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Vital Earth Traditions
Natural Bath And Body Creations To Rejuvenate The Body & Nurture The Soul

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Vital Earth Traditions
*Our products are made by hand with fresh and dry herbs. Because of this hand made process, you will find bits of herb at the bottoms of your jars and bottles. All fresh natural and organic products should be stored in cool dark places. Light and heat can shorten the shelf life of natural and organic products.*

These are the Base Ingredients For The Following Products................

Fragrance - Our products are made with 95%+ natural and organic ingredients. Some fragrances are just not aviailable in a natural and organic form. We only use the highest grade/quality fragrance we can find for our products. The amount in the end product is less than 0.5% and not every recipe has fragrance in it.

Lotion - Water, Aloe Vera Gel, Shea Butter, Mango Butter, Oils of Sunflower, Olive, Avocado, Coconut, Sweet Almond, Hazelnut, Jojoba, and Grapeseed, Emulsifying Wax, Stearic Acid, Vegetable Glycerine, Vitamin E Oil, Amino Acids, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Carrageenan, Xanthum Gum, Essential Oils, Fragrance, Citrus Seed Extract, Rosemary Extract, Green Tea Extract, Sodium Borate, Vitamins A, B, C, and CoQ10, Echinacea, Benzoin Extract, Neem Oil and Soy bean Oil.

Whipped Body Butter -Water, Aloe Vera Gel, Shea Butter, Mango Butter,
Cocoa Butter, Emulsifying Wax, Olive Oil, Sunflower Oil, Avocado Oil, Coconut Oil, Jojoba Oil, Grapeseed Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Vitamin E Oil, Stearic Acid, Vegetable Glycerine, Amino Acids, Citric Acid, Potassium
Sorbate, Carrageenan, Xanthum Gum, Essential Oils, Fragrance, Citrus Seed Extract, Rosemary Extract, Green Tea Extract, Sodium Borate, Echinacea, Vitamins A, B, C, and CoQ10, Benzoin Extract, Neem Oil and Soy Bean Oil.

Lotion Bar - Bees Wax, Cocoa Butter, Shea Butter, Mango Butter,
Olive Oil, Sunflower Oil, Avocado Oil, Coconut Oil, Grapeseed Oil, Hazelnut Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Vitamin E Oil, Essential Oils,
Fragrance, and Vitamin A Oil.

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Ingredient Origin
Due to product availability, quality of product and trying to provide the best product at an affordable price, this list will change frequently.
You may find an ingredient listed in 2 places. This is because I may use each for a different confidential Vital Earth Tradition recipe.

Fair Trade
These ingredients are sold to me as organic but don't say certified organic.

Stearic Acid                    Mango Butter
Emulsifying Wax                Sodium Borate
Potassium Sorbate
Shea Butter

Organic
Cocoa Butter                   Vitamin A
Vitamin C                        Vitamin B
Grapeseed Oil                  Avocado Oil
Sunflower Oil                   Benzoin Extract
Citrus Seed Extract          Benzoin Essential Oil
Neem Oil                         Rosemary Extract
Bees Wax                        Honey
Echinacea Herb                Vanilla Extract
White Vinegar                  Vegetable Glycerine
Apple Cider Vinegar          Aloe Vera Juice
Aloe Vera Gel                  Vitamin E Oil
Hazelnut Oil                     Lecithin
Citric Acid                       Amino Acids
Coenzyme Q10                 Rose Hydrosol
Orange Hydrosol               Chamomile Hydrosol
Lavender Hydrosol            Jojoba Oil
Olive Oil                          Shea Butter
Vanilla Powder

All Herbs and Essential Oils are Natural and Organic unless stated otherwise.

Wildcrafted
Extracts and Tinctures unless stated other wise are wildcrafted


Page Updated 2/1/2009
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   Benjamin Franklin
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Product Descriptions

Lotion Lotion is an oil-in-water emulsion, with a low to medium viscosity (low to medium thickness of lotion). This Product contains water and requires a chemical preservative or natural preservatives. Lotion is a lighter moisturizer for the skin. This product usually contains a variety of additives to create lotions for scent or specific desired health purposes.

Whipped Body Butter Body Butters have a higher content of carrier oils (liquid fats), butters and waxes (cocoa butter, shea butter, bees wax) than lotion. This makes it a very moisturizing product. Body Butters are thick, take longer to absorb into the skin, and this helps prevent moisture loss for the skin. This product is very popular for dry skin, cuticles, feet, knees, elbows, and lips. Texture and absorbancy can vary in the different butters. Some Butters can leave an oily barrier on the skin and others absorb quickly. Because, this product contains water it also requires a preservative.

Lotion Bar Lotion Bars are not truly lotion because they contain no water. It also contains no ingredients that require chemical preservatives to protect against mold or bacteria. Lotion bars are solid at room temperature and melt to the touch. It glides on the skin like lip balm to the lips. Lotion Bars may feel a little greasy at first but absorb quickly into the skin. It has a soft feeling without the stickiness of some lotions. This product is excellent for very dry skin. Lotion Bars are very softening to chapped wintertime skin, can make itchy skin disappear, soften cuticles and can be used as lip balm.

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