Category: Ingredients

Vitamin B1 also known as Thiamine or Thiamin is a water-soluble vitamin, it is part of the B vitamin family. B vitamins support adrenal function, help calm & maintain a healthy nervous system, and are key for metabolic processes. Contents Benefits Other Names References Benefits Thiamine helps turn starch & sugar into the energy our […]

Palmitate: An antioxidant and a vitamin A compound that is added to low-fat and fat-free milk to replace the vitamin content lost through the removal of milk fat. Palmitate (more formally known as retinyl palmitate) contains palmitic acid, a 16-carbon saturated fatty acid, which is the major fatty acid found in palm oil. The palmitic […]

Squalane, which occurs naturally in the body, is also found in olive oil and in the livers of certain sharks. Squalane is not to be confused with squalene, which is the non-hydrogenated form of shark liver oil and which tends to quickly oxidize when exposed to the air. More and more beauty products are adding […]

The Musaceas Musa (Banana tree) extract is taken from the sap and leaves of the plant. It contains high levels of the antioxidants, tannic acid and tannin complexes. Benefits This refined extract has been studied by scientists and shown to possibly have profound effects on boosting the human immune system and even fighting cancer growth. […]

Tannic acid Tannic acid is found in the nutgalls formed by insects on twigs of certain oak trees (Quercus infectoria and other Quercus species). It is also found in high concentrations in the Musaceas Musa(banana tree) plant. It can be removed or extracted and used as medicine. Contents Uses Benefits Cautions Other Names References Uses […]

Citric acid is very similar to Ascorbic acid(Vitamin C) but is not the same thing. There is no Vitamin C in Citric acid. Citric acid is a normal component of human cells that is metabolized, degraded, and eliminated from the body. Also known as E330, it is one of the main ingredients in the food […]

Lemon Oil (Citrus Limon Peel Oil) is one of the most popular essential oils. It has a clean, sugary citrus scent that is revitalizing and uplifting. Lemon essential oil is cold-pressed from the rinds of lemons. It requires about 3,000 lemons to produce one kilogram (about 2.2 pounds) of expressed oil Contents Uses Benefits Cautions […]

Also known as Vitamin E See Vitamin E

Sunflower is a source of an extremely healthy vegetable oil that can replace some of the less healthy cooking oils on the market. Sunflower oil is also used in certain cosmetic applications, for reasons which we will explore later in this article. Sunflower oil is a non-volatile oil that can be extracted from sunflowers relatively […]

Sea salt is salt produced from the evaporation of seawater. It is used in cooking and cosmetics. It is also called bay salt or solar salt. Like mineral salt, production of sea salt has been dated to prehistoric times. Some cooks believe it tastes better than salt from mines. However, there is little or no […]