SKINCARE & MORE
Welcome to Essential Alchemy. I hope you enjoy browsing through our collection of skin & body care products, cold process soap and fragrance ~ all made with essential oils.
This is the essence of the line and what makes it so special. If you read product labels, like we do, you'll quickly see that most products contain ingredients much different than ours. Our ingredient list is very simple ~ typically less than a dozen ingredients total.
We're small but we've been making products for some of our clients for over a decade now so we must be doing something right. You can read the unsolicited comments our clients have made on the LOVE page to see how people react when they discover our products. None of these comments were requested, which makes us very happy.
How the product line came about was due to an allergic reaction to synthetic fragrance, which prevented me from using commercial products. I couldn't find anything that didn't cause my eyes to water, nose to run, head to pound, and stomach to feel nauseous. I could no longer use skin care, makeup, or cologne. At the time this was tragic because, in my profession as an Aesthetician, I was surrounded by products that now made me sick. I could no longer work in my chosen field and didn't know what the problem was.
I later found out I had developed a condition called multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) due to prolonged over-exposure to synthetic fragrance. I was incredibly shocked and disappointed. Fine fragrance, as they refer to it in the industry, had been my life. I had met people over the years who were sensitive to fragrance but didn't know why and never dreamed it would happen to me. MCS is cumulative and irreversible. You may not have a symptom for years and then one day your body says enough and starts reacting.
Because of the fact that I couldn't find anything on the market that I could use, not even in the health food stores, I started making my own products. At first, I was so sensitive to everything that olive oil and distilled water were the only two things that didn't cause a reaction. I still can't walk down the detergent aisle in a grocery store or past an open door of a candle shop and if someone comes into the room wearing synthetic fragrance, I have to leave. Now that I look back on it, it was a blessing. I wouldn't have explored the use of essential oils to the extent I have if this hadn't occured. It has been an amazing journey that has definitely enhanced my life.
This is the essence of the line and what makes it so special. If you read product labels, like we do, you'll quickly see that most products contain ingredients much different than ours. Our ingredient list is very simple ~ typically less than a dozen ingredients total.
We're small but we've been making products for some of our clients for over a decade now so we must be doing something right. You can read the unsolicited comments our clients have made on the LOVE page to see how people react when they discover our products. None of these comments were requested, which makes us very happy.
How the product line came about was due to an allergic reaction to synthetic fragrance, which prevented me from using commercial products. I couldn't find anything that didn't cause my eyes to water, nose to run, head to pound, and stomach to feel nauseous. I could no longer use skin care, makeup, or cologne. At the time this was tragic because, in my profession as an Aesthetician, I was surrounded by products that now made me sick. I could no longer work in my chosen field and didn't know what the problem was.
I later found out I had developed a condition called multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) due to prolonged over-exposure to synthetic fragrance. I was incredibly shocked and disappointed. Fine fragrance, as they refer to it in the industry, had been my life. I had met people over the years who were sensitive to fragrance but didn't know why and never dreamed it would happen to me. MCS is cumulative and irreversible. You may not have a symptom for years and then one day your body says enough and starts reacting.
Because of the fact that I couldn't find anything on the market that I could use, not even in the health food stores, I started making my own products. At first, I was so sensitive to everything that olive oil and distilled water were the only two things that didn't cause a reaction. I still can't walk down the detergent aisle in a grocery store or past an open door of a candle shop and if someone comes into the room wearing synthetic fragrance, I have to leave. Now that I look back on it, it was a blessing. I wouldn't have explored the use of essential oils to the extent I have if this hadn't occured. It has been an amazing journey that has definitely enhanced my life.
