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Cocoa Butter: Cocoa butter softens and lubricates the skin, yet is highly protective and acts as a water repellent. Cocoa butter also contains about 5 IU's of vitamin E per ounce. |
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Aloe Vera: Aloe Vera juice has a natural moisturizing factor which improves hydration and is soothing and healing to all skin types. Along with numerous minerals and enzymes, it also contains 20 amino acids and the "youth mineral" potassium which may help with the new cell building process. Along wih its anti-inflammatory properties, it helps to heal cuts, grazes, burns and insect bites. Used for cenuries by the; Egyptians, Greeks, Chinese, Romans and Arabs. |
"...This is without doubt the best hand cream on the market. I can not praise this product enough. Thank you."
R. Echard, Georgia |
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Coconut Oil: Coconut oil is a wonderful emollient that also has cooling properties - a great advantage for burns and inflamed eczema! Coconut oil is so rich, it actually has twice the heavy fats as lard! Don't worry though, since you are not eating it - it's fat free! |
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Tea Tree Essential Oil: Tea Tree is beneficial for rashes, insect bites, nail fungus, dermatitis, and arthritis to name only a few. It is anti-infectious, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, analgesic and even stimulates the immune system. It hastens the healing of wounds, acne and insect bites. It protects skin during radiation treatments, encourages the regeneration of scar tissue and reduces swelling. Not only does this essential oil stimulate blood circulation, it stimulates your sense of smell with its sharp spicy scent. |
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Propylene Glycol: Often derived from lactic acid, glucose or seaweed, propylene glycol helps the absorption process and helps to spread the lotion on the skin. It penetrates the epidermis (the outermost layer of skin) carrying beneficial ingredients deeper. It also helps to; reduce roughness, cracking and irritation; and may retard the fine wrinkles of aging and environmental damage. |
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Shea Butter: Shea butter is renowned for its skin softening and moisture retaining abilities. It is also known to be extremely therapeutic in helping to heal cracked, aged and damaged skin. Shea butter is loaded with vitamins A and E, helping to penetrate the skin, leaving it soft and smooth. Shea butter contains sterolins or natural plant steroids which have a superior moisturizing affect on the upper layer of skin. Sterolyns help to heal bruising, soreness and reduce scars. |
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Organic Neem Oil: Neem oil is widely used in India for its anti-bacterial, antiseptic, antifungal, antiviral and anti-parasitic properties. It's used to treat skin disorders such as; eczema, psoriasis, ringworm, scabies, syphilitic sores, and chicken pox. |
"I love this product. I have arthritis in my hands...seems to help..."
.Lee F., Tennessee |
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Sweet Almond Oil: Sweet almond oil is said to be of great nutritional value to all skin types. It is easily absorbed and has similar properties to the oil naturally produced by babies to protect their skin. |
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Hemp Seed Oil: Relax! There is no Tetrahydrocannibinol (T.H.C.) in the final product of hemp seed oil. Now you know what it is not...what it is, is a fantastic oil said to stimulate cell growth making it a remarkable oil for dry or mature skin. Hemp seed oil may possibly retard the fine wrinkles of aging. Loaded with minerals, Hemp seed oil reduces cracking, roughness and irritation. |
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Green Tea Leaf Extract: Green Tea Leaf extract's contribution is more than its ability to reduce puffiness around the eyes. It is thought that Green Tea Leaf Extract compounds have an anti-cancerous effect (determined in test tube, yet not yet proven in human desease prevention), and may be able to inhibit the cancer process inititiated by the suns Ultra-violet B radiation. |
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Glycerin, Kosher Vegetable: Glycerin, is a humectant and actually has the ability to pull moisture from the air and draw it in to the skin. It makes the skin feel softer and smoother, reduces rough feeling, cracking and irritation. |
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Kelp, Norway Extract: Seaweed was the original iodine used by the Indians of Sitka, Alaska to treat ear aches and poultices for bruises and cuts. It also has the ability to smooth the skin. For those who easily bruise, this ingredient is the reason many of our customer's tell us how quickly their bruises dissappear. |
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Witch Hazel: Known as a soothing skin freshener, it is used for burns and fevers. Witch Hazel works as a local anesthetic; it relieves pain, itching, and soothes skin irritations. |
" ...A few scars on my face have completely vanished from using the Cracked Skin Cream on a daily basis... "
Jennifer R., Ohio |
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Emulsifying Wax NF: Plant based, it is used to create a bond between water and oils - a critical ingredient since there is no other natural product that can create a smooth texture. |
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Stearic Acid: A fatty acid of vegetables that stiffens and stabilizes lotions. |
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Menthol: Gives a cool feeling to the skin and is a local anesthetic, helping to ease pain associated with cracked skin. |
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Methyl Paraben: A combination of denatured wood alcohol and Benzoic acid which occus naturally in cherry bark, raspberries, tea, anise and cassia bark. This ingredient is used as a cosmetic perservative. |
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Rose Water: Has skin softening, toning, soothing and healing properties. It was used in Victorian times to soothe the skin. |
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Xanthan Gum: Fermented from corn sugar, it is added to thicken the formulation. |
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Glycolic Acid: Made from sugar cane juice - it used to control the delicate acid / alkali balance. |
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Rosemary Oleoresin Extract: Made of antioxidant compounds from the herb rosemary, it is a natural preservative for the vegetable and plant oils. |
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