Ingredients

 A

Activated charcoal is a form of charcoal that’s been treated to have an incredibly high amount of surface area. It can be made from various types of ash, including bamboo and hardwood. Great ingredient used to detox the skin. 
INCI Charcoal

 

Allantoin is a naturally occurring compound that is soothing, anti-irritating, and an FDA recognized skin protectant. Effective skin protectant and general good-skin-health promoting. It helps boost healing by increasing skin cell turnover. It is moisturizing, soothing, anti-irritating, and stimulates healthy tissue production.
INCI Allantoin

 

Avocado oil is a liquid monounsaturated carrier oil typically pressed from the flesh of the avocado. It is mostly comprised of oleic and palmitic fatty acids.  Recommended for dry and sensitive skin. 
INCI Persea Gratissima Oil

 

In cosmetics and skin care aloe vera is typically some refined form of the gooey substance found in the fleshy leaves of the aloe vera plant. 

Aloe vera is an excellent skin-soothing and moisturizing ingredient. It has been found to boost healing, collagen production, and hyaluronic acid production in the skin. It has anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, and antiseptic effects.

Source-https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763764/
INCI Aloe Barbadensis

 

B 

Babassu oil is a soft carrier oil from the kernels of the Babassu palm that grows in Brazil. Great alternative to Coconut Oil. 
INCI Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil

 

Bentonite Clay A heavy, fine grey clay (Calcium Bentonite). Awesome for cleaning out pores.

 

Broccoli Seed Oil

The oil cold pressed from the broccoli seeds.

It’s been called the natural dimethicone of the oils world for its wonderful film-forming abilities. It leaves a lovely sheen on the hair and is readily absorbed into the skin. Great for dry and curly hair.

 

 

BTMS-50 is a cationic (positively charged) emulsifying wax. Because it’s cationic it is also “conditioning”—it adsorbs (creates a very fine coating) on skin and hair, giving an amazing finish that is unique to cationic ingredients. It contains 50% of the active ingredients, Behentrimonium Methosulfate.
INCI Behentrimonium Methosulfate (and) Cetyl Alcohol (and) Butylene Glycol

 

 C

Calendula is a cheery yellow flower; the petals are often made into infusions and extracts for use in skin care products..

Calendula has a long history of use in treating skin conditions like eczema, burns, and rashes. It has anti-inflammatory, soothing properties, and it helps speed healing. It is rich in antioxidants and can help reduce swelling and moisturize the skin. 
INCI Calendula Officinalis

 

 

Candelilla Wax A hard plant-based wax from the leaves of the Candelilla (Euphorbia Cerifera) shrub.

 

Camellia The oil pressed from the seeds of the Camellia oleifera, a wildflower that grows in China and Japan, where it has been used for centuries in skin and hair care. Absorbs into skin quickly. 

 

Castor Oil A thick, glossy oil pressed from castor beans.

 

A fatty alcohol used as a thickener in lotions, salves, body butters, and more. It is a blend of cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol.

Cetearyl alcohol is not drying or irritating to the skin as it is not “that kind” of alcohol. The alcohols to be worry about in skin care products are volatile liquid alcohols like ethanol or isopropyl alcohol. 
INCI Cetearyl Alcohol

 

 

Cetrimonium chloride is a liquid quaternary ammonium salt. It functions as a conditioning agent and surfactant in our products.

Cetrimonium chloride is an excellent conditioning agent for hair, with anti-static, anti-frizz, and detangling properties.
INCI Cetrimonium chloride

 

Cetyl alcohol is a saturated fatty alcohol derived from coconuts. It’s an emollient and it thickens/hardens without the weight or tackiness of wax. Cetyl alcohol is not drying or irritating to the skin
INCI Cetyl Alcohol

 

An inexpensive white crystalline alpha hydroxy acid.
INCI Citric Acid

 

Cocamidopropyl Betaine (CAPB) is a liquid amphoteric surfactant made from coconut oil.  Gentle cleansing agent. Mild enough to use on babies. 
INCI Cocamidopropyl Betaine

 

Coco Glucoside Coco Glucoside is a gentle non-ionic surfactant made from coconut oil and sugar.

 

Cocoa Butter Cocoa butter is the fat extracted from cocoa beans.

 

Coconut Oil The oil pressed from the meat of coconuts. 

 

Fractionated coconut oil is coconut oil that has had the long chain triglycerides removed, leaving the short and medium chain triglycerides, to create a lightweight liquid oil.
INCI Cocos Nucifera Oil

 

Cupuacu Butter  A firm soft butter, made by cold pressing the seeds of the Cupuacu tree, which is native to Brazil.

 

D

Decyl Glucoside is a gentle non-ionic surfactant made from coconut oil and sugar.
INCI Decyl Glucoside

 

Distilled water is water that has been distilled to remove impurities like minerals and salts.
INCI Aqua

 G

Grapeseed Oil A lightweight, low-scent, fast-absorbing carrier oil pressed from the seeds of grapes.

 

What is it? Guar Gum is a thickening gum extracted from the guar bean.
INCI Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum

 

H

Hemp Seed Oil A liquid oil pressed from the grains of the hemp plant.

  

J

Jojoba Oil A carrier oil that’s actually a liquid wax, pressed from the seeds of Simmondsia chinensis. Jojoba oil closely resembles our own skin’s sebum.

 

K

Kaolin Clay  Kaolin clay is a fine, smooth clay that comes in a variety of colors (white, red, green, pink, yellow, and orange). 

 

 

Kokum Butter Kokum butter is a very firm plant-derived butter from the seeds of the Garcinia Indica fruit. It is primarily comprised of stearic and oleic fatty acids.
INCI Garcinia Indica Seed Butter

 

Kukui nut oil is a liquid oil pressed from the seeds of the kukui nut (or candlenut) tree. It has a long history of use in Hawaii for skin care.
INCI Aleurites Moluccanus Seed Oil

 

M

Mango Butter The butter pressed from the mango seeds.


 

Murumuru Butter is the butter extracted from the seeds of the Murumuru palm that grow in the Amazon rainforest. It is comprised primarily of lauric and myristic fatty acids.
INCI Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter

 

N

Neem oil is a carrier oil with a long history of cosmetic and skin care use in India. It is quite a polarizing oil due to its pungent scent and strong reputation for healing and helping irritated skin. 
INCI Azadirachta Indica Seed Oil


 O

Olive Oil  A liquid oil pressed from olives.

 

Olive squalane is the more shelf-stable form of olive squalene—it has been hydrogenated to make it non-oxidative. It is an excellent emollient.
INCI Squalane

 

P

Panthenol (vitamin B5) is a vitamin that is fantastic for skin and hair care. D-panthenol (dextrorotatory panthenol) is metabolized into D-pantothenic acid by the body.
INCI Panthenol

 

The oil pressed from the seeds of the pomegranate.
INCI Punica Granatum seed oil

 

Propanediol is a humectant and solvent derived from corn sugar. 
INCI Propanediol

 

Pumpkin Seed Oil The oil pressed from the seeds of the seeds of the pumpkin.

 

R

RoseHip Oil The oil pressed from the seeds of the rosehip plant.

 

S

 

Sea Buckthorn Fruit Oil is the oil from the fruit of the sea buckthorn berry. The sea buckthorn plant is a thorny shrub believed to originate in Asia.
INCI Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil

 

Shea Butter A rich, thick butter made from the shea nut. 

 

Stearic acid is an isolated fatty acid we use as a thickener and hardener in lotions, salves, body butters, and more. It occurs naturally in butters like cocoa and shea.
INCI Stearic Acid

 

Shea Butter  A rich, thick butter made from the shea nut. 

 

Salt. Sodium chloride (NaCl).
INCI Sodium chloride

 

Sunflower Oil

A yellow liquid oil pressed from the seeds of the sunflower.

 

 

Sweet Almond Oil A versatile liquid carrier oil pressed from almonds.

 

 T


Tamanu oil (also known as calophyllum oil) is a liquid carrier oil pressed from the seeds of the tamanu tree from South East Asia. Tamanu oil is mostly comprised of oleic and linoleic acid, but does contain relatively high amounts of stearic and palmitic acid.
INCI Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil

 

Titanium Dioxide  Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is the naturally occurring oxide of titanium.

 

Vitamin E is a potent antioxidant and beneficial skincare ingredient.

The term “vitamin E” refers to 8 different chemical compounds: four tocopherols and four tocotrienols (alpha, beta, gamma, and delta). Different vitamin E products can contain different blends or isolations of these different vitamin E chemicals. 

Protects skin from environmental damage.

Vitamin E is not a preservative. While it can help extend the shelf life of products by delaying the onset of rancidity, it does nothing to prevent microbial growth.

 
INCI Tocopherol

 

 

 V

Vegetable glycerin is a thick, clear, sticky liquid derived from plants like palm and coconut
INCI Glycerine

 

W

Witch hazel (Hamamelis Virginiana) is a small deciduous tree native to eastern North America. Extracts made from its stems have been used as an anti-inflammatory and astringent for hundreds of years. 
INCI Hamamelis Virginiana