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Ingredient Guide
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Allantoin
Allantoin provides long periods of hydration this ensures it is an excellent choice for dry, flaky irritable skin conditions.
Almond
Apply this oil on the face and in the eye area aids in getting rid of dark circles, slowing down the signs of ageing.
Aloe Vera
Calming, cooling for the skin Aloe smoothens skin appearance, heals damaged skin encourages new skin cell growth.
Apricot
Nourishing for the skin, lowering the appearance of facial wrinkles, fine lines and blemishes ― in thanks to the Vitamin C & E.
Avocado
Fatty acid of Omega 3 and vitamin E found in Avocado oil makes it a great choice for treating skin irritations, such as Eczema, Psoriasis, cracked skin, and dandruff.
Banana
With Potassium, Zinc, and Manganese, Banana is a powerful antioxidant meaning there is potential reduction of fine lines and wrinkles from forming.
Basil
Beneficial as a cleanser, unclogging pores by eliminating excessive sebum oil, dirt, dead cells, and other impurities.
Beeswax
Provides for longer moisturisation locking moisture into the skin preventing dryness, reducing irritation and complaint.
Bentonite
A powerfully absorbent ingredient in skin care as well as an internal cleanser removing toxins.
Benzyl Alcohol
An approved preservative under the COSMOS Organic Certification criteria. Benzyl alcohol is necessary to keep organic and natural skincare products safe from bacteria.
Bergamot
Bergamot is particularly good for oily skin, helping to unclog pores and balance sebum levels.
Bog Myrtle
Bog Myrtle opens pores preventing continued skin problems, improves upon oily combination skin types.
Borage
Regular use of a skincare product rich in GLA offers anti-ageing benefits, resulting in fewer fine lines and wrinkles.
Camellia
Skin care solution for very sensitive, delicate baby skin because Camellia oil is very light and easily absorbed, very quickly.
Cardamom
Cardamom makes your skin even toned improving skin complexion, as a skin purifier by clearing out blemishes and healing breakouts.
Carnauba
Hypoallergenic, this wax is suitable for all skin types it is especially good for sensitive skin.
Castor
Applying castor oil on the whole body can help in keeping it nourished and cared for, reducing irritation and itching.
Cedarwood (Atlas)
As a natural astringent Cedarwood essential oil can lessen the appearance of stretch marks whilst tighten loose skin and muscles.
Chamomile (Roman)
Polyphenols and Phytochemicals in Chamomile are known to speed up cell regeneration, reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and scars.
Cinnamon
Skin loses its elasticity and accelerates the signs of ageing due to fewer collagen cells helps to prevent this by increasing the collagen level up in the skin.
Clary Sage
Promoting the regeneration of skin cells, this helps keep the skin looking healthier and more youthful Clary Sage assists oily or dry skin by helping to regulate sebum production.
Clove
Exfoliates excessive sebum oil this results in clean and clear skin, stimulating, exfoliates dead skin which helps revive the youthfulness of skin.
Cocoa
Crucial to keeping your skin healthy and youthful in appearance, rebalances the cause of skin ageing, dark spots and dull skin.
Coconut
Coconut oil contains skin nourishing fatty acids and polyphenols, which make it a great carrier oil for massage oils and skin care preparations.
Dead Sea Salts
Minerals which can assist in cleansing, detoxifying, and restoring a healthy status quo to the body, especially the skin and muscles.
Dehydroacetic Acid
A preservative in cosmetics by destroying and preventing the growth of spores and microorganisms that contribute to the deterioration of a product.
Frankincense
This resin prevents wrinkles, can reduce dark spots and slow the signs of ageing, reduce new and old scars and stretch marks.
Fuller's Earth
Known for its ability to absorb oil and other impurities, making it an effective skin cleanser for oily and combination skin types.
Geranium
Geranium oil may be one of the best oils for very common skin problems including oily or congested skin, Eczema, and Dermatitis.
Ginger
Blemishes and hyper-pigmentation or more stubborn scarring, the healing capabilities leave skin more soothed and evenly toned.
Glycerin
Attracts moisture to skin acts an emollient, making skin moist, soft and supple help reduce moisture lose, preserving skins natural texture and oil balance preventing dryness.
Goats Milk
Helps to balance the skins natural pH, promoting natural exfoliation of dry skin elasticity of skin is enhanced and the hydro-lipid barrier is strengthened.
Hazel
A desirable oil for sensitive skin as well softens and plumps skin improves skin elasticity.
Honey
An antioxidant will protect your skin from the damaging effects of UV a natural humactant Honey hydrates, moisturises and sooths irritable skin promotes new collagen cell development.
Isopropylidene Glycerol
A natural eco-friendly, Soy based oil that is an ideal, best diffuser and room spray base with a low evaporation rate.
Jojoba
Dry, flaky, dehydrated skin benefits greatly from this oil, extremely light and easily absorbed deeply.
Kaolin
Gentle enough for sensitive, dry, and mature skin, impurities such as dead skin cells, excess oil, toxins, and dirt are removed.
Lavender
Lavender essential oil has been found to be excellent for massage treating tired worn muscles toning and makes your skin firm.
Lemon
When using Lemon oil for treating Acne and scarring, use a product with Lemon essential oil as a key ingredient at night
Lemongrass
Lemongrass treats Acne, improves blood circulation and has skin firming abilities it is also helps reduce strong perspiration and acts as an insect repellent.
Litsea Cubeba
Helps rejuvenate your complexion protection from environmental sun damange and pollution, preventing premature ageing maintains a healthy glow.
Macadamia
The fatty acids work together effectively to help delay skin and cell ageing, as well as providing excellent skin moisturisation.
Mango
Mango butter is a rich moisturiser and like most botanical plant based butters, will improve the skin's youthful appearance and reduce fine lines.
Marjoram
Antibacterial rich, works to deeply cleanse the skin and rid pores of impurities and toxins the result is skin complexion appears clearer and refreshed.
Myrrh
Myrrh essential oil effectively cleans, moisturises, and tightens the skin resulting in a reduction and prevention of chapping, cracking, and sagging skin.
Neem
Neem has high levels of antioxidating Vitamin E and packed with natural anti-inflammatory capabilities.
Oats
Oats soak up excessive sebum oil from the skin that may trigger Acne breakouts a mild exfoliant for removing dead skin cells, dirt and debris.
Olive
With levels of naturally occurring compound Squalene, which is highly hydrating Olive contains a great amount of vitamin E helps to protect the skin.
Orange
Reduce dark spots and blemishes, prevents premature skin ageing, firms and tones skin because of circulation boost Acne is created when the sebaceous glands produce too much oil.
Palm
Rarely found tocotrienols and antioxidants, Palm oil provides an incredible anti-ageing benefit this plant based oil prevents occurrence of wrinkles and fine lines.
Palmarosa
Palmarosa oil is an ideal anti-ageing treatment but is also fantastic at wound and scar healing and repair broken capillaries, wrinkles and minor sun exposure.
Panthenol
Mature skin is said to be smoother and more supple because of its moisture retention and softening abilities improves hydration, reduces itching.
Patchouli
Patchouli essential oil is good at regenerating new skin cells, thus keeping the skin looking healthy, young, and vibrant.
Peppermint
Remarkable cellular stimulation Peppermint essential oil heals and strengthens the epidermis layer transforming skin to help it look younger, healthier and rejuvenated.
Phenoxyethanol
Highly effective in preventing the growth of fungi, bacteria, and yeast spores in cosmetics and many food stuffs EU Cosmetics Regulations allows this preservative has global approval for use in all cosmetics.
Pumice
Clearing rough and flaxy skin removing dry patches is key to renewing dull skin a best choice exfoliant for smoothing rough skin and calluses.
Rapeseed
Treats redness and irritation of the skin caused by conditions such as Acne and Eczema.
Raspberry
As Raspberries have a very astringent capability, benefit more tighter, more toned skin. Pores are shrunk results in a more radiant look.
Rhassoul
Rhassoul clay is recommended for all skin types it can increase skin elasticity, even skin tone and reduce blemishes and dryness this clay clears up excessive sebum oil, dirt and impurities.
Safflower
A key treatment for skin complaints such as Eczema, Psoriasis and Acne results in a healthy glow, improved skin elasticity and reduce the appearance of wrinkles.
Sea Buckthorn
As well as increasing circulation, for healthy, glowing skin Sea Buckthorn oil can protect your skin from premature ageing.
Shea
Shea seed butter has been known to heal and treat Acne, burns, dandruff, inflamed skin, Eczema, and insect bites addressing dryness, blemishes, dark spots, and discoloration.
Soya
Evens out pigmentation reducing discolouration stimulates the creation of collagen and elastin important for cell growth and regeneration.
Strawberry
The berry contains Alpha Lipoic acid which is a potent antioxidant, slows the ageing of collagen elastin brighten up dark spots, soothing face and body.
Sucrose
As an exfoliator, Sugar is beneficial in blemish control and helps to restore balance of the skins natural sebum oils Sugar can provide a natural anti-ageing.
Sunflower
With so many vitamins and essential fatty acids, skin cells are regenerated and skin appears smoother with a clearer complexion.
Tea Tree
Highly balancing and cleansing it gently regulates your skins natural sebum oil levels, an oil with strong antifungal and antiseptic, antibacterial abilities
Tocopherol
An antioxidant helps to protect your body from damaging compounds called free radicals vitamin E may be beneficial at reducing UV damage to skin.
Vanilla
Vanillin, a Polyphenol with powerful antioxidant properties vital in anti-ageing skin benefits, these antioxidants can soothe wrinkles and heal damaged skin.
Vetiver
Helps boost your immune system by removing all the toxins from your body and fighting free radicals your health and wellbeing benefits directly from the oil.
Ylang Ylang
Regulates sebum oil production in the skin and hair preventing excessive dryness and oiliness, strengthening both skin and hair fights free radicals that are responsible for premature ageing.
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