Frequently Asked Questions & Best Questions Asked
Do you sell anything that will help scar tissue heal faster?
Do you have any products for eczema?
How long does it take for my order to arrive?
Why does it take so long to make the product?
1) Do you sell anything that will help scar tissue heal faster?
It seems the only general consensus on healing of scar tissue is that collagen formation must be promoted.
Several ingredients in our products promote collagen synthesis: some of the peptides and coenzyme Q-10 (ubiquinone). These ingredients are used in our Flow Q-10 Intensive Hand Therapy and in both of our Face Care lines.
Hyaluronic acid has also been found to leave "prettier" scars by reducing the amount of fibrous tissue generated. Hyaluronic acid can be found in many of our products.
Several vegetable oils are reputed to aid in tissue repair, specifically avocado oil, pumpkin seed oil (for high levels of phytosterols and omegas 3 & 6), raspberry oil, and rice bran oil (which contains gamma oryzonal, a mixture of polyphenols that not only provide anti-oxidant protection but also stimulates peripheral blood flow thereby aiding in tissue recovery).
Vitamin E is also touted as useful in healing scar tissue. Wheat germ oil and rice bran oil both contain high levels of Vitamin E.
Our products should absolutely not be used on broken skin or open wounds.
You could also try the following yourself:
Buy some Vitamin E oil from anywhere and massage into the affected area several times a day--Target, Safeway, Kroger, Whole Foods, The Vitamin Shoppe, Publix, Albertson's, City Market, etc.
Try the same thing with honey--tons of people are now swearing by the healing benefits of honey, sticky, yes, but you could make a mask and massage into the affected area and leave on for ~15 minutes before washing off
Calendula-also regarded for its wound healing properties-
Please be advised that these remedies are not based on any scientific evidence but rather information from what we deem to be respectable sources.
These home remedies should never be tried on open wounds or broken skin.
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2)Do you have any products for eczema?
At the very first event I ever attended, a lady who had a little girl with eczema asked if I could recommend anything for her condition. That prompted me to make the Gentle Body Bar, but there are many at home remedies for you to try.
Oats seem to be one of the key home remedies mentioned over and over for relief of eczema. Colloidal oatmeal used in the bath is mentioned repeatedly. Oat flour can be purchased at most groceries and added to the bath. You can also make a poultice of oat flour, aloe, and an oil of choice (we recommend hemp seed, rice bran oil, or wheat germ oil due to their compositions).
Several of our products also contain oat protein because of its ability to draw moisture to and retain moisture in the skin. Our Oats & Pomegranate Day or Night Face Cream are two great products containing high levels of oat protein that can be used as spot treatments for eczema.
Individuals suffering from atopic eczema are also at a higher risk of latex allergies (British Association of Dermatologists ). Those with latex allergies should avoid (or at the very least be tested for allergies to) shea butter, papaya, and a variety of other foods and oils. This is often quite difficult because shea butter is in many personal care products and is even in foods (check the label sometimes on the white chocolate goodies from any brand name candy).
We offer a lotion bar (Glowing Baby Lotion Bar) that does not contain shea butter, jojoba, or any nut oils (including coconut). Please be advised that all of our products are currently made with equipment used to process nut oils and shea butter whether those ingredients are in the final product or not, so those with serious allergies should use with caution.
The ingredients in the Glowing Baby Lotion Bar are (in no particular order) Candelila Wax, Calendula Wax, Cocoa Butter, Grape Seed Oil, Rice Bran Oil, Wheat Germ Oil, Vitamin E, Essential Oil or Phthalate Free Fragrance.
Through our research, it seems a lotion (water based) may be more suitable for the relief of eczema than a water-free lotion bar or body oil. However, through experience, we have seen hemp seed oil help with eczema.
I am a firm believer in using natural soap, especially if you have eczema (i.e. that good old fashioned lye soap--and, if it's properly formulated, it is not stripping but rather nourishing to the skin-Luminous Skinn in Fort Collins sells Bobbi & Gigi's handmade soaps primarily formulated with olive oil-if you're unsure of what to try, try these, as Bobbi started making soaps for her daughter who has eczema.
Many soaps and cleansers on the market contain Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) and Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES) both of which are harsh and stripping. I tend to avoid these for use on the body because I find them too harsh and stripping and actually use natural soap almost exclusively. I do use shampoo with SLS though I have had problems with shampoos where SLS is too far up the ingredients list with totally stripping my hair. I try not to use anything that contains any ingredients ending in -th (i.e. Laureth, Ceteareth, etc.) because the act of making these ingredients often produces carcinogenic by-products.
It seems as though PUFAs (PolyUnsaturated Fatty Acids) help relieve eczema symptoms (see pdf file regarding nutraceuticals - a link to this file is listed in the Article Links section). According to the Nutraceuticals article, gamma linolenic acid in particular is useful for relieving eczema. Certain vegetable oils have high levels of PUFAs, however, care should be taken to store these oils properly to prevent oxidation.
Finally, hyaluronic acid creams are sometimes prescribed for those with eczema.
Once again, these products offer our best attempt at providing relief to those burdened with eczema. We make no claims that the products will work for you, but if you are willing to experiment, these are our suggestions. Please use with caution performing a patch test first with any leave-on products.
A list of vegetable oils commonly regarded as good for treating eczema:
Avocado
Black Currant Seed Oil
Evening Primrose Oil
Pumpkin Seed Oil
Raspberry Oil
Rosehip Oil
Sweet Almond Oil
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3) How long does it take for my order to arrive?
Customer satisfaction is incredibly important to us, so every effort is made to make and deliver product as quickly as possible after an order is placed.
If you are ordering just a few items (two or three for instance), the very best effort is made to ship or deliver the item within three days of purchase. If those items happen to be face care products, shipment or delivery is typically made within 48 hours as we usually have those items in stock.
For larger orders, we will typically ship whatever we can as soon as possible and ship any remaining items separately at no extra charge to you.
If you are ordering gift sets, Return to Eden will typically ship or deliver within seven days of purchase unless you are also ordering personalized labels – these orders fall into our guaranteed shipment 21 days after order.
Bulk orders are in a class by themselves as we typically do not have the requisite amount of containers on hand and because product batch sizes are somewhat limited. We hold and ship an entire bulk order at once with guaranteed shipment 21 days after order (though the time is typically about seven days less than that even if we have to order materials).
If you need a bulk order (or any order for that matter) any faster, let us know before placing your order, and we'll let you know if it's possible.
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4) Why does it take so long to make the product?
This business is currently "just a side business," though if you haven't been able to tell from talking to me or from perusing this site and the blog, it is my passion. I have a full time job on the side for paying the bills that ties up about 45 hours a week.
It takes about three hours from start to finish to make a batch of single product (for creams) and approximately two hours for all other products except the hydrosols/toners (which take ~10-12 hours, sometimes longer). This time does not include the time it takes to label each individual container. So, the entire process is time consuming, and there are just some nights and weekends where I cannot afford the time necessary to make product, so turn around time is longer than it would be from larger companies.
Article Links
Oxidation of PolyUnsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) in Cosmetics
nutraceuticals_excerpt.pdf (Excerpt from book, ISBN # listed at bottom of each page in the pdf file)
Rutin_White_Paper.pdf This link provides some great information on Rutin and Green Tea Extract. It is issued by Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories who sell glucosyl rutin, so please keep that in mind, but I include it here because of the great visuals and because the information is presented in a clear and straightforward manner and echoes what other research papers have found regarding Rutin (the fact that it is an INCREDIBLY effective UV inhibitor).
