While our son was in college pursuing his degree in botany he took many classes in related fields one of which was organic chemistry.

 

During that organic chemistry courses he was introduced to techniques of distilling fragrant oils from plants.  He left the class with a desire to merge his botany skills with his new knowledge of essential oil distillation, and a few years later decided to make an investment in the equipment needed to start distilling his own oils.

 

With encouragement from his friends he  began producing a variety of soaps and body butters scented with his own distilled essential oils which he obtains from plant species native to California and are not available on the commercial market.

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He has many goals in doing this work, but the ones at the top of the list include:

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1) Increasing overall interest in our native plants.

2) Showing that there is an entire pallette of fragrances and flavors right in our backyards that we're not utilizing.

3) Educatoin, education, education because to most people everything outside has become just a green blurr.

 

You can find a list of the plant species the EO is produced from below along with educational information on each species.

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The unrefined shea butter we use in our products is purchased directly from a micro business in West Africa where the money goes back to supporting 48 women and their families who harvest the nuts and labor over open fire pits with clay pots to produce the shea butter.  This helps this small tribe because it actually generates jobs and reduces their reliance on charities and food donations.

 

We have plans to produce more products made with our own essential oils, so keep checking our blog for updates!