Lochside Natural Products
ingredients in our larder
Coconut Oil
Coconut Oil is one of the most beneficial and popular oil due to is moisturising, anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal properties. We use organic extra virgin coconut oil and food grade fractionated coconut oil certified by the vegan society in our natural oral care range.
Diatomaceous Earth
Diatomaceous Earth comes from pure fresh water fossilised algae diatoms of Phylum Bacillariophyta rich in silica. Diatomaceous earth is a popular natural cleaning substance prized for its ability to cleanse and detoxify the body due to its structure which when viewed under a microscope is a sharp edge sponge that scrubs and soaks up toxins in the body, mouth and skin.
The typical composition of this Diatomaceous Earth is 85% silica, 5% sodium, 3% magnesium and 2% iron and other essential trace minerals including calcium, titanium, boron, manganese, copper and zirconium. Silica, an essential mineral for healthy bones, nails and teeth.
Pharmaceutical Grade Activated Charcoal Powder
Activated Charcoal has become the darling of the natural tooth whitening world. A powerful natural ingredient used in hospitals and veterinary practices for its ability to remove toxins from the body before they enter the bloodstream, this beautiful ingredient deserves its title of Black Magic. We have sourced our activated charcoal from a trusted, reputable UK supplier who has been producing medicinal activated charcoal for over 150 years and you can find our activated charcoal is most of our natural oral care range.
Sodium Bentonite Clay
Sodium Bentonite Clay is derived from the active mineral Montmorillonite, a volcanic ash containing over 50 trace minerals essential to human health. Often called a “healing clay”, homeopaths and natural therapy practitioners believe Sodium Bentonite Clay cleanses and heals the body by pulling metals and toxins to it, while balancing the body’s pH by reducing acidity and depositing some vital minerals at the same time.
Calcium Carbonate:
Calcium Carbonate provides a natural source of the
tooth loving mineral calcium while also acting as a
mild abrasive and ph balancer. We use food grade
calcium bicarbonate sourced in the UK in our natural
toothpastes.
Pure Natural Vegan Friendly Essential Oil
We use a variety of essential oils widely used by natural therapists and homeopaths for their anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory properties.
We have hand selected a number of essential oils beneficial to oral hygiene and health for our natural toothpastes and oil pulling mouthwashes.
Lemon Essential Oil
Lemon Oil is best known for it’s ability to cleanse toxins from the body and to brighten and purify skin, hair, teeth and mouth.
Myrrh Essential Oil
Homeopaths widely use Myrrh to treat oral conditions due to its anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial properties and ability to help relieve pain. We use Myrrh Oil in all our toothpastes.
Peppermint Essential Oil
Peppermint is a popular choice for toothpaste due its ability to freshen the mouth.
Star Anise
Star Anise is considered by natural therapists as a particularly affective anti-fungal essential oil in the treatment of oral thrush in the human mouth and throat.
Sweet Orange
In addition to its beautiful flavour recent research has indicated that orange oil has a greater ability to reduce inflammation than its anti-inflammatory counterparts.
Sweet Orange Essential Oil
Celtic Grey Sea Salt
Suitable for: Seasoning, Cooking, Bathing
A naturally mineral rich brine moist salt harvested from the Atlantic seawater off the coast of Brittany, France. This salt is harvested using the 2,000-year-old Celtic method of wooden rakes allowing no metal to touch the salt. It is naturally aired and sun-dried in clay ponds and gathered with wooden tools to preserve its living enzymes as marine micro flora and macronutrients are trapped as it dries. Because it is unrefined, it contains all of the 84 beneficial live elements found in seawater, with no chemicals, preservatives or additives.
This salt has a light grey hue that it gets from the mineral rich, pure clay lining of the salt beds it is harvested from.
Celtic Grey Salt is best used for cooking. Due to is moist characteristics this salt is not suitable for salts grinders but can be easily crumbled with the hand to seasoning food. It is widely use for brining and salt crust baking.
Celtic Grey salt also works well in bathing, with it soft crumbling texture it easily melts into the bath water, providing a softening affect on the skin.
Whatever you use this salt for, you won't be disappointed
Himalayan Pink Salt
Suitable for: Seasoning, Cooking, Bathing
Also known as Jurassic Salt, Himalayan Pink Salt is 250 millions years old and comes from the ancient seas and oceans that once covered our planet. As the mountain ranges rose up to form the Himalayans these ancients bodies of water were trapped which slowly dehydrated creating mineral deposits froze it a time where no pollution or toxins existed.
Cherished for its beauty as much as it is for its purity and essential trace nutrients, Himalayan Pink Salt’s colour ranges from spring water clear to hibiscus pink and rose red.
Himalayan Pink Salt Rocks work well as both a cooking salt and bathing salt due to it's high minerals content and purity. We use this salt mostly in our therapeutic bath salt range due to it's beautiful appearance and ability to compliment the natural homeopathic botanics and essential oils that we use.
Himalayan Pink Salt works as an excellent seasoning and cooking salt, again with its high mineral content it is a healthier alternative to table salt due to its purity. Whether you’re looking to flavour food or run yourself a nice relaxing bath, our Himalayan Rock Salt is one kind of salt you won’t need to feel guilty about.
Jordanian Dead Sea Salt
Suitable for: Bathing
The Dead Sea is the saltiest body of water in the world and renowned for being packed full of minerals essential for maintaining a healthy body such as Sodium, Magnesium, Potassium, Bromide, Bitumen, Chloride, Calcium, Zinc, Iron.
Historically Dead Sea Salt has been widely used in salt therapies, in particular thalassotherapy where sea salt water in used in conjunction with seaweed for iodine, magnesium, mineral, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-inflammatory remedies.
Dead Sea Salt is renowned for its deeply nourishing properties and been scientifically proven to contribute measurably to feeling better and treating skin, rheumatic and muscular conditions and associated pain when used in salt baths.
Seaweed Flakes
Our Seaweed is Wild Natural Scottish Seaweed that we hand harvest our seaweed from the shores of our salt loch at our home. Our Seaweed is part of the 'Fucus' family, a brown algae renowned for it's unique unique health and beauty benefits.
Fucus seaweeds contain a staggering amount of vitamins and minerals.......calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, sulfur, silicon,iron, phosphorus, selenium, manganese, zinc, vitamins A, B, C, E, G, K and S. They are rich in algin and mannitol, carotene and zeaxantin, bromine. However by far the most important element of brown seaweed is that they contain large quanities of iodine which is responsible maintaining a healthy thyroid and metabolism, and fucodian which stimulate collagen that supports skin elasticity and strength to body tissue.ails and teeth.
Detox Rocks: Botanical Bath Salt Soaks
Suitable for: Bathing
We handcraft a variety of botanical rich bath salts to provide deeply nourishing, relaxing, rejuvenating and detoxifying bath soaks that balance the body and the mind.
All our Detox Rocks Botanical Bath Salt Soaks are designed to aid detoxification, promote general well-being and tackle specific issues by using essential oils and botanicals that are renowned for their therapeutic properties. All bath salts feature high quality unrefined salt, our own dried seaweed, organic dried botanicals and premium quality 100% pure essential oils.
Chose from:
Laidback Lavender
Restoring Rose
Wellbeing 3 Flowers
Stimulating Citrus