sleep
• Diminish inflammation
• Relieve headaches 
• Kill bacteria, funguses and viruses

How to use Essential Oils?

• Aromatherapy through diffusing
• Topical application with a carrier oil, such as coconut or jojoba oil, to avoid skin irritation
• Ingestion under professional guidance: consuming in teas, supplements or via drops on the tongue

What essential oils do we use in our Heddy+Hinton products?

Our Cacao Tallow Moisturizer includes the following three essential oils: 

Frankincense essential oil:

• Frankincense oil comes from the sap of trees in the Boswellia genus, like the Boswellia sacra tree.  These trees grow in Middle Eastern and African countries. Frankincense oil has a woody, spicy scent and can be used both as aromatherapy and in skin moisturizers.
• It is known as “the King of Oils” for its numerous benefits: helping with inflammation, mood and sleep. Studies have shown that it may help improve asthma and might prevent gum disease.

Pomegranate Essential Oil:

• Pomegranate oil is cold-pressed from the seeds of the pomegranate fruit. It is powerful and fragrant. 
• Benefits include: soothing skin inflammation, preventing premature aging, boosting the immune system, strengthening hair, lowering blood pressure and eliminating chronic inflammation. 

Yarrow essential oil:

• Yarrow essential oil is produced from the flowering tops and leaves of the yarrow plant, scientifically known as Achillea millefolium. 
• Yarrow oil smells sharp, woody, fruity and somewhat sweet.
• Benefits might include:  improvement with acne, eczema, rashes and wound care.Studies have shown that it may help with muscular and menstrual cramps and arthritis.

Our Sunshield Tallow Moisturizer and our Vanilla Citrus Lip Balm include the following two essential oils: 

Citrus essential oil:

• Citrus Essential Oils, such as lemon and orange, have an invigorating smell. 
• Benefits include:  enhancing mood and relieving stress, antioxidants that help protect cells from oxidative damage, antimicrobial properties that aid in fighting bacteria, viruses and fungi.

Vanilla Extract essential oil:

• Vanilla comes from the dried fermented pods of the Vanilla planifolia orchid. The plant is native to Mexico and Central America and is also grown in Madagascar, Indonesia and other tropical regions.
• Benefits include: antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that protect the body from damages caused by free radicals.
• The aroma helps create a sense of well being and relaxation reducing stress and anxiety.

In addition to these oils, our Mint Lip Balm also includes:

Mint essential oil:

• Mint essential oil is derived from the leaves and flowers of the Mentha genus of plants. While various mint species exist, the most common source for the essential oil is peppermint; a hybrid of water mint and spearmint.
• Benefits include: skin and hair anti microbial benefits, respiratory support, digestive aid alleviating nausea and reducing symptoms of indigestion. The invigorating aroma of mint essential oil may enhance mental fatigue and boost energy levels.

Essential Oils are a very powerful and restorative ingredient to our natural beef tallow skincare products. We hope you get to enjoy them as much we and our customers do on a daily basis.