Description
Ingredient list includes apricot kernel and rosemary oils. Within is a calendula tincture (antiseptic) and Florida beautyberry (insect repellant) tincture so the salve is not only helpful in the wilderness to ward off bugs but also against injury. And while protecting you from sun, the salve will not harm coral reefs. In addition, the peppermint & anise can help clear congestion, are recommended for breathing difficulties (all of which can be encountered during wild treks).
The beautyberry leaves are from a genuine and genuinely valuable FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT Callicarpa Americana WHICH WAS DETERMINED BY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SCIENTISTS TO BE BETTER THAN DEET AT REPELLING MOSQUITOES. For REAL! And much safer. This is a Florida native plant and this salve has not only a more than usual combination of oils; it has 2 tinctures – the calendula and the beautyberry. There is some turmeric within too, also lemon eucalyptus – which is burned in India for antimalarial purposes. That also keeps bugs away.
Beautyberry was used by Florida crackers (cowboys) to keep mosquitoes off their horses. They’d snap a branch and put it under the saddle. About a decade ago, beautyberry was determined by scientists commissioned by the USDA to be better at repelling mosquitoes than DEET. Leaf ingredients callicarpenal & intermedeol also repel fire ants and ticks and more.
Calendula, carrotseed oil and turmeric are all considered antiseptic and anticancer. This salve is antimicrobial, antifungal & anti-inflammatory.
Carrot seed oil is high in antioxidants and so extraordinarily beneficial for skin! Carrot seed oil is antifungal and antibacterial. Raspberry seed oil is rich in vitamin C – great for eczema and for rosacea, and is noncomedogenic. Aniseed is sedative and calms both skin and dispositions; it gives off a licorice scent. It is recommended for rheumatism and arthritis. The lemon eucalyptus oil – from India – is helpful in soothing aching muscles and registered with the EPA as a ‘biopesticide repellent.’
You can also use this ointment/salve to calm a sting if you’ve been bit.
Oh, and the lovely raspberry color comes through the skin, gradually. As one customer put it: “gives color but not burn.”
Made without oxybenzone (which may harm sea coral & may harm you).
Ingredients: organic unrefined olive, sesame, almond & hemp seed oils; carrot seed and organic raspberry seed oils, tomato seed oil, apricot kernel oil; essential oils of organic rosemary & peppermint, lemon eucalyptus, anise & clary sage, turmeric; organic shea butter, organic calendula blossoms, organic beautyberry leaves, grape distilled alcohol, organic beeswax
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