Infused vs Essential Oils: Benefits of The Entire Whole Plant
What makes our herbal products so unique is that we create them with whole plant extracts. No synthetic fragrance, no essential oils(EO). Our intention is to bring you products that connect you as directly to the land as possible.
You might be wondering what even is a whole plant extract? And what is the difference between this and an essential oil?
Imagine you pick up an herb that has a captivating scent, like sage, mint, yarrow or tulsi. You touch the delicate leaves and get a little bit of something on your fingertips. When you smell your fingers, there is the fragrance of the herb. What is on your fingers are the volatile oils of the plant. Essential Oils capture these volatile oils through a process of distillation. While there are many uses for these potent extracts, they unfortunately leave behind the vast majority of the nutrient profile contained by the plant and ultimately the soil.
In our case, we choose to extract the full range of beneficial fat-soluble nutrients into base oils like organic Jojoba oil. We also infuse the volatile oils directly from plants BUT we do not extract them before they reach our product like in the case of essential oils. Whole plant extracts mean the whole package - scent and nutrients.
The reasons are numerous, but the first and foremost is that we want you to feel as connected to nature and to the plants as possible. No extra step of distillation. We grow the plants, in some cases dry them, then infuse them directly into oils and fats. We believe this is a much more sustainable use of plants instead of just extracting a small part of them.
Aside from the direct connection to nature this offers, the nutrient profile from the plant that is fat soluble is now in our products. So the plants will actually provide their unique nourishment that is completely absent when using just essential oils.
So consider, when using our products, a direct connection is made between you, the farmers, the soil and the earth. It is grounding- connecting you to the Earth and the place from which it came. Our products offer nourishment and nutrients from the plants themselves.
Here are 3 ways to use our herbal infused oils to soothe tension in the face and to add shine + softness to hair. We uploaded a short video to our youtube with more details on using our herbal oils for these self care practices.
Check out our youtube for more videos relating to the use of infused oils for self care, skincare, beauty, and hair.
