OUR OILS
At Main Street Naturals, we strive to bring you the finest oils that benefit your skin and the environment. In this post, we will break down the oils that we use in the base of all of our soaps and our lip hydrators.
Our Soap Base
Coconut Oil: Easily absorbing into your skin, coconut oil is hydrating protect skin from drying out. It may help smooth your skin and help with fine lines and wrinkles.
Safflower Oil: This is one of our favorites because it is so high in vitamin E (40%!!). It has a light, non-greasy consistency that helps smooth the skin while hydrating. It is best for acne-prone skin as it doesn’t clog pores. It also helps with rashes, inflammation, and irritated skin making it a great choice for people with sensitivity. Safflower oil is also a very sustainable oil to produce, making it a better choice for the environment as well.
Olive Oil: Olive oil’s antioxidant properties combat aging of the skin and can remove small traces of makeup and sunscreen, keeping your skin clear. It moisturizes and softens skin and helps stunt the beginnings of bacterial infections. Olive oil can also be a more sustainable alternative to almond oil. Olive trees use about half the water that almond trees require, and they also act as a carbon sink, absorbing more carbon from the air than they produce.
Castor Oil: This is an oil that promotes over all skin health. Castor oil contains free-radical fighting antioxidants and helps prevent acne with its antibacterial properties. Rich in fatty acids, it promotes healthy skin cell growth helping to reduce spots and even complexion. It moisturizes and soothes sunburns as well. Castor oil is also a relatively sustainable renewable resource, and can be used to replace many petrochemicals.
Our Lip Hydrator Base
Jojoba Oil: Jojoba oil maintains chapping and chaffing through its anti-inflammatory properties (making our lip hydrators not only good for your lips, but those areas that chaff easily as well!) It has both vitamin E and B and helps reduce the effects of eczema and rosacea, keeping your skin calm and clear. This luxury oil is also considered a sustainable resource as it grows in the desert and requires little water.
Argan Oil: While we don’t use SPF in our lip hydrators because that more often than not requires chemicals, argan oil can help protect against sun damage. It also moisturizes your skin, treats acne, and promotes healing. Argan trees, unlike the closely related olive tree, does not use a large amount of water, and they have a low carbon footprint, making them a sustainable oil choice.
Hemp Seed Oil: Often recommended by dermatologists, hemp seed oil can fight acne, eczema, and psoriasis by promoting healthy skin cell growth. It can help decrease inflammation and irritation and can be useful in the anti-aging of the skin. One of the most sustainable crops, hemp plants do not require much water and have the capability of storing large amounts of carbon.
Marula Oil: Marula oil is widely used in skin care products because of its amazing properties. It is high in anti-oxidants, amino acids, and essential fatty acids that help fight aging and seal in moisture. Marula oil is a highly sustainable product.
