Wellness and self-care are top of the agenda for many consumers — as you’ll know if you caught Part I of our Wellbeing & Wellness Edit!
In our last blog, as well as touching on why health and happiness is in, we briefly introduced a few beauty ingredients famed for the wellness-inducing wonders they can weave.
In this, the second part of our Wellness & Wellbeing Edit, we want to explore these superpowers in a bit more detail.
In particular, we want to help all you product formulators out there. How can you transform ordinary morning beauty products into energy-boosting, revitalising wellness products?
Essential oils can convey a number of benefits that make them apt for achieving wellness throughout the day!
Let’s discuss three specially-chosen wellness essential oils; powerful, energising ingredients that are ideal for those all-action mornings.
Bergamot, Essential Oil — for stress-free morning energy and happiness
Named after the northeastern Italian city of Bergamo, a bergamot is a type of citrus fruit from the rolling countryside of southern France, Italy and Sicily.
If you’re feeling a bit drained in the mornings, recent research shows us that the oil extract from bergamot peel can help; it may be bitter, small and inedible, but the bergamot has been shown to reduce feelings of fatigue and anxiety.
Another large-scale study also discovered that bergamot can boost our mood, relieve stress and stimulate the brain to release neurotransmitters like dopamine, lifting our feelings.
Wild-harvested citrus essential oils like this are well known for stimulating and energising the senses. Bergamot, in particular, packs a big wellness punch.
Bergamot essential oil can be incorporated into many types of product formulation — body washes, moisturisers, face oils and serums, but also possibly into bedroom room sprays and diffusers!
With its beautiful sweet, orange-like scent, the little bergamot is a sure-fire way to realise revitalising, energy-boosting beauty range.
Rosemary, Essential Oil — for productivity, focus and mood lift
There’s nothing as wellness-inducing as a productive, enriching morning.
Rosemary has been shown to enhance brain function and memory, helping to alleviate symptoms of low mood. It’s a widely celebrated essential oil that can help us to bring mental clarity and focus to our lives — a crucial component of wellness.
The ingredient is obtained by steam distilling the leaves and flowering tops of a rosemary shrub, harvested from the sun-blamed Spanish countryside. As well as its alluring herbaceous aroma and impressive antioxidant profile, the result is a powerful, productivity-inducing oil.
What’s more, rosemary essential oil is incredibly versatile and can be incorporated into any number of hair and skin formulations — a great way to get a wellness ‘edge’ into your daily routine.
Litsea Cubeba, Essential Oil — for refreshing, rejuvenating and revitalising
Hectic early mornings can sometimes leave us feeling a little bit drained and fatigued. Fortunately, there are a few essential oils that can help to refresh, energise and rejuvenate.
Litsea Cubeba is one such ingredient.
Like bergamot, this is a citrus essential oil, fantastic for creating a vibrant, energy-boosting morning hair and skincare formulation.
A 10-metre tall shrub native to east and southeast Asia, when steam distilled, its pepper-shaped fruits provide a high-performance oil with a spicy, sweet aromatic profile.
Also known as May Chang, Litsea Cubeba is able to energise more than just our minds — its antioxidant, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory profile gives our skin a new lease of life, too.
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If you’d like to get started on some invigorating wellness formulations, drop our friendly team a line. If you’d like to try some of the essential oils mentioned in this blog, we’d love to provide a sample — just get in touch!
P.S. — Don’t forget to check in for the third and final part of our Edit, where we’ll relax, recharge and unwind with some evening wellness oils.
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