The Benefits of Essential Oils, Pt. 1
Do you love the many different soap scents that we offer? Do you ever wonder how we get such concentrated fragrant scents infused into our goat milk soap products? Well, we're glad you asked!
One of our favorite ingredients used in our Goat Milk Soap is essential oils. Essential oils are a concentrated liquid that contain aroma compounds from plants. They are generally extracted by distillation, often by using steam and have been used for centuries. These oils are used in a range of different ways and products, from perfumes, cosmetics, soaps and other beauty products, to flavoring food and drinks, to simply adding all-natural scent to household cleaning products. They also have incredible medicinal uses and are pure, all-natural, clean and fresh.
We use about 15 different essential oils in our soaps and are constantly experimenting with more. In Part 1 of our Benefits of Essential Oils series, we're sharing five of the oils we use at Bend Soap Company and explaining the therapeutic benefits they can provide you with.
#1: Spearmint
Besides the refreshing, minty scent, when inhaled, spearmint has a calming and relaxing effect. It also helps with indigestion, 
headache, and nausea and can give pain relief. Spearmint oil contains menthol, which is good for the skin because it creates a cooling sensation. This often helps with muscle relaxation. Furthermore, it nourishes dull skin and improves the texture of oily skin. It's such a refreshing and invigorating oil, and we are pleased to offer this natural oil in our products.
You can find this essential oil in the following products:
- Eucalyptus Spearmint Goat Milk Soap
- Eucalyptus Spearmint Milk Bath
- Citrus Mint Goat Milk Soap
- Citrus Mint Milk Bath
- Eucalyptus Spearmint Lip Butter
#2: Grapefruit
What a wonderful, bright essential oil. This is such a refreshing and nutrient-rich
addition to our soaps. Grapefruit EO has been known to cure depression and relieve stress when inhaled. It is also particularly good for treating oily skin and acne, and it provides a refreshing feeling. It can be beneficial for treating stiffness and cramps in the muscles, as well. We are constantly looking for more reasons to use this fabulous oil in our products.
You can find this essential oil in the following products:
- Citrus Mint Goat Milk Soap
- Honey Grapefruit Natural Deodorant
- Honey Grapefruit Sugar Scrub
- Honey Grapefruit Goat Milk Soap
#3: Orange
We LOVE the smell of a freshly squeezed orange. Surely, this sweet, citrus essential oil has wonderful properties as well, right?
Well, yes, of course! Orange EO has been known to cure acne and dermatitis and also provides fast and effective relief from inflammation, whether internal or external. It can also help relax muscle spasms.
You can find this oil in the following products:
#4: Lemon
The lemon essential oil has a revitalizing effect that helps reduce stress, balance oil glands and minimize oil production. Surprisingly, it is often used to kill bacteria due to its antifungal properties but can also ward off insects and even reduce body aches. Not only that, but lemon EO has also been attributed to eliminating dandruff and strengthening hair.
You can find this oil in the following products:
#5: Rosemary
Rosemary is a useful aide to eliminate eczema, dermatitis, oily skin, and acne. It decreases cortisol (a stress hormone) in your body and also boosts and stimulates mental activity and energy.
You can find this oil in the following products:
Which Essential Oil is YOUR Favorite?
As you can see, there are tons of benefits from using essential oils. Since we use these oils in all of our goat milk products, you're able to reap the benefit every time you bath or shower, wash your hands or use any one of our products. They keep you healthy, happy, and nourished! Which of these essential oils is your favorite? Comment below and join the discussion.
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Kristie — Thanks for reaching out about this and for being a Bend Soap Co. customer! Due to company privacy policies, we do not share our sources for our ingredients. However, we can assure you that our essential oils are 100% natural, 100% pure, undiluted, and often times steam-distilled to obtain the highest levels of purity. All of the essential oils we use are sourced from high-grade botanicals from around the world to ensure that all of our goat milk soap products gives you the highest quality therapeutic and restorative effects as possible!
If you’d like to learn more about our ingredients and why we chose them, here’s a link to view our Natural Ingredients web page: https://www.bendsoap.com/pages/natural-ingredients
We’ve ordered from your family business now a couple of times and need to know what essential oil brand or brands are you using when making your soaps? I’ve seen previous questions you are claiming them to be 100% pure natural but without knowing the exact brand it still leaves an open question. If you could please share with us the company you choose to support and believe the oils are pure with no chemicals or additives, we’d greatly appreciate this information. Like you, my family is very ingredient cautious and we only will continue to use the best and support the best.
Regards,
Kristie Kollmann
Hi Cathy!
We use essential oils to impart therapeutic and restorative properties into our products. We’re proud to share that our essential oils are 100% natural, 100% pure, undiluted, and often times steam-distilled to obtain the highest levels of purity. All of the essential oils we use are sourced from high-grade botanicals from around the world to ensure that each bar of Goat Milk Soap gives you the highest quality therapeutic and restorative effects as possible.
Let us know if you have any more questions! :)
Happy lathering!
Bend Soap Company
i found your website online and was wondering if the essential oils you use are organic and therapeutic? thanks, cathy
Hi Tessa!
We are very aware of the deforestation and harm to animals that occurs from the business practices of some companies. However, we have been very careful to select providers that use environmentally friendly and sustainable practices for all of our ingredients. We believe that it’s possible to enjoy the benefits of nature’s produce (such as red palm oil) while also operating in a way that leaves the earth and its inhabitants (human and animal) as well or better off than when we started!
We also want to mention that there is a difference between commercial palm kernal oils and the natural harvesting and use of the fruit of the red palm (which is quite similar to the coconut). This ingredient is super high in Vitamin E and natural antioxidants and is a superfood for the skin.
Our essential oils are 100% natural, obtained from various botanicals around the world. We’ve chosen these oils for their scent, and often their properties. All essential oils we use are 100% pure, undiluted and often times steam-distilled to obtain the highest level of purity. That means no added dyes, perfumes, etc. No junk in our products!