Moon Valley Organics Body Heal

This natural body heal salve is great for softening hands and feet because of its deep moisturizing properties, but also helps rejuvenate tired aching bodies with light aromatherapy and herbals. Moon Valley Organics integrates the wisdom of nature and science to craft an effective salve that assists your body's inherent healing abilities. The cooling, energizing properties of mint and lavender rejuvenate while arnica brings temporary relief to minor aches and pains.

1.9 oz tin

Beneficial Properties of all Ingredients: - Aloe Gel is used for its protecting, soothing, moisturizing and healing properties. This is one of the oldest plants in trade commerce in the history of mankind.

- Arnica flower also known as Wolf’s Bane is a wonderfully healing herb known for its analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. It is very effective for relieving sore muscles and stiff joints. Products with arnica should not be used on broken skin.

- Beeswax coats and protects the skin, sealing in moisture and sealing out the harsh elements.

- Burdock root contains 45% inulin and many minerals for soothing dry and scaly patches on the skin and scalp.

- Cayenne draws blood to the area applied. It relieves pain and is used for its heating properties.

- Calendula Flower is a soothing emollient with anti- inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial and antiseptic properties.

- Chamomile essential oil has a sweet aroma for calming the mind and spirit as well as acting as a soothing anti-inflammatory traditionally used for diaper rash. Commonly known for its safe and effective use with children and sensitive adults.

- Clove Bud Oil is warming, spicy and a natural analgesic.

- Cocoa Butter has excellent emollient nurturing properties and is used to soften, protect, and nourish growing scaring skin. Known as the “food of the gods”.

- Coleus Forskohlii is beneficial to individuals with dry, itchy skin due to its ability to balance and normalize skin cell growth.

- Comfrey leaf helps to soothe and regenerate skin, accelerating healing of cuts, burns and wounds. Comfrey also reduces pain and swelling of minor sprains when applied topically.

- Flax Seed oil is high in omega-3 fatty acids making it an excellent emollient on sore irritated skin patches.

- Frankincense Resin has been traditionally used in Ayurvedic medicine in India for rheumatism and wounds. Scientifically recognized for its antimicrobial activity.

- Geranium Root is astringent thus effective for drying weeping skin.

- Ginger Root is a nice warming and stimulating powder.

- Jojoba oil is really a wax, which prevents oils from blocking pores, great for all skin types, acts as an amazing natural preservative, as well as increasing the skin's suppleness (flexible, resilience).

- Lavender essential oil relieves pain, stimulates circulation, sooths insect stings, burns and many more. Its aroma-therapeutic properties help ease headaches and stress.

- Lemon essential oil is an astringent. It tones the skin and prevents brittle nails.

- Licorice Root is harmonizing and soothing.

- Lobelia Leaf is calming, relaxing and soothes nerve pain.

- Mint essential oil has vaso-relaxant properties, which increase blood circulation throughout the whole body. It also helps with absorption of other herbal constituents. As a natural pain reliever, mint reduces joint and muscle stiffness, weather sensitivity and headaches.

- Olive oil is mentioned in the Bible and was known to the ancient Greek and Phoenicians, who introduced it into Spain. This oil is legendary for its safe, gentle care and treatment of the skin.

- Oregon Grape Root is a northwest sustainable alternative to golden seal root and is high in berberine (an alkaloid known for its antibacterial properties). It is safe and effective.

- Plantain Leaf is soothing and healing.

- Red Palm oil is a minimally processed palm oil that naturally contains tocopherols and tocotrienols (vitamin E), and carotenoids (vitamin A)—which gives the oil its red color. Acting as an amazing antioxidant. - Rosehip Seed oil was once described as the ‘Fountain of Youth’. This oil is remarkable for its benefits to damage and distressed skin, anti-oxidant properties, is very healing and helps with scarring and wrinkles.

- Safflower flower stimulates blood circulation.

- Safflower Seed oil is sustainable, light, scentless carrier oil with a multitude of minerals including significant levels of vitamin E.

- Sarsaparilla Root is a healing and nourishing herb with a traditional affinity for cases of psoriasis.

- St. John’s Wort Herb is astringent, anti-inflammatory, an analgesic (pain relieving) and healing.

- Sweet Orange oil promotes efficient circulation.

- Usnea lichen is found all over the world and much has been written of its amazing antiviral and antibacterial qualities. Usnea is a locally harvested sustainable resource.

- Vitamin E from Soybeans – Brand name “Tocobiol”, a natural preservative made from soybeans which is high in vitamin E.

- Yarrow Flower acts an anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, analgesic, astringing and detoxifying agent.