What are you gifting this year?
I am not asking about the things.
Somebody gives you a gift. That initial feeling. Have you noticed that it goes away quickly? Sometimes, almost momentarily.
It goes away.
Wrapped in simple paper, you hand them an idea.
You gift them an idea.
Now, that is a lasting gift.
I am going to make it easy for you.
Overnight Botanical Lip Mask
You know someone who always carries a lip balm. Somehow, with every application, thirstier lips.
"My lips are dry. Always been. It's me", they say, right?
That lip balm you use is designed to keep you thirsty so that you keep applying. You keep thinking it's you.
Every night before bed, one swipe. The more you use it, the less you will need it because it's not you. Plantain, Chickweed, Rosemary, Comfrey and Calendula will heal your lips and make them stronger so that you are not addicted to a lip balm.
Sun Elixir Face and Body
This one is for that friend who fears aging and uses SPF. Always tired, low in Vitamin D, runs away from the Sun like it's the enemy.
"Sun ages me", they say, right?
"Colours of light?" With a question mark, they will look at you surprised.
You tell them, Sun emits different frequencies (colours) of light during the day and that these frequencies are essential for certain physiological processes in our bodies.
Infrared, blue light, UVA light, UVB light = Colours of light. We need them to live a healthy life.
Infrared (red light) builds the EZ Water inside our bodies. Every cell in our body requires this water for energy. The Natural blue light regulates our sleep cycle and promotes natural energy levels. UVA light increases the production of melanin hormone in our skin, our very own natural sun protector and antioxidant. UVB light synthesises types of vitamin D in our bodies, which cannot be provided by a vitamin D3 supplement. UVA and UVB also make serotonin (happiness) and dopamine (motivation) hormones in our bodies.
Wrapped in simple paper, you hand them the Sun Elixir Face or Body = the colours of light to live a healthy life.
Plants inside the Sun Elixir help you receive the Sun's life-giving light. They don't block the healthy frequencies of light. They strengthen your skin's response to Sunlight so that you can receive the colours of light safely without the fear of ageing.
The Botanical Eye Balm
This one is for that human in your life who is run to death by responsibilities or runs themselves down with self-criticism and impossible standards. Tired, red, dry eyes, dark circles, itchiness on the eyes, difficulty sleeping.
Arnica moves the blood to reduce dark circles, while Bilberry protects and strengthens veins and arteries. While Plantain reduces puffiness, Borage cares for dry, tired eyes. A strong army of antioxidants inside Cranberry, Comfrey, Green Tea, Calendula, Rosehip, Bilberry and Raspberry protect Collagen and Elastin protein from free radicals found in our environment. Skin stays flexible, which prevents fine lines. Calendula also promotes tissue regeneration.
Wrapped in simple paper, and you hand them peace = The Botanical Eye Balm. Every night, one swipe under and over the eyelids—you gift them peace —a good night's sleep.
Scalp Repair Mask
You know somebody who has been struggling with scalp issues and hair loss. But I want you to especially gift this one to a cancer patient.
World, Go ahead and judge me. No censoring here. I am going to say what I really think.
While the world looks at them with pity, I say congratulations. Not everybody gets the chance to awaken in one leap. The worst things are the best things that happen to us. Our chance to wake up.
When I see someone ill or going through tough times, I get excited for them. A whole new life is waiting for them on the other side. If I hadn't lost all the sensations of my legs in 2017 and brought them back with meditation in one week, I would not be writing these words to you, let alone running this company.
While the world tells them not to be hopeful or expect much, wrapped in simple paper, you hand them, "The power is in you; it has always been in you".
While they heal their body, you hand them the scalp mask so that once they are on the other side, they start their brand new life with beautiful hair that is growing faster than ever.
Healthy hair starts at the root. 11 Ayurvedic herbs combined with natural butters to moisturize the scalp and ease irritation and itchiness so that hair can grow healthier and thicker.
Tulsi, He Shou Wu, Saw Palmetto Berry rejuvenates hair follicles and strengthens the roots. Horsetail promotes healthy hair based on its high silica content. Burdock root stimulates hair growth, has an anti-inflammatory effect, and fights dandruff. Amla reduces premature pigment loss from hair. Neem conditions hair soothes frizz and minimizes grey hair. Nettle makes hair shinier and restores original hair colour based on its rich silica and sulphur content.
While the world tells them not to be hopeful or expect much, wrapped in simple paper, you hand them, "The power is in you; it has always been in you".
The Botanical Deodorant Balm
Now, you might think I can't gift someone a deodorant balm. What would they think?
I am not a natural deodorant balm. I asked Ezgi to change my name to "Botanical Deodorant Balm". You will be seeing the new jars soon. I am not shea butter mixed with baking soda, which is called natural deodorant balm.
I am Calendula, I am Nettle, I am Cleavers, I am the root of the Burdock.
I am Cleavers: i have a unique ability to neutralize odour in nature. When doe's have their fawns, they choose large patches of me as their sacred space to give birth. I disguise their smell, keeping them safe.
I am Burdock: I help remove waste and bad bacteria by allowing the sweat to pass through the epidermis easily and sebaceous glands to move oil through them, which lessens the inflammation, preventing acne or boils in the underarm.
I am Nettle: I deal with protein waste that sweat produces before bacteria can act on it and create odour.
I am Calendula: probiotics inside me are made up of good bacteria that help keep the body fighting off odour-causing bacteria.
Gifting perfumes? How about smelling like themselves, nature itself? Wrapped in simple paper, let Calendula, Nettle, Cleavers, and the root of the Burdock deal with the odour-causing bacteria in the underarm so that they smell like themselves, nature itself and not an artificial perfume.
The Wild Forest Body Balm
That human with dry skin, eczema, allergic to everything reads every label. Wrapped in the simple paper, you hand them "a blanket = Forest Balm".
Plantain, known as nature's drawing agent, softens and draws out imperfections, leaving dry, broken skin in a clean state. Chickweed, a little green plant, is a nutritive herb that helps the skin assimilate nutrients from every nourishing ingredient in the recipe.
Rose is the personification of passion, but in the body, it reduces heat. It turns down the excitement in the limbic centre of the brain, which regulates passion. Therefore it is used for a cooling, calming effect on the skin and is beneficial to use for rosacea and similar skin conditions caused by autoimmune heat and excitation. Lemon balm (Melissa) is a member of the mint family that contains flavonoids - compounds high in antioxidants that reduce environmental damage. In addition, it has a cooling, calming effect on inflamed problematic skin.
Valerian root is a powerful sedative. It is calming both for the mind and the body.
Wrapped in the simple paper, you hand them "a blanket = Forest Balm".
Have a freedom seeker friend? Who always surprises you with the drastic, shocking decisions they take? Oh, how I feel them :)! Gift them a gift card. Let that person choose freely. Let them spread their wings to the unknown.
Wrapped in a simple gift card email that comes with the gift card code, let them be free. Let them breathe.
What are you gifting this year?
I say gift them an idea.
Empowering one.
A new way of looking at beauty.
A change in perspective.
Wrapped in simple paper, you hand them an idea.
You gift them an idea.
Now, that is a lasting gift.
Happy gifting...
with all my love,
Ezgi