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C
Calendula
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The common Marigold (Calendula officinalis), moisturizes and
calms inflamed skin. It is a frequent ingredient in ointments
and in natural deodorants. Sometimes used as a natural yellow
color.
Camellia Oil
- Ours is cold pressed
from the petals of the flower and the seeds and grown without
pesticides.
It is moisturizing to the skin and considered one of the best
facial oils due to its fast and deep penetration. Used in
lotions, creams, and hair care.
Carnauba Wax
- A yellow, hard wax from the leaves
of the Carnauba palm in Brazil. Has good skin protection
properties. Used in lip sticks and lip balms, skin salves, and
soap.
Carrot Oil
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Rich in beta carotene and vitamins A and E, highly beneficial to
hair and skin. Applied topically, it helps balance and normalize
dry scalp and skin. Wonderful for maturing skin.
Castile
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(See Olive Oil Castile.)
Castor
Oil
- Use only cold
pressed. Skin softening and moisturizing properties. Used in
creams, lotions, shampoos, conditioners. Has a stronger odour
than most other vegetable oils.
Cayenne Pepper Oil
- Its active ingredient, capsaicin, the chemical responsible for
making peppers hot, is an excellent warming agent for massage
lotions and liniments. Applied topically, it soothes tight,
overworked muscles and tension.
Cedarwood Essential Oil
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A natural fragrance.
Centaury (Century Herb)
- Used in cosmetics to even out skin tones and smooth the skin.
Often used as a natural color.
Chamomile
- German and or Roman.
Relaxing to the mind. German has high amounts of Azulene Acid
which helps the skin heal through cell regeneration. Both types
lighten hair.
Chestnut Extract
- Used as a natural brown color in makeup formulas.
Chlorella
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A seaweed often used as a skin hydrator. Combined with other
seaweeds (sea ware, laminaria and bladderwrack), it is a key
ingredient in vegetarian overnight creams like our Vegacell
Herbal Cellular Complex.
Cinnamon
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A fragrant spice, used as a coloring agent in natural makeup
powders.
Citric Acid
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An extract from citrus fruits used as a natural pH adjuster in
cosmetics.
A basic ingredient in bath balls.
Cleavers
- A herb that
stimulates the Lymph nodes to drain toxins. Very useful in
deodorant body care products.
Clay
- Contains minerals.
The iron content determines the colour. White is also known as
Kaolin, it is used in shaving soaps to give a slippery feel to
the product. Clay helps to pull impurities from the skin.
Used to colour soaps, bath salts, bath bubblers, and other skin
care products.
Clove Oil
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Soothing agent. Herbalists often recommend this fragrant herb
for sensitive teeth and gums.
Coconut Fatty Acids
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Also known as Vitamin F, which contains linoleic, linolenic
and arachidonic acids, the essential fatty acids.
Coconut Fatty Alcohols
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The long-chain fatty alcohols from coconut palm kernels, which
are natural emollients. Synthetic versions of cetyl alcohol are
often used in commercial formulations and should be avoided.
Coconut Oil
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A rich emollient naturally converted into a soap through a saponification reaction with salt. Beware of cosmetics that bill
themselves as "natural" and use a synthetically processed
derivative, sodium lauryl sulfate, claiming it comes "from
coconut oil." Cranberry Lane also uses a portion of the
coconut oil as a soapbase not needing lye - it has been isolated
without the use of synthetic ingredients.
Coltsfoot
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High in silicic acid and the amino acid cystine, present in
the hair protein keratin. Cystine, applied topically, is known
to help strengthen and smooth the hair shaft and promote hair
health. It is also a superb skin nutrient.
Comfrey
- A source of allantoin and mucopolysaccharides, used in
celltherapy treatments. Soothing and moisturizing. (See also
Allantoin.)
D
Distilled Water
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Purified water that has had ions removed. The distillation
process also removes nitrates, calcium, magnesium and heavy
metals.
E
Eucalyptus
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Essential
oil used in cleansers, massage formulations and bath
oils for its freshening properties and cooling, soothing effect
on the skin.
Evening Primrose Oil
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A amazing emollient and skin nutrient, high in essential fatty
acids. A source of rare gamma-linolenic acid, also found in
human breast milk and hemp seed oil. Extremely beneficial for dry skin and scalp.
Wonderful for facial products.
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