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Lemon Verbena essential oil brings the energy of a fresh, new day, full of promise and possibility. Helps to overcome apathy, and live more fully in the present. Assists us in accessing our higher self and creates a harmonization between body and spirit. Uplifting when depression sets in.

3rd Chakra - personal power, 4th Chakra - unconditional love, 6th Chakra - perspective, clarity, expansive, protective, purifying, uplifting.

Botanical Name: Hedychium coronarium

Botanical Origin: Asia, India

Common Method of Extraction: CO2 Select Extract

Part Typically Used: Rhizome

Color: Opaque, yellow

Consistency: viscous liquid

Perfumery Note: Middle / Top

Shelf Life: 6 years

Strength of Initial Aroma: Diffusive, warm, woody, with slight spicy and melon-like top notes that fade to a unique cool, creamy, floral-woody drydown with good tenacity

Blends Well With: Sandalwood, Jasmine, Cassia, Balsam of peru, Cinnamon, Frankincense, Ginger, Lavandin, Lavender, Liquidambar (Styrax), Myrrh, Orris, Patchouli, Vanilla, Ylang - Ylang essential oils.

Common name : White garland-lily, white ginger lily.

Hindi: Dolan Champa
Manipuri: Takhellei Angouba
Marathi: Sontakka
Kannada(Canarese or Kanarese): Suruli Sugandhi
Malayalam: Kalyana Sauganthikam
Cuba: Mariposa (Butterfly)
Philippines: Camia

Chemical structure: Terpineol, limonene, caryophyllene.

Note: Ginger lily essential oil is more expensive when compared to more traditional ginger oil.

Hedychium Coronarium is a perennial flowering plant originally from the Himalayas region of Nepal and India.  It was introduced in Brazil in the era of slavery, brought to the country by African slaves who used its leaves as mattresses. It is also considered an invasive species in Hawaii. Hedychium Coronarium is the National Flower of Cuba.

The oil has been used in both medicine and aromatherapy by ancient Greeks. The term Hedychium is derived from Greek terms "Hedys" and "Chios" meaning flowering plant.

The plant is best harvested in midsummer and late summer. Older stems are removed during pruning. The soil should be kept moist with partial to full sun. This perennial plant grows about 30 centimeters. Ginger Lily is a persistent beautiful plant spreads to a height of up to 120 to 180cm. The Ginger Lily flower are large and very beautiful found in orange and white color. they have a weighty sweet scent and can grow in all conditions and weathers.

Used extensively in Ayurvedic medicine, Hedychium plants are native to the Punjab Himalayas where the roots (rhizomes) are a considerable article of commerce.  The rhizomes contain minute amounts of odorous constituents in the form of essential oil and resin that, when dried, are used by the Hindus to burn as incense.

Ginger Lily oil is best known for its captivating sweet fragrance. This fragrance is used in perfumery and cosmetic products which gives a very refreshing feeling.

Therapeutic Properties :

Vasodilator
Degestive
Stomachc
Antidepressant
Anti-anxiety
Stabilizing
Grounding
Calming
Anti-inflammatory
Stress-reliever
Revitalizing
Regenerative
Moisturizing
Stimulant
Aphrodisiac
Antifungal
Antibacterial.

Contraindications : There is moderate risk of skin sensitization for Ginger Lily absolute due to its isoeugenolcontent. It is not known if the same is true for Ginger Lily CO2,  recommend that this material be well diluted before using. A patch test should be performed before use for those with sensitive skin.

Pregnancy / Lactation : Do not use in pregnant (no data base information).

Children: Avoid topical use on children under 2 years.

Ginger Lily essential oil is an ornamental, rhizomatous herb occurring throughout the moist parts of India. An essential oil, obtained from rhizomes, is active against gram positive bacteria and fungi.

The fragrance of Ginger Lily essential oil is so refreshing that it works wonders for people who are suffering from nausea. People those who suffer from road sickness can also benefit from this essential oil.

Any kind of confusion, tension or depressing thoughts can be cleared out of your mind by use of Ginger Lily essential oil. This oil is best known to treat people suffering from depression.

Ginger Lily essential oil therapeutic properties is useful for arthritis, sore muscles , menstrual crams, headaches, sexual stimulant,carminative, antibiotic. The essential oil and the rhizomes  are powdered and used as an antiseptic and as a poultice for various aches and pains in the body.

It also treats conditions such as stress, migraines, frozen shoulders, nervous exhaustion, strains and accidental injuries.

Ginger Lily essential oil is also helpful in treating liver problems, food indigestion and poor blood circulation due to clotting of the blood.

Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula (C6 H10 O5). Cellulose is an important structural component of the primary cell wall of green plants, many forms of algae and the oomycetes. It is mainly used to produce paperboard and paper.

This substance has no taste, is odorless, is hydrophilic with the contact angle of 20-30, is insoluble in water and most organic solvents, is chiral and is biodegradable. It was shown to melt at 467 °C in 2016.

Cellulose was discovered in 1838 by the French chemist Anselme Payen, who isolated it from plant matter and determined its chemical formula.

Cellulose is the most abundant organic polymer on Earth. The Cellulose content of cotton fiber is 90%, that of wood is 40-50% and that of dried hemp is approximately 57%.  

Paper is a thin material produced by pressing together moist fibres of Cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets. It is a versatile material with many uses, including writing, printing, packaging, cleaning, and a number of industrial and construction processes.

The oldest known archaeological fragments of the immediate precursor to modern paper, date to the 2nd century BC in China. The pulp papermaking process is ascribed to Cai Lun, a 2nd-century AD Han court eunuch. With paper as an effective substitute for silk in many applications.

Its knowledge and uses spread from China through the Middle East to medieval Europe in the 13th century, where the first water powered paper mills were built. Because of paper's introduction to the West through the city of Baghdad, it was first called bagdatikos.

Cellulose paper producing process:

To begin the process, the cellulose has to be boiled, beaten, or shredded into tiny fibers. The paper pulp, made up of those tiny fibers is then spread into sheets, pressed, and dried to make paper. To make strong paper, you need long fibers which is why the pulp has to be beaten instead of chopped. Beating the cellulose separates the fibers from each other, while leaving individual fibers intact.

The reason cellulose molecules in paper stick together after they’re wet is that they are made of long strings of glucose molecules - one of the components of common table sugar.

When cellulose is beaten into a watery pulp, some of the glucose molecules dissolve in the water. Then, when the pulp is spread in a sheet to dry, the glucose re-bonds with the cellulose molecules to hold the paper together.

Because paper comes from a variety of natural materials that are made of much more than pure cellulose, other chemicals, mixed in with the cellulose weaken the paper and cause it to break down faster.

Artemisia Argyi is an upright, greyish, herbaceous perennial about one metre tall, with short branches and a creeping rhizome. The stalked leaves are ovate, deeply divided and covered in small, oil-producing glands, pubescent above and densely white tomentose below.  The individual flowers are pale yellow, tubular, and clustered in spherical turned-down heads.

This Chinese Mugwort is growing on dry mountain slopes, steep river banks, the edges of oak woods, coastal scrub, wasteland and along road and railway verges. The plants do better and are more aromatic when they grow on poor dry soil.

Mugwort also used as an herb to flavor food. The leaves and buds, best picked shortly before Mugwort flowers in July to September, were used as a bitter flavoring agent to season fat, meat and fish. Mugwort has also been used to flavor beer before the introduction of, or instead of hops.

Since ancient times, Chinese Mugwort has been used in several applications. The plant is edible and can be used to make pastries, breads, dumplings, and cakes, and can be mixed with rice or processed into tea or wine.

Chemical structure:

Extensive chemical studies of Artemisia species, including Chinese Mugwort, document many compounds, including monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, triterpenes and flavones.

Contraindications:

Mugwort oil contains thujone, which is toxic in large amounts or under prolonged intake. Thujone is also present in Thuja plicata (Western Red Cedar), from which the name is derived. All parts of the plant contain essential oils with all-purpose insecticidal properties (especially in the killing of insect larvae). This is best used in a weak infusion, but use on garden plants is not recommended as it also reduces plant growth. But the plant itself using small quantities is non-toxic.

A volatile oil can be extracted from the leaves and used in the treatment of asthma and bronchitis for which purpose it is sprayed onto the back of the throat and brings rapid relief.

Mugworts are used medicinally, especially in Chinese, Japanese, Tibetan and Korean traditional medicine. Some Mugworts have also found a use in modern medicine for their anti-herpetic effect.

Wormwood leaves are gathered on a warm dry day in spring and summer when the plant is in flower and dried in the shade. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, they are considered to have bitter, pungent and warm properties and to be associated with the liver, spleen and kidney meridians.

The herb is considered to increase the blood supply to the pelvic region and stimulate menstruation, help treat infertility, dysmenorrhea, asthma and coughs. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the leaf has been used to treat asthma, malaria, hepatitis, and inflammation, as well as fungal, bacterial, andviral infections.

Another use is in moxibustion, a form of healing in which the herb is burned in cones or sticks or on the tip of an acupuncture needle.

Boiling water can be poured onto the ground up leaves and used in a decoction, alone or with other substances, and the fresh leaf can be crushed and blended and a juice extracted.

The leaves have an antibacterial action and have been shown to be effective against staphylococcus aureus, bacillus dysenteriae, bacillus subtilis, bacillus typhi, escherichia coli and pseudomonas.

Nearly fifty volatile constituents have been identified from Artemisia Argyi flowers and it is suggested that therapeutic use of the flowers may be just as effective as using the leaves.

Silver Birch is good eliminator, Birch tea is also effective as a compress applied directly to the skin for herpes, eczema, and the like.

Traditional healers have long considered the leaves of the White and Silver Birch effective for skin rashes and hair loss. A bath with Birch leaf water is a good way to strengthen the hair roots and prevent problems like dandruff.

Birch can have good results against cellulite. Birch tree contains powerful diuretic properties that help in flushing out harmful toxins, uric acid, and excess water from the body. This in turn helps in eliminating cellulite from the body and treats problems like obesity over time. It helps in maintaining good kidney and liver health.

You can soak birch leaves in water for few hours and then use the strained solution for washing the skin as a treatment for these skin problems. It is also good for healing various other skin irritations.

Betula Pendula, commonly known as Silver Birch or Warty Birch, is a species of tree in the family Betulaceae, native to Europe and parts of Asia, though in southern Europe it is only found at higher altitudes. Its range extends into Siberia, China and southwest Asia in the mountains of northern Turkey, the Caucasus and northern Iran.

Silver Birch is a genuine native, growing here since the end of the Ice Age. The birch is a temperate tree, grown as an ornamental plant, also for its timber. It is used for a range of purposes, from broom-making and steeple-chase fencing to medicines.

The Silver Birch is a medium-sized deciduous tree that owes its common name to the white peeling bark on the trunk. The Silver Birch is a medium-sized deciduous tree, typically reaching 15 to 25 m tall with a slender trunk usually under 40 cm diameter. The twigs are slender and often pendulous and the leaves are roughly triangular with doubly serrate margins and turn yellow in autumn before they fall.

Silver Birch can be used to improve soil quality for other plants to grow. Its deep roots bring otherwise inaccessible nutrients into the tree, which are recycled on to the soil surface when the tree sheds its leaves.

The catkins appear early in spring and release their pollen in clouds during April. The leaves emerge shortly after, a bright emerald green at first, turning golden in autumn.

The leaves have short slender stalks and are 3 to 7 cm long, triangular with broad, untoothed, wedge-shaped bases, slender pointed tips and coarsely double-toothed, serrated margins. They are sticky with resin at first but this dries as they age leaving small white scales. The foliage is a pale to medium green and turns yellow early in the autumn before the leaves fall.

In mid-summer, the female catkins mature and the male catkins expand and release pollen, and wind pollination takes place. The small 1 to 2 mm winged seeds ripen in late summer on pendulous, cylindrical catkins 2 to 4 cm long and 7 mm broad. The seeds are very numerous and are separated by scales, and when ripe, the whole catkin disintegrates and the seeds are spread widely by the wind.

Birches produce an abundance of sap in spring and a cut stump will ‘bleed' for weeks. In North America, a species of woodpecker called the sapsucker taps Birch trees in spring by cutting small wells in the bark and drinking the sap, which oozes out.

In early Celtic mythology, the Birch symbolised renewal and purification. Bundles of Birch twigs were used to drive out the spirits of the old year, and gardeners still use the Birch besom, or broom, to "purify" their gardens. It is also used as a symbol of love and fertility. In Scottish Highland folklore, a barren cow herded with a Birch stick would become fertile, and a pregnant cow would bear a healthy calf.

Pick the leaves in late spring (April) or early summer, while they are still fresh and light green.

Birch tea has a slight taste of Green tea and it is a good tonic for internal organs.

Pick the leaves in spring and early summer while they are still a fresh bright green. They can be used fresh in season or dried for later use. To dry, spread the leaves on a sheet of paper or on a drying screen, which can be made by stretching and stapling a piece of netting to a wooden frame. Dry them in the shade, until crisp when crumbled.

To make the tea, use 4 or 5 leaves per cup or mug of boiling water, and allow to infuse for 5 to 10 minutes. Drink a cupful up to three or four times daily.

Side effect:  Birch is regarded as safe medicinally. Birch bark and leaf in whole herb form have a much lower toxicity. Birch essential oil should be used cautiously and in dilution. Using whole herb applications of Birch leaf and root is preferable. Not to be used for anyone on blood thinning medications, the elderly or fragile.

Birch pollen might cause allergies in people who are sensitive to wild carrot, mugwort, and celery. This has been called the “celery-carrot-mugwort-spice syndrome”. Birch pollen might also cause allergies in people who are sensitive to certain other plants, including apples, soybeans, hazelnuts, and peanuts.

High blood pressure: There is some concern that Birch leaf might increase the amount of salt (sodium) that the body retains, and this can make high blood pressure worse.

Pregnant or nursing: There is not enough reliable information about the safety of taking Birch if you are pregnant or breast-feeding.  Ask your herbalist for advice. Use in small quantities.

Use Birch leaf tea for: Spring cleanse, kidney stones, urinary gravel, cystitis, gout, arthritis, rheumatism, psoriasis, eczema, fluid retention, fevers.

Birch has a multitude of historical uses but is less familiar for its undoubted medicinal properties. The sap makes a clear and refreshing drink that can be preserved as a wine, beer, or spirit. The leaves produce a pleasant tea and an infused oil. In each form, Birch is an excellent tonic anddetoxifier, mainly working on the urinary system to remove waste products, as in kidney or bladder stone, gravel, gout, and rheumatism. It reduces fluid retention and swellings, and clears up many skin problems.

This liquid tree used to grow strong leaves, in medicine young leaves have good qualities as well as in the sap. Birch leaves can be taken in teas, and infused in oil for pain relief.

Birch is a natural pain reliever containing salicylate, the compound found in aspirin. Salicylate relieves the inflammation and pain associated with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, and generalized muscle pain.

The fresh leaves or buds of Birch offer a powerful but pleasant tea for general detoxing, urinary complaints, cystitis, rheumatic and arthritic troubles, and gout. Some herbalists add a pinch of sodium bicarbonate to improve the tea's ability to cut high uric acid levels.

Any condition of fluid retention, such as cardiac or renal edema and dropsy, will be helped by the tea. Birch is rich in potassium, so that it does not deplete the body of this mineral in the way that medicaldiuretics do.

The buds of the Birch tree are a rich source of Vitamin C, tannin and flavonoids, which makes them effective in the prevention of viral infections and even the formation of cancer.

Tilia Cordata is a species of Tilia native to much of Europe, from Britain through central Fennoscandia, to central Russia, and south to central Spain, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, the Caucasus, and western Asia.

Tilia Cordata is a narrowly domed tree with a moderate growth rate, and can eventually attain a height of 40 m.

The small yellow-green hermaphrodite flowers are produced in clusters of five to eleven in early summer with a leafy yellow-green subtending bract, have a rich, heavy scent. The trees are much visited by bees. 

Betula Pendula, commonly known as Silver Birch or Warty Birch, is a species of tree in the family Betulaceae, native to Europe and parts of Asia, though in southern Europe it is only found at higher altitudes. Its range extends into Siberia, China and southwest Asia in the mountains of northern Turkey, the Caucasus and northern Iran.

Silver Birch is a genuine native, growing here since the end of the Ice Age. The birch is a temperate tree, grown as an ornamental plant, also for its timber. It is used for a range of purposes, from broom-making and steeple-chase fencing to medicines.

The Silver Birch is a medium-sized deciduous tree that owes its common name to the white peeling bark on the trunk.

The Silver Birch is a medium-sized deciduous tree, typically reaching 15 to 25 m tall with a slender trunk usually under 40 cm diameter. The twigs are slender and often pendulous and the leaves are roughly triangular with doubly serrate margins and turn yellow in autumn before they fall.

Silver Birch can be used to improve soil quality for other plants to grow. Its deep roots bring otherwise inaccessible nutrients into the tree, which are recycled on to the soil surface when the tree sheds its leaves.

The catkins appear early in spring and release their pollen in clouds during April. The leaves emerge shortly after, a bright emerald green at first, turning golden in autumn.

The buds are small and sticky, and development is sympodial, that is to say the terminal bud dies away and growth continues from a lateral bud. Some shoots are long and bear the male catkins at the tip, while others are short and bear female catkins. The immature male catkins are present during the winter but the female catkins develop in the spring, soon after the leaves unfurl.

Description: Macerated in water and glycerin roe caviar.

Solubility: Soluble in water (water soluble)

Recommended dosage: Between 2% and 10%

Scientific name: Fucus vesiculosus L. Belongs to the class Phaeophyceae class.

Recommendations: The color or transparency of plant extracts can evolve after production without affecting the product properties. If turbidity should be filtered before use.

Storage conditions: It is very important to keep the product in tightly closed containers away from direct sunlight and at temperatures not exceeding 5 ° C. In case you do not have refrigerators, store the product in the cooler area as possible and free from artificial light.

“There’s no standardization or regulation behind this ingredient name. It can essentially mean any extract or partial extract or oil from fish eggs, with no specific fish in mind. The Caviar we eat usually comes from Sturgeon or Salmon, but Caviar Extract might come from any number of fishes that may or may not have a similar nutrient profile.” - Brian Barron, a professional beauty mythbuster and co-author of "The Best Skin of Your Life Starts Here".

Caviar is the name given to the roe of some Acipenseridae species. Through history, Caviar has been considered as a synonym for refinement. The taste for sturgeon roe was initiated by Persians.

The Extract of Caviar is obtained Caviar prepared from egg various salmonids and grown in fish farm. No sturgeons of the real Caviar is produced. Although from a gastronomic point of view this is much tastier, for natural cosmetics they are very similar.

Caviar Extract is obtained by an original method with a mixture of water and glycerin, at a temperature between 50 and 60C with German Caviar Lumpfish or roe.

It is advisable to previously dissolve the extract in a part of water intended for the preparation of the final product and filter after about 12 - 24 hours at rest. Often it used in products for mature skin that needs intense nutrition in order to return all items to be lost over the years.

Caviar Extract can be used into a creams or moisturizing base extracts. If you want a lighter, oil-free feeling you can choose the carbomer based gel with Caviar Extract.

Chemical structure:

The extract obtained from Caviar contains proteins, essential amino acids (vital protein components), Vitamins A, E, D, B complex, lipids and trace elements.

The amino acids such as glutamic acid, methionien, lysine, arginine, histidine and aspartic acid are essential for cell metabolism.

The average amino acid composition of the protein in the Caviar: Isoleucine (5,2), Lysine (8,8), Methionine (9,0), Cystine (3,0), Phenylalanine (1,2), Tyrosine (4,4), Treonine (3,8), Tryptophane (5,1), Valine (1,0), Arginine (6,1), Histidine (6,3), Alanine (3,1), Aspartic acid (6,6), Glutamic acid (11,7), Glycine(14,2), Proline (5,4), Serine (4,2).

Caviar Extract has moisturizing andemollient properties because of its hygroscopic, water-retaining substances, which improves hydration of the horny layer. Additionally, it has native properties due to high protein and amino acidscontents.

Studies have led to the conclusion that Caviar helps, especially, the process of skin rejuvenation. This is because the chemical composition of these cells resembles that of young cells of the epidermis, with high doses of essential fatty acids, amino acids, minerals and vitamins.

The use of Caviar Extract is fully recommended in moisturizing and notional perpetrations and it can be used in preparation for aged and wrinkled skins.

The cosmetic benefits of Caviar are known since the mid-twentieth century, where the Caviar has become one of the most selective and exclusive cosmetic ingredients.

Caviar Extract is a great asset aging. Repairs, reaffirms, stimulates and moisturizes while protecting it from solar aggression. Its main use is in skin creams and hair masks.

Anti-aging, repairing, firming and moisturizing: proteins containing Caviar improve hydration and elasticity of the skin smoothing and firming the tissues.

Vitamins having an important role in protection, correction and cell renewal, both skin and hair. Due to this, they are used in creating cosmetic products restorative, anti-aging and conditioning skin and hair action.

Stimulating and revitalizing: also has several nutrients that stimulate and revitalize the natural balance of the skin.  Antioxidants and light protection: the rich composition of Vitamins A having the Caviar makes it a very important antioxidant active. It protects tissues from sun exposure and damage caused in the epidermis. Therefore, many laboratories use it in their formulas to create protective sunscreens for hair.

Silk proteins are usually produced within specialized glands in these animals after biosynthesis in epithelial cells that line the glands, followed by secretion into the lumen of the gland prior to spinning into fibers. Silkworm Silk has been used commercially as biomedical sutures for decades and in textile production for centuries.

Silk is a natural Protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The Protein fiber of Silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to formcocoons.

The best - known Silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the Mulberry Silkworm Bombyx Mori reared in captivity. The shimmering appearance of Silk is due to the triangular prism - like structure of the Silk fibre, which allows Silk cloth to refract incoming light at different angles, thus producing different colors.

Silk Protein or Peptide comes from Silk fibers and is added to many beauty products. Produced by silkworms, water - soluble Silk Proteins are created through a chemical process called hydrolysis.

However, in practice, Silk Proteins are not very effective moisturizing ingredients. That’s because in their native form, they are very large molecules and they are not easy to incorporate into body washes or shampoos.

Companies that sell Silk Proteins have to break them down into smaller units that are more water soluble and therefore easier to work with.

This process of breaking big Proteins into smaller pieces is called “Hydrolysis”. The good side of this is hydrolyzed Proteins are easier to put into formulas. The bad side of this is, they aren’t very effective because making the molecules smaller causes them to lose much of their film forming properties.

Silkworm Silk from Bombyx  Mori consists primarily of two Protein components, fibroin, the structural protein of Silk Fibers, and Sericins, the water - soluble glue -like Proteins that bind the Fibroin fibers together. Silk Fibroin consists of heavy and light chain polypeptides linked by a disulfide bond. Fibroin is the Protein of interest for biomedical materials and it has to be purified or extracted from the silkworm cocoon by removal of the Sericin.

Silk Proteins or Peptides come in powder or liquid forms. It has a low molecular weight, which allows it to be Water soluble and permeable. It’s available as a light yellow, transparent liquid or white powder. Silk is Water soluble, we should dissolving it into the Water.

Chemical structure:

 It represents white, yellowish or off-white powder with characteristic odor, soluble in water and Alcohol, рН of 1% Water solution 4,0 - 7,0.

Silk emitted by the silkworm consists of two main proteins, Sericin and Fibroin, Fibroin being the structural center of the Silk, and Serecin being the sticky material surrounding it. Fibroin is made up of the amino acids Gly-Ser-Gly-Ala-Gly-Ala and forms beta pleated sheets. Hydrogen bonds form between chains, and side chains form above and below the plane of the hydrogen bond network.

The active components stipulating Silk Powder effect are amino acids and oligopeptides received by means of alkaline hydrolysis of Silk Proteins.

Glycine, alanine and serine compose about 80% of amino - acid content of dry Silk Extracts. The sections with the following amino - acid sequence are characteristic for oligopeptides: Gly-Ala-GIy-AIa-GIy-Ser.

Silk is credited with the ability to retain 10,000 times its weight in Water, resulting in optimum conditioning and increased strength.

How to prepare a silk Liquid:

In hot Water pour a little Salt, then the liquid becomes clear, the powder is fully melted. In the market  liquid Silk always is add Salt.

The production of the cream:  slowly pour Silk Powder in the heated Water phase and well dissolved before connecting with the oil phase.

The production without heating:  it must be a powder mix of heated water, add some Salt and then mixed with other ingredients.

If you have Silk Liquid then add a few drops in mixture after culminating it.

Store in a cool dry place.

Recommended Usage Level: 1 - 2.5%
 
Self life: 2 years.