Ingredients

OUR LES HUIT ESSENTIAL OIL BLEND

Les Huit, our blend of eight essential oils created by experts in Australia, heightens the typical hand sanitizing experience leaving the mind uplifted and the hands feeling fresh, nourished and moisturized. The essential oil blend of ginger, tangerine, lemon myrtle, niaouli, orange, basil, grapefruit, and cardamom provides enjoyment and a wonderful aroma with each use, as the pleasant eco-friendly sugarcane alcohol evaporates quickly.

Essential oils carry the distinctive scent or essence of a plant and have been used medicinally at different periods in history. Traditional medicine holds that the essential oils in our Les Huit blend have curative and moisturizing benefits to compliment the medically proven effective germ fighting of Frais’ sugarcane alcohol. Try Frais for yourself, and see if your hands look and feel better.

NATURAL & EARTH FRIENDLY

Frais Hand Sanitizer is derived entirely from plants. Our methyl cellulose is made from the cellulose of vegetables, and our alcohol is derived from sugarcane. Frais’ sugarcane alcohol requires many times less energy to produce than the corn alcohol used in other brands.

We use 100% natural aromatherapeutic botanical essential oils. Frais does not use animal ingredients or conduct animal testing and is certified by People for Ethical Treatment for Animals (PETA) as a cruelty free, vegan cosmetic producer. We do test our product for sensitivity with human volunteers.

Frais products are free from unnatural chemicals such as parabens, propylene glycol, petrochemicals, ethoxylates, silicones, phthalates, mineral oils, DEA, sodium lauryl sulfate or other sulfates, artificial colors and artificial fragrances.

AROMATHERAPY

Aromatherapy is a form of alternative medicine, in which healing effects are ascribed to the aromatic compounds in essential oils and other plant extracts. Many common essential oils have medicinal properties applied in indigenous folk medicine since ancient times and are still widely used today. Many are claimed to have an uplifting effect on the mind.

Aromatherapy has roots in antiquity with the use of aromatic oils. However, as currently defined, aromatherapy involves the use of distilled plant volatiles, a twentieth century innovation.

The word, aromatherapy, was first used in the 1920s by French chemist René Maurice Gattefossé, who devoted his life to researching the healing properties of essential oils after a lucky accident in his perfume laboratory. In the accident, he set his arm on fire and thrust it into the nearest cold liquid, which happened to be a vat of lavender oil. Immediately he noticed surprising pain relief, and instead of requiring the extended healing process he had experienced during recovery from previous burns--which caused redness, heat, inflammation, blisters, and scarring--this burn healed remarkably quickly, with minimal discomfort and no scarring



How Frais Les Huit Works According to Traditional Medicine

Ginger: Treats inflammatory joint diseases such as arthritis, rheumatism, and muscle aches. Helps clear bruises. The scent relieves lethargy, feeling of lonliness, and loss of libido.

Tangerine: Treats various skin ailments and increases circulation. The scent soothes the nervous system and thereby reduces stress and tension, comforting.

Lemon Myrtle: Antiseptic, excellent weapon against germs. Supports a healthy immune system and creates an unfriendly environment for microbes. The scent is useful for relaxation and uplifting emostions.

Niaouli: Powerful tissue stimulant. Protective action on skin and increases the microcirculation. The scent aids in clearing the mind and helps in concentration.

Orange: Antioxidant to protect skin cells from being damaged. Strant anti-inflammatory properties. The scent reduces anxiety, tension and stress. Helps to create a feeling of happiness and warmth.

Basil: Improves skin tone. Helps with skin infections. Has antibacterial and antifungal properties. Relieves muscle aches. The scent calms the mind and rids tension.

Grapefruit: Tones the skin and tissues. Has anti-infectious, astringent and antiseptic properties. The scent renews zest for life, lightness and well-being. Assists mental exhaustion.

Cardamom: Has anti-inflammatory properties. Remedy for tendency to infection. The scent sharpens the mind.