Pretty scents + Happy Skin
My aesthetics training was done at an AVEDA institute. True to the founder’s love of Ayurveda, we spent a lot of time on energy flow, power of plants, and the importance of touch to help the body come into balance.
Balance is a theme for me in real life and in my practice as an esthetician. Instead of looking for a ‘FIX’, we look to the properties of the flowers and herbs to bring the skin back into balance. We have several simple, single-ingredient skin support: Rose Petal Powder, Sandalwood Powder, Rhassoul Clay and Cambrian Blue Clay (sold as a set this holiday season). These an be used on their own, or added to amplify your existing products.
Two of those powerhouses are Roses + Rhassoul:
The clay is found in the valleys of the Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Its a mineral rich clay, full of magnesium and is known for not over-drying skin. The Rose Petal Powder smells divine and is super fine; use it as an additive to a cream mask or on it’s own. It’s slightly acidic, but then so is healthy skin.
Below are some suggestions for harmonizing your facial masks using the rose petals, rhassoul clay AND some plant medicine
Pretty Smells for Happy Skin: Make good ‘smells’ or massage a small amount into the skin blended in a carrier oil (sweet almond, fractionated coconut, hazelnut, apricot kernel)
Calm reactive skin: cardamom, rose, lavender, ylang ylang, sandalwood
Nourish: Ylang Ylang, Patchouli, Neroli, Rose, Lavender, Jasmine (Iris and Immortelle)
Boost the liver to clarify: Rosemary, peppermint, lime, pink grapefruit - 2 drops rosemary, 1 everything else
Hormonal: rose geranium, true geranium (adaptogenic), chamomile, rose, hint of carrot seed
Restore: vitality to dry, stressed skin: ylang ylang, jasmine, patchouli
We make two Nourishing Body Oils that are perfect; use to precleanse or to add moisture to your mask packs - The Patchouli+Rose and Psyche.
The Nose Knows: When in doubt, ‘listen’ to your nose. Trust your intuition.
A note on plant chemistry - or why the fragrance of narcotic flowers are really a sedative -The amino acid tryptophan is an indole derivative and the precursor of the neurotransmitter serotonin. Indloe is found in roses, jasmines and other flowers.
Recipe Cards
Back in the spring I did an event with YELP! Detroit and offered recipe cards to the attendees, people really liked them, so I made more - “Rose Petals + Rhassoul Clay” two simple, elegant powerhouses for healthy skin.
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