WWB Ideal Find: Golden Earth–Perfumes from Nature
Golden Earth Founder: Elizabeth Golden
Authentic Dedication: Golden Earth is dedicated to supporting the wellness of the earth and all of her inhabitants and keeping the planet healthy and clean. In addition, Golden Earth is a member of the Green Products Alliance, a supporter of Green America, a member of the Organic Trade Association, a signer of the Compact for Safe Cosmetics, as well as, a PETA approved cruelty free and Vegan Company.
Welcome to the Ideal Finds department of World Wise Beauty. I am thrilled to present my next Ideal Find because the founder of the company is an aromatherapist, student of ancient healing practices and she also loves our earth. I just love flowers and aromatherapy! True aromatherapy uses all natural essential oils and I am going to let Elizabeth Golden, founder of Golden Earth give us a crash course on aromatherapy and essential oils. Once you learn more about essential oils you’ll see how fitting her tagline “Perfumes from Nature” is.
Lauroly Q- So happy you could join us Elizabeth. Before we jump into an educational interview I would love to learn more about you. How did you become an aromatherapist? Did you always know this was your passion and vocation?
Lauroly Q- Let’s begin our crash course on aromatherapy! Can you help us understand the difference between synthetic fragrances and essential oils, organic vs. non-organic and wild crafted oils? There is so much to learn but we just have a blog to glean a little of your wisdom. We appreciate your best summary! The U.S. has not been a producer of essential oils and that is one of the reasons why we are not so educated about essential oils. Our culture has been raised using synthetic fragrances and we think they are real but it’s not true. A true essential oil is created through a distillation process. A good example is Rose essential oil. It takes approximately 60,000 flowers to make 1 ounce of rose essential oil, that’s why it’s so expensive. Organic essential oils much like food have not been sprayed with pesticides so they are clean and it is the same with wild crafted essential oils they are grown in the wild and harvested in the wild. During the harvesting process of a wild plant that will be used for an essential oil, the whole plant is never taken, the plant is honored and part of it is left to continue growing for the following season. Organic and wild crafted oils are the most pure and have not been grown with the use of harmful pesticides. Lauroly Q: You have exquisitely designed packaging for your oils. The pyramid shaped box is so unique. What inspired the pyramid box? Lauroly Q: It is quite amazing how “worldly” essential oils are. I just have to share a small sample list from your website illustrating examples of organic and wild crafted essential oils and the countries in which they are grown. I encourage everyone to go and visit Golden Earth to learn more and view the full list. How do you capture the purity of these oils in a bottle when they come from such faraway lands? India- basil, sandalwood, nutmeg, palmarosa
Madagascar- ravensara, ylang-ylang
France- rosemary, lavender, spearmint, tarragon, thyme, vetiver, clary sage
Brazil- rosewood
Canada- white sage, ginger, spruce
Italy- tangerine, clary sage, mandarin
Lauroly Q- For those who don’t go for massages regularly or never met with an aromatherapist, can you tell us more about chakra wellness oils? What are they and how can we use them in our everyday lifestyle? You have developed so many wonderful body care products and now we can experience the benefits of aromatherapy every day in our homes. Where can we find your products off-line?
Lauroly Q- Thank you so much Elizabeth for sharing your expertise, wisdom and love for the earth. I know there are many who will want to find your beautiful earth friendly products and I encourage them to visit the Golden Earth site for your full line.
I am now going to turn in for the evening and relax with lavender essential oil. It is a more commonly known flower but it helps me unwind and works like a charm for me. Nature truly does take care of us and I love Elizabeth’s mission to respect and take care of our earth too! She’s an inspiration and her company Golden Earth is an Ideal find…
Trulyherself,
Laura