About This Glossary

This ingredient glossary exists to educate our customers about the raw materials we work with at Em'z Blendz. Knowledge is power, and we want you to understand what goes into (and onto) your body.

Important notes:

  • This glossary is a work in progress β€” we're actively adding ingredients and updating information
  • Not every ingredient listed here appears in our current products (some may be from discontinued items or future formulations)
  • Some ingredients in our current products may not be listed here yet β€” we're working on it
  • We do not sell individual raw ingredients β€” these materials are professionally blended into our finished products
  • For exact ingredient lists, always check individual product labels or product pages
  • Ingredients are listed in descending order on labels (most to least)

This glossary represents our evolving palette of materials β€” think of it like a painter showing you their colors. Not every color goes into every painting, but understanding each one helps you appreciate the final work.

Have questions about a specific ingredient in your product? Email us and we'll break it down for you, even if it's not in the glossary yet.

Vanilla Hydrosol

A rare and delicate aromatic water created during the hydro-distillation of vanilla beans. It captures the soft, creamy, true essence of vanilla in a gentle, skin-soothing floral water.

Coconut Hydrosol

The pure, hydrating aromatic water produced during the distillation of fresh coconut. It's a lightweight, refreshing mist that delivers a dose of minerals and hydration directly to the skin.

Organic Rosewood Essential Oil

A beautiful essential oil with a complex sweet, woody, and slightly floral aroma, steam-distilled from the wood of the Rosewood tree. It is prized for its gentle, balancing effect on both the skin and the emotions.

Cetearyl Alcohol

A vegetable-derived fatty alcohol that helps to thicken, stabilize, and soften our lotions and creams. Unlike harsh alcohols, this waxy ingredient is an emollient that conditions and moisturizes the skin.

Organic Carrot Seed Oil

A deep amber, nutrient-rich carrier oil cold-pressed from the seeds of wild carrots. It is a potent, revitalizing oil packed with carotenoids and antioxidants, not to be confused with the essential oil of the same name.

Organic Jojoba Oil

A unique, golden liquid wax pressed from the seeds of the jojoba shrub, with a molecular structure that is remarkably similar to the skin's own natural sebum. It is a deeply nourishing and balancing moisturizer for all skin types.

Sodium Hyaluronate (Hyaluronic Acid)

The salt form of Hyaluronic Acid, a powerful humectant that can hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water. It is a skin-identical ingredient that provides intense, lightweight hydration for a plump, supple feel.

Witch Hazel Hydrosol

A traditional, alcohol-free distillate of the Witch Hazel plant, prized for centuries for its natural astringent and anti-inflammatory properties. It's a classic toner for cleansing, balancing, and soothing the skin.

Cucumber Hydrosol

The crisp, cooling, and refreshing aromatic water produced during the steam distillation of fresh cucumbers. It's a pure, simple hydrator that soothes, calms, and revitalizes tired or sensitive skin.

Organic Bergamot Essential Oil

A bright, complex citrus oil cold-pressed from the peel of the Bergamot orange, with a sunny, sweet aroma that has a subtle floral and spicy edge. It is famously uplifting and is a key ingredient in Earl Grey tea.

Organic Clary Sage Essential Oil

A complex, herbaceous essential oil with nutty, floral, and slightly musky notes, distilled from the Clary Sage plant. It is celebrated in aromatherapy for its ability to balance hormones and soothe nervous tension.

Organic Manuka Essential Oil

A potent, earthy, and medicinal essential oil from the New Zealand Manuka tree, a relative of Tea Tree but with a warmer, more complex aroma. It's a powerful purifying agent, revered for its ability to cleanse and calm troubled skin.

Organic Tea Tree Essential Oil

A potent essential oil from the leaves of the Australian Tea Tree, with a strong, fresh, medicinal aroma. It is one of the most powerful purifying and cleansing oils in all of aromatherapy, prized for its effectiveness on troubled skin.

Rose Damask Hydrosol

The pure, aromatic water that is the co-product of the steam distillation of precious Damask Rose petals. It's a classic facial toner, celebrated for centuries for its ability to hydrate, balance, and gently tone the skin.

Roman Chamomile Hydrosol

The delicate aromatic water produced during the steam distillation of Roman Chamomile flowers. It carries the gentle, soothing properties and soft, apple-like scent of the plant in a form mild enough for the most sensitive skin.

Organic Eucalyptus Essential Oil

A potent, camphoraceous essential oil steam-distilled from the leaves of the Australian Eucalyptus tree, known for its powerful, clearing aroma and purifying properties.

Rose Damask Absolute

An exquisitely deep and complex aromatic extract derived from the petals of the Damask Rose. Produced through solvent extraction, it captures a fuller, richer, and more nuanced rose aroma than a steam-distilled essential oil.

Organic Roman Chamomile Essential Oil

A gentle, soothing essential oil steam-distilled from chamomile flowers, with a sweet, herbaceous, apple-like aroma. It is one of the most calming oils available, treasured for its effect on sensitive skin and restless minds.

Rosemary Extract

A potent, oil-soluble antioxidant extracted from rosemary leaves, used to naturally extend the shelf-life of our products. It protects our delicate oils and butters from oxidation, keeping them fresh and effective.

Vitamin E

A powerful, oil-soluble antioxidant that both nourishes the skin and protects the oils in our formulas from going rancid. It plays a dual role as a skin-beneficial active and a natural preservative.

Grapefruit Seed Extract

A plant-based extract rich in antioxidants, used in our formulas to help protect the integrity of the product. It works as part of a broader system to keep our natural creations fresh.