After suffering for years of  eczema, it is amazing to find a product that  works so effectively
as Carley's. Kevin R.
 

• Soothing for  those hot dry areas

• Healing  (works on scratches too)

• Large 4  ounce jar.

If Black Seed Oil is good enough for King  Tut it might just be good
enough for your eczema.

People ask us all the time: How do you guys  come up with all these successful
products for so many different skin issues?  IT'S ME. You've heard of the universal
donor? I'M THE UNIVERSAL SUFFERER. My skin  is so sensitive and I have so
many varied skin issues I'm like a  smorgasbord of skin problems.
I'm THE perfect test subject. If it works on  me it will work on many.

I have these places on my arms (above my  wrists) that occasionally start itching
and if I don't practice a lot of self  control, I will scratch these places raw. It  comes
and goes. If you are reading this, you know  what I mean. I really don't understand
what sets them off, but it has been a big  problem for me for a long time. It is of
course Eczema. Millions suffer all the time  with this.

So I started researching a solution. Finding  effective products is time consuming
and sometimes frustrating. We look at  individual ingredients that are known to
help and then find the highest quality ones.  Keep in mind, there are good quality
ingredients and poor quality ingredients. We  buy only top quality with their
provenance assured. I test each individual  ingredient on my skin first before
combining them. We put them in a cream base  and then skin test again.
When we believe we have the right  combination of ingredients, then we start
trying to figure out percentages of each to  use.

 

What is label candy?

Do we use certain ingredients just because  they sell products? That's called 'label  candy'. You see it all the time. A product  will brag about an ingredient and then you  see it is all the way down at the bottom or  near the bottom of the list. The ingredients  they are bragging about are in such small  percentages as to be ineffective. Label  Candy.

I've found that while one ingredient can  help, often putting ingredients together in  the right combinations and proportions can  multiply their benefits. We know drinking  Oolong Tea has reported benefits for eczema  (Archives of Dermatology, January 2001). But  how about applying it topically? We think it  does.

King Tut?

Black (Cumin)  Seed Oil comes from nigella  sativa, an annual flowering plant that's  cultivated in India, Bangladesh, Turkey, the  Mediterranean basin, and in the Middle East.  The best seeds come from Egypt (which we  use) where they are grown in desert oasis. When  archaeologists discovered the tomb of the  Egyptian boy-king Tutankhamun (King Tut),  they found a bottle of Black (Cumin) Seed  Oil, suggesting that it would be needed in  the afterlife. It  was that valuable to the ancient Egyptians!  Many in the Black Seed's native counties  consider the oil a cure all. The famous  Greek physician Dioscorides used Black  (Cumin) Seeds to treat headaches and  toothaches. It's been said that Black  (Cumin) Seed cures every disease but death  itself. The reason might be found in the  complex chemical structure of the seeds.  These little seeds have over one hundred  different chemical constituents, including  abundant sources of all the essential fatty  acids. Of course you don't see this oil as a  primary ingredient in many products due to  it's cost and scarcity. And lets face it  most skin care products today are basically  chemical soups with few real ingredients.

So does it work? Works on my problem areas.  I can go sometimes for days and still seems  the area is soft and hydrated. And those we  have tested are very pleased. Can you  imagine a more frustrating skin condition?

Our secret is simple. We use the highest  quality ingredients and keep testing and  combining ingredients until we find the  right mix. Sometimes this can take a while.  But we know remarkable things happen when  the right mix of quality ingredients are  used and made in a specific way.  

So how is it  used? Do a test on your most troublesome  areas. When applied this soothing lotion  won't absorb right away. That's ok, within  15 to 30 minutes it will absorb completely.  I've noticed a day or two later I can still  feel where it was applied. Sort of a cool  softness.

READ the ingredients on the labels of the  products you are using. Chemical soup is  what we call them! 95% of the products for  skin care out there today were made years  ago and have a long long shelf life. Our  products are freshly made and shipped. With  only a one year shelf life. The ingredients  are all pronounceable real ingredients.  Other skin care products are made with super  chemicals. Long unpronounceable names.  See  more info below about this.

Ingredients in order of prominence.

Ooolong Tea Infused Reverse Osmosis  purified water: virtually  all skin care products mention purified  water. But the real deal is reverse osmosis  purified water. This mean ZERO contaminants  which means the starting point is pure. It's  expensive to do (goes through 5 filters,  which have to be changed often), but it is  the only water we use. We use the waste  water from this purifying process to water  our flowers and landscaping. So there is no  waste.

Oolong Tea? (most  people have never heard of it) There are  more varieties of tea than anyone would ever  guess. The variety we use: Da  Hong Pao Big Red Robe Wuyi Mountain HIGH  GRADE is a very important Wuyi Red tea.  Legend has it that the mother of a Ming  Dynasty emperor was cured of an illness by a  certain tea, and that emperor sent great red  robes to clothe the four bushes from which  that tea originated. Three of these original  bushes, growing on a rock on Mount Wuyi and  reportedly dating to the Song Dynasty, still  survive today and are highly venerated. At  one point, less than one kilogram of tea was  harvested from these plants each year, of  which a portion was retained by the Chinese  government. In 2005, the remainder of this  original and real Da Hong Pao was saleed,  with an initial asking price of 4000 RMB/100  g, but often reaching millions of dollars  per kilogram. New growing techniques have  brought down the prices. The one we use is  still pricey, about $300 a pound. This  variety has many benefits for healthy skin.

Black (Cumin) Seed Oil (Virgin grade).  (Nigella  sativa) Nigella  Sativa is traditionally known in Middle  Eastern countries as “Habbat al Barakah” –  ‘The Blessed Seed’, due to it’s powerful  healing qualities for many ailments. It's  healing benefits for Eczema are remarkable.  This oil contains  over 100 components, many of which still  remain to be discovered. It is a rich source  of unsaturated fatty acids and contains  about 35% oil, 21% protein, and 38%  carbohydrates. More than 50% of the oil are  essential fatty acids. It’s linoleic acid  and gamma linolenic acid content help form  Prostaglandin E1, which helps the body to  inhibit infections, balances the immune  system, and regulates allergic reactions.  Gamma-linolenic acid also helps stabilize  the cell membrane. Black Seed also contains  about .5-1.5% volatile oils including  Nigellone and thymochinon which are  responsible for Black Seed’s anti-histamine,  anti-oxidant, anti-infective, and  broncho-dialating effect.

Golden Jojoba Oil. (Simmondsia  chinensis) Jojoba is also known as a wax  ester. It closely mimics the oils in our  skin. What it's real purpose here is to help  carry other ingredients deeper into your  skin. Although this oil is sold by itself as  a cure all, we tend to believe its best role  is as a carrier oil.

Why do we use so many oils? Oils  are natures little powerhouses of nutrition.  Each different oil contains many unique  nutrients. They are a true bounty of  nutritious ingredients. Nature designed the  nutrients in seeds to keep a new baby plant  alive until it can get it's old enough to  get its nutrients from the soil. It is  important to the mother plant to carry on  it's DNA to the next generation. When seeds  are squeezed oils come out. These oils are  the essence of the mothers desire to keep  her babies alive. Natures milk. Each plant  species has it's own unique oil profile  within those seeds. Our bodies can draw  great benefits from the oils from these  seeds. This is why we refer to oil free  products as a chemical soup. They carry no  nutritional benefit.

Emulsifying wax: This  is a vegetable wax that is used to combine  the oils and water.

The way we make moisturizers is an old  world process married to high tech  measurements and techniques. Most  moisturizers today combine oils and water  using thickeners (such as Xanthan and Algin). We  refuse to take this shortcut. Although  Xanthan is a safe vegetable derived  ingredient, Algin suffers from many unknown  ingredients. Algin is another word for  seaweed. It is harvested from the sea by  throwing long ropes out into the ocean and  allowing seaweeds to grow on them. Then they  pull in these ropes and cure the seaweed  with sulfur and dry it to a powder. Along  with other pollutants in the ocean, sulfur  is an ingredient many people with skin  issues are allergic to. None of our products  contain Algin (or sulfur).

So why is our  method better? A  true moisturizer combines oils and water  perfectly so your skin can receive all the  valuable benefits from the oils. If you've  ever poured oil into water you know oil  floats on top. No matter what you do it will  float on top. We use an old world recipe and  high tech specific temperatures and  techniques to combine oils and water using  Emulsifying wax and Stearic acid (also a  vegetable wax) at a specific time. This  process using vegetable waxes marries the  oils and the water. Our skin is primarily  water. When you apply oils to your skin it  really cannot be absorbed. This process  allows your skin to access the valuable  nutrients in the oils we use. Much better  than any thickened oil or oil free product.  

Calendula Infused Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Olea  europaea): Of  course Extra Virgin Olive oil is the good  stuff. The first pressing is the most  nutritious. Calendula (Calendula  officinalis) is  infused into the Olive Oil in a time  consuming process. Calendula has a long  history of use as a wound-healing and  skin-soothing botanical. This lovely  marigold-like flower (although called pot  marigold, it is not a true marigold) is  considered a vulnerary agent, a substance  that promotes healing. Calendula also has  anti-inflammatory and weak antimicrobial  activity. It is most often used topically  for lacerations, abrasions, and skin  infections. It is great for Eczema. The  petals and pollen contain triterpenoid esters (an  anti-inflammatory) and the carotenoids flavoxanthin and auroxanthin (antioxidants,  and the source of the yellow-orange  coloration). The leaves and stems contain  other carotenoids, mostly lutein (80%)  and zeaxanthin (5%),  and beta-carotene.  Plant extracts are also widely used by  cosmetics, presumably due to presence of  compounds such as saponins, resins and essential  oils.

Hyaluronic acid Serum: Hyaluronic  Acid drives massive amounts of moisture into  the skin. It is a special protein occurring  naturally throughout the human body, and is  one of the most heavily researched  substances in medicine today with thousands  of clinical trials mostly in the fields of  orthopedics and eye surgery. Its function in  the body is, among other things, to bind  water and to lubricate movable parts of the  body, such as joints and muscles. Its  consistency and tissue-friendliness makes it  an excellent moisturizer, which is why it  has earned a place in skin-care products and  cosmetics. Hyaluronic acid is one of the  most hydrophilic molecules in nature and as  such it is aptly described as "nature's  moisturizer". Hyaluronic acid is created by  a food grade yeast fermentation process from  non-GMO sugarcane and/or grains and as such  can be labeled vegetarian (or vegan) since  no animal products have been used in the  entire process as raw materials.

Stearic acid: is  not an acid, but another type of vegetable  wax. Adds creaminess.

Oatmeal powder. Finely ground. It has  remarkable healing and soothing benefits for  Eczema.

Germall Plus (a  vegetable derived preservative to keep our  product fresh) only needs 2/ 10's of one  percent to keep our product safe.

Lavender essential oil: A small  amount to even out the smell. Almost  imperceptible.

• pH neutral

• No animal  ingredients or testing EVER!

We are the manufacturer and there are no  middle men. In fact, we get asked daily to  wholesale our products. We don't because we  want everything made to be shipped fresh to  you. Middle men mean price mark ups (the  price doubles every time it changes hands)  and time delays. Most skin care products you  buy to use today, were made in large  factories years ago and have been in  storage. Everything we ship was made in  small batches just a few weeks ago. Fresh  matters!  Quality ingredients matter!

Now after reviewing our ingredients. I  want you to look at the ingredients for a  moisturizer that costs over a $100 an ounce.  How many can you pronounce? Keep in mind the  water they use is not even listed as  purified. They might be even using tap water  (OMG!). Ingredients: Water(aqua), sorbitan  sesquioleate, stearyl heptanoate, decyl  oleate, cetearyl octanoate, caprylic/capric  glycerides, propylene glycol, dimethicone,  rose hip (rosa canina) oil, hydrolyzed  elastin, hydrolyzed collagen, retinyl  palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, magnesium  ascorbyl phosphate, magnesium sulfate,  methylparaben, flavour (aroma),  propylparaben, bht, edta, sodium saccharin.

There are very few ingredients here we would  consider using in our products. We do use  rose hip oil in one of our products but a  much higher virgin grade.

We don't use fancy jars. Our  products are not sold in fancy high end  stores (only shipped to you fresh). In my  mind, what goes in the jar is much more  important than the 14 carat gold filigree  designed labels. We know for a fact those  product ingredients cost much less than the  jars and labels they come in. People  say all the time 'you get what you pay for'.  In the cosmetic business this is absolutely  not true!

 

---