CALENDULA

Calendula (C. officinalis Linn.) is a perennial plant rich in flavonoids that provide anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and anti-fungal properties. This medicinal herb increases blood flow to the skin, supplying oxygen and nutrients to reduce skin irritation and optimize tissue regeneration while minimizing poor outcomes such as infection and scaring.

Conditions that benefit from Calendula include:

• burns

• cuts

• dermatitis

• dry skin

• eczema

• psoriasis

• rashes

• stings

• wound healing

YARROW

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), also known as the Soldier’s Woundwort, and was used historically to pack wounds as a functional antiseptic and hemostatic material. This herb provides anti-inflammatory, analgesic, astringent, antiseptic, wound healing, antioxidant, and skin conditioning properties. Yarrow contains flavonoids and sesquiterpene lactones, providing its therapeutic ability to aid wound healing by preventing infection, promoting blood clotting, soothing irritated skin, lessening pain, and hydrate and soften the skin.

Conditions that benefit from yarrow include:

• burns

• eczema

• insect bites

• popped blisters

• shallow cuts and shaving wounds and sores

• wound healing

Sesquiterpene lactones may cause contact dermatitis for those allergic.

PLANTAIN

Plantain (Plantago major) is a versatile herb that offers numerous benefits for the skin. It’s active ingredients include phenylethanoids (acteoside, plantamajoside), mucilage polysaccharides, iridoids (aucubin and catalpol) and tannins, providing this herb its astringent, emollient, soothing, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, moisturizing, and would healing properties.

Conditions that benefit from plantain include:

• acne

• dry skin

• eczema

• insect bites and stings

• psoriasis

• skin irritations

• sunburn

TALLOW

Tallow is a whole-food skincare product. It is made from fatty cuts from regeneratively raised cows, that is rendered to produce a highly-stable fat that is rich with bioavailable vitamins, minerals, and nutrients including vitamins A, D, K, E, B12, selenium, choline, and omega 3. Tallow resembles our natural skin’s sebum, making it suitable for all skin types without causing irritation or acne.

The composition of tallow consists mainly of fatty acids: oleic, palmitic, and stearic acids. Similar to the fatty acid composition of our skin.

Oleic acid is an omega-9 fatty acid which is easily absorbable and deeply penetrates the skin. Oleic acid modulates inflammation, is a powerful antioxidant, helps to regulate the moisture barrier of the skin, the lipid barrier, and balances the natural oil production of the skin. This contributes to tallow’s powerful ability to hydrate and protect the skin from environmental damage, and prevent breakouts, without clogging pores.

Stearic acid is a building block that supports the structure of the skin.

Palmitic acid pairs with stearic acid to create an occlusive barrier that helps protect the skin from infection and damage from toxins, while trapping moisture in the skin.

Vitamin A, or retinoids, are necessary for healthy skin and even skin tone. Retinoids promote cell turnover, collagen production, and angiogenisis (the formation of new blood vessels) therefore increasing oxygen and nutrient delivery to the skin, which results in improved skin elasticity, reduction in sagging, fine lines, wrinkles, hyperpigmentation, skin aging, and sun damage. Retinoids also help protect the skin from cell damage from environmental factors such as pollution and UV radiation. This vitamin is used to treat acne in adolescents and adults, and psoriasis.

Vitamin E is a fat-soluble antioxidant used commonly in dermatology to protect the skin from environmental damage, supports collagen production in skin, and has anti-tumorigenic and photoprotective properties.

Vitamin B12 is an essential nutrient for collagen production, healthy cell growth, and regeneration, which can reduce the appearance of wrinkles and other signs of aging.

Selenium plays an essential role in dermatology, as it is necessary for antioxidant production and reduction of inflammation in the skin. It is used to alleviate psoriasis, seborrehic dermatitis, dandruff, and hyperkeratosis.