INGREDIENTS & DEFINITIONS Following is a list of some of my ingredients and their reported benefits.

• Coconut Oil: High in Lauric acid, wonderful lather. Used in soap.
• Olive Oil: High in Oleic acid, cell regeneration. Used in soap..
• Palm Oil: High in tocotrienol, vit E, big fluffy lather. Used in soap.
• Palm Kernel Oil: Boosts lather and hardness. Used in soap
• Safflower Oil: High in Linoleic acid, helps to moisturize, nourish & reconstruct skin. Used in Soap, Lotion & Butter Bars.
• Rice Bran Oil: High in fatty acids and has some antioxidant properties as well as moisturizing and softening. Used in Soap & Salves.
• Sunflower Oil: Pentrates and moisturizes skin easily with clogging pores. Used in Butter Bars.
• Grapeseed Oil: Light oil, high in vitamins and minerals as well as polyunsaturated fatty acids. Helps to preserve natural moisturein aging skin. Used in Butter Bars, Lotion & Salves.
• Apricot Kernel Oil: Light oil, high in oleic & linoleic acids, rich in vit A. Skin softening and moisturizing. Used in Salves.
• Shea Butter: High in vit and minerals, benefits dry skin. Used in Butter bars and Butter Jars.
• Cocoa Butter: Sometimes called the ultimate moisturizer, its a very stable and highly concentrated in natural fats. Often used on scar tissue. Used in Butters in jars.
• Shea & Aloe Butter: Moisturizing and healing. Beneficial to dry skin. Used in Lotions.
• Glycerin: Atracts and retains moisture, helps dry skin. Naturally occuring in handcrafted soaps, used in Lotions.
• Vitamin E: Antioxidant. Used in Butter Bars, Butter in jars & Salves.
• Beeswax: Healing properties, creates a solid base for Butters and Salves. Used in Butter Bars, Butter jars and Salves.
• Pumpkin Seed: High in vit A, for skin healing and vit C as an anti oxidant as well as Zinc which acts as an astringent and assists in healing. Used in Pumpkin Face Cream.
• Purreed Pumpkin: Properties similar to Pumpkin seed. Used in Pumpkin Face Soap.
• Fresh Goat Milk: Rich in protein, vitamins and minerals. Nourishing to the skin. Used in soap.
• Essential Oils: Oily liquid obtained from plants. Used in all products.
• Fragrance Oils: Synthetic oils used for fragrance. Used in all products, when essential oils are not available.
• Pine Tar: Distilled from pinewood, has been used for centuries as an antiseptic in skin disease. Used in Pine Tar soap and Black Salve.

Definitions of some helpful terms.

• Linoleic acid: An essential unsaturated fatty acid. Emollient.
• Lauric acid: Foaming action.
• Oleic acid: good skin penetrating properties.
• Humectants: used to preserve the moisture content.
• Tocotrienol:form of vit E, antioxidant.
• Anit Oxidant: Preservatives, (above ingredients contain natural not synthetic preservatives.)
• Parabens: Anti Microbial preservatives, which are absorbed into the skin. They are estrogen mimickers and can increase cancer risk. THESE ARE NOT USED IN ANY OF MY PRODUCTS.
• Phthalates: Chemical compounds used in production of some fragrance and essential oils. Some may be cancer causing. ALL OF THE FRAGRANCE AND ESSENTIAL OILS THAT I USE ARE PHTHALATE FREE.
  
  The above information is a reference only and I make no medical or scientific claims for my products.