INGREDIENTS
A fair few decades ago, most coffee coffee was produced naturally, as a ‘forest understory crop’ – grown under the shade of orchards, forests and trees, requiring minimal water and zero chemicals. It was small scale, environmentally sustainable and economically beneficial to the communities.
Rose, the queen of all blooms with the highest vibration of all flowers and complex chemical composition, is a gentle yet powerful harmoniser for both skin and spirit.
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When the Australian government picked the Golden Wattle (Acacia Pycnantha) back in 1988, they didn't know that all Acacias contain some levels of DMT (Dimethyltryptamine), a powerful hallucinogenic commonly associated with ayahuasca. A totally serious proposal to amend the federal Criminal Code Act in 2011 to make the national floral emblem illegal to grow in Australia was dropped due to “matters of practicality”, since the trees literally grow everywhere. Oh the circus of bureaucracy.
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When I think of the Sandalwood tree, tall, majestic and towering comes to mind. In reality, however, the world’s most hunted tree is small, modest, shrub-like. It’s entirely possible my appreciation of Sandalwood’s ancient spirit, deep reaching psycho-active aromatics, exceptionally slow growth and high commodity value bestows this warped image of physical grandness. Also, unlike Christo who travelled extensively through India and South Western Australia, I have never seen this tree in real life.
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In my eternal quest to minimise use and quantities of essential oils in our formulation, sun-infused whole plant extracts of intensely aromatic botanicals are my constant joy. These Seville Bitter Orange blossoms we harvested in Kangaroo Valley over Spring are what Neroli essential oil is made of, a minute amount of which we use in our LUXURIOUS BODY FIRMING OIL for ethereal body activation: it relaxes the mind, soothes nerves, and lifts anxiety.
