Organic Horsetail Powder

Organic horsetail powder is used as an ingredient in your preparations:

Facial care

As an aqueous macerate, decoction or infusion, incorporated into the aqueous phase of your homemade cosmetic formulas, as an ideal active ingredient for:

• Toner lotions

• Purifying masks

• Anti-aging serums

• Cold-process soaps

Body care

As an aqueous macerate, decoction or infusion, incorporated into the aqueous phase of your homemade cosmetic formulas, as an ideal active ingredient for:

• Firming body milk

• Repairing and softening hand cream

• Strengthening nail baths

• Body gels

Mixed with other powders (clays, plant powders, etc.) and an aqueous phase

• To prepare pastes or poultices

Hair care

• Dry shampoos mixed with other natural powders (we recommend not using it more than once a week due to its astringent properties).

• As an infusion, decoction or aqueous macerate, incorporated into the aqueous phase of your homemade cosmetic formulas, as an ideal active ingredient for strengthening hair masks, anti-hair-loss shampoos, stimulating scalp lotions and hair rinse waters.

Instant recipe by Aroma-Zone

A few recipe ideas

• As a paste, mask or poultice: Mix with other natural powders (clays, plant powders, etc.) and then with hot water to obtain the desired consistency.

• As an aqueous Infusion: Add as an aqueous phase to your hair or skin blends.

Cultivation

Organic, certified by Ecocert FR-BIO-01

Quality

100% pure and natural organic horsetail, non-irradiated powder.

The heavy metal content is strictly controlled, guaranteeing the quality of our horsetail powder.

Production process

Horsetail aerial parts ground into powder.

Part of the plant used

Aerial parts

Botanical name

Equisetum arvense

Botanical family

Equisetaceae

Country of origin

Europe, Bosnia or Albania

Other names

Horsetail

Presentation

A fine green powder with a characteristic sweet herbal fragrance, reminiscent of cut grass.

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Precautions

• This is a powdery product; do not use near a source of ventilation.

• It is advisable to wear a mask and goggles when handling the powder.

• Avoid contact with the eyes; in case of contact, rinse thoroughly with clean water.

• Keep out of reach of children.

• This powder is very active. We recommend always testing it on the inside of your elbow 24 hours before application.

Storage

• Store away from air, moisture, light and heat.

• Close the container tightly after each use.

EO = Essential Oil

VO = Carrier Oil or Macerated Oil

Supplier documents

Phenolic Compounds in Field Horsetail (Equisetum arvense L.) as Natural Antioxidants.

Neda Mimica-Dukic, Natasa Simin, Jelena Cvejic, Emilija Jovin, Dejan Orcic and Biljana Bozin. Molecules 2008, 13(7), 1455-1464.

www.01sante.com/contenu/page/prele-des-champs-653

forevergreen.eu/non-class/the-pearl-revives-in-strength/

http://www.guide-phytosante.org/veinotoniques-articulations/prele/

www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2259.pdf

Structure of silica in Equisetum arvense.

Holzhueter G, Narayanan K, Gerber T. Anal Bioanal Chem 2003; 376(4): 512-517.

Silicified Cells of Grasses: A Major Source of Plant Opal in Illinois.

Bonnett OT. University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign College of Agriculture Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 742

Inhibition of human in vitro osteoclastogenesis by Equisetum arvense.

Rebelle-Santé Hors-Série N°1410, J. Costa-Rodrigues, S. C. Carmo, J. C. Silva and M. H. R. Fernandes. Cell Prolif, 2012, 45, 566-576.