Lavender (Lavendula officinalis) Essential Oil
For centuries Lavender has been used in Europe for its washing and general ‘keeping clean’ and antibacterial properties. Indeed the French for washing ‘lavage’ comes from the word Lavender.

It is not only a heavenly scent and flower colour it is perhaps the safest and most effective skin remedy known. It is topically strongly antiseptic but equally healing to all manner of skin abrasions including cuts, grazes, bruises, burns, discolouration etc. Used within a wash it absolutely cleans in terms of normal dirt levels but also in terms of any lingering pathogens. It then continues its work by additionally healing skin irregularities and calming any attendant inflammation, reddening and irritation. Its fragrance is mentally soothing and calming whilst gently lifting the spirits.

Mint (Mentha piperita) Peppermint Essential Oil
This oil gives a lovely balance of fragrance to the lavender. Its metholic aroma gives a freshly vibrant, ‘wake-up’ feeling, which is however, very sensitive to and helpful for, headaches and mental pressure. Topically it is cooling and joins lavender in easing any skin inflammation due to internal or external irritants. All in all it helps reduce skin sensitivity and at the same time its anti-bacterial constituents enhance the skin cleansing action of the whole formula. It is equally helpful for respiration and ease of breathing, so used in the bath or shower a sense of wellbeing and oxygenation can be felt.

Comfrey (Symphyton officinale)
Comfrey Root was an important choice for this Body Wash as it ensures a number of vital prerequisites. Washing always removes dead skin cells that are sloughed off with the other ‘soapy’ ingredients. This can lead to drying and shrinking of new skin cells. The comfrey root bio-chemistry ensures this does not happen by offering accelerated skin cell proliferation qualities and by quickly repairing any moisture through its protective gel substances that penetrate and buffer.

Comfrey is often the plant of choice of topical skin disorders by herbalists, so to use it as a skin wash ensures the gentle treatment of any sensitivities. It stands as an ample balancer to the gentle soap ingredients.