Raw Materials

Amigel is our unique gelling agent derived from the yeast Sclerotium rolfsii grown on a glucose sugar culture. Known as a polysaccharide gel (meaning “many sugars”), Amigel has the highest capacity to absorb water than any other vegetable gelling agent and will accept a large amount of additional ingredients. We offer our prepared Amigel at a 2% concentration in distilled water, with the...

This is a naturally derived preservative from grapefruit seeds and pulp that has been in use since the 1970’s. Citricidal works as a benign, hypoallergenic and wide-spectrum preservative in many formulations. This is an unadulterated grapefruit seed extract, it does not contain added synthetic parabens or triclosan, that have been found in some grapefruit and citrus seed extracts. How to use:...

“Turkey Red Oil” (sulfated castor oil – the first synthetic detergent) is one older product that has been used for creating essential oil emulsions. Essential Solubiliser is a modern improvement on Turkey Red Oil, colourless, odourless and is a more effective emulsifier. Essential Solubiliser is based on mild emulsifiers derived from pure Almond and Coconut oils. These emulsifiers are...

A synergy of the finest organic essential fatty acids and vegetable oils with added Vitamin E. A veritable “skin food”, Organic EFA Blend is useful in every skin condition, such as mature skin, acneic skin and so on. Use as is, or blend with other oils of choice, blend into creams, gels, etc. Ingredients: A synergistic blend of the essential fatty acid rich oils of ACO certified organic...

This is natural Aloe Vera juice that has had most of the water removed by vacuum extraction, so that it is ten times more concentrated in active ingredients. As such, you only need to use 10% of Aloe Vera 10X Concentrate in a formula to have a full strength concentration of active Aloe Vera. Easily added to creams, sprays and the like, Aloe Vera 10x Concentrate has numerous benefits for the skin,...

Amiox is our unique Rosemary extract that is a potent natural antioxidant. Antioxidants are helpful because these molecules ‘mop up’ oxygen and free radicals much more readily than the fatty acids in the oil. By adding only two drops (or 0.05%) of Amiox to every 100mL of vegetable oil, the ‘shelf life’ of the oil can be extended for perhaps another 30% to 40% longer. Amiox is far superior...

Emulsifying Wax is an effective emulsifier that allows you to easily create stable creams and lotions. There a number of emulsifying waxes available on the market. Some companies attempt to promote their emulsifying wax as “100% natural”, which is simply not true. All emulsifying waxes use one type or other of a semi-synthetic emulsifier. One popular wax uses the problematic sodium lauryl...

Epsom Salts is a great way to sooth your  sore muscles. Ingredients: Epsom Salts – 400 grams approx. Argiletz Green Clay – 50 mL (70 grams) Essential Solubiliser – 40 mL Suitable essential oil blend concentrate – 4mL

Laponite is a unique clay-based gelling agent. It is a mixture of natural earth oxides that have been milled to a fine particle size. Laponite Powder is for those who want to create preparations from scratch. By using 3% to 4% of the powder, you will create a thick stable gel. You can choose other ingredients besides water to further customise your own preparation – this could be Aromatic...

Liposomes are extremely small spheres of natural phospholipids from soy lecithin. They are popular in expensive cosmetic ranges (and in medical applications), because of the ability of liposomes to easily penetrate the epidermis of the skin. Liposomes can be “loaded” with other active ingredients eclosed within the liposome spheres or they can be used “unloaded”. We provide pure soy...