We will be sure to keep you updated with our opening date and events!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
A sneak peak at our new Spathecary!!
We will be sure to keep you updated with our opening date and events!
Monday, September 26, 2011
Moringa Oleifera - The Miracle Tree
At Starflower Essentials we are so happy to have a new organic product to add to our organic superfoods line. We are constantly on the lookout for products that will work synergistically with our beauty and bath products.
One of our new products is Moringa.
Moringa will soon be available on our website
You can find out more about Moringa through the Trees For Life website.
One of our new products is Moringa.
There is an old saying: "Moringa leaves prevent 300 diseases." Isn't it astonishing the power of a plant? John Hopkins School of Medicine has examined and studies the plant and found it to be the highest test micro-nutrient botanical ever tested.
Moringa Oleifera is native to semi-arid, tropical and sub-tropical climates. It grows well in dry sandy soil as well as poor soil. Moringa is considered as one of the world's most useful trees as almost every part of the tree can be used for consumption.
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| Moringa Leaves |
Moringa is a bio-available botanical plant which is totally absorbed and utilized by the human body. This is a first in the nutrition industry. Moringa is pack with vitamins.
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B1
- Vitamin B2
- Vitamin B3
- Vitamin C
- Calcium
- Chromium
- Copper
- Fiber
- Iron
- Manganese
- Magnesium
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Protein
- Zinc
Moringa will soon be available on our website
You can find out more about Moringa through the Trees For Life website.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Natural Abuse in Skin Care.
Natural Abuse in Skin Care
Marketing executives in the skin care industry have done a thorough job of overusing and abusing the word “natural”, rendering it virtually meaningless or even suspect.
When I pick up a product that has “natural” written on the label, I immediately ask myself, “what is the manufacturer trying to hide”? Sure enough when I read the ingredients in small print I see a product full of chemicals and overly processed substances, which have nothing to do with health or natural.
So, why all the hype and not enough substance? Money, simply put. Most manufacturers and chemical companies have opted to spend millions developing cheap derivatives because it saves them money in the long run. They can then spend more money on slick advertising campaigns designed to convince us we need their product.
It's a sorry business but we no longer have to buy into it. As we become more knowledgeable and conscious consumers we realize the need to approach skin care with the same diligence and care we take in selecting the foods we eat. After all, the skin is our largest organ and the gateway into the body. What we put on our skin does find its way into the blood stream and inner organs.
As a vital skin care consultant and manufacturer of skin care products, I have established a set of criteria for what determines a truly natural product.
1.QUALITY AND INTEGRITY OF INGREDIENTS
This would exclude overly processed derivatives and undesirable or toxic preservatives. A good example of these is propylene glycol, found mostly in mass-marketed synthetic skin care products and perfumes. Usually a petroleum derivative, propylene glycol is a major ingredient in brake and hydraulic fluid. Material safety data sheets on propylene glycol warn to avoid skin contact as it is a systemic and can cause liver abnormalities and kidney damage.
A commonly used preservative in the chemical and “natural” skin care industry is the group of parabens: methyl, propyl, butyl, etc... These esters are benzoic acid derivatives and are mostly found in half natural skin and hair products. These are toxic chemicals with acute oral toxicity.
Even with a concentration of parabens, products have been found to contain microorganisms, although they may appear to be bacteria free. Parabens can cause dermatitis.
2. SOURCE OF ORIGIN
Substances that come from nature via plant, animal or mineral sources.
3. METHODS OF GROWTH, HARVESTING AND PROCESSING
Plants which are grown bio-dynamically, organically, or wild crafted. Plants which are grown with chemical sprays and fertilizers are not desirable for skin care and are not appropriate in a natural product.
4. NATURAL PROCESSING
The processing of vital ingredients must be as directed and pure as possible: steam distilled, cold or very low heat extractions into natural carriers such as grain alcohol, distilled water or plant oils. The prevalent practice of breaking down substances beyond their original vital state into a lifeless derivative is not a natural process or a desirable one for the skin or body.
5. A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HUMAN HEALTH AND SKIN CARE
Within the nature of correspondences, the human organism finds its link between the outer cosmic forces of the sun, planets and stars and its more immediate earthly environment – the nature forces of plants, animals and minerals. As above, so below; macrocosm, microcosm. These are concepts embraced within a holistic context. The nature and function of the skin takes on new meaning when perceived as an organ of expression, a focal point between our inner and outer worlds.
Choosing vital substances which best support, stimulate and harmonize with the natural functions of the skin is what distinguishes a truly natural, quality product with integrity from the many “naturally” inferior varieties.
In Health & Pleasure,
Cherylyn Van Kirk; Founder & CEO
Monday, September 19, 2011
The Power of Seaflower.
At Starflower Essentials, some of our most popular organic skin care products are our Nutrient Intensive Moisturizers or NIMS as we like to call them. Each one is loaded with moisturizing ingredients like organic aloe vera and vitamin C.
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| Aloe Vera |
One of our best and most recommended products for summer and fall is our SeaFlower SPF 15 Nutrient Intensive Moisturizer.
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| SeaFlower SPF 15 Nutrient Intensive Moisturizer |
SeaFlower SPF15 is a nutrient, sunscreen moisturizer for every day use and normal sun exposure. It works effectively for all skin types as a minimal sunscreen. Not only does SeaFlower SPF 15 protect your skin from the sun but it also nourishes and helps regenerate your skin. You should notice an immediate difference in skin texture and comfort.
The moisturizer is packed with natural titanium dioxide and zinc oxide minerals for sunscreen. Organic echinacea and burdock helps prevent sunburn. Chamomile, lavender and geranium organic essential oils soothe, tone and protect the skin as well.
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Seaflower SPF15 should be applied after cleansing and toning in the morning before going out as part of your skin care ritual.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Cool Citrus C-Weed Toner
At Starflower Essentials we use only the highest quality ingredients in our organic skin care line. The other day we discussed calendula and it's many properties, it's use in skin care and the origins of this wonderful ingredient. Today, we are going to talk about one of our favorite and most popular skin care products - Cool Citrus C-Weed Toner Mist.
This isn't just any citrus toner using scents from common oils like orange and lemon. We've brought this toner to a higher octave by including rare, rejuvenating essential oils of Neroli (named after an Italian Princess of Neroli who loved the wonderful scent of orange flowers wafting through her window when in bloom), Mandarin and Petitgrain. Combine this with natural, high potency Vitamin C and North Atlantic Seaweed and it's a winner for oxygenating, remineralizing the skin and refining pores.
What makes this wonderful organic beauty product so amazing is that it is great for all skin types. Use it at home daily for morning and night skin rituals. Cool Citrus C-Weed Toner is a great travel refresher, immune booster and germ killer.
Has anyone tried our Cool Citrus C-Weed Toner or our Cool Citrus Essential Oil Synergy? Don't forget to check out our Twitter page for more updates and content! Nourish your skin - nourish you soul.
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| Cool Citrus C-Weed Toner Mist |
This isn't just any citrus toner using scents from common oils like orange and lemon. We've brought this toner to a higher octave by including rare, rejuvenating essential oils of Neroli (named after an Italian Princess of Neroli who loved the wonderful scent of orange flowers wafting through her window when in bloom), Mandarin and Petitgrain. Combine this with natural, high potency Vitamin C and North Atlantic Seaweed and it's a winner for oxygenating, remineralizing the skin and refining pores.
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| Neroli oil is produced from the blossom of the bitter orange tree. |
What makes this wonderful organic beauty product so amazing is that it is great for all skin types. Use it at home daily for morning and night skin rituals. Cool Citrus C-Weed Toner is a great travel refresher, immune booster and germ killer.
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| Cool Citrus Essential Oil Synergy |
Has anyone tried our Cool Citrus C-Weed Toner or our Cool Citrus Essential Oil Synergy? Don't forget to check out our Twitter page for more updates and content! Nourish your skin - nourish you soul.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Calendula - Calendula Officinalis
At Starflower Essentials our focus is not only on providing our customers with holistic, food grade organic skin care products, but also on educating our customers on what goes into our products. Often we hear of a featured single "wonder" ingredient in a skin care product. Each of our ingredients, separetly, could be considered a "wonder" ingredient. At Starflower we blend these vital ingredients together to produce a more potent, long lasting result.
An ingredient we use frequently in our products is Calendula (Calendula officinalis).
The calendula flower, or pot marigold, is part of the daisy family and consists of about 12-20 different species. It is most commonly grown from the Mediterranian region to Iran.
As with all herbs and oils, their uses go back to before the days of modern medicing. Calendula has been used historically as a digestive aid, but has also been known for having anti-inflammatory and anti-viral properties.
Calendula, as used in organic skin care is wonderful for irritated and inflammed skin due to being highly concentrated with carotenoids (vitamin A like compounds), mucilage, glycosides and sterols. It is an essential ingredient for burns, scars and eczema.
The petals of the calendula flower work well in food as well due to its renown properties as a digestive aid. The flower can be used in a variety of foods such as salads, dips and rice. Always check your plants first though before ingesting.
An ingredient we use frequently in our products is Calendula (Calendula officinalis).
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| Calendula Officinalis |
Calendula is one of the most valuable herbs for soothing and healing inflammatory conditions of the skin. It stimulates formation of new tissue and gently promotes blood circulation within the cellular structure of the skin.  |
| Dried Calendula |
Calendula, as used in organic skin care is wonderful for irritated and inflammed skin due to being highly concentrated with carotenoids (vitamin A like compounds), mucilage, glycosides and sterols. It is an essential ingredient for burns, scars and eczema.
The petals of the calendula flower work well in food as well due to its renown properties as a digestive aid. The flower can be used in a variety of foods such as salads, dips and rice. Always check your plants first though before ingesting.
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| Calendula used in foods as a digestive aid. |
At Starflower Essentials we would recommend for irritated and inflammed skin a regimen that start's with our Rose Cream Cleanser which is a chemical free creamy emulsion that lifts dirt and inpurties. Next, we would recommend that you use our Rose Gold Nutrient Face Toner. Follow with one of our gentle exfoliants and our Herbal Facial Steam one to two times per week. Lastly we would suggest one of our Nutrient Intensive Moisturizers.
Check back daily for the latest in what Starflower has to offer. Remember - nourish the skin, nourish the spirit.
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| Starflower Essentials - Organic Skin Care |
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Welcome to Starflower Essentials
Hello, and welcome to Starflower Essentials!
We are one of the very few leading holistic skin care manufacturers in the United States, offering a complete spa line of certified organically grown, food grade ingredients and certified organic, uncut, and undiluted essential oils and synergies. We take pride in the fact that we use no chemicals, proplyls or parabens in any of our Face, Body and Bath nutrient products. We package in glass rather than plastics to prevent any degradation and oxidation of our vital ingredients.
Building a business means providing exceptional results and a "scentual" experience for your clients. Starflower products feel great, smell divine and nourish the skin and spirit with the most vital ingredients found anywhere, at any price.
At Starflower, our focus is on vitality and synergy. Our uncompromising, holistic philosophy is what make us unique in this industry. We have created an entire line of formulas that work together, synergistically, providing a result that is greater than any of its individual parts. Often we hear of a featured single "wonder" ingredient in a skin care product. Each of our ingredients, seperately, could be considered a "wonder" ingredient, and marketed as the core of a product line. Starflower blends these vital ingredients together to produce a far more potent and long lasting result for the skin than any one ingredient could accomplish on its own. Also, Starflower keeps the micro-nutrients and trace minerals intact by not standardizing our herbs and using cosmetic grade oils.
Starflower Essentials is sold exclusively to spas, day spas and wellness centers who share the same level of passion for conscious, organic skin care. In the past, Starflower Essentials has not been available through conventional retail or health food stores, but starting September 15, Starflower Essentials will be opening the Spathecary in Sarasota, Florida.
Starflower ingredients are rare and made from organically or biodynamically grown, wild-crafted herbs and cold pressed oils from pristine environments. As an artisan line, our exclusive, hand made formulas are processed in small batches to preserve potency and vitality. This philosophy embraces the process as being just as important as the end result.
All of Starflower Essentials Organic Skin Care products are natural, but they are so much more than natural. They are food grade holistic skin nutrition products. "Food grade" is the classification given to products that can literally be eaten safely. Most cosmetics are "cosmetic grade". Of course, we don't recommend that you eat Starflower personal care products, but just a moment's thought will bring home an obvious thought: isn't it better to use products on your living, breathing skin that you could eat, rather than products that would harm your digestive system if you ate them? Your skin is alive; it needs natural cleaning, conditioning, repair and maintenance.
Organic Skin Care: Starflower Essentials Organic Skin Care is committed to giving you the best organic skin care products at reasonable prices. Starflower's cruelty free cosmetic and make up products are always hand-made with organic or wild-crafted herbs and essential oils, purchased from sources around the world. Most Starflower skin care products are totally organic and food grade. Many skin care products use the word 'natural' on their label, but the ingredients that are natural and useful to your skin always appear lower on the ingredient label (there are less of them) than the fillers and inexpensive chemicals and oils that make these products less costly - and less effective.
To your health, beauty and pleasure,
Starflower Essentials
We are one of the very few leading holistic skin care manufacturers in the United States, offering a complete spa line of certified organically grown, food grade ingredients and certified organic, uncut, and undiluted essential oils and synergies. We take pride in the fact that we use no chemicals, proplyls or parabens in any of our Face, Body and Bath nutrient products. We package in glass rather than plastics to prevent any degradation and oxidation of our vital ingredients.
Building a business means providing exceptional results and a "scentual" experience for your clients. Starflower products feel great, smell divine and nourish the skin and spirit with the most vital ingredients found anywhere, at any price.
At Starflower, our focus is on vitality and synergy. Our uncompromising, holistic philosophy is what make us unique in this industry. We have created an entire line of formulas that work together, synergistically, providing a result that is greater than any of its individual parts. Often we hear of a featured single "wonder" ingredient in a skin care product. Each of our ingredients, seperately, could be considered a "wonder" ingredient, and marketed as the core of a product line. Starflower blends these vital ingredients together to produce a far more potent and long lasting result for the skin than any one ingredient could accomplish on its own. Also, Starflower keeps the micro-nutrients and trace minerals intact by not standardizing our herbs and using cosmetic grade oils.
Starflower Essentials is sold exclusively to spas, day spas and wellness centers who share the same level of passion for conscious, organic skin care. In the past, Starflower Essentials has not been available through conventional retail or health food stores, but starting September 15, Starflower Essentials will be opening the Spathecary in Sarasota, Florida.
Starflower ingredients are rare and made from organically or biodynamically grown, wild-crafted herbs and cold pressed oils from pristine environments. As an artisan line, our exclusive, hand made formulas are processed in small batches to preserve potency and vitality. This philosophy embraces the process as being just as important as the end result.
All of Starflower Essentials Organic Skin Care products are natural, but they are so much more than natural. They are food grade holistic skin nutrition products. "Food grade" is the classification given to products that can literally be eaten safely. Most cosmetics are "cosmetic grade". Of course, we don't recommend that you eat Starflower personal care products, but just a moment's thought will bring home an obvious thought: isn't it better to use products on your living, breathing skin that you could eat, rather than products that would harm your digestive system if you ate them? Your skin is alive; it needs natural cleaning, conditioning, repair and maintenance.
Organic Skin Care: Starflower Essentials Organic Skin Care is committed to giving you the best organic skin care products at reasonable prices. Starflower's cruelty free cosmetic and make up products are always hand-made with organic or wild-crafted herbs and essential oils, purchased from sources around the world. Most Starflower skin care products are totally organic and food grade. Many skin care products use the word 'natural' on their label, but the ingredients that are natural and useful to your skin always appear lower on the ingredient label (there are less of them) than the fillers and inexpensive chemicals and oils that make these products less costly - and less effective.
To your health, beauty and pleasure,
Starflower Essentials
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