Simple, natural, and based on what worked in 1800.
Pommade Divine's distinctive character is rooted in a carefully considered blend of natural ingredients, including healing essential oils that have long been associated with its heritage.
Clove, cinnamon, nutmeg and benzoin are four of nature's oldest antiseptic and anti-inflammatory ingredients and have been documented as part of Pommade Divine recipes since the late 1600s. Clove and cinnamon help keep skin clean; nutmeg and clove calm redness and swelling; benzoin protects. Shea butter, jojoba and lanolin seal it all in with a protective layer, so skin is soothed, protected and comfortable while it recovers.
Discover the ingredients behind our remedy balm, their individual characteristics and the unmistakable scent that makes Pommade Divine so memorable.
Clove: nature's antiseptic.
Clove is one of the most powerful natural antiseptics there is. It's the reason your grandmother told you to bite on a clove for a sore tooth, and the reason dentists still use clove oil today. It's known for its natural antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties: it helps keep grazes and broken skin clean, and it calms redness, swelling and soreness. It also gently numbs, which is why a sting or a bump feels better almost as soon as the balm goes on.
Cinnamon: the germ fighter.
Cinnamon has been used for thousands of years to stop food going off, because germs can't thrive in it. It's known for strong natural antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties, so it helps keep skin clean and takes the heat out of red, angry, irritated patches. We use oil from both the bark and the leaf, and the leaf oil is packed with the same active compound as clove.
Nutmeg: the calmer.
Nutmeg is known for its natural anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. For centuries, nutmeg butter was rubbed into aching joints, bumps and tired muscles to ease swelling and soreness. In the balm, it calms inflamed, itchy skin and softens the spice.
Benzoin: the protector.
Benzoin is a vanilla-scented resin from the bark of the styrax tree, naturally rich in benzoic acid, a well-known natural antiseptic and preservative. Apothecaries dabbed it straight onto small cuts to keep them clean, and added it to ointments so they would last. In Pommade Divine, it helps protect broken skin, keeps the balm fresh and gives it that deep, sweet scent.
