TAGS: Natural/ Organic
NATIVE EXTRACTS launches Rainforest Blue, a blue essential oil and flag for A-beauty and Australian ingredients. Rainforest Blue is steam distilled from Rosewood or Australian Rose Mahogany, native to Australia’s Byron Bay Hinterland in New South Wales.
Rainforest Blue: A-beauty's New Ingredient
The new blue essential oil’s unique deep blue color is attributed to the rare compound guaiazulene, which is also found in Australian Blue Cypress. Rainforest Blue now joins the highly prized blue oil group with less than ten species, including more commonly known German Chamomile and Blue Tansy essential oils.
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The same fertile region known as the native food bowl, where we source Davidson Plum, Finger Lime, Lemon Myrtle, Tea Tree, Lemon Aspen, Aniseed Myrtle and more. It was prized as hardwood and then the industry collapsed. This blue oil is steeped in an interesting regional back story, new discovery, a rare color and fresh, earthy green forest fragrance that has Australia stamped all over it,” said Lisa Carroll, owner and innovator of Native Extracts Pty Ltd.
Rosewood: Large Ancient Native Tree
Rosewood, or Dysoxylum fraserianum, is a large ancient native tree that can grow to 57m in height with a trunk diameter of 3.5m. In the past, it was prized as a valuable hardwood, but the industry’s decline left an abundance of felled logs. Now, they are destined to be revived and revalued from the bygone logging era as a blue hero in skincare, body care, perfumes and hair care applications.
A-beauty is taking natural skincare to new heights, and redefining formulations through new multifunctional ingredients, reducing ingredients and drawing on the brilliance of nature’s design. It is more than a trend, it has become a platform to connect with growers, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, and support eco-conscious manufacturing.
Source: NATIVE EXTRACTS