Palo Santo / Guaiacwood Essential Oil
What’s in a name? Guaiacwood is quite a mouthful, so, actually, we will call it Palo Santo, which rolls off the tongue so much easier!
The oil is extracted through steam distillation from the bark and wood chips of the Bulnesia Sarmentoi, please, I said Palo Santo!
Grown in the dry tropical forests of South America, our Palo Santo is sourced from Paraguay.
Often known for its fragrance, as many people burn the wood chips to ward off "bad energy," the oil is added to luxe fragrances for its sweet woody aroma.
Now, this unique essential oil has made its way into skincare formulations for its astringent properties.
Replicate Skin's Youthful Firmness
Palo Santo essential oil is a natural tonic especially good at firming and tightening the skin.
Tonics are often considered bad for our skin, especially mature skin, as they can be drying and irritating, but Palo Santo essential oil doesn't dry the skin.
Its blend of calming and anti-inflammation properties combined with its astringent composition make it gentle enough to be used on all skins while being effective enough to make a noticeable difference.
Reduce Inflammation
Inflammaging is a term coined to describe the expediting of the ageing process because of chronic and persistent inflammation. As you age, inflammation can make the skin appear puffy and red but, ageing because of inflammation isn't only due to the red and puffy appearance. Instead, inflammation weakens your skin's defence system, degrading collagen and elastin.
Palo Santo essential oil is known to reduce inflammation, restoring your skin's ability to maintain collagen and elastin as you age.
Tighten Pores
While pores are necessary for healthy skin as they moisturize and maintain suppleness, they can become a concern when they expand in size. Palo Santo essential oil helps you turn back the hands of time by tightening pores and giving your skin a smoother, brighter appearance.
Firm Skin
Applying Palo Santo essential oil topically has another benefit: replicating collagen in the skin. Collagen is the protein that enables skin rigidity, making the skin firmer. Palo Santo essential oil mimics this process by temporarily tightening the skin, allowing you to see the benefits of the oil almost immediately as it continues to heal and support the underlying reasons behind the loss of skin firmness.
When you think of youthful skin, you think of a balance of firmness and suppleness. These two elements are supported by collagen and elastin, proteins you'll lose as you age. That doesn't mean you have to be satisfied with sagging, loose skin. You can firm your skin and maintain the production of collagen and elastin the older you get by regularly using Palo Santo essential oil.
We know this and add Palo Santo to many of our oil blends so you can,
Sanctify your skin