Vitamin E Oil
A natural and effective antioxidant, vitamin E is jam-packed with beauty benefits. Vitamin E oil stimulates cell regeneration to fight the signs of aging, as well as treating and preventing acne and wrinkles. Vitamin E oil helps skin retain its natural moisture and makes dry, dull-looking skin healthier and more youthful-looking. It also works as a deep conditioner to repair split ends and other hair damage while restoring shine and stimulating hair growth.
Great For:
- Treating scars, acne and wrinkles
- Retaining skin's natural moisture
- Evening skin tone and adding a natural glow
- Repairing split ends and damaged hair
- Promoting hair growth
Jojoba Seed Oil (Simmondsia Chinesis)
Chock-full of vitamins and minerals, jojoba seed oil is a natural emollient perfect for nourishing and hydrating hair and skin. Derived from the evergreen jojoba plant, this "liquid wax" bears a close resemblance to human sebum (oil), and is an effective moisturizer. Its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties help to maintain scalp by ridding it of residues and blocked or encrusted sebum. Jojoba oil does wonders for the skin with its antibacterial and anti-aging benefits. It can be used as a face cleanser, acne treatment, all-over body oil, foot softener and more. With frequent use, skin is left soft, supple and hydrated, and damaged hair replenished and rejuvenated.
Great For:
- Repairing dry, damaged hair
- Fighting dandruff and hair loss
- Moisturizing and detangling hair
- Adding shine, elasticity and softness to hair
- Removing scalp buildup and maintaining a healthy scalp
- Stimulating hair growth
- Moisturizing skin
- Treating acne
- Cleansing face
Rosemary Essential Oil (Rosmarinus Officinalis)
Rosemary oil has a wide range of beauty benefits including moisturizing the skin, promoting collagen development, and fighting off free radicals. Its antimicrobial, antiseptic and antioxidant properties are great for treating skin conditions such as eczema, acne and dermatitis, as well as oily skin. Rosemary oil hydrates skin, leaving it soft and supple with an even glow. As a hair care ingredient, rosemary oil nourishes the scalp while eliminating dandruff and dry scalp, leaving hair soft and manageable. With its intoxicating aroma and pain-relieving properties, it works as an effective massage oil.
Great For:
- Slowing down the signs of aging
- Hydrating skin and improving elasticity
- Treating dandruff and dry scalp
- Nourishing hair and promoting hair growth
- Massage and aromatherapy
Honey (Honey)
Besides adding that bit of natural sweetness to your tea, coffee or baked goods, honey has a host of beauty benefits for hair, skin and nails. Formed from bees collecting nectar, pollen, and resins from flowers, honey helps to moisturize, slow down the aging process and fight bacteria. It's chock-full of nutrients and antioxidants, essential for getting and maintaining great skin and hair. As a natural humectant, honey draws moisture from the air into the skin or hair for long-lasting hydration. Honey helps to cleanse pores, gentle exfoliate skin, fade scars and much more. For your hair, it works as a natural, nutrient-rich conditioner to strengthen hair and add shine.
Great For:
- Moisturizing and conditioning hair
- Strengthening hair
- Exfoliating skin and cleansing pores
- Adding luster to hair and glow to skin
Aloe Vera (Aloe Vera)
Known for its virtually cure-all properties, the aloe vera plant is an essential ingredient in hair and skin products. It's used to treat everything from sunburn and stretch marks to falling hair, itchy scalp and dandruff. Aloe vera contains proteolytic enzymes which repair dead skin cells on the scalp. It works as an excellent conditioner that leaves your hair smooth and shiny. It also promotes hair growth, prevents dry scalp, dandruff, and itching of the scalp. Aloe vera rejuvenates the hair with its keratin-like chemical make-up, giving hair more elasticity and preventing breakage.
Great For:
- Treating thinning hair
- Combating itchy scalp and dandruff
- Repairing dead skin cells and the scalp
- Conditioning hair to improve elasticity
Mayonnaise
Though not the healthiest food in the pantry, mayonnaise is excellent for skin and hair. Rich in eggs (protein) and oils, mayo softens and tames wild, frizzy curls and seals in moisture, so dry hair becomes rehydrated and manageable. Mayonnaise is an effective hair conditioner that strengthens the hair shaft and penetrates deep into the follicle to promote hair growth and an proven treatment for dry scalp. It's also used as a face mask and to soften rough areas such as elbows and knees.
Great For:
- Softening and taming frizz
- Locking in moisture
- Rehydrating hair
- Strengthening hair shaft and follicles
- Hair growth
- Nourishing hair and scalp
- Softening rough skin
- Removing dead skin cells
Wheat Germ Oil (Triticum Aestivum)
Extracted from the center of the wheat, this oil keeps sebum (oil) production of hair and skin balanced, which helps in the fight against acne, wrinkles and dry skin. Wheat germ oil has well over 23 nutrients, which is no wonder it is used in so many beauty products. It's a natural emollient essential for keeping natural hair moisturized, but works well for all hair types.
Great For:
- Balancing oil in hair and skin
- Treating acne, wrinkles and dry skin
- Moisturizing natural hair
Grape Seed Oil (Vitis Vinifera)
Grape seed oil is rich in essential nutrients such as vitamin E, proteins and minerals to help increase hair growth, and linoleic acid to nourish and moisturize hair and scalp. It's a natural conditioner that treats dandruff, itchy scalp, split ends and gets rid of thinning or breakage—all while strengthening and adding a brilliant shine. A wonderful oil for the skin, grape seed oil helps to eliminate acne and pimples. Its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties prevent pores from clogging and prevent acne outbreaks. Plus it's an effective astringent that helps to tighten and tone skin.
Great For:
- Hair conditioning and hair growth
- Treating split ends, thinning and breaking
- Dandruff and itchy scalp
- Strengthening hair and adding shine
- Preventing and treating acne
- Toning and tightening skin
Pimento Oil (Pimenta Dioica)
Pimento oil comes from the leaves and berries of an evergreen tree, Pimenta Dioica, native to Jamaica and the Caribbean Islands. The oil is extracted by steam distillation of its leaves and seeds. Besides giving that distinct flavor to many Jamaican foods, pimento (allspice) offers its antiseptic, antioxidant and antibacterial properties in the potent oil used for scalp and skin conditions. It's an effective hair thickener and also treats alopecia. Pimento oil, because of its warming effects, is often used to relieve chest infections, arthritis and muscle aches and pains.
Great For:
- Thickening hair
- Restoring hair growth
- Treating hair loss
- Treating aches and pains
Ylang Ylang Essential Oil (Cananga Odorata)
Ylang ylang essential oil comes from the cananga odorata (ylang ylang) tree mainly found in some Asian and South Pacific Islands, and has a wide range of health and beauty benefits. With its antiseptic, antidepressant, hypotensive, aphrodasiac and sedative properties, ylang ylang has been used in anything from beauty products to teas and is a favorite among aromatherapists. It's known to lift the mood by relaxing the body and mind, and for its anti-inflammatory properties, healing such conditions as seborrhoeic eczema. It regulates sebum (oil) production in the skin, which also makes it ideal as an acne treatment. Ylang ylang oil is an effective moisturizer that keeps skin hydrated, smooth and youthful-looking.
Great For:
- Lifting mood and spirit
- Healing skin conditions
- Treating acne
- Moisturizing hair and skin
- Massage and aromatherapy
Lavender Oil (Lavandula)
Lavender oil, in addition to being one of the most popular aromatherapy oils, is a natural anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and anti-fungal that does wonders for the hair and skin. Extracted from the flowers of the lavender plant, this oil soothes and calms irritated skin while hydrating it, and exudes a calming fragrance that helps to relieve tension. It's a natural cure for itchy scalp and dry skin, and it protects from harmful bacteria that might target scalp and skin.
Great For:
- Increasing hair growth
- Healing dry, chapped skin and flakiness
- Fighting dandruff
- Relieving sunburn
- Preventing hair loss
- Acne treatment
- Anti-aging
Olive Oil (Olea Europaea)
With well-known health benefits, olive oil is a staple in kitchens around the world. But it's also excellent for skin and hair. Olive oil comes from the olive tree, traditionally of the Mediterranean Basin, and is produced by pressing whole olives. High in antioxidants, good fats and nutrients, olive oil treats a wide range of hair and skin problems, while improving the look and feel of hair and skin. A great addition to any daily beauty regimen.
Great For:
- Treating dry scalp and dandruff
- Taming frizzy hair and repairing split ends
- Conditioning hair to soften and add luster
- Massaging the scalp to improve blood flow
- Moisturizing dry skin and lips
- Treating oily skin
- Calming irritated skin and healing sunburn
- Fading stretch marks
Argan Oil (Argania Spinosa)
This versatile and effective "liquid gold" is produced from kernels from the argan tree, found only in Morocco. Highly valued for its medicinal, cosmetic and nutritive properties, argan oil is commonly used to improve hair and skin. It smooths unmanageable hair while hydrating and repairing years of damage. With its natural antioxidants, argan oil goes to the cellular level so hair bounces back in no time. It's rich in vitamin E—which is proven to restore, renew and repair hair. Argan oil is an amazing moisturizer that gives you all the volume and shine without weighing hair down or leaving a greasy residue. With a high level of unsaturated fatty acids like Omega 3 and Omega 9, argan oil treats split ends and breakage by improving protein structures in the hair. Quick-absorbing and packed with essential lipids, argan oil works well as a skin moisturizer, a treatment for acne and razor bumps and burns.
Great For:
- Reducing the signs of aging
- Moisturizing and sealing in moisture in hair and skin
- Nourishing and protecting skin
- Taming frizzy hair
- Repairing dry, damaged hair
- Treating acne, razor bumps and burns
Coconut Oil (Cocos Nucifera)
Known for its health and beauty-boosting properties, coconut oil has made a massive comeback as the ultimate all-round oil. It does everything from taming frizzy hair to moisturizing dry skin, all without a greasy feel or residue. Extracted from the meat of the coconut, this quick-absorbing oil rehydrates dry skin and improves skin's barrier function so it retains moisture. Coconut oil is able to penetrate the hair shaft combating dry, brittle hair. It softens, hydrates and seals hair, and stimulates hair growth when applied to scalp. Coconut oil also strengthens the hair to prevent breakage and adds a natural shine.
Great For:
- Softening and smoothing skin
- Moisturizing skin and hair
- Taming frizzy hair
- Bolstering skin's barrier for moisture retention
- Strengthening and regrowing hair
- Nourishing skin and hair
Jamaican Black Castor Oil (Ricinus Communis)
Known for its effective anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, Jamaican Black Castor Oil has been used in Jamaica for hundreds of years for everything from healing major health conditions, to hair and skin care. Sunny Isle Jamaican Black Castor Oil comes from castor seeds (Rincinus Communis) that are organically grown and processed the traditional Jamaican way to extract the most potent version of this wonder oil. The seeds are roasted longer, giving the oil a darker color and more ash content than non-traditionally processed castor oil, which makes it more effective.
Sunny Isle Jamaican Black Castor Oil is anti-aging, nourishing and moisturizing. It's a favorite among women with natural or transitioning hair, but works well on chemically treated, color-treated, heat-styled and damaged hair as well.
Great For:
- Restoring, renewing and regrowing dry, damaged or brittle hair
- Keeping hair moisturized and healthy
- Treating hair loss
- Stimulating hair growth
- Eyelash and eyebrow growth
- Acne treatment
- Massage