A wonderfully healing antioxidant for the skin, our handmade chaparral oil is a slow artisanal infusion of ethically wildcrafted southwestern mountain creosote bush and organic extra virgin olive oil.
Creosote is a flowering evergreen shrub, with small waxy leaves, that thrives in desert climates. The plant got the name creosote when men building the railroad west through Texas into Southern CA in the late 19th century thought the bushes smelled similar to the petroleum-based creosote that they infused railroad ties with. Known by others as "la hediondilla" or stinky one, because of its distinctive smell that most Southwesterners say reminds them of the desert in the rain.
Creosote has been used for hundreds of years as a skin protectant and tool to heal the skin. Early native Americans used creosote extensively to treat wounds, chicken pox, snakebite, and other maladies.
Use on its own as a healing spot treatment or add a couple of drops into our pure Argan Oil or Sonoran Jojoba Oil to create a soothing and healing body oil.
