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Tamanu & Sea Buckthorn Healing Herbal Serum

Tamanu & Sea Buckthorn Healing Herbal Serum

Name: Tamanu & Sea Buckthorn Healing Herbal Serum
Brand: Chagrin Valley Soap & Salve
SKU: bohealing
Price: 21.5 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.8 (67 reviews)

A concentrated, deeply nourishing herbal serum crafted to comfort irritated, stressed, or overworked skin. Tamanu and sea buckthorn oils combine with slow‑infused botanicals to create a rich, emollient blend that supports the skin’s natural ability to settle, soften, and restore itself.

Size:

1 fl oz Bottle

$21.50

Product Overview

When Skin Needs Extra Help Finding Its Way Back

Some areas of the skin ask for deeper care — the places that feel tender after minor heat exposure, the spots that stay irritated longer than they should, or the blotchy red patches that need more nourishment than a cream can offer. Moments when the skin feels stressed, overworked, or in need of something truly restorative, a concentrated botanical oil can make all the difference.

This serum was created for those moments

Rich, emollient, unrefined tamanu and sea buckthorn oils — two of the most treasured botanical oils in traditional skin care — are blended with olive oil that has been slowly infused with calming herbs. This creates a deeply nourishing base that sinks into the skin with ease, offering concentrated moisture and a comforting, restorative feel.

The herbal infusion brings together calendula, St. John’s Wort, chickweed, plantain, mullein, and black walnut leaf — a traditional blend used for generations to support stressed skin. Through slow, gentle infusion, these botanicals release their soothing qualities into the oil.

The result is a concentrated serum that absorbs beautifully, softens dryness, and restores a sense of comfort, giving dry, stressed, or compromised skin space to settle, soften, and follow its own natural rhythm of recovery.

Best Uses

Offering comfort to skin after minor, everyday burns (not for burns requiring medical attention)
Provides comfort to skin that flushes easily
Helps reduce the appearance of red blotchy skin in rosacea‑prone skin
A gentle option for sensitive, reactive complexions.
Supporting the appearance of redness
Softening dry or compromised patches
Helping improve the look of skin imperfections
Nourishing areas that feel overworked or stressed
Providing deep moisture to dry, delicate, or sensitive skin

Packaged in a 1 oz recyclable glass bottle with a glass pipette for easy, controlled application.

👉 For more guidance on choosing the right salve for your needs, visit our guide, How To Choose A Salve

For external use only. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

**The deep orange color of sea buckthorn oil can stain skin, clothing, and surfaces. While staining of the skin washes off easily, staining of clothes and linens may be permanent.

How To Use

Massage a small amount onto clean, dry skin wherever extra comfort and moisture are needed. Reapply as desired throughout the day.

Care & Storage

We handcraft this herbal oil in small batches using organic oils and botanicals to ensure freshness and quality. Because they contain no synthetic preservatives, proper care helps maintain their texture and performance.

Apply with clean, dry hands
Avoid introducing water into the container
Keep top tightly closed between uses
Store in a cool, temperature-stable environment
Best used within 6 months after opening

Important Notes

For external use only.
Discontinue use if irritation occurs.
This information is not meant to replace proper medical treatment. If there is any concern, please consult your healthcare professional. Infected wounds can lead to very serious systemic conditions.

If you have very sensitive skin or are simply trying a new product for the first time, we always recommend doing a patch test.

**The deep orange color of sea buckthorn oil can stain skin, clothing, and surfaces. While staining of the skin washes off easily, staining of clothes and linens may be permanent.

FAQs

Effective, Feel Good Ingredients

The goal is simple: to Harness the Power & Simplicity of Nature® to cleanse, soothe, heal,  and protect your skin and hair!

Our unique formulas rely on moisturizing oils and butters, healing botanicals, and pure essential oils. We choose every ingredient with one end-result in mind….the BEST possible natural skin care for YOU!

Featured Ingredients

Organic Tamanu Oil

Tamanu oil deeply nourishes and supports stressed or damaged skin. Known for its exceptional calming and reparative properties, it helps soothe irritation, reduce redness, and support healthy skin renewal. Absorbs easily to soften dry areas, improve the look of scars, and comfort sensitive, reactive, or problem skin. Read More

Organic Sea Buckthorn Oil

Sea Buckthorn Oil is a deeply renewing, nutrient-dense oil rich in vitamins, antioxidants, and all four omega fatty acids. It helps calm irritation, brighten dull or uneven skin, and support natural healing. Lightweight and non-comedogenic, it nourishes without clogging pores—ideal for dry, sensitive, or acne-prone skin. Read More

Organic Saint Johns Wort

St. John’s wort is traditionally infused in oil for topical use to help soothe irritated skin, support healing of minor burns and bruises, and ease muscle or nerve discomfort. Valued for its anti-inflammatory and calming properties, it offers gentle, restorative support for sensitive or stressed skin. Read More

All Ingredients

Organic Tamanu Oil

Organic Sea Buckthorn Oil

Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Organic Saint Johns Wort

Organic Black Walnut Leaf

Organic Chickweed

Organic Plantain

Organic Calendula

Organic Rosemary Oil Extract (ROE)

The Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil infused with Organic Botanicals Calendula, St. John's Wort, Chickweed, Plantain and Walnut Leaf

**The deep orange color of sea buckthorn oil can stain skin, clothing, and surfaces. While staining of the skin washes off easily staining of clothes and linens may be permanent.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Do I Choose? ..... Sea Buckthorn Salve vs Tamanu Salve vs Tamanu Healing Herbs Oil

As you research different healing oils or salves you will notice that although some target very specific problems, many have similar properties.

If the descriptions for Sea Buckthorn Salve, Tamanu Salve, and the Tamanu Sea Buckthorn Healing Oil seem very similar, that's because they all contain really great natural, but very different, bioactive ingredients that promote healing.

SEA BUCKTHORN OIL: Sea Buckthorn oil contains approximately 190 bioactive substances. It has a beneficial effect on the skin because it is a strong antioxidant and is rich in Omega fatty acids, beta-carotenes and vitamin E.

The moisturizing oil easily penetrates deep into the skin and has anti-inflammatory and anti-microbiological activity that helps promote healing and reduce scarring. It also may help kill the Demodex mites that can cause rosacea.

TAMANU OIL: Tamanu oil has been used in traditional medicine for ages, specifically for its ability to speed the healing of wounds by fighting bacteria and increasing cellular regeneration.

It also has anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antibiotic, and antioxidant properties. What really sets tamanu oil apart from other oils is its unique chemical composition. It contains a unique fatty acid called Calophyllic acid, a natural antibiotic called Lactone, and a natural non-steroid anti-inflammatory agent called Calophyllolide.

Although salves are semi-solid at room temperature, they soften quickly once applied to the skin, making them very portable and less messy than oils.

To help you choose between the two salves, here are a few suggestions based on our experience and customer feedback.

Sea Buckthorn Salve

Acne
Rosacea
Psoriasis
Dermatitis
Scars
Minor burns

Tamanu Salve

Wound healing
Healing new scars
Fading stretch marks
Soothing and healing itchy, irritated skin
Minor burns
Tamanu oil helps soothe and heal surgical scars. If using for fresh surgical scars please check with your healthcare provider.

What about the Tamanu Sea Buckthorn Healing Herbs Oil?

The oils plus the infused botanicals are highly emollient, chocked full of antioxidants and have anti-inflammatory and regenerative properties that make it great for any kind of tissue in need of repair.

Some differences between healing salves and healing oil:

Absorption Time
- Since herbal salves are made up of oils and beeswax, they will often sit on top of the skin and take a bit longer to penetrate the layers of the skin
- Sometimes you want penetration to take longer and last longer, like with a simple scrape--so use a salve
- Sometimes you may want faster relief, like when you have a burn--so use an oil
Continued Hydration
- When you do not cover a scar, cut, or scrape it dries out and scabs over. A scab is not always a good thing because, especially if it forms too quickly, it can act as a barrier to healing
- You want to keep a cut moist to help prevent a scab from forming
- While both the oil and salve will keep the area moisturized, a salve will provide a moisture barrier that lasts longer than an oil
- If you choose to use only an oil, then use it more often to dab the area to keep it supple until new skin begins to grow

This product may be new to Chagrin Valley’s product line, but it is not new to me.

I formulated the recipe for our Tamanu Sea Buckthorn Healing Herbs Oils about five years ago. I wanted to create a concentrated oil using my two favorite healing oils that I could use in conjunction with our salves for healing surgical scars, burns, skin rashes and other irritations.

I tend to use both the healing oil and the salve. Sometimes I use the salves for the first few days or a week (depending on the problem) and then switch to the oil. For some surgical scars, I used both the oil and a salve every day for weeks.

**This information is not meant to replace proper medical treatment. As always use good judgment. If a wound or burn is large or there is any concern about infection or the rate of healing please consult your healthcare professional. Infected wounds can lead to very serious systemic conditions.

For more information see our "Help Me Choose Salves" page

Organic Unrefined Sea Buckthorn Oil

Wonders of Tamanu Oil

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Are Chagrin Valley Ingredients & Products USDA Certified Organic?

Chagrin Valley Soap & Salve is a USDA Certified Organic Company

The most important consideration in any business is its customers. Today's world of misleading claims, false advertising, and simple deception, often leaves consumers trying to discover the truth about personal products and their ingredients.

We want our customers to know that we are committed to transparency in everything we do.
We want our customers to know that when we say "organic," we mean it.
We believe that in becoming a USDA Certified Organic company, our customers do not have to wonder if we really use certified organic ingredients or if our organic products are truly organic.
So we choose to be a certified organic company and abide by the strict standards required for organic certification.

Some of my favorite products are made with ingredients that just do not exist as certified organic. Why? At this time there are no standards created for ingredients specifically used in the personal care product industry. Organic certification of personal care products is based on the organic food standards set by the National Organic Program of the USDA.

But since we are a certified organic company, we are required to submit documentation that even our "non-organic ingredients" were produced without the use of toxic pesticides, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), sewage sludge, or irradiation.

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Why Did We Become a Certified Organic Company?

What Do All of the Organic Labels Mean?

Organic Soap Labeling

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Are Your Products and Ingredients Cruelty Free?

All of Chagrin Valley's natural soap, shampoo bars, and personal care products are certified cruelty-free by Leaping Bunny.

Chagrin Valley Soap & Salve has been Leaping Bunny Certified since 2013.

The Leaping Bunny Program was developed in 1996, by The Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics (CCIC), to identify and support companies that are doing their part to help eliminate the unnecessary use and mistreatment of animals to test cosmetic products and ingredients. The CCIC is made up of eight animal protection groups including the Humane Society of the U.S., as well as groups from Canada and Europe.

At Chagrin Valley we do not test our finished products on animals (other than human volunteers). But what about the raw materials, the ingredients we use?

Many products display labels claiming that their finished product is ‘not tested on animals’ but this does not guarantee that the product ingredients are actually free from animal testing.

The CCIC Standard is a pledge that a company makes to remove animal testing from all stages of product development. Our pledge to buy ingredients that are cruelty-free is integrated into the purchase agreement for all of our suppliers.

Personal care products displaying the “real” Leaping Bunny logo are certified ‘cruelty-free' using the internationally recognized Humane Cosmetics Standards. These rigorous standards require that no animal testing is performed or authorized for finished products or any of the ingredients in any stage of product development by the company, its laboratories or its suppliers after a fixed cut-off date. All Leaping Bunny companies are subject to independent audits and pledge commitments that are renewed on an annual basis.

This annual renewal is a key requirement that sets the Leaping Bunny Program apart from other cruelty-free certification programs. Companies that manufacture products, as well as their ingredient suppliers, must annually recommit to upholding their promise to not conduct animal testing on any finished products, ingredients, or formulations.

Why is this annual commitment renewal important? "Because product formulations change, suppliers come and go, and manufacturers develop innovative lines to meet consumer needs. But we know that compassionate consumers need to be confident that no animal testing is involved in the products they use."

At Chagrin Valley Soap & Salve . . .

we do NOT test our products on animals
we do NOT use ingredients tested on animals
we do NOT sell into markets that require animal testing

The Leaping Bunny Program provides
the best assurance to consumers
that they are making compassionate shopping choices
by purchasing Cruelty-Free skin care!

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Can I Use Your Natural Skincare Products While Pregnant or Nursing?

Natural Organic Skin Care for Babies & Infants We often receive questions as to whether our soaps, shampoos, and other natural products are safe to use during pregnancy.

We recommend that expectant and nursing mothers check with their midwife or physician before changing a skincare routine with our organic products, or any other line of products.

Read the label on a bar of commercial soap. Read the label on your jar of moisturizer.

Now read the ingredients in a Chagrin Valley product.

We use quality natural and USDA Certified Organic ingredients. No synthetic additives, colorants, fragrances, preservatives, or chemical derivatives are used.

There is nothing in our all-natural basic soap or other products that could cause a problem in pregnancy.

Topically applying the herbs present in many of our soaps is also not a problem. Your skin will absorb much less herb from the soap than if you would sprinkle them on your food.

Essential Oils

The issue that seems to be of most concern is the use of essential oils during pregnancy.

There is a lot of confusing, ambiguous, and inaccurate information concerning the use of essential oils in pregnancy.

The question of safety and safety testing has a lot to do with several factors.

The type and composition of the specific essential oil. Essential oils differ greatly in strength and composition.
The quality of the essential oil. Many "cheap essential oils" are not pure and maybe cut with synthetic chemicals.
The actual “dose” of herb/essential oils. Most of the clinical research on essential oil safety is based on information for internal (actually ingesting) large doses of herbs, essential oils, or herbal "medicines." Obviously there have been no tests done on pregnant women.
How the essential oil is being used. The concentration of essential oils that are absorbed through inhalation, as in aromatherapy, and massage is much lower than if you were actually ingesting the oil.

But also, aromatherapy and massage therapy use much higher concentrations of essential oils than you find in soap or even in eating the herb. With aromatherapy, you are inhaling the high concentrations which get absorbed via the lungs and in massage therapy, the essential oils remain on your skin and are absorbed.

Our scented soaps are gently scented with essential oils, but the choice is between you and your health care professional. The most critical time is the first trimester.

Just about every one of our products, like lip balms, whipped butters, soaps, shampoos, and deodorants has a "no added scent" version.

When there is a growing baby to consider, if you are at all uncertain as to the safety of an essential-oil containing product, or any ingredient, please consult your doctor, midwife, or health care professional!

When it comes to safety during pregnancy it is understandable that many massage therapists and aromatherapists decide to err on the side of caution in recommending the avoidance of certain essential oils.

Some Herbalists and Aromatherapist believe that essential oils that are normally safe to use, are safe during pregnancy, while others will recommend avoiding all essential oils during pregnancy.

Some essential oils that are normally quite safe have hormone-like effects and some even stimulate uterine muscles, both of which would be contraindicated during pregnancy.

Please do not ask us if one of our products is safe to use during pregnancy--we will simply refer you to this page.

We do not provide a list of essential oils considered safe during pregnancy because the information available is very contradictory. One aromatherapy source will list an essential oil as problematic while another one states it is fine.

The information is also changing constantly. Please do your own research and consult your doctor, midwife, or health care professional for the most up-to-date information.

Sensitive Skin Can Strike During Pregnancy

Even if you have never had sensitive skin in the past, you may notice that a product you have been using for several years now irritates your skin.

The stretching belly is often the most sensitive spot. Other potential problem areas include the hips, thighs, and bottom where the skin may become dry and flaky.

Although the exact cause is not known, raging hormones do make you more sensitive to a wide range of things, and also your skin is thinning and stretching as you, and your baby, grow.

These changes can behave in unpredictable ways. For example, if you have eczema you may suffer from major flare-ups or complete remission during pregnancy.

Keep your body well moisturized and avoid products that contain synthetic additives, colorants, fragrances, or preservatives. Any of these can exacerbate sensitive skin problems.

Before trying a new product, you can always do a patch test to test for sensitivity.

And again, we recommend that expectant and nursing mothers check with their midwife or physician before changing a skincare routine with our products, or any other line of products.

Pregnancy & Children: We do not provide information on the safety of essential oils during Pregnancy or for use in Children because the available information is very ambiguous and often contradictory. If you’re interested in using essential oils during pregnancy or with young children please do your own research and consult your doctor, midwife, or health care professional before use.

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I Have Allergies What Natural Skincare Products Are Safe For Me?

Help! I Have Allergies

Trying to choose the right natural soaps or skincare products can be a bit overwhelming especially when you have allergies and/or skin sensitivities.

Since we proudly list every ingredient in all of our products, reading the ingredient list will help to eliminate ingredients that may cause you problems.

We always recommend doing a patch test before using any new products especially if you have sensitive skin or allergies.

We receive so many emails asking for help with allergies, we created categories in our “Help Me Choose” section to provide information for those with allergies or sensitivities to nuts, coconut, shea butter and gluten.

Check out our help me choose pages!!

If you are allergic or sensitive to any of the ingredients in our products, they may cause skin irritation. Even natural ingredients may cause sensitivities.

People with severe allergies--please note: If you have severe anaphylactic-type reactions to ANY of the ingredients in ANY of our products, please do not buy our products. We have dedicated soap rooms and product rooms that are kept meticulously clean, but we cannot guarantee against possible cross-contamination of individual ingredients.

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