Ingredient Glossary
Alkanet Root
It's a natural dyeing ingredient and we use it in our lip glazes to give a natural color tint
Apricot Oil
This oil is derived from the kernels of the Apricot fruit. It is a rich moisturizing oil packed with Omega 6 and Omega 9 fatty acids and is known to moisturize the skin and boost skin health
Arrowroot Powder
This lightweight powder helps to absorb excess oil from the skin. It is used in our whipped body butter products to reduce the greasy feeling on the skin from the natural plant butters and plant oils
Baobab Oil
This oil is comes from the seeds of the baobab tree. This oil is packed with vitamins, antioxidants and minerals including vitamin B, vitamin C, and Omega 3 that nourish the skin
Babassu Oil
This is a tropical oil made from the seeds of the babassu palm and is packed with antioxidants and fats. It is lightweight and moisturizes the skin without a heavy greasy feel
Bamboo Charcoal
It's used in the detox face mask and helps to gently exfoliate deeply cleanse the skin and remove excess oil and dirt. Bamboo is a natural source of Silica which can help with improving the appearance of the skin
Calendula
Calendula petals are rich in naturally occurring compounds called Flavonoids. It is a marigold plant with amazing skin benefits. It is known for its anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial benefits. It is used in our sensitive skin body butter
Castor Oil
A rich moisturizing oil that comes from seeds of the Ricinus Communis plant and is native to tropical areas of Africa and Asia. It is believed to have anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and moisturizing, skin benefits.
Chamomile
Chamomile is a herb that comes from the Asteraceae (daisy or sunflower) plant family and is grown around the world. It is a gentle and soothing herb and great for sensitive skin. Chamomile has powerful skin properties like anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, and antibacterial
Cocoa Butter
A rich butter that has a high content of fatty acids and has been known to nourish, moisturize the skin and help with skin elasticity
Coconut Milk
This is rich in vitamins C and E and helps to provide deep hydration to the skin and helps to restore moisture to the skin
Coconut Oil
A rich oil packed with fatty acids with known antibacterial and antimicrobial benefits and provides moisturizing skin benefits
Jojoba Oil
This oil is packed with antioxidants and is a lightweight oil that is similar to the sebum the skin produces. It is a nutrient rich oil that is amazing for the skin
Kaolin Clay
White kaolin clay is one of the mildest types of clay used in skincare products. It is tolerated by most skin types even sensitive skin. It helps to absorb excess sebum and cleanse the skin
Kokum Butter
This is an oil derived from the seeds of a fruit-bearing tree called the kokum tree. It is light and non clogging on the skin with anti-inflammatory skin benefits
Lavender
Lavender flowers have such lovely skin benefits. The flowers contain vitamins, antioxidants and have anti-inflammatory soothing skin benefits. We infuse dried organic lavender flowers in a plant oil and is used to make a whipped body butter and body oil which help to deeply moisturize the skin
Mango Butter
This plant butter is extracted from mango fruit seeds and is packed with vitamins and fats that work to moisturize and nourish the skin. It is lightweight and great for most skin types
Magnesium Hydroxide
This is the key ingredient in our aluminum free deodorant cream. It has effective oil-absorbent properties binding the oil on skin and from inside the pore lining. It's main purpose in this deodorant is to counteract any odor-causing bacteria on the surface of the skin
Manuka Honey
This comes from bees and is made in New Zealand and Australia. It's used primarily in our Honey Oats cold process soap bars. It helps to cleanse the skin and also contributes to the amazing lather of this soap!
Oats
We use organic oats in our soaps and masks for their amazing benefits! Oats work as a natural cleanser and contain Saponins that act like a mild soap. it also gently exfoliates the dead skin cells, which leaves your skin looking fresh and revived. It can also help with itchy and irritated skin
Olive Oil
Olive oil is made by pressing olives and extracting its oil. It has many vitamins, including A, D, and K, as well as vitamin E. It is one of ingredients used in our cold processed handmade soaps
Pomegranate Seed Oil
This oil has excellent nourishing and moisturizing benefits for the skin. It is packed with high levels of fatty acids with the key one being Punicic Acid. This oil helps with collagen production and helps to boost and restore skin health
Rice Bran Wax
It's a vegan wax derived from rice and helps to thicken and bind the ingredients in our deodorant cream.
Roses
Roses are rich in vitamins C and E, which is known to have collagen-boosting benefits for your skin. We infuse organic rose petals in a plant oil for several weeks and use this oil to make a whipped body butter and body oil which deeply moisturize and nourish your skin
Sea Buckthorn Oil
This nutrient dense oil is a super ingredient! It is extracted from the berries, leaves, and seeds of the sea buckthorn plant. Its berries are rich in vitamins A, C, K, and E as well as iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, copper, and zinc. The hydrating and moisturizing benefits for the skin are endless!
Sea Moss
It's also known as "Irish moss" and it is nutrient packed. This is the key ingredient in our sea moss cold process soap bars. It contains some amazing skin loving nutrients like vitamin B2, calcium, potassium, magnesium and zinc
Shea Butter
A seed fat that originates from the shea tree and is packed with fats, antioxidants and vitamins. It's great for most skin types and is very moisturizing for the skin
Shea Nut Oil
It's made from the fruit of the Shea tree and is packed with Omega 6 and Omega 9 fatty acids. It is a rich emollient that works to moisturize the skin
Sodium Hydroxide
This is also called "Lye" and is used to make our cold processed soap bars. It reacts with the oils and fats and turns them into soap through a process called "Saponification".
Sodium Lactate
This is also called liquid salt and is used to harden the soap bars to allow us unmold the soap bars quickly and also result in a longer lasting soap
Squalane
It's a non-comedogenic oil that provides hydration to the skin without a heavy greasy feel. It has the amazing ability to penetrate the skin also has anti-inflammatory skin benefits
Sunflower Oil
This is a non clogging lightweight oil packed with natural antioxidants especially vitamin E. It helps to moisturize and nourish the skin without a heavy greasy feel on the skin
Turmeric
Turmeric contains Curcumin which is packed with antioxidants and has anti-inflammatory benefits for the skin. It can be helpful with improving skin tone
Vanilla Bean
Vanilla is a spice from the pods of the vanilla plant, a vine that attaches to trees and grows in tropical climates. It is rich in Vanillin and it has powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory skin benefits. It has a subtle soft sweet scent and adds a lovely scent to our whipped body butter and body oil products
Zinc Ricinoleate
This is the zinc salt of ricinoleic acid, a purified fatty acid found in castor oil from the seeds of the Ricinus communis plant. It helps to trap and absorb odor and is a natural effective deodorizer