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Natural Ingredient Glossary
Natural Goddess uses only natural, chemical-free ingredients in all products. Please refer to the following information to discover the special properties of the natural ingredients we use to provide therapeutic benefits as well as taste and scent to the products.
Essential Oils Glossary
Essential oils are extracted from herbs, fruit peel and flowers and are primarily used either for therapeutically and/or as a natural means of scenting or creating taste in a product. The following is a guide to the essential oils used in all of our products:
Chamomile, Roman Essential Oil – Anthemis nobilis
Traditional Use – muscle relaxant, skin conditioner
Properties – calming, soothing (mind and body)
Cinnamon Leaf Essential Oil – Cinnamomum zeylanicum Nees,
Traditional Use – anti-inflammatory agent, aphrodisiac, skin conditioner, deodorant, room fragrance
Properties – spicy, warming, stimulating
Citronella Essential Oil – Cymbopogon nardus L.
Traditional Use – deodarant, insect and cat repellent
Properties – uplifting, soothing
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Eucalyptus Essential Oil – Eucalyptus globulus
Traditional Use – decongestant, pain relief, deodorant, antiseptic, soothing agent, skin conditioner, insect repellent
Properties – energizing, soothing (sore muscles)
Fir Needle Essential Oil – Apies siberic
Traditional Use – deodarant, room fragrance
Properties – spicy, energizing, warming
Frankincense Essential Oil – Boswellia carteri, B. thurifera or B. cateri
Traditional Use – skin conditioner (mature skin), soothing agent, room fragrance
Properties – warming, moisturizing, soothing, toning
Ginger Essential Oil – Zingiber officinale Roscoe
Traditional Use – relieves nausea and motion sickness, aphrodisiac, astringent
Properties – warming, soothing (muscles), energizing (sexual)
Grapefruit Essential Oil – Citrus x paradisi C. racemosa
Traditional Use – soothing agent, astringent, skin conditioner (blemished skin)
Properties – edible, uplifting, energizing,toning (skin)
Jasmine Absolute – Jasminum Grandiflorum or J. officinale
Traditional Use – antiseptic, aphrodisiac, emollient, soothing agent
Properties – emotionally warming, relaxing, uplifting, stress relief
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Lavender, E. Europe Essential Oil – Lavandula angustifolia, L. officinalis, L. vera
Traditional Use – muscle relaxant, soothing agent (pain relief), skin conditioner, astringent
Properties – emotionally uplifting, relaxing, calms mind, body and spirit
Lemon Essential Oil – Citrus limonum
Traditional Use – antiseptic, antibacterial, soothing (skin), cold symptom relief
Properties – edible, energizing, uplifting, toning (skin), cleansing (skin and tissue)
Lemongrass Essential Oil – Cymbopogon citratus (D.C.) Stapf.
Traditional Use – insect repellent, skin conditioner, soothing agent, muscle relaxant, deodorant, antiseptic
Properties – refreshing, stimulating, toning (skin), add shine to hair
Neroli Essential Oil – Citrus aurantium L. ssp amara L.
Traditional Use – aphrodisiac, antiseptic, emollient (skin)
Properties – stimulating (sexual), improve circulation, soothes skin- scars, stretch marks)
Orange, Sweet Essential Oil – Citrus sinensis
Traditional Use – astringent, soothing agent, skin conditioner
Properties – edible, energizing, uplifting, relaxing
Palmarosa Essential Oil – Cymbopogon martini Staph v motia, Andropogon martinii
Traditional Use – astringent, insect repellent, skin conditioner, soothing agent, emollient, muscle relaxant
Properties – uplifting, moisturizing, toning (skin), soothing (acne)
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