Ingredients

Olive Oil has historically been a part of our land and culture and has always been well known as an important ingredient in cosmetics. The natural oil when optimally grown, harvested, and prepared, is high in anti-oxidants and vitamins (A, E and K) as well as naturally rich in active, enriching fatty acids for keeping skin healthy and glowing. Olive oil is effective in a wide range of hair and skin preparations and is used to ease and help alleviate the ravages of exposure to sun and wind. It is highly nourishing, protective, balancing and replenishing for the skin leaving it soft, glowing and smooth to the touch.

Jojoba is one of FARAN's favorite base ingredients for many of our products. This liquid wax closely mimics the skins natural oils - far more than other plant oils. Jojoba, with its versatile and unique properties is an effective ingredient containing anti-oxidants with Anti-aging properties. It is naturally helps with reducing scarring, stretch marks and other skin damage. It is easily absorbed and has a long lasting nourishing effect. Because jojoba is resistant to oxidation it aids a long, natural shelf life to all products in which it is present providing that it is in sufficient quantity. Jojoba encourages elasticity in the skin leaving it soothed and glowing. It is suitable for all skin types and excellent for dry, fine, damaged, mature skin and also for scalp and hair. It is safe and effective in preparations for baby products and can be used as a nourishing and highly effective make-up remover/cleanser. Jojoba is not suitable for ingestion. The jojoba plant is not edible.

Cocoa Butter has the properties to help with thickening the product & act as a co-emulsifier. The butter itself encourages elasticity and has nourishing qualities particularly for dry, cracked skin & is rich in anti-oxidants. Cocoa Butter is also effective for preventing and reducing stretch marks.

Avocado oil is rich in vitamins A, B and D as well as lecithin plus essential fatty acids (vitamin F). Clinical tests have attested to the fact that avocado oil is more readily absorbed into the skin than most oils used in cosmetics. Avocado oil is recommended for dry skin and mature skin. It is known to soothe sensitive skin.

Macadamia oil is rich in Palmitoleic fatty acid (~20%) which is common in animal oils but rarer in plant oils. Its great advantage is in being resistant to oxidation and this means that it is also long lasting providing a thick, nourishing “padding” for dry/mature skin. This oil also helps in fixation of odors.

Easily absorbed sunflower seed oil has outstandingly enriching qualities. It helps with moisture balance, renewal and softening the skin. It is particularly suited to normal to dry skin, sensitive, damaged and mature skin. It is rich in essential fatty acids, vitamins & Oleic acid that help to extend the shelf life of a product.

Wheat germ Oil is rich in vitamin E & essential fatty acids (vitamin F) especially linoleic acid as well as a large quantity of Carotenoids (Pro vitamin A) giving it its distinctive red tone and 4% of unsaponified materials that helps to encourage skin renewal and restoration. It is recognized as a powerful anti-oxidant.

We consider Shea butter as a “wonder ingredient”! Like Jojoba and Olive Oils we use it liberally and highly recommend its excellent qualities. This butter is rich in vitamins and moisturizing agents, nourishes & helps in treating many skin disorders. Shea butter is the answer for dry, damaged skin, restoring moisture and elasticity. Shea Butter is soothing and proven helpful in dealing with stretch marks. One of its outstanding properties is the content of ~8% unsaponified materials which adds to its efficacy in refinement skin & giving some protection from sun damage. (In its pure form the butter has a 3-4 level natural protection factor). European clinical tests evaluating the active ingredients in Shea Butter found it excellent for treating dry skin, dermatitis, redness caused by sun damage, burns and various skin irritations. The tests suggest that Shea enhances and increases blood flow in the skin that enriches the tissues with oxygen and helps to eliminate toxins.

In aromatherapy rosemary oil is considered as a stimulant for body & soul as a disinfectant, stimulant, warming, anti-fungal, helping with skin disorders & also discourages head lice. It is also known to help reduce the symptoms of muscle pain, tiredness and head-colds. In cosmetics rosemary oil is used to balance oily skin and has been found helpful for acne sufferers.

The beloved & pleasurable scent of the Geranium Oil is used by us in many of our facial products. In aromatherapy it is known to aid emotional relaxation and is an anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, astringent, sebum balancer and helper in the renewal of skin tissue. It is used to help sufferers of dry skin, problematic skin, dermatitis, fungal infections on feet and nails, cracked skin as well as minor cuts, burns and abrasions.

Patchouli oil has long been considered to be very sensual oil and sexually stimulating. It is frequently used in scents and perfumes. In aromatherapy it is considered to enhance skin tissue renewal and is used as an antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and anti-fungal. Patchouli improves blood flow in the skin, is helpful for those suffering from dandruff and some advocate that it lightens scarring. Patchouli is recommended for treating dry skin, wrinkles, minor burns, cracked skin, acne, dermatitis & seborrhea.

In traditional folk medicine goats' milk has long been a substance to help relieve all sorts of pimples and sores. It is known to be far more easily digested than most other kinds of milk, partly because it is more closely mimics mother's breast milk. It is rich in vitamins, minerals & proteins. Our goats' milk soaps have proven themselves wonderfully rich and nourishing especially for dry, sensitive and damaged skin.

Camel milk was not part of western folk medicine but in most eastern traditional cures Camel's milk was very important. It was & still is valued for its highly nutritious feeding properties & also for its healing qualities. Used to fortify the diet since it is easily digested, camel milk is closer to human milk than regular milk. Research has shown that it helps in cases of diabetes and with some kinds of cancers. It has antibacterial & antiviral qualities & is rich with vitamins and minerals. This milk is high in vitamin C, B, iron, proteins and fatty acids. It contains kind of acids that helps to smooth wrinkles and encourages skin renewal. These qualities make it a wonderful ingredient in cosmetics; the milk soothes and nourishes dry, sensitive and damaged skin. A variety of skin ailments are known to respond well to Camel's milk including eczema, dermatitis, pimples and seborrhea. Camel's milk has the ability to encourage skin renewal, to treat wrinkles and act as an anti-aging substance. Camel's milk is a wonderful ingredient for skins vitality, healthiness & flexibility.