Unique Oils ~ Distinctive Products

The origins of kendi oil

Between traditional carrier oils and more concentrated aromatic essential oils lies a unique category of vegetable oils that can boost the benefits of products even when used in small amounts. These oils contain higher levels of antioxidants and additional phytonutrients, and often even have scent and color like essential oils. They have been added to our inventory for special uses, such as in luxury facial and body oils or for boosting products used in treatments.

In formulation terms, vegetable oils are often referred to as "fixed oils" because their large molecules don't evaporate, or volatilize, as essential oils do. They can be extracted with heat or solvents, expeller-pressed, or cold-pressed. But this group of rare fixed oils is special: They are expeller or cold-pressed, so there's no exposure to high heat that can reduce the efficacy of beneficial compounds. Many come from fair-trade and organic sources. Often the plant material from which they derive is literally tough to crack ~ think tiny seeds and thick-skinned nuts ~ making them best for more selective use.

Take organic Cranberry Seed Oil [Prima Fleur No. 444], which is naturally UV-protective, anti-inflammatory, and rich in antioxidants and alpha-linolenic and linoleic acids. Highly stable due to its content of phenolic compounds, it may help prevent rancidity when used with other more delicate oils, such as evening primrose, flaxseed, and borage seed. From Madagascar comes Ecocert and NOP certified organic Calophyllum inophyllum Oil [No. 401], featured in many of our Premier Products, including our Rejuvenating Crème Cleanser. Consider also Indonesian Kendi Oil [No. 432], which contains 25% omega-3 fatty acids and is produced via a fair-trade and organic program, and our organic Rose Hip Seed Oil [No. 433] and Carrot Seed Oil [No. 435].
 
For information on our Premier Products and pricing, please visit our website. For questions and to explore custom development with exquisite botanicals from our extensive library of raw materials, please contact sales@primafleur.com ~ or call (415) 455-0957.

Proven Skin Soothers

Our extensive trove of naturally derived ingredients for soothing sensitive skin and reducing erythema and inflammation grows each year, as we discover how to harness the inherent capabilities of certain plants for preventing irritation and protecting the skin's natural moisture barrier. The demand for these ingredients rises with the increased awareness of allergies and skin sensitivities. Oats are a known skin soother, but newer, more target-specific options include beta glucan, oat kernel oil and oat avenanthramides, which are uniquely found in oat grains. Each of these ingredients is antioxidant rich and powerfully anti-irritant. Clinical studies on oats show healing effects for dry and itchy skin.

Magnolia grandiflora bark extract, used in traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda for its calming and soothing properties, is designed to reduce redness and inflammation in sensitive skins. Skin treated with this extract at 3% before experiencing irritation, suffered only slight pricking and tingling as opposed to untreated skin, which went through burning, stinging, and itching.

Prima Fleur creates and manufactures exclusive products for some of the world's most prestigious personal care brands. For more information on custom formulation and manufacture with any of these ingredients or other exquisite botanicals from our extensive library of raw materials, please visit our website or email our Sales team.

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Marianne Griffeth shares her expertise in this American Spa article about out how sage-inspired treatments and products provide clients with herbal healing. Click to read the full article!

 

Especially for Winter - Exclusive Essential Oil Blends

Respiration [Prima Fleur No. 6042] is an immune-fortifying and therapeutic blend of ravintsara, owyhee, eucalyptus, and hyssop.

Ravintsara La Cure [Prima Fleur No. 6075] is sinus clearing and restorative with ravintsara, ginger, owyhee, and niaouli. Add it to our Therapeutic Dead Sea Bath Salts [Prima Fleur No. 1055] to soothe aching muscles.

Detoxifying II [Prima Fleur No. 6066] with juniper, rosemary, coriander, and lemon is purifying, clearing, and energizing.

For information on our Premier Products and pricing, please visit our website. For questions and to explore custom development with exquisite botanicals from our extensive library of raw materials, please contact sales@primafleur.com ~ or call (415) 455-0957.

Winter Remedies

We're suffering one of the worst cold and flu seasons in years. Don't forget about the wonderful therapeutic benefits essential oils can provide. The herb lemongrass is a traditional ingredient in soup used against coughs and colds; we like our Lemongrass Essential Oil [Prima Fleur No. 145] for wiping countertops and handles (use a drop on a damp cloth). For inhalation and massage, Eucalyptus Radiata Essential Oil [No. 216] may help improve respiratory conditions such as cold, flu, sinus infection, and bronchitis. Wild Saro oil, also known as Mandravasarotra Essential Oil [No. 376], is uplifting with herbaceous, lemony, and fruity notes. It helps infectious states and is fabulous for inhalation for sinusitis, rhinitis, and asthma. In Malagasy, mandravasarotra means "what keeps evil away." Ravintsara Essential Oil [No. 163] is well known as both a defender against winter maladies and a soothing detoxifier at the end of a bout of flu or cold. Use it in diffusers, baths, chest rubs, and room sprays.

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.

For information on our Premier Products and pricing, please visit our website. To place an order, please call (415) 455-0957. To explore custom development with exquisite botanicals from our extensive library of raw materials, please contact: sales@primafleur.com

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.

 

Ingredients in bold are certified organic. For information on our Premier Products and pricing, please visit our website. To place an order, please call (415) 455-0957. To explore custom development with exquisite botanicals from our extensive library of raw materials, please contact sales@primafleur.com

Prima Fleur Essential Oil Blend: SAMARKAND

Meditative, exotic, warm ~ an exclusive blend of Lime, Frankincense, Sandalwood, Bay. Only from Prima Fleur, No. 6015.

For information on our Premier Products and pricing, please visit our website. To place an order, please call (415) 455-0957. To explore custom development with exquisite botanicals from our extensive library of raw materials, please contact sales@primafleur.com

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.

Ingredients in bold are certified organic. For information on our Premier Products and pricing, please visit our website. To place an order, please call (415) 455-0957. To explore custom development with exquisite botanicals from our extensive library of raw materials, please contact sales@primafleur.com

Prima Fleur Essential Oil Blend: RED SUN

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

For information on our Premier Products and pricing, please visit our website. To place an order, please call (415) 455-0957. To explore custom development with exquisite botanicals from our extensive library of raw materials, please contact sales@primafleur.com

Prima Fleur Essential Oil Blend: RELAXATION I

Relaxing, balancing, soothing ~ an exclusive blend of neroli, rosa damascena, roman chamomile, marjoram, lavender, clementine, tangerine, owyhee, ylang ylang, tanacetum, orris. Only from Prima Fleur, No. 6025.

Ingredients in bold are certified organic. For information on our Premier Products and pricing, please visit our website. To place an order, please call (415) 455-0957. To explore custom development with exquisite botanicals from our extensive library of raw materials, please contact sales@primafleur.com

Prima Fleur Premier Products: STRESS RELIEVING CREME CLEANSER

Designed for sensitive skin prone to showing the effects of environmental and hormonal stress, Stress Relieving Crème Cleanser [No. 1201] is Ecocert Greenlife certified. A delicate soothing cleanser for sensitive skin, it features anti-irritant schisandra, anti-inflammatory aloe gel, and potent antioxidant sea buckthorn. With the inclusion of gentle botanicals like rose, neroli, lavender, and chamomile, this cleanser helps to resist external stress factors and stabilize cell membranes.

For information on our Premier Products and pricing, please visit our website. For questions and to explore custom development with exquisite botanicals from our extensive library of raw materials, please contact sales@primafleur.com ~ or call (415) 455-0957.

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.

For information on our Premier Products and pricing, please visit our website. To place an order, please call (415) 455-0957. To explore custom development with exquisite botanicals from our extensive library of raw materials, please contact sales@primafleur.com

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.

For information on our Premier Products and pricing, please visit our website. For questions and to explore custom development with exquisite botanicals from our extensive library of raw materials, please contact sales@primafleur.com or call (415) 455-0957.

 

 

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.

For information on our Premier Products and pricing, please visit our website. For questions and to explore custom development with exquisite botanicals from our extensive library of raw materials, please contact sales@primafleur.com or call (415) 455-0957.

 

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.

For information on our Premier Products and pricing, please visit our website. For questions and to explore custom development with exquisite botanicals from our extensive library of raw materials, please contact sales@primafleur.com or call (415) 455-0957.

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.

For information on our Premier Products and pricing, please visit our website. For questions and to explore custom development with exquisite botanicals from our extensive library of raw materials, please contact sales@primafleur.com or call (415) 455-0957.