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Petal Scented Candle
Magnolia, night–blooming tuberose, and purple geranium float you away while golden amber and exotic musk bring you back to earth in this hyper floral concoction. Think tree flowers, rose, sage and patchouli.
Magnolia, night–blooming tuberose, and purple geranium float you away while golden amber and exotic musk bring you back to earth in this hyper floral concoction. Think tree flowers, rose, sage and patchouli.
Magnolia, night–blooming tuberose, and purple geranium float you away while golden amber and exotic musk bring you back to earth in this hyper floral concoction. Think tree flowers, rose, sage and patchouli.
Vitis vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil
Aka: Grape Seed Oil
Purpose(s): Antioxidant
Emollient
A nice plant oil derived from grape seeds. This lightweight oil makes your skin feel extremely smooth. Also, it's a great source of the antioxidants and skin-protector Vitamin E and lionoleic acid, a fatty acid that repairs the skin barrier.
Antioxidant
A good ingredient that helps your skin fight against collagen-damaging free radicals that try to age your skin.
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
Simmondsia Chinensis Jojoba Seed Oil
Aka: Jojoba Oil
Purpose(s): Emollient
Jojoba Oil is a lightweight oil derived from the seeds of the Simmondsia Chinensis bush that can originally be found in South-Western North America and North-Western Mexico. The oil is perfect for nourishing and moisturizing the skin so a must when you have dry skin.
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
Salvia sclarea Clary Sage Oil
Aka: Clary Sage Oil
Purpose(s): Astringent
Antibacterial
An antibacterial essential oil and astringent that soothes redness and post-shaving irritation. Also, a herb that's often used for its nice spicy, hay-like smell.
Astringent
These ingredients cause contraction of the skin. In skincare astringents (or toners) are often used to tone the skin and make it firm by tightening the pores.
Antibacterial
These ingredients prevent the spread of bacteria, fungi and viruses on your skin.
Citrus medica limonum Lemon peel Oil
Aka: Lemon Peel Oil
Purpose(s): Perfuming
This essential oil comes from the peel of the lemon and is usually used as a fragrant component. Be careful with exposure to the sun directly after applying lemon peel oil, because it can be slightly phototoxic and sensitive to sun light.
Perfuming
Gives the product a nice smell. No magic.
Mentha piperita Peppermint Oil
Aka: Peppermint Oil
Purpose(s): Perfuming
This essential oil comes from flowerly peppermint sprigs. It contains menthol which makes it refreshing and cooling, but it can be sensitive to the skin.
Perfuming
Gives the product a nice smell. No magic.
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor Bark Oil
Aka: Camphor Oil
Purpose(s): Antibacterial
Perfuming
This essential oil is derived from the Camphor wood (of the tree) and known for its antibacterial properties. Often used in cosmetics to relieve skin irritation and itchiness because of its cooling effects. Also, camphor has a nice calming and refreshing odor, so win-win.
Antibacterial
These ingredients prevent the spread of bacteria, fungi and viruses on your skin.
Perfuming
Gives the product a nice smell. No magic.
Cymbopogon schoenanthus Lemongrass Oil
Aka: Lemongrass Oil
Purpose(s): Soothing
Antibacterial
A great ingredient in hair products, as it will treat dry hair and heal damage. It helps your skin to produce more oil so it can coat and protect the strands. Lemongrass also has the ability to penetrate hair follicles, leaving them healthier and stronger. May be sensitive to the skin.
Soothing
Soothing ingredients lighten discomfort of the skin, are anti-inflammatory, slow down the skin's aging process and help with common sensitive skin discomforts (e.g. acne, rosacea).
Antibacterial
These ingredients prevent the spread of bacteria, fungi and viruses on your skin.
Melaleuca Alternifolia Tea Tree Leaf Oil
Aka: Tea Tree Oil
Purpose(s): Soothing
Anti-acne
Antibacterial
Legend goes that the medicinal benefits of this oil were so important, Australian soldiers even took it with them during World War II. Tea Tree Oil is known to be strongly antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal. In skincare it's mostly used to fight acne, as most studies show that it's highly effective against P.acnes: The bacteria that causes acne.
Soothing
Soothing ingredients lighten discomfort of the skin, are anti-inflammatory, slow down the skin's aging process and help with common sensitive skin discomforts (e.g. acne, rosacea).
Anti-acne
Good ingredients that fight acne. Most of the time they're also antibacertial and anti-inflammatory.
Antibacterial
These ingredients prevent the spread of bacteria, fungi and viruses on your skin.
Caprylic Triglyceride
Aka: Fractionated Coconut Oil
Purpose(s): Emollient
A rich fatty oil that deeply penetrates the hair follicles to eliminate dryness while speeding up the skin’s healing process and softening ingrown hairs, so they can easily slide out of the skin. Coconut oil is perfect for after shaving as it smoothly lubricates skin to help avoid razor burn and it's very soothing. And hey it also smells great!
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
Vitis vinifera Grape Seed Oil
Aka: Grape Seed Oil
Purpose(s): Antioxidant
Emollient
A nice plant oil derived from grape seeds. This lightweight oil makes your skin feel extremely smooth. Also, it's a great source of the antioxidants and skin-protector Vitamin E and lionoleic acid, a fatty acid that repairs the skin barrier.
Antioxidant
A good ingredient that helps your skin fight against collagen-damaging free radicals that try to age your skin.
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
Lavandula Angustifolia
Aka: Lavender Oil
Purpose(s): Soothing
Perfuming
There are many uses of Lavender oil, but in skincare it's mostly used to soothe irritated skin, reduce itching and swelling and moisturize the skin.
Soothing
Soothing ingredients lighten discomfort of the skin, are anti-inflammatory, slow down the skin's aging process and help with common sensitive skin discomforts (e.g. acne, rosacea).
Perfuming
Gives the product a nice smell. No magic.
Ricinus Communis Castor Seed Oil
Aka: Castor Oil
Purpose(s): Emollient
An oil with nice rich fatty acids that make it thicker and glossier than other oils. It's a very effective emollient that reduces skin moisture loss and forms a solid film when it's dry with water-binding properties. It also enhances the absorption of other ingredients.
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
D-alpha tocopherol
Aka: Vitamin E
Purpose(s): Antioxidant
The best fat-soluble antioxidant in our skin and therefore easy to absorb. It protects against UVB rays, makes skin smooth and is a super hero when it comes to protecting the skin cells against free-radicals that are out to destroy collagen (the protein that makes our skin nice, firm and plumped). The 'd' before alpha indicates that this product contains the natural form (instead of the synthetic derived Vitamin E). The 'alpha' indicates that this type of tocopherol is the most active one with the best antioxidant qualities.
Antioxidant
A good ingredient that helps your skin fight against collagen-damaging free radicals that try to age your skin.
Carthamus Tinctorius Safflower Seed Oil
Aka: Safflower Seed Oil
Purpose(s): Antioxidant
Emollient
This oil comes from the yellow safflower plant. Just like other plant derived oils, this one is full of nourishing and moisturizing fatty acids. It's also high in linoleic acid (which protects the skin barrier) and the super antioxidant Vitamin E. Very good for dry skin.
Antioxidant
A good ingredient that helps your skin fight against collagen-damaging free radicals that try to age your skin.
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Almond Oil
Aka: Sweet Almond Oil
Purpose(s): Emollient
This smoothing plant oil comes from almonds and is full of skin-nourishing fatty acids, Vitamin E and B. It's a nice common oil to have in skincare because of its great smoothing, softening and moisturizing effects.
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
α-Bisabolol chamomile
Aka: Alpha-Bisabolol
Purpose(s): Soothing
This clear, fluid oil is derived from chamomile and is often used in skincare because of its anti-inflammatory and soothing effects.
Soothing
Soothing ingredients lighten discomfort of the skin, are anti-inflammatory, slow down the skin's aging process and help with common sensitive skin discomforts (e.g. acne, rosacea).
Borago Officinalis Borage Seed Oil
Aka: Borage Seed Oil
Purpose(s): Soothing
Emollient
A perfect ingredient for when you have dry, sensitive, irritated and eczema prone skin. Derived from the borage plant, the richest plant source out there, containing the essential fatty acid: GLA, Gamma-Linolenic Acid. This acid is soothing and nourishing and repairs dry and irritated skin.
Soothing
Soothing ingredients lighten discomfort of the skin, are anti-inflammatory, slow down the skin's aging process and help with common sensitive skin discomforts (e.g. acne, rosacea).
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
Oenothera Biennis Evening Primrose Oil
Aka: Evening Primrose Oil
Purpose(s): Soothing
Emollient
It comes from the seeds of the yellow-flowered Evening Primrose plant. It's full of nourishing and moisturizing fatty acids and a rich source of linoleic acid (that repairs the skin barrier) and GLA (Gamma-Linolenic Acid, that repairs dry skin). It's often used because it's a perfect hydrating oil that reduces inflammation and irritation and helps with dry skin. To make it even more heoric: It stimulates skin cell regeneration.
Soothing
Soothing ingredients lighten discomfort of the skin, are anti-inflammatory, slow down the skin's aging process and help with common sensitive skin discomforts (e.g. acne, rosacea).
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
Calophyllum inophyllum Tamanu Seed Oil
Aka: Tamanu Oil
Purpose(s): Antioxidant
Emollient
Antibacterial
An antimicrobial oil derived from the tamanu nut that’s packed with moisturizing omega fatty acids and antioxidants to soften skin and promote new, healthy cell growth.
Antioxidant
A good ingredient that helps your skin fight against collagen-damaging free radicals that try to age your skin.
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
Antibacterial
These ingredients prevent the spread of bacteria, fungi and viruses on your skin.
Lavender Essential Oil
Aka: Lavender Oil
Purpose(s): Soothing
Perfuming
There are many uses of Lavender oil, but in skincare it's mostly used to soothe irritated skin, reduce itching and swelling and moisturize the skin.
Soothing
Soothing ingredients lighten discomfort of the skin, are anti-inflammatory, slow down the skin's aging process and help with common sensitive skin discomforts (e.g. acne, rosacea).
Perfuming
Gives the product a nice smell. No magic.
Linalool
Aka: Linalol
Purpose(s): Perfuming
A common perfuming ingredient found in a lot of natural oils and plants. It may oxidize on air and become allergenic (on very sensitive skin).
Perfuming
Gives the product a nice smell. No magic.
Geraniol
Aka: Rhodinol
Purpose(s): Perfuming
A common perfuming ingredient that smells like rose. It may oxidize on air and become allergenic (on very sensitive skin).
Perfuming
Gives the product a nice smell. No magic.
Water
Aka: H2O
Purpose(s): Solvent
The most common skincare ingredient out there: water! Water is mainly used as a solvent for ingredients that don't like to dissolve in oils. Once water is inside the skin it hydrates, but putting water for too long on the skin it may cause dryness (think about your long hot baths).
Solvent
Ingredients that absorb other ingredients in the composition of the product.
Sodium Phytate
Purpose(s): Chelating
This helper ingredient keeps the product stable over time, without any structure or color changes. How? It neutralizes metal ions in the formula to prevent the worsening of the ingredients.
Chelating
These helper ingredients react to metal ions and are usually in a product to keep the formula stable.
Alcohol
Aka: Ethanol
Purpose(s): Astringent
Solvent
Viscosity controlling
Alcohol is a pretty controversial ingredient. It has many instant benefits: It's a great solvent, astringent, absorption enhancer, antibacterial and it makes formulas light. That's why it's a popular ingredient in oily products and toners. However, alcohol can also be drying, so watch out with sensitive skin and don't use skincare products where alcohol is the main ingredient.
Astringent
These ingredients cause contraction of the skin. In skincare astringents (or toners) are often used to tone the skin and make it firm by tightening the pores.
Solvent
Ingredients that absorb other ingredients in the composition of the product.
Viscosity controlling
These ingredients help to thicken the texture of a product.
Xanthan Gum
Purpose(s): Viscosity controlling
Emulsion stabilising
This natural ingredient is one of the most common thickeners and emulsion stabilizers. It makes the formula more gel-like and sticky.
Viscosity controlling
These ingredients help to thicken the texture of a product.
Emulsion stabilising
These helper ingredients keep the formula stable and prevent water and oil from separating over time.
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
Purpose(s): Viscosity controlling
Absorbent
This ingredient is a clay mineral that's used to thicken and stabilize skincare formulas. It also gives a nice creamy feel without stickiness.
Viscosity controlling
These ingredients help to thicken the texture of a product.
Absorbent
These ingredients remove excess oil and water from your skin.
Glycerin
Aka: Glycerol
Purpose(s): Skin-identical ingredient
Moisturizer
This natural moisturizer is a super star. It can be naturally found in our skin and its use in skincare is super common. Aside from a moisturizer it keeps the stuff between our cells healthy. Glycerin is also a super ingredient for treating dry skin.
Skin-identical ingredient
Very good ingredients that are already in your skin or mimic those. For example, Glycerin and Hyaluronic Acid that keep your skin hydrated and Ceramides and Cholesterol that maintain a healthy skin barrier.
Moisturizer
These helper ingredients keep the formula stable and prevent water and oil from separating over time.
Gluconolactone
Purpose(s): Chelating
Exfoliant
You want this. It's a PHA (Plyhydroxy Acid) that exfoliates skin removing dead skin cells and making the surface super smooth. It provides anti-aging benefits and improves skin thickness. Also, it's a great moisturizer and helps to repair skin damage. This all without irritating the skin.
Chelating
These helper ingredients react to metal ions and are usually in a product to keep the formula stable.
Exfoliant
Good ingredients that remove dead skin cells to make skin soft and smooth.
Sodium Benzoate
Purpose(s): Preservative
It's a preservative which means it helps to make the products stay good over time. In this case the preservative works best against fungi.
Preservative
Ingredients that preserve the formula. They are not the most skin friendly, but they are only used in tiny amounts and without it your product will quickly expire.
Calcium Gluconate
Aka: Calcium
Purpose(s): Moisturizer
It's an important body mineral and is often used in skincare for its skin-soothing and moisturizing effects.
Moisturizer
These ingredients help your skin to retain water so your skin feels hydrated and moisturized.
Sodium Hyaluronate 1 pct
Purpose(s): Skin-identical ingredient
Moisturizer
This is the salt version of the famous hydrating super star Hyaluronic Acid and they do pretty much the same. Sodium Hyaluronate acts as a sponge helping the skin to hold onto water, looking firm, plump and elastic.
Skin-identical ingredient
Very good ingredients that are already in your skin or mimic those. For example, Glycerin and Hyaluronic Acid that keep your skin hydrated and Ceramides and Cholesterol that maintain a healthy skin barrier.
Moisturizer
These ingredients help your skin to retain water so your skin feels hydrated and moisturized.
Cetearyl Olivate
Purpose(s): Emulsifying
This is a natural component derived from Cetearyl Alcohol and the fatty acids of Olive Oil. It's often coupled with Sorbitan Olivate. The two together help water and oil blend.
Emulsifying
Ingredients that bind other ingredients who normally don't like to mix, say oil and water.
Sorbitan Olivate
Purpose(s): Emulsifying
This is a natural component derived from Sorbitol and the fatty acids of Olive Oil. It's often coupled with Cetearyl Olivate. The two together help water and oil blend.
Emulsifying
Ingredients that bind other ingredients who normally don't like to mix, say oil and water.
Glyceryl Stearate SE
Purpose(s): Emulsifying
This is an oily ingredient that can magically blend with water all by itself. That's what the SE in the name stands for: self-emulsifying.
Emulsifying
Ingredients that bind other ingredients who normally don't like to mix, say oil and water.
Stearyl Alcohol
Purpose(s): Emollient
Viscosity controlling
Emulsion stabilising
This is a multitasker ingredient: 1) Emollient to give your skin a nice and smooth feel 2) Stabilizes oil-water mixes 3) Gives body to the formula and 4) Fatty kind of alcohol, aka the good soothing type of alcohol that doesn't dry out and irritate te skin.
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
Viscosity controlling
These ingredients help to thicken the texture of a product.
Emulsion stabilising
These helper ingredients keep the formula stable and prevent water and oil from separating over time.
Helianthus Annuus Sunflower Seed Wax
Aka: Sunflower Wax
Purpose(s): Viscosity controlling
Emulsion stabilising
This is a hard wax coming from the sunflower. It is used in skincare to stabilize products and give them body and it's a great ingredient for dry skin.
Viscosity controlling
These ingredients help to thicken the texture of a product.
Emulsion stabilising
These helper ingredients keep the formula stable and prevent water and oil from separating over time.
Octyl Palmitate
Purpose(s): Emollient
A populair emollient that is used to give the formula its richness and a mild feel when you rub it out.
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
Diethyl Ether
Aka: Ether
Purpose(s): Solvent
This colorless liquid is often used in cosmetics as a solvent. Studies show that this ingredient may annoy skin.
Solvent
Ingredients that absorb other ingredients in the composition of the product.
Oleyl Erucate
Purpose(s): Emollient
A vegetable-based emollient that makes your skin soft and smooth. It has a rich feel to it, very Jojoba Oil like.
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
Olive Squalane
Purpose(s): Skin-identical ingredient
Emollient
Squalane is hot and we know why. First of all, it's a nice and stable oily liquid with a long shelf life (the length of time for which an item remains usable). Second, it's a super moisturizer that makes your skin smooth. And last but not least, it's for every skin type (e.g. it's perfect for skin with acne).
Skin-identical ingredient
Very good ingredients that are already in your skin or mimic those. For example, Glycerin and Hyaluronic Acid that keep your skin hydrated and Ceramides and Cholesterol that maintain a healthy skin barrier.
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
Butyrospermum Parkii
Aka: Shea Butter
Purpose(s): Emollient
Shea Butter, we love it. It's a natural butter that comes from the seeds of the African Shea tree and is used in skincare as a magic moisturizer and emollient. But it does more than making your skin feel soft and smooth: It protects from external factors (e.g. UV rays) and is rich in antioxidants (e.g. Vitamin A, E, F).
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
Tapioca Starch
Purpose(s): Viscosity controlling
A soft, white powder and often a replacement for talc in body powders. It has great oil absorbing qualities and gives formulas more richness.
Viscosity controlling
These ingredients help to thicken the texture of a product.
Glycerin
Aka: Glycerol
Purpose(s): Skin-identical ingredient
Moisturizer
This natural moisturizer is a super star. It can be naturally found in our skin and its use in skincare is super common. Aside from a moisturizer it keeps the stuff between our cells healthy. Glycerin is also a super ingredient for treating dry skin.
Skin-identical ingredient
Very good ingredients that are already in your skin or mimic those. For example, Glycerin and Hyaluronic Acid that keep your skin hydrated and Ceramides and Cholesterol that maintain a healthy skin barrier.
Moisturizer
These ingredients help your skin to retain water so your skin feels hydrated and moisturized.
Ascorbic Acid
Aka: Vitamin C
Purpose(s): Antioxidant
Skin Brightening
The Beyoncé under the ingredients. It boosts the skins own collagen production and fades pigmentation and brown spots. It's a very good ingredient combined with antioxidant Vitamin E. Please note: Ascorbic Acid can oxidize quickly when it comes into contact with light or air so close that jar/tube quickly after use.
Antioxidant
A good ingredient that helps your skin fight against collagen-damaging free radicals that try to age your skin.
Skin Brightening
Ingredients that help fade brown spots and pigmentation caused by sun damage.
Oryzanol
Purpose(s): Antioxidant
Derived from rice bran oil, this natural ingredient has strong antioxidant effects.
Antioxidant
A good ingredient that helps your skin fight against collagen-damaging free radicals that try to age your skin.
Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil
Aka: Mandarin Orange Oil
Purpose(s): Perfuming
This oil from the peel of the mandarin orange is a great fragrant ingredient, that has antioxidant effects as well. It smells nice, but keep in mind citrus ingredients may irritate sensitive skin.
Perfuming
Gives the product a nice smell. No magic.
Sodium Hyaluronate
Purpose(s): Skin-identical ingredient
Moisturizer
This natural ingredient is one of the most common thickeners and emulsion stabilizers. It makes the formula more gel-like and sticky.
Skin-identical ingredient
Very good ingredients that are already in your skin or mimic those. For example, Glycerin and Hyaluronic Acid that keep your skin hydrated and Ceramides and Cholesterol that maintain a healthy skin barrier.
Moisturizer
These ingredients help your skin to retain water so your skin feels hydrated and moisturized.
Jasminum Officinale Flower Extract
Aka: Jasmin Oil
Purpose(s): Perfuming
Jasmin extract is mostly used for perfuming, but it can also be used for its antibacterial effects in the treatments of skin infections (like psoriasis).
Perfuming
Gives the product a nice smell. No magic.
Lavandula Hybrida Flower Oil
Aka: Lavender extract
Purpose(s): Emollient
Mostly used for its lavender floral smell, but this extract can also help with reducing stretch marks or other skin issues.
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
Benzyl Benzoate
Purpose(s): Solvent
Perfuming
Antibacterial
A fragrant ingredient with a sweet balsamic smell and antibacterial effects that can be used as a solvent as well. Be careful with sensitive skin as it can cause irritation.
Solvent
Ingredients that absorb other ingredients in the composition of the product.
Perfuming
Gives the product a nice smell. No magic.
Antibacterial
These ingredients prevent the spread of bacteria, fungi and viruses on your skin.
Limonene
Purpose(s): Perfuming
Solvent
Deodorant
Mainly used as a fragrant ingredient because of its pleasant smell. As with all perfuming ingredients, be careful with sensitive skin.
Perfuming
Gives the product a nice smell. No magic.
Solvent
Ingredients that absorb other ingredients in the composition of the product.
Deodorant
Ingredients that camouflage bad smell caused by sweating.
Squalane
Purpose(s): Skin-identical ingredient
Emollient
Squalane is hot and we know why. First of all, it's a nice and stable oily liquid with a long shelf life (the length of time for which an item remains usable). Second, it's a super moisturizer that makes your skin smooth. And last but not least, it's for every skin type (e.g. it's perfect for skin with acne).
Skin-identical ingredient
Very good ingredients that are already in your skin or mimic those. For example, Glycerin and Hyaluronic Acid that keep your skin hydrated and Ceramides and Cholesterol that maintain a healthy skin barrier.
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
Cetearyl Alcohol
Purpose(s): Emollient
Viscosity controlling
This fatty alcohol (the good type that is non-drying) softens skin and hair and is often used to thicken and stabilize skincare products.
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
Viscosity controlling
These ingredients help to thicken the texture of a product.
Cetyl Phosphate
Purpose(s): Emulsifying
Cleansing
A beige powder that helps oil and water mix nicely, often used in skincare products and sunscreen formulas.
Emulsifying
Ingredients that bind other ingredients who normally don't like to mix, say oil and water.
Cleansing
Ingredients that are both water and oil loving, so they are often used in cleansers or products that spread bubbles.
Glycine Soja Oil
Aka: Soybean Oil
Purpose(s): Emollient
An ingredient derived from the soybean. It's rich in protein, minerals and vitamins (especially Vitamin E). Mostly used in bath oil and soaps as it's moisturizing and skin firming.
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
Arginine
Purpose(s): Skin-identical ingredient
This acid is one of the primary building blocks of hair keratin and skin collagen. It's a natural moisturizer and hydrator and also helps to speed up wound healing.
Skin-identical ingredient
Very good ingredients that are already in your skin or mimic those. For example, Glycerin and Hyaluronic Acid that keep your skin hydrated and Ceramides and Cholesterol that maintain a healthy skin barrier.
Myristyl Myristate
Purpose(s): Emollient
A waxy emollient that leaves skin velvety smooth and also gives body to the formula. If you are prone to acne, be careful as it may clog pores.
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
Phenoxyethanol
Purpose(s): Preservative
A safe and gentle preservative that can be used in many skincare formulas. (as it works on a wide range of pH levels).
Preservative
Ingredients that preserve the formula. They are not the most skin friendly, but they are only used in tiny amounts and without it your product will quickly expire.
Carbomer
Purpose(s): Viscosity controlling
A very commonly used molecule that turns a liquid into a nice non-sticky gel formula.
Viscosity controlling
These ingredients help to thicken the texture of a product.
Palm Oil Aminopropanediol Esters
Aka: Safflower Oil / Ω6 Ceramide
Purpose(s): Soothing
Moisturizer
A very good ingredient when your skin is damaged as it has great barrier repairing effects and soothes skin.
Soothing
Soothing ingredients lighten discomfort of the skin, are anti-inflammatory, slow down the skin's aging process and help with common sensitive skin discomforts (e.g. acne, rosacea).
Moisturizer
These ingredients help your skin to retain water so your skin feels hydrated and moisturized.
Benzoic Acid
Purpose(s): Preservative
A preservative that is gentle on the skin and doesn't irritate. Usually it's mixed with other preservatives.
Preservative
Ingredients that preserve the formula. They are not the most skin friendly, but they are only used in tiny amounts and without it your product will quickly expire.
Glyceryl Laurate
Purpose(s): Emollient
Emulsifying
Derived from glycerin, this acid works as an emulsifier and emollient - making the skin soft and smooth.
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
Emulsifying
Ingredients that bind other ingredients who normally don't like to mix, say oil and water.
Tocopherol
Aka: Vitamin E
Purpose(s): Antioxidant
The best fat-soluble antioxidant in our skin and therefore easy to absorb. It protects against UVB rays, makes skin smooth and is a super hero when it comes to protecting the skin cells against free-radicals that are out to destroy collagen (the protein that makes our skin nice, firm and plumped). The 'd' before alpha indicates that this product contains the natural form (instead of the synthetic derived Vitamin E). The 'alpha' indicates that this type of tocopherol is the most active one with the best antioxidant qualities.
Antioxidant
A good ingredient that helps your skin fight against collagen-damaging free radicals that try to age your skin.
Cananga Odorata Flower Oil
Aka: Ylang Ylang Essential Oil
Purpose(s): Perfuming
A fragrant ingredient with a nice smell, relaxing and calming. As with all perfuming ingredients, be careful with sensitive skin.
Perfuming
Gives the product a nice smell. No magic.
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Aka: Rose Geranium Flower Essential Oil
Purpose(s): Perfuming
An essential oil coming from the flowers of Rose Geranium and mostly used for its nice smell. As with all perfuming ingredients, be careful with sensitive skin.
Perfuming
Gives the product a nice smell. No magic.
Dehydroacetic Acid
Aka: Geogard 111A
Purpose(s): Preservative
A preservative ingredient that keeps the formula in tact and also fights fungi and bacteria.
Preservative
Ingredients that preserve the formula. They are not the most skin friendly, but they are only used in tiny amounts and without it your product will quickly expire.
Rosa Damascena Flower Extract
Purpose(s): Perfuming
A fragrant ingredient derived from pink rose. It has skin-soothing and antixodidant effects and the smell is very relaxing. As with all perfuming ingredients, be careful with sensitive skin.
Perfuming
Gives the product a nice smell. No magic.
Benzyl Salicylate
Purpose(s): Solvent
Perfuming
Antibacterial
A fragrant ingredient with a sweet balsamic smell and antibacterial effects that can also be used as a solvent. Be careful with sensitive skin as it can cause irritation.
Solvent
Ingredients that absorb other ingredients in the composition of the product.
Perfuming
Gives the product a nice smell. No magic.
Antibacterial
These ingredients prevent the spread of bacteria, fungi and viruses on your skin.
Citronellol
Purpose(s): Perfuming
A very common rosy fragrant ingredient. As with all perfuming ingredients, be careful with sensitive skin.
Perfuming
Gives the product a nice smell. No magic.
Farnesol
Purpose(s): Perfuming
A mix of essential oils that are used to improve the smell of cosmetic products. As with all perfuming ingredients, be careful with sensitive skin.
Perfuming
Gives the product a nice smell. No magic.
Phospholipids
Purpose(s): Skin-identical ingredient
Emollient
A type of fatty acid that can be found in cells. It's usually used in skincare as an emollient and skin-identical ingredient.
Skin-identical ingredient
Very good ingredients that are already in your skin or mimic those. For example, Glycerin and Hyaluronic Acid that keep your skin hydrated and Ceramides and Cholesterol that maintain a healthy skin barrier.
Emollient
A good ingredient that makes your skin feel soft and oh so smooth.
Leuconostoc Ferment Filtrate
Aka: Fermented Radish Root
Purpose(s): Antibacterial
Preservative
This natural preservative is derived from radishes fermented with a bacteria with which they make kimchi (yes, the Korean dish). It also has antibacterial effects.
Antibacterial
These ingredients prevent the spread of bacteria, fungi and viruses on your skin.
Preservative
Ingredients that preserve the formula. They are not the most skin friendly, but they are only used in tiny amounts and without it your product will quickly expire.
Retinol
Aka: Vitamin A
Purpose(s): cell-communicating ingredient
Bye bye fine lines. This is the ingredient to use for anti-aging effects: It de-wrinkles and makes skin smoother and more firm. It's also a good ingredient to use when you have acne since it reduces the production of sebum.
cell-communicating ingredient
Ingredients that communicate to skin cells how to perform and do better.
EDTA
Aka: EthyleneDiamineTetraacetic Acid
Purpose(s): Chelating
A chelating ingredient that can stick to metal ions (usually in water) and make them more gentle in the formula.
Chelating
These helper ingredients react to metal ions and are usually in a product to keep the formula stable.
Ethylhexylglycerin
Purpose(s): Preservative
A natural preservative that boosts the success of phenoxyethanol (other preservative). And bonus: It feels nice on your skin.
Preservative
Ingredients that preserve the formula. They are not the most skin friendly, but they are only used in tiny amounts and without it your product will quickly expire.
Propanediol
Aka: Zemea
Purpose(s): Solvent
Moisturizer
An Ecocert approved natural moisturizer and solvent coming from corn sugar.
Solvent
Ingredients that absorb other ingredients in the composition of the product.
Moisturizer
These ingredients help your skin to retain water so your skin feels hydrated and moisturized.
Alcohol Denat
Purpose(s): Antibacterial
Solvent
Astringent
" This one is a multitasker with a lot of good purposes, but it's debated that alcohol can be drying for sensitive skin so we recommend to test a sample on your hand first. "
Antibacterial
These ingredients prevent the spread of bacteria, fungi and viruses on your skin.
Solvent
Ingredients that absorb other ingredients in the composition of the product.
Astringent
These ingredients cause contraction of the skin. In skincare astringents (or toners) are often used to tone the skin and make it firm by tightening the pores.
Lactic Acid
Aka: AHA (Alpha Hydroxy Acid)
Purpose(s): Exfoliant
Moisturizer
Only love. This is a very popular AHA (Alpha Hydroxy Acid) which exfoliates, hydrates, improves firmness and reduces fine lines and hyperpigmentation.
Exfoliant
Good ingredients that remove dead skin cells to make skin soft and smooth.
Moisturizer
These ingredients help your skin to retain water so your skin feels hydrated and moisturized.
Azelaic Acid
Purpose(s): Anti-acne
Soothing
Buffering
This can be your skin changer. A great ingredient if you have acne or rosacea: It's antibacterial, regulates sebum production in pores and helps with melasma.
Anti-acne
Good ingredients that fight acne. Most of the time they're also antibacertial and anti-inflammatory.
Soothing
Soothing ingredients lighten discomfort of the skin, are anti-inflammatory, slow down the skin's aging process and help with common sensitive skin discomforts (e.g. acne, rosacea).
Buffering
Ingredients that create the right pH value for a formula.
Salicylic Acid
Aka: BHA (Beta Hydroxy Acid)
Purpose(s): Exfoliant
Anti-acne
Soothing
A must if you have problem and oily skin: It exfoliates deeply (also in the pores), treats blackheads, large pores and is great in combination with Azelaic Acid and Benzoyl Peroxide for the treatment of acne.
Exfoliant
Good ingredients that remove dead skin cells to make skin soft and smooth.
Anti-acne
Good ingredients that fight acne. Most of the time they're also antibacertial and anti-inflammatory.
Soothing
Soothing ingredients lighten discomfort of the skin, are anti-inflammatory, slow down the skin's aging process and help with common sensitive skin discomforts (e.g. acne, rosacea).
Sodium Lactate
Purpose(s): Buffering
Moisturizer
This is the natural Ecocert approved sodium version of Lactic Acid. Great for moisturizing and also a good buffering ingredient.
Buffering
Ingredients that create the right pH value for a formula.
Moisturizer
These ingredients help your skin to retain water so your skin feels hydrated and moisturized.
Lactobionic Acid
Aka: PHA (Poly Hydroxy Acid)
Purpose(s): Exfoliant
Buffering
A must try! The sister of Gluconolactone, also a PHA and referred to as ‘the next generation AHA’. It has all the pros of an AHA without causing any irritation. It exfoliates, moisturizes and protects the skin.
Exfoliant
Good ingredients that remove dead skin cells to make skin soft and smooth.
Buffering
Ingredients that create the right pH value for a formula.
Phytic Acid
Purpose(s): Skin Brightening
Chelating
Not really an acid, more of a plant extract with antioxidant effects. Usually used in a formula to keep it stable.
Skin Brightening
Ingredients that help fade brown spots and pigmentation caused by sun damage.
Chelating
These helper ingredients react to metal ions and are usually in a product to keep the formula stable.
Benzyl Alcohol
Purpose(s): Preservative
Perfuming
Solvent
A good gentle preservative coming from fruits and tea.
Preservative
Ingredients that preserve the formula. They are not the most skin friendly, but they are only used in tiny amounts and without it your product will quickly expire.
Perfuming
Gives the product a nice smell. No magic.
Solvent
Ingredients that absorb other ingredients in the composition of the product.
Cetearyl Glucoside
Purpose(s): Emulsifying
Cleansing
An emulsifier ingredient coming from coconut and corn sugar. Its liquid crystal structure supports the skin's natural oil and moisture balance. It will make your skin super soft and smooth.
Emulsifying
Ingredients that bind other ingredients who normally don't like to mix, say oil and water.
Cleansing
Ingredients that are both water and oil loving, so they are often used in cleansers or products that spread bubbles.
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Aka: Rosemary Leaf Oil
Purpose(s): Antioxidant
Antibacterial
An essential oil coming from the rosemary herb and a great antioxidant with antibacterial effects. Sensitive skin? Be careful with this ingredient.
Antioxidant
A good ingredient that helps your skin fight against collagen-damaging free radicals that try to age your skin.
Antibacterial
These ingredients prevent the spread of bacteria, fungi and viruses on your skin.
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
Aka: Roman Chamomile Flower Oil
Purpose(s): Soothing
An essential oil coming from chamomile with soothing effects.
Soothing
Soothing ingredients lighten discomfort of the skin, are anti-inflammatory, slow down the skin's aging process and help with common sensitive skin discomforts (e.g. acne, rosacea).
Bentonite
Purpose(s): Viscosity controlling
Absorbent
Emulsion stabilising
This ingredient helps clear bacteria and draws toxins out of skin and pores. It can also help to calm skin infections, soothe skin allergies like psoriasis and eczema.
Viscosity controlling
These ingredients help to thicken the texture of a product.
Absorbent
These ingredients remove excess oil and water from your skin.
Emulsion stabilising
These helper ingredients keep the formula stable and prevent water and oil from separating over time.
