Panacea Herbs is a handcrafted skincare made by Margo on the Gabriola Island in B.C and is proudly Canadian with the love of organically grown herbs. This island is her own factory land of fabulous natural products made with tender, love and care.
Through her pictures she shares how she makes the skincare and how much she loves her life making this skincare for all of us at home!
She is making the Gardenia Moisturiser which is made of 'effleurage' method laying botanical petals in coconut oil to extract the natural essential oils from the botanical creating a pure product with unlimited amounts of vitamins, antioxidants and aromatherapy. This one almost smells too good to be a natural product! The base of this product is with beeswax and jojoba oil as well which makes it the most hydrating cream in her skincare collection making an excellent night cream or everyday Moisturiser for normal-dry-dehydrated-mature skin types. If using throughout the day don't forget to emulsify w H2O so it's not overly heavy for the day time since our skin is producing more sebum than at night.
This is the Seabuckthorn Moisturiser & Cleanser based in Jojoba oil, which is one of my favourite carrier oils for the face since it's one molecule from our natural sebum making it effortless for this oil to penetrate the skin without feeling that oily coat sitting on the skin.
Rosehip & Fennel serum is by far one of my favorite serums of all times for almost all skin types! The calming & healing properties of roesehip oil will calm redness/inflammation, also will heal/repair skin cells and give energy to skin to encourage new skin cell growth (which helps scarring or any pigmentation concerns). The antiseptic properties of fennel will keep congestion away by keeping the skin clean/clear and in control of minor impurities. The jojoba oil in the serum will also be great for moisture and since won't be overly heavy is great to cocktail into your night cream for additional purpose to your nighttime regime!
Here she found some fennel growing in a garden in the flora on the island.
Hibiscus and Calendula has always been very powerful ingredients in natural skincare around the world for healing. The healing properties of both botanicals are in this oily concoction, gelatin-like based ointment for skin ailments like psoriasis, eczema, skin scrapes and more. Containing olive oil also makes it a lovely hydrating balm for the lips, and used a few times on top of rosecea affected cheeks as a healing salve.
I've recommended this to my clients having eczema on the elbows or areas affected and heard nothing but great results!
I had a tester of this for home to try and even used on my dog when she somehow got her snout scraped and within a week the scrape had scabbed and healed.
Great new Polyspororin alternative for sure!
Here are some final shots that will just make you wish you were making skincare in your backyard:
If your in Otttawa, Ontario and which to try these products in a wonderful facial try out my Signature Herbal Hydration Facial at Metta Massage & Yoga in Westboro, Ottawa. The facial is dedicated to Panacea using mostly all these products to give you a wonderful hydrated facial and boost that dull skin and turning you into a virtual flashlight with how much glow the skincare w give you!
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By Emmanuel Vien, Aesthetician