Aela's Apothecary

Shea Butter comes from the nuts of the Shea Tree (Vitellaria Paradoxa) in Ghana, Africa . The Shea tree has been nicknamed “Tree of Life,” for its ability to help with numerous skin, hair, and health conditions. Shea Butter itself is also known as “Mother Nature’s Conditioner” for its exceptional moisturizing and softening properties. You can get Shea Butter in a raw, unrefined or refined state. We recommend raw or unrefined as the butter contains more of its natural nutrients and beneficial properties.

Shea Butter is a nutrient rich cosmetic butter packed with vitamins and antioxidants. It deeply moisturizes the skin to help soothe and repair dry, itchy, cracked skin, eczema and psoriasis. Its properties also make it effective in evening out skin tone, diminishing blemishes, dark spots, fine lines and wrinkles. Additionally Shea Butter can be used on the scalp or in the hair to stimulate growth, tame frizz and lock in moisture.

This is a semi soft butter, it melts upon skin contact so can be applied as it is or mixed with other ingredients to make skin and hair care products. Shea Butter is vegan and safe for all skin types.

BENEFITS OF SHEA BUTTER
Naturally non-comedogenic.
Anti-inflammatory agents reduce swelling, stinging, muscle pain, and redness.
Loaded with Vitamin A (for cellular turn over and also collagen production) as well as Vitamins E, F and fatty acids for deep moisturizing.
Fights fine lines, wrinkles, scars, stretch marks, and uneven skin tone.

The history of shea butter as an invaluable cosmetic traces back to Ancient Egypt, where Queen Cleopatra always kept in stock jars of raw shea butter. It has been around for centuries!

African black soap is definitely magical, and is one of the world's best kept skincare secrets! African Black Soap is made in West Africa, the recipe passed down from mothers to daughters. It is made with plantain skins, palm tree leaves, cocoa pods and shea tree bark, and is first sun-dried and then roasted to produce ash. Next, water and various oils and fats, such as coconut oil, palm oil, and shea butter, are added to the ash. The mixture is cooked and hand-stirred for at least 24 hours. After the soap solidifies, it is scooped out and set out to cure. It has antibacterial and antifungal properties, is 100% organic, and does not contain any synthetic ingredients/dyes/fragrances.Touted for generations as a solution for breakouts, hyperpigmentation, stretch marks, and everything in between, black soap is the ultimate beauty buy for those on a budget! It is for ALL skin types, and may help to clear up acne, psoriasis, and eczema. It may also help to correct uneven skin tone and dark spots, it is anti-inflammatory, eliminates body odor, and helps to prevent razor burn and rashes from shaving. It is very exfoliating, and over time may help to prevent and soften fine lines and wrinkles, leaving your skin healthy happy and glowing. Can be used daily, from head to toe! A little goes a VERY long way, and a bar can EASILY last you 1-2 months, with daily use and proper storage.

African black soap is definitely magical, and is one of the world's best kept skincare secrets! African Black Soap is made in West Africa, the recipe passed down from mothers to daughters. It is made with plantain skins, palm tree leaves, cocoa pods and shea tree bark, and is first sun-dried and then roasted to produce ash. Next, water and various oils and fats, such as coconut oil, palm oil, and shea butter, are added to the ash. The mixture is cooked and hand-stirred for at least 24 hours. After the soap solidifies, it is scooped out and set out to cure. It has antibacterial and antifungal properties, is 100% organic, and does not contain any synthetic ingredients/dyes/fragrances. Touted for generations as a solution for breakouts, hyperpigmentation, stretch marks, and everything in between, black soap is the ultimate beauty buy for those on a budget! It is for ALL skin types, and may help to clear up acne, psoriasis, and eczema. It may also help to correct uneven skin tone and dark spots, it is anti-inflammatory, eliminates body odor, and helps to prevent razor burn and rashes from shaving. It is very exfoliating, and over time may help to prevent and soften fine lines and wrinkles, leaving your skin healthy happy and glowing. Can be used daily, from head to toe! A little goes a VERY long way, and a bar can EASILY last you 1-2 months, with daily use and proper storage.

16 ounce bottle comes with a pump dispenser, 32 ounce bottle comes with a standard cap. 

Mini lip balms! Organic. Comes unscented/unflavored, it smells subtly of cocoa butter. Made with beeswax, cocoa butter, shea butter, sweet almond oil, jojoba oil, and vitamin E. Makes a perfect gift or Stocking Stuffer! 

Thoughtfully handmade with love and attention. ❤️ 

Flavored Lip Balms! Naturally colored with Mica Powder, and flavored with oils. Each tin is 0.5 ounces. Multiple flavors to choose from! Can be tinted with Mica Powder to match the flavor, or left untinted/plain, which is a white or pale yellow color (so basically colorless).

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Our Lash & Brow Serum is absolutely incredible! Made with the finest ingredients, our Serum contains: Castor Oil, Jamaican Black Castor Oil, Fenugreek Oil, Biotin, Vitamin E Oil, and Lavender. Comes in an airless 15 ml bottle. Will last a couple months with daily use!

Here is how each ingredient works together, to help grow your lashes and brows:

● Fenugreek Oil- strengthens hair/lashes, prevents lash loss, revives damaged hair/lashes, and stimulates hair growth.

● Castor Oil- It increases blood flow to the folicles, which promotes healthier hair and lashes. Applying castor oil just once a month can boost hair and lash growth up to five times the usual rate. Castor oil is antibacterial and antifungal, and has antioxidants that keep free radicals from damaging the body's healthy cells. This destructive process is called oxidative stress, and it's linked to many health effects, including hair and lash loss. Castor oil also contains omega-6 fatty acids—a type of essential fatty acid that promotes hair and lash growth.

● Jamaican Black Castor Oil- It will moisturize, thicken, strengthen and rapidly increase hair and lash growth. It increases blood flow, supplying valuable nutrients to hair and lash follicles. Jamaican Black Castor Oil will also prevent lash breakage. This oil is packed full of many nutrients and vitamins that are essential to hair and lash health. It also has Omega-6 and Omega-9 fatty acids, which do wonders for thin and easily breakable hair and lashes. 

● Biotin- Biotin, also known as vitamin B7, stimulates keratin production in hair and lashes and can increase the rate of follicle growth. It is well known for its positive effects on hair, including growing stronger, thicker strands.

●Vitamin E Oil- Vitamin E helps support healthy hair and lashes, as it has natural antioxidant effects that assist with maintaining growth. The vitamin's antioxidant properties help reduce the amount of oxidative stress and free radicals that cause the hair follicle cells in a person's hair and lashes to break down. Vitamin E has been shown to increase capillary circulation, thereby helping to increase growth.

● Lavender- Lavender essential oil recently gained attention for stimulating hair growth. A 2016 study found that lavender oil applied to mice made them grow more hair. Their hair also grew thicker and faster than normal.

With daily use, most people see results within 3-8 weeks! 

Directions for use: Apply with fingertips nightly to lashline and/or brows. Leave on overnight, and wash off with water in the morning (OR, leave on all day!) 

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Our Hair Growth Oil is simply amazing! Made with the finest organic ingredients, our oil is specially formulated with the all the best ingredients to promote scalp health, healthy hair, and hair growth. 

Our oil is made with: Fenugreek Oil, Jamaican Black Castor Oil, Coconut Oil, Grapeseed Oil, Castor Oil, Vitamin E Oil, Biotin, and essential oils of: Peppermint, Rosemary, Cedarwood, Clary Sage, Lavender, Thyme, and Oregano. Whole fenugreek seeds and dried Rosemary are also added for extra growth boosting properties!

Take a look at how all these incredible ingredients work together to help restore your hair, promote shine, growth, and a healthy scalp and healthy hair:

• Fenugreek Oil- strengthens hair, prevents hair loss, revives damaged hair, fights dandruff, controls scalp inflammation, prevents premature Grey hair, and stimulates hair growth.

• Castor Oil- It increases blood flow to the scalp, which promotes healthier hair. Applying castor oil just once a month can boost hair growth up to five times the usual rate. It can moisturize a dry, irritated scalp. Castor oil's antibacterial and antifungal properties can reduce dandruff. It also has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Antioxidants keep free radicals from damaging the body's healthy cells. This destructive process is called oxidative stress, and it's linked to many health effects, including hair loss. Castor oil also contains omega-6 fatty acids—a type of essential fatty acid that promotes hair growth.

• Jamaican Black Castor Oil- Jamaican Black Castor Oil works for all hair types. It will moisturize, thicken, strengthen and rapidly increase hair growth. It increases blood flow to the scalp, supplying valuable nutrients to hair follicles. Jamaican Black Castor Oil will also prevent hair breakage, dandruff, eczema and dry, itchy scalp. This oil is packed full of many nutrients and vitamins that are essential to hair and scalp health. It also has Omega-6 and Omega-9 fatty acids, which do wonders for thin and easily breakable hair. 

• Coconut Oil- moisturizes hair and protects it from breakage. Coconut oil is a natural way to help your hair grow longer, thicker, and faster.  The vitamins and essential fatty acids naturally found in coconut oil nourish the scalp and help to remove sebum build-up from hair follicles.

• Grapeseed Oil- Grapeseed oil is used as a natural remedy for baldness. Linolenic acid is shown to stimulate hair growth. The oil contains flavonoids called procyanidin oligomers. These are powerful antioxidants. In vitro and In vivo studies show procyanidin oligomers can induce hair growth. It also reduces hair breakage and strengthens your hair.

• Vitamin E Oil- Vitamin E helps support a healthy scalp and healthy hair, as it has natural antioxidant effects that assist with maintaining hair growth. The vitamin's antioxidant properties help reduce the amount of oxidative stress and free radicals that cause the hair follicle cells in a person's scalp to break down. Vitamin E has been shown to increase capillary circulation in the scalp, thereby helping to increase hair growth.

• Biotin- Biotin, also known as vitamin B7, stimulates keratin production in hair and can increase the rate of follicle growth. It is well known for its positive effects on hair, including growing stronger, thicker strands.

Essential Oils:

• Peppermint- improves blood flow to hair follicles.  A study published in Toxicology Research Journal suggested that peppermint oil is more effective than minoxidil in promoting hair growth. 

• Rosemary- promotes circulation, has anti-inflammatory properties, prevents dandruff and premature greying, protects against hair loss, and promotes hair growth. If you want to improve both hair thickness and hair growth, rosemary oil is a great choice thanks to its ability to improve cellular generation.

• Cedarwood- Cedarwood oil enhances circulation to the scalp, meaning that hair growth is better supported, and follicles are strengthened. It also balances the oil producing glands in the scalp, providing more growth-friendly conditions. It also has antifungal and antibacterial properties, which can treat different conditions that may contribute to dandruff or hair loss. Included in a mixture with lavender and rosemary, cedarwood extract was also found to reduce hair loss in those with alopecia areata.

• Clary Sage- Clary sage oil contains the same linalyl acetate that helps make lavender oil so effective in increasing hair growth. It can improve hair strength, in addition to increasing hair growth, making hair more difficult to break.

• Lavender- Lavender essential oil recently gained attention for stimulating hair growth. A 2016 study found that lavender oil applied to mice made them grow more hair. Their hair also grew thicker and faster than normal. Per these studies, lavender oil may help with issues like pattern baldness or alopecia.

• Thyme- Thyme can help promote hair growth by both stimulating the scalp and actively preventing hair loss. Like cedarwood oil, thyme oil was also found to be helpful in treating alopecia areata. 

• Oregano- Oregano oil can help in stimulating hair growth. This is because of the fact that it has antioxidant properties that help in stimulating blood flow in the scalp thereby boosting hair growth. Also on the list of amazing benefits of oregano oil for hair, is that it can treat dandruff, which is a common problem and barrier to hair growth and healthy hair. It is an antifungal, an antioxidant, has antiparasitic properties, and is antibacterial. Rich in antioxidants, oregano oil is perfect for promoting healthier, shinier, fuller, and smoother hair. 

Instructions for use: Part the hair and apply directly to scalp and roots, 3-4 times a week. Preferably overnight, but can be left in for 2-3 hours and then washed out. You may need to shampoo twice, or use a clarifying shampoo, to get all of the oil removed.

* Please note: Your hair loss or thinning did not happen overnight, or in a day, week, or month. Results will not happen overnight or within a day, week, or month, either. (And anyone who says it will, is selling you "snake oil"!!!) With dedicated use, you will see results within 2-6 months. Be patient! ❤️ Regrowth takes commitment, dedication, and time.

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All the same great healing benefits of our raw unrefined shea butter, but with added almond oil, coconut oil, and Vitamin E oil, and then whipped to a silky airy perfection! Can be customized with your favorite essential oil, for a heavenly scented shea butter experience! 

In addition to essential oils, we also offer a few fragrance oil options!

A delectable body scrub, to exfoliate and soften your entire body! Made with brown sugar, cane sugar, sweet almond oil, coconut oil, organic (vegetable) glycerin, and Essential Oils. 

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Decadent and creamy Whipped Body Butter! Made with shea butter, cocoa butter, coconut oil, sweet almond oil, vitamin E oil, and arrowroot powder. Treat your skin to some serious hydration and moisturization! Our body butter is formulated so that a LITTLE goes a LONG way, and leaves your skin feeling silky soft. 100% organic and natural. Can be customized with a scent as well. 

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Organic Homemade Elderberry Syrup, made with dried elderberries, lemon, ginger, cloves, cinnamon, and local wildflower honey. Absolutely delicious! Can be taken once daily as an immune system booster, or taken once you are already sick with a cold, flu, or Covid, for symptom relief and shortened duration of illness. 

About Elderberries:

Elderberry syrup is known as a powerful cold preventative and remedy. Just one cup of berries contains about 40% of the recommended daily value of vitamin C. It’s also a great source of antioxidants — which may protect your cells from damage and help prevent heart disease and cancer. Modern science has corroborated many of the claims made about elderberry syrup in traditional medicine. The fruit is low in calories and full of dietary fiber, which helps digestion, and it’s also a great source of important nutrients for the immune system.

Cold Treatment:

Elderberry is much touted in traditional medicine as an effective cold remedy. Various studies have been done on this and have corroborated many of these claims. For example, in a major study of air travelers who experienced cold symptoms during or after their trips, people who used elderberry had marked reductions in both the length and severity of their illnesses.

Anti-Inflammatory Effects:

Elderberry contains anthocyanin — which, in addition to giving elderberry its characteristic dark purple color, acts as a powerful, anti-inflammatory antioxidant. Anthocyanin reduces the damage that oxidative stress can cause when free radicals are metabolized in the body

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Pamper yourself with our lucious fizzing bath bombs, perfect for relaxing after a long day. Scented with essential oils and naturally colored with mica powders. We have a wide range of scents to choose from! 

*Patterns will vary*

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Delicious sugar lip scrubs, to make your lips soft and supple! Made with sugar, flavor oils , coconut oil, almond oil, and vegetable glycerin, for smooth, hydrated, soft, kissable lips! 

Lightly scented beard balm, to keep your beard tame and moisturized! Made with beeswax, cocoa butter, shea butter, sweet almond oil, vanilla essential oil. Provides all day long hold! 2 oz size

Directions for use: rub a small amount between fingers until melted, then rub through beard. 

Classic and authentic African Black Soap with Lemon Oil added for extra skin softness! Same soap you've always loved, but the added Lemon oil leaves your skin feeling irresistibly soft and extra moisturized! Fantastic lather, and leaves no lasting scent, so it won't interfere with perfume or lotion scents. Imported from Ghana. 

African Black Soap is renowned worldwide for centuries, for its ability to clear acne, lighten hyperpigmentation and dark spots, and even out skintone. It also controls body odor and leaves your skin fresh, squeaky clean, and radiant. 😊 

Magnesium is an important nutrient. It has multiple functions within the body. These include:

* regulating nerve and muscle function
* supporting healthy pregnancy and lactation
* maintaining healthy blood sugar levels
* maintaining optimum blood pressure levels
* manufacturing and supporting protein, bone, and DNA health

Magnesium deficiency has been linked to many conditions, some of which include:

asthma
diabetes
hypertension
heart disease
stroke
osteoporosis
pre-eclampsia
eclampsia
migraines
Alzheimer’s disease
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

The Top Benefits of Magnesium Oil Spray

1. Relieves Muscle Aches, Pains, and Cramps
Magnesium works to regulate muscle contractions, neuromuscular signals, and calcium levels in the body.

When you use a magnesium oil spray, it can help your muscles relax and contract, therefore easing the pain and eliminating cramps that may be causing other problems such as PMS and constipation.

2. Help Prevent Migraines
Migraine headaches can be painful and debilitating. With a migraine often comes nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light and sound.

Research indicates that those who suffer from migraines are also more likely to have magnesium deficiencies. One study even found that supplementing just 1 gram of magnesium more quickly provided relief from an acute migraine attack than a common medication.

So, if you suffer from migraines, it's worth giving magnesium oil spray a try.

3. Boosts Energy Levels
Magnesium plays a central role in hundreds of biochemical processes in the body. One key role that magnesium plays is helping convert food into energy. This, in turn, can boost your energy levels.

Magnesium also promotes the activation of enzymes that promote cellular energy. By activating an enzyme known as adenosine triphosphate (ATP), magnesium can boost your energy levels and help combat feelings of fatigue.

4. Improve Your Bone Health
When most people think of improving their bone health, they think of taking calcium. However, magnesium has also proven to be very beneficial for your bones.

In fact, research from 2013 found that adequate intake of magnesium can be linked with improved bone crystal formation, higher bone density, and lower risk of osteoporosis in females after menopause. Because magnesium helps regulate calcium and vitamin D levels, it may help improve your bone health both directly and indirectly.

5. Eases Anxiety
Anxiety disorders are the most common form of mental illness in the US, affecting 40 million adults, or 18 percent of the population, each year.

While medication is commonly prescribed to treat anxiety disorders, those who suffer from anxiety may also find relief with the help of magnesium oil sprays.

According to a systematic review that was published in 2017, low magnesium levels have been linked to higher levels of anxiety. Therefore, using a magnesium oil spray may be of benefit to you.

6. Promote a Good Night's Sleep
If you're someone who has trouble falling asleep at night, you're not alone. In fact, a recent report found that 27 percent of Americans have trouble falling or staying asleep most nights of the week, while 68 percent struggle with sleep at least one night per week.

Using magnesium oil spray is one easy way to get a better night's sleep. Magnesium oil helps calm the brain and ease a racing mind, and it can even help fight insomnia. Magnesium can also help improve your sleep efficiency and sleep time and sleep onset. It can even aid in early morning waking.

7. Fights Depression
Magnesium plays a critical role in your brain function and mood, and low levels of magnesium are linked to an increased risk of depression.

In fact, one analysis found that people under the age of 65 who has low magnesium levels were at a 22% increased risk for developing depression.

While magnesium definitely won't be able to cure your depression, using magnesium oil spray may help stave off some of the symptoms.

8. Cardiovascular Health
Another major benefit of magnesium oil spray is that it can improve your heart and cardiovascular health.

As we mentioned earlier, our bodies need magnesium in order to maintain muscle health, and this includes the body's most important muscle- the heart.

9. Contains Anti-Inflammatory Benefits
If you're someone who suffers from inflammation in the skin or other parts of your body, magnesium oil spray may be of use to you.

Low magnesium levels have been linked to chronic inflammation, and magnesium has shown to reduce markers of inflammation in the body