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Calendula the Healing Herb
Here at Koils by Nature, we really care about what you put on your skin and hair. Most of our water-based products are infused with Calendula; our Moisturizing Shealoe Leave-In Conditioners, Herbal Curl Defining Gel, both Hair & Scalp Cleansers, Beard Wash, beard oil and beard moisturizers......
Calendula is an herb that invigorates hair by safeguarding it from damaging single-cell radicals. Calendula boots scalp hydration and relieve rashes, sunburns, minor cuts, scrapes, insect bites and other mild skin irritants. Calendula also prevents dandruff.
- Soothes rashes, sunburns, minor cuts, scrapes, insect bites and other mild skin irritations.
- Clears bacteria in skin pores
- Helps prevent dandruff
- Promotes healthy hair follicles.
- Promotes scalp hydration
- Protects hair and scalp against cell-damaging free radicals
- Promotes hair
HISTORY AND FOLKLORE
In medieval Europe, calendula was widely available and was known as “poor man’s saffron” as it was used to color and spice various foods, soup in particular. It was used not only to color foods, but also as a dye to color hair and to make butter look more yellow. Believed to be first cultivated by St. Hildegard of Bingen, an herbalist and nun practicing herbalism in the 11th century in present-day Germany, calendula is a mainstay in a variety of European historical herbal texts. A Niewe Herball, from 1578, by English botanist Henry Lyte states that calendula '… hath pleasant, bright and shining yellow flowers, the which do close at the setting down of the sun, and do spread and open again at the sun rising' referring to the flower's well-known propensity to open in the day and close at night or on overcast days.
Nicholas Culpepper, a 17th-century botanist, herbalist, and astrologist, mentioned using calendula juice mixed with vinegar as a rinse for the skin and scalp and that a tea of the flowers comforts the heart. Astrologically associated with the sun and the fire element, calendula was believed to imbue magical powers of protection and clairvoyance, and even to assist in legal matters. Flowers strung above doorposts were said to keep evil out and to protect one while sleeping if put under the bed. It was said that picking the flowers under the noonday sun will strengthen and comfort the heart.
Calendula was used in ancient times in India as well, and according to Ayurvedic healing principles is energetically cooling and has a bitter and pungent taste.
And, in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), calendula (called Jin Zhan Ju) is considered energetically neutral and drying and is used to support healthy skin.
Traditionally, in North American indigenous cultures, it has been employed to combat the occasional upset stomach. Traditional use mirrors many of our contemporary applications of this plant. site:: mountainroaseherbs.com
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curlBox Man 2018
This year Koils by Nature had the amazing opportunity to partner with curlBox for their 2018 Father’s Day Box. The response was overwhelming and the customers LOVED the products. We’ve created a special code for our curlBox Family; save 25% on the entire site: use code Curlbox25 -
Winterize Your Hair!
As we say in Beaufort Gecchie Gullah Language....aye col out da doe❄️⛄️my hometown got snow this week....like real snow about 3-4 inches! The snow is beautiful, but this dry hair is NOT fun for our natural tresses. We NEED MOISTURE...by any mean necessary! Here are some quick tips for your hair and skin this winter:
- SAY NO to hot showers. I know we LOVE hot showers in the winter but it's actually horrible for your skin and hair. The hot water pulls moisture from your hair and body....so turn the hot water down.
- Apply our amazing Nourishing Hair and Body Butter to damp skin, so when you get out of the shower.... don't dry all of the water...pat the excess water and apply our butter or Replenishing Hair & Body Oil IMMEDIATELY. This will seal in the moisture.
- Deep Condition using either our Ultra-Moisturizing CocoAloe Deep Conditioner or our New Detoxifying Mango Mint Conditioner, make sure you use either heat or steam for at least 30 minutes no more than 2 hours.
- The Humidifier is your friend! Get a small humidifier to put on your nightstand, it will push moisture into the hair, perfect for your hair, skin, and sinuses! If you want to be fancy, put a couple drops of peppermint or lavender essential oils in the water.
- SAY NO to hot showers. I know we LOVE hot showers in the winter but it's actually horrible for your skin and hair. The hot water pulls moisture from your hair and body....so turn the hot water down.
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Fall Tip! Shea Butter is Your Skin's Best Friend!
Fall Tip! Shea Butter is Your Skin's Best Friend! 
Fall is here, 🍁🍂....summer humidity and moisture are GONE! We have to change our hair and skin routine. Skin is the largest organ, it protects us from microbes and the elements helps regulate body temperature, and permits the sensations of touch, heat, and cold. In the winter months, moisture leaves the air and dry bitter cold tends to set in! Drinking water & nourishing your body with Shea Butter will prevent dry, flaky ashy skin. Shea Butter is perfect for rough knees, elbows, and feet! Why is Shea Butter so super-duper AWESOME?! Shea Butter is rich in essential fatty acids, phytosterols, vitamin E, and D, provitamin A and allantoin. All these are natural and make Shea butter a superfood for your skin (and hair), it also has the following amazing benefits: Wrinkles, fine lines and scars repairing Antioxidant Anti-inflammatory Skin-strengthening Skin protecting UV protecting Skin regenerating Collagen production stimulating (makes the skin stronger, more supple and younger) Minor cuts and burns healing Muscle ache healing
Make sure you get your Koils by Nature Nourishing Hair & Body Butter!
Your Skin's New BFF!!
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Meet Brilleasha Our Koils by Nature Ambassador!
Welcome to the Family Bree!
"I would love to be a KBNatural Ambassador because I've tried a lot of hair products for naturally curly hair that caused my hair to be so dry. Some products were my absolute favorite until they either changed the formula and discontinued products. Now I only use Koils by nature products. Your products made my scalp very happy and not itchy and dry. Thank you so much for all the smell good & feel good hair and body butter and also the shealoe leave-in conditioner. I really hope you would consider me as an ambassador of your awesome products. Can't wait to order more products during black Friday."
Thanks,
Brilleasha Moore (aka Bree)About Koils by Nature
Natural beauty doesn’t need a loud introduction to make itself known. It’s obvious and undeniable. At Koils by Nature, our promise to you is a line of products that will enhance your natural beauty and give it the star treatment it deserves. Every product we make is blended with care and designed to give you a luxurious experience with each use.
Our founder, Pamela J. Booker, was raised in the tranquil city of Beaufort, South Carolina. Her youth was a celebration of all the wonderful things nature had to offer - from homegrown fresh food to hot summer days made cooler by the shade of luscious oak trees. This appreciation for things that come from the earth would later serve as the foundation she would build Koils by Nature on.
Koils by Nature is dedicated to offering high quality, all natural, hair and skin products our customers can believe in and feel confident using. We achieve that goal by creating blends that do not contain parabens, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, phthalates, propylene glycol, mineral oil, PBA, petroleum, paraffin DEA, synthetic color, or animal products. Our test lab is staffed with real people and not animals - the way it should be. From conception to creation, the entire process is overseen by Mrs. Booker, who, as a proud U.S. Army veteran, works hard to ensure that we meet her exceptional standards before any product hits the market. We are proud vegan certified and cruelty-free company.
With our assortment of conditioners, cleansers, butters, oil treatments, styling gels, and accessories, Koils by Nature has something to offer everyone. Our line of men’s grooming products debuted in 2016 and has become so popular we care barely keep it in stock!
An international brand with a devoted customer base and features in national media outlets such as Essence.com, NaturallyCurly.com, and Parent magazine, Koils by Nature is becoming a major contender in the hair and skin care industries. We are proud of what we do and will continue to work tirelessly to blend the essence of beauty with the purest of nature, in every aspect of the Koils by Nature experience.
