Over the fall when I was placing an order with Rose & Co Apothecary for some salves for myself as well as for holiday stocking stuffers (will post next), I spotted a couple of interesting items from their Aromatherapy Creams section so I thought I pick up a couple of things too. And plus the brown glass jars they come in looked simple and cute, and they weren't too expensive ^.^
My sister has stubborn eczema on her feet that is easily aggravated especially in this dry and cold weather, so I bought her the Tea Tree & Cypress Foot Cream to try. This is actually a bit of a risk, because while both tea tree and cypress essential oils have anti-fungal and antiseptic properties, both are also skin irritants and can be very drying, so in the end, these oils in the cream might make her eczema worse. But my sister was willing to try it! She's, erh, adventurous, I guess.
Tea Tree & Cypress Foot Cream
My sister has stubborn eczema on her feet that is easily aggravated especially in this dry and cold weather, so I bought her the Tea Tree & Cypress Foot Cream to try. This is actually a bit of a risk, because while both tea tree and cypress essential oils have anti-fungal and antiseptic properties, both are also skin irritants and can be very drying, so in the end, these oils in the cream might make her eczema worse. But my sister was willing to try it! She's, erh, adventurous, I guess.
Tea Tree & Cypress Foot Cream
Anyway, so she did use the Foot Cream, and reported that while it didn't help her eczema, it didn't make it worse. Phew! But, she also reported an unexpected side effect - tanning. She said she applied the cream all over her feet and then lounged around in her living room where the sun was shining in through a window and -woh- her feet tanned like crazy. So I looked up tea tree and cypress oils again, and turns out they can be photosensitizers when applied topically on the skin. Oops. I should have done research on the ingredients before buying this cream for my sister :X I went back to Rose & Co Apothecary's website, and although the product description page did say apply nightly, it didn't explain why. You know how some skincare products would actually say warn you to stay out of the sun because the product makes your skin more sensitive to sunlight? Hmm...
Aromatherapy Tea Tree & Cypress Foot Cream:
Aqua, Capric/Caprylic Triglycerides, Cetearyl Wheat Straw Glucosides & Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Polysaccharide & Ethylhexyl Stearate & Trieceth-6, Phenoxyethanol, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree), Cupressus Sempervirens (Cypress), Mentha Piperata(Peppermint), Commiphora Myrrha (Myrrh), Methylparaben, 2-Bromo-2-Nitropane-1, 3-Diol.
***List of ingredients from Rose & Co Apothecary UK.
Post Shave Soother
Another thing I bought is this Post Shave Soother for hubby, though I haven't given it to him yet. And now that I know tea tree can cause photosensitivity, I'm not sure I want to. Hubby loves the sun and refuses to wear sunscreen, and would bask in the sun sitting at his desk or takes a nap on the bed in the sun, yes, like a kittie. So I guess I'm a bit concerned, and until I can figure out what to do to help with the photosensitivity, I'll store this cream away.
Post Shave Soother:
Aqua, Capric/Caprylic Triglycerides, Cetearyl Wheat Straw Glucosides & Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Polysaccharide & Ethylhexyl Stearate & Trieceth-6, Phenoxyethanol, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender Oil), Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree Oil), Methylparaben, 2-Bromo-2-Nitropane-1, 3-Diol.
***List of ingredients from Rose & Co Apothecary UK.
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