About Our Ingredients

‘The Egyptian’ product line is all crafted in small batches by hand by Shane Clayton at his Wandering Stars Cottage, based upon ongoing research into the ancient Egyptian mysteries. Taking great care in selection for quality, freshness, and sustainability, organic whenever possible, ingredients are purchased in small amounts to ensure freshness and formulated in accordance with astrological timing, particularly Lunar cycles.

Our rare plant resins, oils, and roots are imported from Africa, the Middle East, India, and Asia, with some sustainably collected locally in Northern California, Utah, and Nevada. Each one has its own particular benefits and applications. No synthetic or artificial ingredients are used, with no dyes except natural red alkanet root in our two unguents. While many of the ingredients are well known or at least familiar to contemporary herbalists, skin and hair care specialists, and aromatherapists, there are some guaranteed surprises as well.

All of the oils and incense mixtures offered are formulated in accordance with the Egyptian temple or tomb writings and the latest archaeological and Egyptological research, to the best of my knowledge. Some of these ingredients have clinically proven health benefits, and are addressed in separate “About” articles, hyperlinked to those ingredients listed below.

The following is an alphabetical list, mostly just the common names, of all of the different ingredients we use to produce our oils, unguents, and incense, as essential oils unless otherwise noted:

*Aleppo Pine resin, Pinus halapensis – Greece

Allheal tincture – USA

Alkanet root powder - France

Argan oil– Morocco

Bitter Almond – USA

Bitumen powder – Utah USA

Blue Lotus - Nymphaea caeruleus absolute - India

*Calamus Root cut – France

Camel Grass absolute – USA

Camphor, Cinnamomum camphora resin – Egypt

Cardamom - USA

Cassia – Indonesia

Cassie, Acacia farnesiana absolute – France, California USA

Castor oil - USA

Cedar – USA

Cinnamon oil – Indonesia

Costas - USA

Date Syrup – Iraq

Fenugreek Trigonella foenumgraecum – Greece

Ferula asafoetida - India

Fir Balsam absolute – USA, some locally collected in California

Fir Needle oil – USA

Frankincense:

Frankincense oil, Boswellia frereana - Eritrea

Frankincense oil and resin, Boswellia sacra – Saudi Arabia

*Frankincense Boswellia papyrifa resin – Eritrea

Frankincense oil, Boswellia serrata - India

Galangal, Kaempferia galanga – India

Galbanum oil – India

*Galbanum resin - Iran

Geranium - Egypt

Gum Arabic - Acacia sp. resin – India

*Hardwood Root Charcoal – Syria

Helichrysum – Greece

Henna absolute – Israel

Honey – Sudan

Juniper, Juniperus communis - USA

Juniper berries dried, Juniperus oxycedrus – Bulgaria

Labdanum Absolute – India

Lily - Lilium auratus macerated - USA

Mandrake tincture - USA

Marjoram Sweet - USA

*Moringa oil – India and Morocco

*Myrrh resin – Somalia

Myrrh oil – Somalia

Myrtle - Israel

Olive oil – California USA

Orris Root – ground – France

Orris Root butter – France

Persian Raisins - Iran

Peru Balsamseed - USA

Pine Tar – Sweden

*Pinus pinaster “Maritime Pine” oil – Turkey

Pistachia lentiscus oil – Morocco

Pistachia lentiscus resin – Greece

Pistachia terebinthus oil – Turkey

Scotch Pine, Pinus sylvestris – USA

Southernwood – USA

Spikenard tubers – India

Spikenard oil – India

*Storax – resin and bark - Syria

*Tallow - rendered beef kidney fat – grass fed - California USA

*Tamarisk flowers - macerated - Nevada USA

Tiger Nut Oil – Egypt

Vanilla – Indonesia

Wine – Mediterranean countries

*available for resale. For those not included in our Sacred Scents Store, email me for pricing and quantities.

Medical Disclaimer: Our expertise lies in incense making, botanical fragrant oils, and skin/hair ointments. Information contained on these pages is to the best of our knowledge factual and presented solely for your edification and enjoyment. Wandering Stars cannot provide medical advice as we are not health professionals. Before ingesting anything that is not food, we strongly suggest seeking counsel from a licensed health practitioner.

Wandering Stars Maat - black - 65 x 112 R3.png

Wandering Stars is dedicated to expounding the Sacred Science of Ancient Egypt

In memory and in honor of John Anthony West

Born July 9, 1932 - Wested February 6, 2018

AUM