![]() When creating these infusions in-house, the various nuances make all the difference for the skin. We pour a considerable amount of time into researching and calibrating each infusion method so that your skin can best access the phytonutrients, minerals, vitamins and enzymes held within each of our chosen botanicals. Both dried and fresh herbs can be used in a cold infusion to best access the minerals and various phytochemicals. A cold infusion (very different from cold fusion, for all the physicists out there) involves no applied heat and is best for temperature sensitive plants.Comfrey, chickweed and rosemary are perfect candidates for hot infusion. Hot infusion is particularly good for roots and barks or more physically dense materials that can be resistant to releasing their beneficial properties. A hot infusion involves gently heating the oil and plant material - this method is best for extracting vitamins, enzymes and aromatic notes.Our focus is on the two main techniques used for our products which differ by temperature: hot and cold. ![]() Different plants, herbs and fungi require different extraction techniques determined by individual chemistry, physical form and the uniquely desired actives. There is no universal preparation when it comes to infusing oils for the skin. And like gold prospecting, the process of infusing oils is definitely not an effortless undertaking. In certain instances, your skin would not be able to access these key benefits without the aid of an infusion, making infused oils nothing short of liquid gold. An infused oil is a way for the skin to effortlessly take on key beneficial actives from each botanical. The resulting oil usually is of a deeper golden hue but can take on even hints of green or blue, depending on the plants used for the infusion. This is done by letting the botanical ingredients sit in the oil for a period of time, at a specific temperature, until the transfer of beneficial actives is achieved. Infusing an oil means extracting the active constituents of a botanical and transferring them into the oil. ![]() However, for the purposes of skin care, an infusion is referred to as ‘infused oil’. Herbal infusions are mostly synonymous with preparations made for ingestion - for example, making tea is a textbook example of making an infusion. To understand infusions, let’s dip into a little herbalism - we often take our cues from our resident herbalist who works in-house with our cosmetic chemists and engineers. ![]() We are going to take this opportunity to discuss why infusions are so integral to our performance driven formulas and what distinguishes the infusions used in the AIO and HIO. Have you ever looked at one of our labels and wondered how there could possibly be that many ingredients packed into one bottle? The answer is infusions! Whilst we use infusions across a range of our products, they are best highlighted in our Active Infusion Oil (AIO) and Herbal Infusion Oil (HIO). ![]()
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