A Desert Miracle – the Resurrection Plant

@RedMountainSpa

By Myrna Beardshear
Director of Spa & Wellness

When we tell people that we have products derived from desert plants, we get strange looks. After all, anyone who has driven through the desert anywhere in the world, has seen the plant life and thought "how could those thorny, odd-looking plants provide us with the ingredients for a luxurious product line like [comfort zone]."

[comfort zone]‘s extremely hydrating, hydramemory line contains an advanced formulation of trehalose (a hydro-active sugar derived from the Resurrection Plant – also known as the Rose of Jericho [Selaginellaceae, Spikemoss family]).

The plants live in desert regions, growing and reproducing as any other plant until the environment can no longer support its existence. When that happens, they retract their roots from the soil and allow the desert winds to carry them until they arrive in a place where they can continue to grow and spread. They don't always remain in the first place they stop, but check out the nature of the place to see if it is adequate to enhance growth. There they may stay and grow, or indeed they may move again many times. But at all times, they regenerate.

It is said that you will have all the blessings life can bring if the plant or a piece of it is kept in the home in a bowl of water. The water needs changed often and is sprinkled about the home to cleanse it of all negativity and bring peace. When carried on a person it is said to absorb negative energy. It is used as an amulet to promote a long and healthy life.

Completely dried out Jericho roses will grow if placed in water and left. When it is dry, it folds and turns gray and brittle. Yet place it in water and it recovers its natural green color and unfolds to live again...and it can do this over and over again.

The trehalose from the plant is rich in hydrophilic properties, binding water molecules within the epidermic tissue, protecting the original morphology. The trehalose provides excellent hydration, which is important in changing environmental conditions. This makes the hydramemory line an outstanding product for skin dehydrated and stressed during and after air travel, extreme weather conditions and anytime the skin is moisture depleted.

Entheogenic/Psychological Properties
Brings peace, power and abundance. Jericho rose is a rare magical commodity, sought after for use in voodoo and Cuban Santeria love and money spells and is sought in the Holy Land by pilgrims as a holy relic. The amazing resurrection plant is a marvelous example of nature's wonders and can serve as a living symbol of one's faith and confidence in nature's power to resurrect and bring life to what seems dead and lifeless.

Additional Active Ingredients in the hydramemory line:

Betaglucan: Derived from yeast. Supports natural defense mechanisms of the body, which increases vitality of the tissues and anti-aging functions.

Honey Extract & Mineral Salts: Assists in restoring metabolic functions.

Hibiscus Extract: A tropical milk rich in proteins. Performs strong softening acting that results in increased tissue cohesion and greatly restores skin compactness.

Reference:

1. Maya Ethnobotanicals


2. [comfort zone]