About our Balm
Teager Balm uses a simple base and focusses on active ingredients, rather than a complicated base formula with few active ingredients. Teager Balm doesn’t include medicines or synthetic ingredients that you can’t pronounce but focusses on natural ingredients with proven effectiveness over hundreds of years.
Green Tea Extract
Green Tea is a common beverage with several benefits. One of which is proven to provide an effective and safe treatment for pain relief. It possesses antinociceptive effects which makes it an effective ingredient to include in Teager Balm. Many of the protective effects of green tea in terms of pain relief are attributed to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
Why Is it effective?
Green Tea contains Epigallocatechin -3-gallate (EGCG), this component is effective in the management of pain through suppression of inflammations and oxidative stress. Green is also a rich source of Polyphenols, a natural compound that have strong anti-inflammatory properties helping in reducing inflammations. Another compound in green tea, known as Theanine plays an important role in reducing stress.
Camphor Oil
Camphor oil is extracted from the wood of camphor trees, known scientifically as Cinnamomum camphora has a variety of uses, one of which is its anti-inflammatory properties and strong aroma.
Why Is it effective?
Camphor Oil is aromatic and is popular in aromatherapy that can be easily absorbed through the skin providing pain relief and easing of skin irritation. It helps in treating muscle aches and pains, while stimulating circulation, by interacting with receptors on the sensory nerves. Studies show that camphor oil helped relieve lower back pain.
Clove Oil
This essential oil is derived from Clove trees known as Syzygium aromaticum, has a strong, spicy aroma, with many possible medical benefits topically as a pain relief.
Clove oil has traditionally used for several purposes like:
· as an antimicrobial
· as a pain reliever for conditions such as toothache and muscle pain
· for digestive upset
· to relieve respiratory conditions
Why Is it effective?
Clove Oil consists of different chemicals, but one primary component is called Eugenol which has antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, and antineoplastic properties. This compound is a powerful antioxidant with high free radical scavenging activity when applied can reduce oxidative stress and help stimulate blood circulation. Applying Teager Balm that contains clove oil to joints and overworked muscles, may provide relief from soreness and swelling.
Cinnamon
Cinnamon a very common flavouring agent in every kitchen is also known to be a natural pain killer. This spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus Cinnamomum has a spicy, sweet scent and several health benefits making it a perfect natural choice to treat pain.
Why Is it effective?
The chemical combination of the herb makes it a unique healing agent for pains. A chemical called cinnamaldehyde present in cinnamon reduces inflammation around joints. Also, the unique scent of this spice uplifts your mood and provides aromatherapy benefits. Cinnamon’s antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties have been found to help patients with arthritis.
Peppermint oil
The herb peppermint, a natural cross between two types of mint; water mint and spearmint have been used for health purposes for several thousand years. Today, peppermint is promoted for various issues including headaches, muscle aches, joint pain. It is also used in aromatherapy for treating pain and reducing stress.
Why Is it effective?
This aromatic oil contains 40 different compounds including menthol which gives a cooling effect on sore achy muscles, also relieves headaches due to its refreshing qualities.
Australian Lemon Myrtle
This Australian native plant is heavily aromatic, and a common ingredient used in delectable Australian Cuisines has several benefits due to its anti-inflammatory properties.
Why Is it effective?
The aroma of lemon myrtle is soothing to inhale providing relief from headaches. While suffering from stress headache, massaging a small amount of Teager Balm on your forehead and temples gives you relief and soothing feel.
Due to a chemical found in lemon myrtle and its anti-inflammatory property, it helps in easing inflammation and relaxing the muscle.
Hemp Oil
Hemp seed oil, a popular remedy is extracted from seeds of the hemp plant through cold pressing. This oil has many health benefits due to its high content of three polyunsaturated fatty acids; linolenic acid, alpha-linolenic acid, and gamma-linolenic acid.
Why Is it effective?
Hemp seed oil helps in reducing inflammation primarily because of its essential polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), including omega-3s and omega-6s. Hemp oil is also a rich source of gamma linolenic acid (GLA), a type of omega-6 fatty acid that is useful to deal with problems related to arthritis, nerve pain etc. Along with essential fatty acids, hemp oil contains vitamins, minerals, and amino acids that is good for the skin.
Ginger
Ginger, a flowering plant is one among the healthiest spices on the planet closely related to turmeric and cardamom. While ginger is a very common ingredient in recipes, it’s sometime added to cosmetics or used as alternative medicine.
Why Is it effective?
Ginger contains a naturally occurring oil that’s responsible for its health benefits. The chemical compound in this oil that include gingerols and shogaols have inflammatory and pain-relieving effects. This aromatic root is therefore used to relieve headaches and pain.
Cajeput Oil
This essential oil is made from distilled leaves and branches of cajeput trees, an indigenous to tropical regions in Australia and Southeast Asia is primarily known for its antiseptic, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory qualities.
Why Is it effective?
Cajeput oil along with its anti-inflammatory benefits contains a chemical called cineole, when applied to the skin, this chemical can irritate the skin, which relieves pain beneath the skin.
Eucalyptus Oil
This powerful healing oil is derived from eucalyptus trees, originally native to Australia, now grown all over the world due to its medical benefits. The oil is extracted from the tree’s oval-shaped leaves which are dried, crushed and distilled to release this essential oil.
Why Is it effective?
The Australian Aborigines used eucalyptus leaves to treat wounds and prevent infections due to its anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial properties. Research further suggests that eucalyptus oil eases joint pain, back pain or pain experiencing from a joint or muscle injury by bringing a cold or warm sensation that takes your mind off the pain. This essential Oil’s active chemical components contribute to its reputation as a purifying, cleansing, clarifying and immune-boosting oil that is ideal for use in aromatherapy.
Conclusion
Consumers in 2022 are much more conscious of what’s in the food they eat and the products they apply to their skin. Websites have been developed that allow consumers to check how safe a product component is, and as a result consumers are now armed with more information than ever. Consumers are increasingly moving towards products with full ingredient disclosure on their packaging and are also increasingly aware of the potentially harmful effects of chemicals such as phenoxyethanol and the myriad of compounds marketed as “fragrance”.
Did you know?
That some companies only declare the essential oils or active ingredients contained in their product and neglect to mention the base preservatives, alcohols and other compounds that convert their product into a shelf-stable cream or balm? This is a big problem for consumers in 2022 with increasing awareness of the adverse impacts that synthetic and natural chemicals in cosmetics and body products can have on our bodies.
