Lavish Spa Essentials Glossary
Nature’s Best Ingredients
- Almond Oil (Sweet)
Highly enriched with vitamins A, B1, B2, B6 and E. This oil is rich with protein
and is a great lubricant, protectant and moisturizer. Sweet Almond oil is light
and makes a wonderful base massage oil. This oil is especially good for eczema as
it relieves itching, dryness and inflammation.
This Nature’s Best Provides: Protectant
- Aloe Vera
Extracted from the aloe vera leaf plant. This is a household staple in the Caribbean
homes. It is often shared with sustaining visitors who wish to tan without burning
or redness. It heals wounds, stops bleeding, relieves insect bites itch and is especially
effective for first aid administered to burns. The active ingredients of aloe are
known to heal and regenerate skin. It is a great protectant in skin care products
by creating a barrier to protecting and hydrating the skin.
This Nature’s Best Provides: Hydration
- Beeswax
Only honeybees can create this natural thick royal substance. When first collected
in its raw state, one can actually smell the scent of fresh honey. Beeswax is used
in skincare products to help emulsify and thicken creams and lotions. It is used
in lip balms and ointments providing a protective layer from the environment, keeping
moisture and youthfulness in.
This Nature’s Best Provides: Emulsion
- Calendula Oil
Extracted from calendula flowers this topical oil is a gift to sensitive skin especially
that of babies. This oil provides us with a gentle and soothing antiseptic. Its
anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic qualities heal wounds quickly with its infection
reducing properties. This is the best oil for inflamed, chapped or cracked skin.
This Nature’s Best Provides: Anti-Inflammatory
- Coconut Oil
A super moisturizing emollient fat with a sweet, comforting scent. It appears solid,
milky white when refrigerated or at room temperature but, melts nicely once massaged
into the skin. The consistency of coconut oil provides great binding and emulsifying
properties to natural skin care formulations. It is a good alternative to synthetic
emulsifiers. Coconut oil makes a great hair conditioner; it revitalizes dry and
damaged hair without harse chemicals that strip the hair of natural protein.
This Nature’s Best Provides: Revitalizes
- Grapeseed Oil
One of the best bases for massage oils as it is light and ungreasy, virtually odorless.
Grapeseed oil contains vitamins, minerals, healthy fats and protein. It may be used
in the facial area especially the eyes, neck and lips providing astringent and toning
properties. This oil is used in many hypoallergenic natural skincare products.
This Nature’s Best Provides: Astringent
- Olive Oil
This is nature’s liquid gold as it is olive yellow in color with a spicy fragrance.
This treasure or a carrier oil or stand alone oil may be used with some of the deeper
scented essential oils in aromatherapy. Olive is captured from pressing ripe olives
of Olea Europaea. It may be used to enhance that favorite meal or on the skin and
hair just as it is. It is known to support heart health and wellness. It is perfect
as a hair, nail and complexion conditioner. It provides a superb treatment for damaged
and dry hair while is soothes, heals and lubricates the skin. It can be found in
many facial creams and body lotions with it its superior penetrating power.
This Nature’s Best Provides: Lubrication