Product Profiles
Orange essential oil is the third best selling oil we stock as it is loved for its familiar aroma by Men, Women, Children and Seniors. The orange has an impressive list of nutrients, vitamins and minerals for your overall well being, is low in calories, has no saturated fats and is rich in dietary fibres. Orange is the best source of vitamin C and has good levels of vitamin A, which is essential for maintaining healthy skin.
The essential oil is extracted by cold pressing the outer layers of the skin. The properties are similar to Neroli, which is produced from the orange blossom.
Sunshine is a blend we created for people suffering with S.A.D syndrome (seasonal affective disorder). It comprises of
Bitter Orange, Neroli and Petitgrain essential oils; the fruit, the twigs, and the orange blossom all from the same tree.
Orange as a single oil has a wonderful uplifting, warming effect to the spirit. For a restful sleep add only 3 or 4 drops to your bath, as it can be a skin sensitizer. For skin care use Orange essential oil or Neroli Hydrosol.
Acheaway Blend
Our Acheaway blend comprises of Roman Chamomile, Ginger and Lavender. I put this blend together twenty-five years ago for a girlfriend who has rheumatoid arthritis. She added 10 drops to a hot bath which she had every evening when she came home from work. She worked as a secretary so her hands and fingers were often very sore. Later, after supper, she would sit and massage her hands with a couple drops of the blend in a vegetable carrier oil.
Each of the oils in the blend is well known for its anti-inflammatory properties. Roman Chamomile (Anthemis nobilis) has many other healing properties, for example; diuretic, sedative, digestive, analgesic, hepatic, and immuno-stimulant. This makes it a valuable oil to have on hand. Most ailments call for one of the properties that is in Chamomile. 1 drop on a warm compress will help to sooth an irritable baby who is teething, or a senior whose joints are aching.
Ginger (Zingiber officinalis) is in all the old herb books listed for its help in healing broken bones. I know it best for soothing upset tummies and like the other oils in the blend it is analgesic and anti-inflammatory.
Lavender (Lavendula augustifolium), although it has analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties, I chose this oil for its soothing, anti-anxiety and balancing properties.
Cocoa Butter
Cocoa Butter is extracted from the cacao bean and has a wonderful chocolate aroma. It is rich in antioxidants and therefore has a good shelf life. We have been aware of the benefits of Cocoa Butter for a while and wanted to stock it. However, we had a concern about the convenience of this solid 
product. After trying a sample we were sold on it.
Here are some of the ways you can use it:
- Melt it using the double boiler method and pour it into chocolate molds for single use.
- Put a few of these into a pretty bag as a gift for a friend, or put your contact details on it for a gift to clients. Everyone loves a free gift!
- Drop one of the molds into the bath for that end of the day de-stressing soak. It has a wonderful chocolate aroma and your skin feels like velvet.
- Melt some in our Basket Candle Diffuser for a luxurious hot oil. (Be careful with this as it can get quite hot!)
- Cocoa Butter remains solid at room temperature and melts around body temperature. You can break off a small piece and hold it in your hands for a few seconds. When it melts, massage it gently into your face, neck and arms.
- Cocoa Butter is recommended as a belly butter if you are pregnant as it helps to prevent stretch marks.
- Cocoa Butter is often used in Soap Making. We have posted a link to a soap recipe on our facebook page.
