Hummingbird Farms No. 6 Body Oil is finally available on the
market and our website! I posted not
long ago about my challenge to you to peruse the body oil section at the drug
store or grocery store (or beauty/department stores) and see if you
can find a body oil that does not contain mineral oil and/or artificial
fragrance. You can read more here, but I will
reiterate that I’m not overly radical, I’m logical and well versed on cosmetic
ingredients. Mineral oil can have its
place (as well as some synthetics and preservatives), but at Hummingbird Farms
our philosophy is that natural plant-based products should be used first, and synthetics only when necessary. Not to mention that our mission is to support
American Agriculture in our use of plant-based ingredients. BUT – what I am radical about is the use of artificial/synthetic
fragrance in your body care (because you can smell really nice with wonderfully fragrant essential oils), but I will hold my passion about that for later.
In the meantime, back to our No. 6 Body Oil: I have been using it on
my hair! Yes, I use No. 6 Body Oil on my body, but I have been using it on my hair, too. I am so pleased with how it
is working for both!
This body oil contains 6 natural plant derived ingredients
plus Vitamin E. It is such a great
product, and so good for you. If I didn’t know better I would pour some in my
coffee every morning and drink it, BUT please don’t! I haven’t tested for that. Yet.
First of all, Vitamin E is great for your skin and your
hair. Through our research, we have learned that Vitamin E is
also a great preservative. Our No. 6 Body Oil only needed a very minimal amount
of preservative because when you use essential oils instead of a bunch of fake
stuff, you don’t have to use a lot of preservative to preserve the over abundance of
synthetic chemicals being used. Does
that make sense? Anyway, our No. 6 Body
Oil contains six natural plant ingredients (hence the name, No. 6) plus Vitamin E: Sunflower Seed Oil, Olive Oil,
Essential Oil of Lavender, Grape Seed Oil, Avocado Oil, and Jojoba Seed
Oil. That’s it! Six wonderful plant oils that
should be incorporated into your daily use anyway. We simply made it easy for you by blending them all in one bottle.
So – how am I using our No. 6 Body Oil? I’m using it on my hair! Y’all – it’s
fabulous! Now it might not be for everyone, but my hair tends to be a little on
the dry and frizzy side, especially this time of year. It has been so wonderful for my hair! I feel
like I need to do one of those infomercial things just to spread the word….
After I
blow-dry my hair I squirt a little oil in my hands, rub my hands together, and then run my
fingers through my hair. I can’t believe
the difference. I have also not had to
do anything else to my hair after drying and rubbing the oil through it. In the past I would run the flat iron through
my hair just to control the frizz, but I don’t have to anymore. Now if you do plan to style your hair after
drying, I would recommend running the oil through your hair as your last step
after you have styled.
So – this post was longer than I intended, but I’m just
excited to share with you this wonderful product.
Oh – I haven’t even mentioned chicken skin! Do you have
chicken skin? Those miserable bumps on the back of your arms? Well here is your
solution! This oil is great for those miserable bumps (and I can attest to that, too). Dr. Oz does a good job of explaining the scientific term and etiology of Chicken Skin here.
Thank you to all our wonderful customers that have supported
Hummingbird Farms Bath & Body through the years, and THANK YOU for
listening to me when I am a little over excited….
My best,
Debi