eléa body scrub with olive oil, barbary fig & Messolonghi sea salt

eléa body scrub by Stella Crown

“Eléa Skin Care Products” was created by us a few years ago in Innsbruck of Austria, in order to “transport” our friends there to the marvellous Greek Civilization. Because Greece is not only famous for the Parthenon Temple or the beautiful greek islands. Greece is also famous for its tradition in aromatherapy and cosmetology since antiquity (read about Cold Cream and Galen of Pergamon, here), for the rare herbs, the sea, the sun and the mineral wealth.

One of the projects I presented back then, was a body scrub that it really "smells" like Greece, using mostly greek ingredients.

Eléa Sun Care | dark tanning oil

Eléa Sun Care by Stella Crown

Did you know that Coco Chanel invented accidentally sunbathing, when she just caught too much sun on a Mediterranean cruise? 😎😎😎

Well, I don't really like sunbathing and that’ s the reason that I choose to go to the beach in the afternoon, only to allow my skin to produce vitamin D, without the risk of dehydration or burning from the sun.

diy eléa hair conditioner with olive squalane & provitamin B5

eléa hair conditioner by Stella Crown

If you αre in the process of making your own shampoo, then the next step is making a hair conditioner. Creating your own cosmetics or cleansing products, it's a non-return journey: you will never buy again from the market even if these type of products carry a famous brand name. 

diy eléa facial gel-cream with olive squalane & hyaluronic acid

eléa facial gel-cream by Stella Crown

If you want a moisturizing facial cream but would like to avoid excess oiliness, then you need a gel-based skin care product which will provide all the hydration that your skin needs. Gel-based products, unlike lotions, are absorbed easily, they are lightweight and don’t become sticky.

diy “eléa” body cream with olive oil, honey & ylang ylang

“eléa” by Stella Crown

Today’s recipe is about a traditional dreamy 3-in-1 cream which travels us in time and offers us an ancient Greek but also exotic feeling. A super cream with velvety texture that is absorbed directly without any greasiness. You can use it as a body cream, as a hand cream and as a facial night cream. It is part of the “eléa" project and it is based on the early harvest olive oil, the natural oil that comes from the olive crushing, while the olive is still small, unripe and green.