Adaptogen + botanical guide
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Fennel
Fennel oil is used for its calming properties to relieve stress and anxiety, but on the skin, it can also do wonders. Its high content of vitamins A, C, and E naturally fuel healthy skin regeneration and can aid with dark spots and wrinkles, while its antiseptic quality helps remove dirt, bacteria and neutralizing excess oil for soft, clean and nourished skin.
Find it in: Cosmic Cream
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Helichrysum flower
The daisy-like flower of helichrysum contains powerful antioxidants that soothe skin, muscle or joint inflammation, promote collagen and elastin production, and calm irritations—all while promoting hydrated youthful skin.
Find it in: Cosmic Cream
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Juniper berry
This fragrant berry is not only refreshing in scent, but an energizing recharge for the body as well. Applied topically, its antibacterial, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties help calm and cleanse the skin.
Find it in: Cosmic Cream
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Lavender flower
The ultimate relaxation flower, lavender is a popular aromatherapy choice for a reason. This soothing herb is in a classification of plants called nervines which help support the nervous system, creating a calming effect to fight stress and anxiety. In addition to its neurological benefits, lavender has been used for centuries to treat skin flare-ups, insect bites or muscle spasms.
Find it in: Cosmic Cream
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Lemon peel
The potent power of lemon peel oil is not only naturally antiseptic and antibacterial, but a very effective fighter against free radicals and the effects of premature aging. Everything from acne, wrinkles, bug bites, dark spots and more can be soothed with the citrus power of lemon peel oil.
Find it in: Cosmic Cream
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Lemongrass
This fragrant citrusy herb is a wonder for the skin. It works by neutralizing free radicals and detoxifying the skin for healthy, soft and supple skin.
Find it in: Cosmic Cream
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Oregano
For thousands of years, oregano has been used to treat infections and wounds with its antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal properties. In addition to this, it acts as a natural pain reliever and helps reduce oxidative stress which is seen in conditions such as arthritis and muscle degeneration.
Find it in: Cosmic Cream
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Peppermint
Peppermint is the original “chill pill.” Its aromatherapy benefits help ease tension, headaches and brain fog while its topical benefits help “cool” sore muscles and aches with a soothing menthol effect that also works beyond the surface to fight inflammation.
Find it in: Cosmic Cream
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Pine needle
Used for its purifying properties for generations, pine needle oil can help soothe a variety of skin irritations like eczema, acne or rosacea as well as body inflammations like arthritis and muscle pain–all with a clean, bright and refreshing scent.
Find it in: Cosmic Cream
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Pink Grapefruit peel
Another citrus powerfruit, pink grapefruit peel is loaded with vitamins that rejuvenate the skin like Vitamins C and A and powerful antioxidants to fight free radicals and support healthy cell growth.
Find it in: Cosmic Cream
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Red Ginseng root
Red Ginseng is an invigorating root that has been used in traditional Eastern medicine for thousands of years. As an adaptogen, it reduces fatigue and has a natural anti-inflammatory effect in the body to aid in repairing cellular damage caused by chronic stress.
Find it in: Bring it
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Rhodiola root
Rhodiola root helps manage your stress response by going straight to the source. Rhodiola helps balance how much cortisol your body releases when you’re stressed and assists in regulating it back to normal levels. Along with its oxygen-efficiency effects, rhodiola root helps reduce the distraction of stress and anxiety, improve your focus, and keep your mind alert.
Find it in: Bring it
Adaptogens
Just what are adaptogens anyway? We like to think of them as super herbs. Specifically, super herbs that win the fight against stress and anxiety by supporting the body’s natural calming systems.
Our bodies come equipped with natural processes that bring us back to center when our stress response releases hormones like cortisol and adrenaline. Chronic stress or daily anxiety can take a toll on these systems (and our bodies), making it more difficult to return to balance.
Adaptogens are plants and herbs that naturally assist our bodies in returning to peaceful homeostasis by fueling our calming and soothing responses. Rather than being a “quick fix” solution to dampen stress and anxiety in the moment, adaptogens are traditionally taken daily to maintain your natural equilibrium and protect against future stress.
Here is a guide to the adaptogens you’ll find in Selene products and how each one contributes to your daily wellness ritual.
Botanicals
The power of botanical herbs has been harnessed by ancient medicines for thousands of years.
While adaptogens specifically react with our body’s stress response, other herbs and plants are used in Selene products for a variety of healthful benefits.
Here is a glossary of the botanicals and herbs we include in our products and how they contribute to a nourishing daily wellness ritual.