Our first limited edition product is coming soon! We’re not quite ready to tell you what it is, but keep reading to find out the benefits of one of the ingredients in the formula — sage essential oil.
Here in Berkeley, it’s hard to ride your bike more than a mile without spotting a few sage plants.
Sage is from the genus Salvia, which is the largest genus in the mint family (Lamiaceae), and though it’s common in our area its benefits are anything but ordinary.
During the development of our first limited edition product we turned to some plants that are familiar to us and whose benefits continue to amaze us — from an aromatherapy standpoint as well as for skin care.
When we realized we were about to use sage essential oil for the first time in our line it was almost funny. We felt like we had been ignoring something that was right under our noses all this time. In addition to its spicy, herbaceous scent, its aromatherapy is really meaningful and pertinent to spring time (more on that below).
Our limited edition product will only be available for a short time. We’re not quite ready to tell you what it is but we wanted to fill you in on some of the benefits of one of its ingredients — sage essential oil.
Here’s why we decided to use sage essential oil in our new formula:
Historical Relevance
Making skin care from plant-based ingredients is such a beautiful process. Each ingredient carries with it not only skin benefits but rich botanical history as well.
In the Middle Ages, sage was sometimes called S. salvatrix or Sage the Savior because of its healing properties. It was considered sacred during the Greek and Roman eras and even used to preserve meat before the invention of refrigeration.
Perhaps its most famous historical context is its ceremonial burning. Native people in our region used to burn white sage to purify the air and clear a space, a practice that has spread and endured. If you’ve ever used a smudge stick — typically a bundle of dried sage but sometimes other herbs — you have participated in a practice that has been done by thousands of people for thousands of years.
Purifying
Burning sage is a tradition that science has begun to verify. A study published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology in 2007 showed that burning medicinal smoke for an hour reduced bacteria in the air by 90%! This property isn’t limited to sage, and many recommend you practice this ritual using a purifying plant that is native to your area.
If you can grow sage where you live, though, it’s a great choice — it is very cleansing.
We love the idea of using it in our spring limited edition product because spring is a time to clean and renew. Our skin has such an important and difficult job of protecting us from our environment and impurities (to name just a few of its roles). Using naturally purifying ingredients is a way we can support our skin in its daily duties.
High Antioxidant
On your skin, sage provides its high antioxidant content, making it a great anti-aging skin care ingredient.
Compare its ORAC score of 11,300 to vitamin E, which is 3,300.
ORAC stands for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity. It measures the “total antioxidant capacity” of an ingredient, allowing us to quantify its ability to protect.
Antioxidants in skin care are incredibly important. Using antioxidants on your skin, like green tea, helps protect you from environmental stressors.
Mentally Stimulating
We talk a lot about the power of aromatherapy. We think of each scent choice we make as being a way to shape our mood and choose our intention for the day.
With our spring limited edition product, we thought of entering spring with excitement and energy, ready to tackle new goals and blossom.
Sage essential oil made sense in this formula because it helps counter mental fatigue. Think post-hibernation sleepiness — sage helps snap us out of that winter fogginess and into action.
Sage has long been used to enhance spiritual awareness and break life patterns. So in that sense it stimulates our minds in a way that helps us move towards our goals and away from things that are stagnating us.
We’re so excited to include this essential oil in our newest limited edition formula. Check back on the blog for information about our featured artist, who designed the beautiful label for this exclusive product.
I absolutely love the smell of sage & the taste. However, I’ve steered clear of the essential oil of sage because I used to have epilepsy as a child & I’ve read that it’s unfortunately contraindicated for people prone to seizures. May want to investigate that for yourselves & perhaps add that concern to the new product on the horizon. Thanks!
I just received my first sample packet and I falling in love with your products! I am going to order more. I look forward to the new products containing sage. I have used sage in recipes and love the smell and flavor. Keep up the good
work!
I am very interested to read that you are going to incorporate Sage into a product. I use Sage spray frequently to remove any ghosts or energetic attachments in my house. I nearly always use it if I am doing a healing session with someone and I have noticed how clear the air becomes and ability to think clearly as well. I also use sage in my garden to help repel pests.
One other comment I would like to make not in regard to Sage is that I have found that organic cold pressed Castor Oil is wonderful for skin ailments of many kinds and I would like to see you use it with your skin solutions and give it a trial as well. I also use it for Dry eye syndrome every night and in the morning I use a pinch of himalayan salt in boiled rain water as an eye bath. Himalayan salt is also marvelous for post nasal drip as a water spray and will help asthma attacks taken as a pinch of salt on the tongue with a glass of warm water.
you web site is becoming increasingly interesting – Wonderful.
I absolutely love essential oils! I use them on my sheets to sleep well. Although Lavender is famous for inducing sleep I adore the smell of cedar wood. I use citronella to repel mosquitoes and I’m always looking for other uses for them. I’m dying to know what the new product is and I’ll make use of the occasion to let you know how delicious the Body cream is. I can’t have enough of it.!
I use sage a stick all the time to clear my home. love the smell and can’t wait to try the oil!!!
It’s the smell of the southwest, I love it.
Can’t wait to try it….hurry up! 🙂
I can’t wait to try this new product. I absolutely LOVE sage! I have spent many days harvesting and wrapping it in bundles to use for clearing. Your products are the best. I know this is going to be fantastic.
I would love to try a sample of your new product with sage, looking forward to a sample, thank you!!!!
I use sage oil in my tea in the mornings to help with hot flashes. It has reduced them!
When I first used these products I was not sure what to expect. I was not sure how to mix the oils with the minerals or what shade or how much. Oh, yes I followed the instructions, but was a little mystified.
Now after months of use I am madly in love with the products. I have mixed body lotion with oils and serums, eye lotion with minerals, mixed shades of minerals for the perfect color, and actually used the cleanser with my serums and oils and minerals when I ran out of something else. And it worked for a great look that day. I have given up all of my former brands of cosmetics because I just don’t like them any more. Ann Marie, Kevin and Team thank you for your love and innovations. I want to tell the world that you have created the best, healthiest and most loving, products made with natural ingredients EVER!
Do’s and don’ts…………… “Do” use these products, “don’t” be fooled by the hype of other brands of cosmetics!
AnnMarie and Kevin your smiles spread Joy!!
My sincere thanks!
Recently had a puncture wound on the edge of my index finger nailbed that was stubborn in its healing and began to show signs of infection. Applied to the area and to the bottom of my feat the essential oils of clary sage, frankenscence, myrthe and lavender in carrier oil of Amaranth seed oil twice a day. Totally healed within 48 hours and there was an immediate relief from soreness and pain.
Loving your products. I look forward to checking out the new limited edition product with sage.
I love sage and have grown it and used it in cooking, but never in its essential
oil form. Can’t wait to try your new product! And I’ll be sure to review it on my happy, healthy and hot blog at http://elizres.com
E oils are so Very fascinating and a lifelong study!
I love Clary Sage, especially when I want to stimulate my spencer & get more clarity!
All the best with your new product❤️
I’ve never tried sage as an essential oil…I don’t know what I’m waiting for I love the herb especially when I brush up against it in the wild! Cowboys used to use sage as a way of freshening up and covering up their stench.
I use sage eo in my no-poo hair cleanser, along with rosemary eo. LOVE the smell, and these oils have helped to stop my hair from falling out at a rate I didn’t like. Lots less hair in the shower and on the bathroom floor since using these oils. I like to just open up my bottle of sage and take a whiff now and then. Reminds me of all things happy:)
I absolutely LOVE sage! Such a calming oil. I’m excited to learn what the product will be. 🙂
I have used sage essential oil for a shampoo recipe that is suppose to help with alopecia and thinning hair. The recipe I have smells wonder.