Story of Santa Lucia Fir

Santa Lucia Fir Abies bracteata Sensitive – U.S. Forest Service Rare Plant Rank 1B.3 – California Native Plant Society Near Threatened – IUCN Red List G2 Imperiled – NatureServe (2017) Scattered in the Santa Lucia Mountains of the Los Padres National Forest is the rarest and most unusual of all species of fir, the Santa Lucia fir (also known …

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SPF 30 Sunscreen and Insect Repellent – an Anti-Fungal and Anti-Viral

Santa Lucia Salve Company’s “Herbal Armor” is a non-artificial, non-toxic and organic insect repellant and natural sunscreen (sunblock), with an SPF of 30. It will stay on the skin for approximately 2 hours in the water, before the need to re-apply. The beauty of this product is that it has ingredients that actually help to …

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Cocoa Butter benefits

How This One Ingredient Can Transform Your Skin If you’re not familiar with cocoa butter your first thought when hearing those words might be that we are referring to some decadent chocolate dessert, but think again!   Though related to the chocolate we eat in a roundabout way, this natural product has many great benefits for …

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Willow Bark Benefits

An Ancient and Effective Anti-Aging Remedy Prized for its concentration of salicin (a chemical that is similar to aspirin), extract from white willow bark is still used today to treat headaches, fevers, low back pain, osteoarthritis, gout, and inflammatory conditions such as tendinitis. A natural anti-inflammatory, willow bark benefits supports a healthy inflammation response so …

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Sage Essential Oil – The Health Benefits

Sage Essential oil: Benefits can be attributed to its properties as an: antifungal antimicrobial antioxidant antiseptic anti-inflammatory antispasmodic antibacterial cholagogue choleretic cicatrisant depurative digestive disinfectant emenagogue expectorant stimulating substance sage or Salvia Officinalis, as it is known in botanical nomenclature system, is well known and frequently heard name in the world of cosmetics, particularly in …

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Coconut Oil for the Skin

Organic Coconut oil: This natural oil without any chemical or additives, can protect the skin in some of the hottest and sunniest places on earth better than our processed and artificial sun creams. Saturated fats: predominantly, these saturated fats are medium chain fatty acids or triglycerides. When applied on the skin, they keep it smooth   …

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