Prima Fleur Essential Oil: VETIVER

Native to South India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia, vetiver is of the Poacceae family that includes grasses and plants characterized by their elegant underground root systems. The two-year wait time for the roots to mature,  plus the arduous work of planting, pulling up the roots by hand, and washing, cleaning, parsing, and drying them before the steam distillation procedure can even begin is testament to vetiver essential oil’s value. Our Vetiveria zizanioides ~ Prima Fleur Vetiver Essential Oil [No. 218] ~ is from Java, where the plant is called akar wangi, meaning “fragrant root.” Good quality, mature dried Javanese vetiver root yields from 1.5 to 2% essential oil. Oils derived from older roots have higher specific gravities and optical rotations than younger roots and produce a richer and fuller quality of oil.  

Adaptable and sturdy, the vetiver plant is widely used to make fragrant blinds, shielding the sun’s rays and infusing homes with earthy notes. Fans formed from the roots and embellished with embroidery are dipped in water and wafted in front of the face to provide blissful relief from Southern Asia’s heat. For more substantial needs, the plant can be used as material to make thatched huts and floor mats. Vetiver also provides excellent protection from soil erosion. 

Yet the true treasure of this tufted grass is the essential oil derived from the root. In folklore, vetiver oil is used to increase financial abundance. In more common ritual, inhaling the oil is said to protect the body from menacing energies, including physical illness. Vetiver is employed in massage and aromatherapy for its grounding influence, to calm the central nervous system of one who feels “uprooted.” When used by a skilled practitioner, vetiver can be prescribed to increase blood flow and reduce muscle pain. Vetiver essential oil acts as a moisturizing humectant for dry, irritated skin and is found in cosmetics, soaps, and natural perfumes as a fixative. 

The main constituents of vetiver essential oil are vetiverone (bitter earthiness), vetiverol (sweet woody odor), and zizanol, an insect repellent. The oil blends well with lemongrass, grapefruit, evergreens, frankincense, myrrh, rose, and sandalwood, and is used primarily as a base note with tenacity and a richly distinctive masculinity.

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Prima Fleur Essential Oil: COFFEE SELECT

Coffee Butter is the cold pressed oil from roasted coffee beans (Coffea arabica) with other vegetable oils. Coffee Butter has an exceptionally smooth and elegant skin feel and may be used in skin care preparations. The CO2 is a great addition to rich perfumes and blends, especially mixed with smokey or floral odors.

You can use Prima Fleur Coffee Select [No. 342] to make a nice solid perfume – it mixes well with vanilla, citrus and spicy notes like cardamom. Or you can use coffee in an SPA blend as a fragrant astringent that is stimulating. Coffee is said to fight wrinkles if you place it directly in skin care products.

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Prima Fleur Absolute: FRENCH OAKWOOD

French Oakwood Absolute [Prima Fleur No. 095] is produced from wine barrels made of Quercus robur wood. The absolute has a rich, woods, green and spicy aroma with that delectable scent of wine and balsam back notes. Use with other wood and florals and roots such as orris root.

Quercus robur (sometimes considered Q. pedunculata or "Q. robur") is commonly known as the Pedunculate Oak or English oak. It is native to most of Europe, and to Anatolia to the Caucasus, and also to parts of North Africa.

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Prima Fleur Essential Oil: CHIA SEED

Chia Seed (Salvia hispanica) CO2 organic from Mexico is used for skin and hair to maintain moisture content and placed in anti-aging products. It is a low impact scent that is mild and buttery.

Prima Fleur Chia Seed Essential Oil [No. 525] is from Mexico.

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Prima Fleur Essential Oil: ASHWAGANDHA

Ashwagandha Extract [No. 351], Withania somnifera, is CO2 extracted from the leaves and stems. Here is something new, something special, and something different, and something divine! It has a soft spicy, woody somewhat citrus odor, and can be used in skin care to rejuvenate,  and as a facial to ease dark under-eye circles (use with Aloe gel and Rosehip Seed oil).

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Prima Fleur Essential Oil: BLUE CYPRESS

Our Blue Cypress (Cupressus intratropica) Essential Oil [No. 299] from Australia and Blue Tansy (Tanacetum annuum) Essential Oil [no. 112] from Morocco. One a tree and the other an herb - both produce a blue azulene that is used in skin care as an anti-inflammatory, and skin care first aid healer. 

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Prima Fleur Premier Products: SAMPHIRE EYE CREME

Samphire Eye Crème [Prima Fleur No. 1214] is formulated to soothe the delicate eye area. Each ingredient in this all-botanical formula is selected for efficacy and gentleness, specifically addressing issues of skin wrinkling, loss of elasticity, puffiness, hyper-pigmentation, reversal and prevention of free-radical damage.

The first sensation upon application is a dramatic feeling of soothing, cooling relaxation of the eye area. It is provided by its namesake ingredient, Crithmum maritimum, a sturdy variety of sea fennel that thrives in rocky, salt-sprayed regions along the pristine North Atlantic sea cost. Its common name, Samphire, is a variety of the name St. Peter, patron saint of fisherman.

Distilled to an aromatic water, Samphire has the ability to induce the skin's endorphin release from keratinocytes and sensory neurons, and provide a sensation of soothing calmness. Endorphins activate opiate receptors expressed in the limbic or "emotional" brain, which plays an important part in the sensation of pleasure.

The Ecocert-approved formula contains a high percentage of certified organic ingredients withou the sacrifice of potent actives. One of the many beneficial ingredients able to effect desirable change is Saccharomyces cerivisiae extract which increases celluylar-oxygen consumption. Combined with Rhodiola rosea root extract, it reduces the appearance of puffiness, strengthens and firms the skin,  iproviding microcirculation, thereby enhancing other beneficial ingredients.

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Prima Fleur Essential Oil: ORANGE

Orange essential oil is produced from cells inside the rind of an orange fruit. In contrast to most essential oils, it is extracted as a by-product of orange juice production by centrifugation, producing a cold-pressed oil. It is composed of mostly (greater than 90%) d-limonene. Limonene gives citrus that rich juicy aroma. Prima Fleur Orange Essential Oil [No. 190] and certified-organic Orange oil [No. 243] are made in the USA.

Orange oil has beneficial anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmodic and antiseptic qualities. Applying orange oil to the skin not only helps to reduce inflammation and soothe sore muscles. It can also improve the skin tone and texture and combat acne and dermatitis. The natural disinfectant qualities of orange oil also make it useful for cleaning and treating scratches, scrapes and other minor wounds.

The strong, appealing scent of orange essential oil makes it a popular choice for aromatherapy applications. It is believed the smell of orange oil may improve one's overall mood, promote relaxation and peace of mind, reduce anger and anxiety, and even act as a natural aphrodisiac.
 
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Prima Fleur Essential Oil Blend: SAN SIMEON

Sweet, fresh, light ~ an exclusive blend of Geranium, Ylang Ylang, Palmarosa, Bisabolol, Pink Grapefruit, Lemon, Sandalwood, Patchouli. Only from Prima Fleur, No. 6061.

 

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Prima Fleur Essential Oil Blend: RESPIRATION

Therapeutic and immune-fortifying ~ an exclusive blend of ravintsara, ginger, owyhee, eucalyptus, hyssop, lemon peel, niaouli. Only from Prima Fleur, No. 6042.

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Prima Fleur Essential Oil Blend: RED SUN

Fresh, intense, bright ~ an exclusive blend of yuzu, pink grapefruit, elemi. Only from Prima Fleur, No. 6037.

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Prima Fleur Premier Products: RADIANCE DAY & NIGHT CREME

Featuring only the purest ingredients in the world, our Radiance Day and Night Face Crème [no. 1115] is created for the most sensitive skin, offering hydration, gentle exfoliation and anti-wrinkle efficacy. A natural, active compound that is derived from organic Alfalfa offers retinol-like action which maintains the cellular matrix of the skin. It also protects and repairs the skin by stimulating collagen synthesis. This is an ideal ingredient for devitalized skin that is prone to slackening skin. Crithmum maritimum plays an important role, helping to reduce inflammation and redness by cooling the skin. Rose, Neroli, Lavender, Chamomile and Frankincense are some of nature’s most gentle botanicals that are ideal for sensitive skin prone to redness, dryness, rosacea and eczema. It is appropriate for day and night use, offering your skin tremendous benefits, protection and support.

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Prima Fleur Essential Oil: MARJORAM

Thymus mastichina, Marjoram is a familiar herb used by herbalists since ancient Greece. It is commonly used in aromatherapy and blends well with lavender and bergamot oils for a relaxing combination. Our Spanish Marjoram Essential Oil [No. 270]  is herbal (not sweet), pleasant and fragrant. 100% natural.

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Prima Fleur CO2 Extract: BAKUL

Bakul (Mimusops elengi), a CO2 extract [No. 353] from the flowers of India make a very special attar with a lovely soft scent, used in skin care to smooth the skin, and in exotic perfumery.

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Prima Fleur Essential Oil: SAW PALMETTO

Saw palmetto is used in several forms of traditional medicine. Native Americans used the fruit for food and in the treatment of a variety of urinary and reproductive system problems. The Mayans drank it as a tonic, and the Seminoles used the berries as an expectorant and antiseptic. Saw palmetto was traditionally used by American Indians as hair, scalp and skin care.

It is an active ingredient that is often used for hair loss treatment in DIY skin care and for sensitive skin. Our Saw Palmetto Seed CO2 [No. 528] from an American indigenous plant, Sabal spp., may be used both as a dietary supplement and as a skin treatment. It is topically applied for skin (acne) or scalp care. It is can revitalize and bring shine to the skin, to help revive hair follicles.

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Prima Fleur Essential Oil: JASMINE

Jasmine grandiflorum

Jasmine is a deeply fragrant vine or shrub that grows easily in most gardens within its cold hardiness zone. The plant's small, delicate flowers emit a strong, exotic scent that fills the air in spring and summer. Jasmine flowers are used to make perfumes, and jasmine tea is thought to be soothing. Spanish jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum) and Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac) share some of the same characteristics, but are distinctly different plants. Jasminum grandiflorum is sometimes called Jasminum officinale f. affine, or summer jasmine.

Our Jasmine grandiflorum Essential Oil is available as CO2-extracted [Prima Fleur No. 380]  - or solvent-extracted [Prima Fleur No. 188]. Or choose our Jasmine sambac Essential Oil [Prima Fleur No. 245].

In aromatherapy, jasmine oil is recommended to ease physical pain, and is considered a powerful antiseptic, sedative and tonic to ease breathing difficulties, coughing and nervous conditions. Combined with Ylang Ylang, it is said the mixture helps promote a healthy state of mind and body.

Jasmine sambac

Jasminum grandiflorum produces its flowers in clusters at the tips of its arching branches in summer. The white, five-petaled flowers are up to 1-inch wide and may have faint pink tinges on the undersides of the petals and on the buds. Jasminum sambac's flowers start out pure white and fade to pastel pink as the blooming season wears on. The flowers have a waxy appearance and are about the same size as Spanish jasmine blooms. Arabian jasmine flowers appear in clusters of three to 12 from spring through autumn. 

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Prima Fleur Essential Oil: CANDEIA

Candeia Essential Oil [Prima Fleur No. 368] is from the bark of a Brazilian tree. The bark produces a clear oil containing over 95% alpha-bisabolol, a component that has long been used in medicine to fight inflammation, and is well known for its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and anti-viral properties.

In cosmetics, a-bisabolol is present in many products due to its soothing properties. For the natural perfumer, the soft floral, fruity, woody aroma with a slow dry-down would be a good bridge or binder note.

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Prima Fleur Essential Oil: EUCALYPTUS

Prima Fleur Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus radiata) Essential Oil [No. 216] is organically grown in Australia. It is an excellent inhalant for respiratory conditions such as cold, flu, sinus infection, bronchitis and bacterial inflammation. It is nice and cooling for hot flashes and used on the skin for acne.

Usage of eucalyptus oil in aromatherapy is increasing gradually as it also blends well with many other essential oils including thyme essential oil, rosemary essential oil, marjoram essential oil, lavender essential oil, cedar wood essential oil, frankincense essential oil, etc.

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Prima Fleur Carrier Oil: FORAHA

Prima Fleur Foraha Oil [No. 401] Calophyllum inophyllum is cold-pressed in Madagascar. It has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory,  and anti-neuralgic properties, having been used in the South Pacific as a traditional remedy for nerve symptoms of leprosy, where the tree is known as Tamanu. The oil is thick and luxurious and absorbs readily into the skin. It is opaque and brownish green with a vegetative, herbal odor.

The botanical name comes from kalos, the Greek word for beautiful, and phullon, which signifies leaf. The oil resulting from this so-named "beautiful leaf" tree was used by women as face cream in Polynesia, but its benefits have been proven as well by contemporary research, according to the book The Healing Trail: Essential Oils of Madagascar. Missionaries to the Fijian Islands in the 1920s discovered that the oil relieved the painful nerve swelling of leprosy. French doctors later confirmed its success as a treatment for cuts, burns, and wounds, all traditional uses in the areas where it is grown. Additional medical research has uncovered potential benefits of compounds in the oil for diseases as serious as cancer and HIV.

To create the oil, fruit is collected after it falls from the trees in December. The nutlike seeds are removed and placed on racks to dry for a month or two, at which point they wrinkle and darken, becoming sticky with oil. At this time they are ready for the cold press extraction. The tree also grows in other parts of Eastern Africa and in India and Southeast Asia. 

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Prima Fleur Essential Oil: SANDALWOOD

Honey-sweet, woody and dry, Prima Fleur Sandalwood Essential Oil [No. 388] from Australia is often used in meditation and has a sedative effect. This clear oil is useful for many skin conditions such as acne and tinea. It also acts as a decongestant for the lymph system, and addresses cardiac fatigue. Inhale to soothe throat and respiratory ailments such as coughs and chest infections. Use both orally and externally against urinary tract infections. This sandalwood oil is effective against Candida and staphylococous.

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