| Arithony Goliner distil! “healing” essences from the sap of Douglas fir, Western red cedar and Sitka spruce for their ic fine of products, manufactured in North Van and distributed across the country. Father and son claim their Sunday, August 9, 1998 — North Shore News — 45 north shore news & FASHION shels treat serious skin irritations like psoriasis and eczema. | father and son claim to. a bottle for sufferers of Helmut and Anthony Gollner have tapped into ies ‘of tree essences. wath | their _ dies, cones'and shoots to hp k heal various ail- nits fro: small cuts and rashes to arthritic pain, Essericts distilled ‘from the sap of Sitka spruce, iglas fir and Western red cedar are contained in shampoo and skin cream to eczema, Psofiasis and der- Fe tanical Ther BOTANICAL Therepeutic’s products aim to socthe skin and scalp. Since introducing the line in °94, the Gollners have placed their products in 2,800 health-food stores across the country. Business has doubled each year and the Guilners expect it to tiple this year. . Business is booming but do the products real- ly work? Family friend Fern McKay, an office manager in'‘North Van, thinks so. She recommended the products to a couple of co-workers who have pso- riasis on the scalp and “they said that it did help,” she says. McKay likes the skin cream because, she says, “it seems to continue working even after you wash your hands, When you gat it on, it goes right into your skin.” The products may feel good on the skin but North Van dermatologist Dr. Tom Taylor dismiss- es any medicinal claims as “extravagant nonsense.” A cosmetic can only improve appearance, he - says. “It does never change the texture of the skin e body, otherwise it ceases to become a‘cos- metic.” The use of tree tars is an old-standing ireat- ment for psoriasis, he says, but the Gollners’ claim that wee essences reduce symptoms ‘of arthritis, brenchitis, coughs, colds; flue and- fever’ “is stretching it,” says the doctor. He alsa cautions that many people are allergic to natural products. The doctor’ 's advice for psoriasis sufferers hop- ing for a cure-all: “they should approach such things very carefully.” “Nor all nature is good. Most of the poisons. we use are derived from nature. And many of the things People apply actually: cause a tremendous Anexcellent selection of Tea service Body Shop AUSTRALIAN Aborigine’ have long known the bene- fits of tea tree oil.. . Aussie legend has’ ‘tribesmen - bathing in a healing lagoon whose enchanted waters were. said‘ to heal wounds, burns and abrasions, The mystical !agcon was, in fact,a -- pond surrounded by. “Australian ~ Melaleuca alternifolia trees, more. popularly known as tea trees. Leaves that fell into’ the . waters turned the pond into a natural anti septic bath. For more: than a thousand years, © the Aborigine enjoyed the - healing properties’ of the tea .trée. and ‘its .. essential oil, claims the Body’ Shop, which has updated the tradi ind marketed it for mainstream usc. “' This month the” mega-shop skin, bath and h expands its Tea ‘Tree. ial Skin Care range by introducing two new products: Tea Tree Oil Facial ‘Scrub and’ -Tea-Tree Face Mask, each $12. for:a-100'm They j join existing products i tea tree oil range: facial wash. moisture, gel, soap, anti-bacte al touch stick and cover stick. All products are formulate use on normal tv oily skin typ ages but.are particularly eftectivi teenage acne-prone skin, say the fo at The Body Shop:- - Add the ‘products | ‘now t back-to-school skin-care’ ‘regi ety Ss Wale NORTH VANCOUVER Capilano Mall FORTHE * fabrics throughout the store! polyesters Flee 2 Throughout the store / Yeuy fm GET | Corduroy, Home Dec a 2 FREE! y * Prinis-Luces. @ Sheers 1 pheaual or” : PANE sew much more! “Fun Fuke Fir, Deain 2m PREE.