Natural Ingredients Library

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Natural Ingredients Library

Ingredients A–Z

Our NATURAL & Sustainable Ingredients

Step into our botanical sanctuary. Here, we celebrate the raw, undisturbed power of nature. We prioritize unrefined organic oils in our creations because they remain alive with the nutrients, vitamins, and antioxidants that refinement often strips away.

Every ingredient in our natural ingredients library is chosen not just for its performance, but for its story – from hand-harvested butter to ethically sourced seeds -ensuring your skin is nourished by the purest essence of the earth.

Botanical Oils

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ALMOND OIL (Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis)

• Organic • Cold-Pressed

A centuries-old skincare staple, Almond Oil is prized for its gentle nourishing properties and naturally high content of vitamins and essential fatty acids. This lightweight botanical oil helps soften the skin while suppporting a healthy, resilient skin barrier.

  • Deeply nourishes and softens dry skin
  • Helps soothe irritation and sensitivity
  • Supports a stronger, healthier skin barrier
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Baobab Seed Oil (Adansonia Digitata)

• Cold-Pressed

Known as the “tree of life,” Baobab Seed Oil is a nutrient-rich botanical oil packed with essential fatty acids, antioxidants, and vitamins that help nourish and restore the skin. Its lightweight yet deeply conditioning texture makes it especially beneficial for dry, stressed, or mature skin.

  • Deeply nourishes and helps restore dry skin
  • Supports skin elasticity and softness
  • Helps protect against environmental stressors
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Black Cumin Seed Oil (Nigella Sativa)

• Organic • Cold-Pressed

Often called the “seed of blessing,” Black Cumin Seed Oil has been treasured for centuries for its potent nourishing and soothing properties. Rich in antioxidants and naturally occurring thymoquinone, this powerful botanical oil is especially valued for helping calm stressed, blemish-prone, and sensitive skin.

  • Helps soothe irritation and redness
  • Supports clearer, balanced-looking skin
  • Nourishes and strengthens the skin barrier
Watercolour botanical illustration of blackcurrant seed oil with berries and leaves

Blackcurrant Seed Oil (Ribes Nigrum)

• Cold-Pressed

A lesser-known skincare gem, Blackcurrant Seed Oil is prized for its unusually rich omega fatty acid profile, including rare gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), which helps support skin comfort and resilience. This lightweight botanical oil is especially loved for bringing nourishment to dry, sensitive, and stressed-looking skin.

  • Helps strengthen and support the skin barrier
  • Comforts dry, sensitive, or reactive skin
  • Promotes softer, smoother, healthier-looking skin
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Camellia Seed Oil (Camellia Oleifera)

• Organic • Cold-Pressed

A treasured beauty secret in East Asia for centuries, Camellia Seed Oil is known for its silky texture and exceptional ability to nourish the skin without feeling heavy. Naturally rich in oleic acid and antioxidants, it helps leave skin soft, supple, and beautifully balanced.

  • Deeply nourishes without a greasy feel
  • Helps improve softness and skin suppleness
  • Supports a smooth, healthy-looking complexion
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Carrot Carrier Oil (Daucus Carota Sativa)

• Cold-Pressed

Naturally rich in carotenoids and antioxidant compounds, Carrot Seed Oil is a glow-boosting botanical prized for helping revitalise dull, tired-looking skin. Often used in facial skincare, it’s especially valued for supporting a brighter, smoother, more radiant complexion.

  • Helps revive dull and lacklustre skin
  • Supports a brighter, healthy-looking glow
  • Provides antioxidant protection against environmental stressors
Vintage botanical illustration of coconut oil with coconut and apothecary bottle

Coconut Oil (Cocos Nucifera)

• Organic • Extra Virgin • Cold Pressed

A true natural skincare classic, Coconut Oil is loved for its rich, deeply conditioning texture and ability to leave skin feeling instantly softer and comforted. Packed with nourishing fatty acids, it’s especially beneficial for dry, rough, or moisture-depleted skin.

  • Deeply nourishes and softens dry skin
  • Helps reduce feelings of tightness and discomfort
  • Supports long-lasting moisture and skin softness
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Evening Primrose Oil (Oenothera Biennis)

• Organic • Cold Pressed

Naturally rich in gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), Evening Primrose Oil is a comfort-restoring botanical especially prized for delicate, reactive, and hormonally stressed skin. Its replenishing nature helps support skin balance, softness, and resilience when the complexion feels dry or unsettled.

  • Helps comfort hormonally stressed or reactive skin
  • Supports skin barrier repair and moisture retention
  • Promotes smoother, softer, more resilient skin
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Jojoba Oil (Simmondsia Chinensis)

• Organic • Golden • Cold Pressed

Uniquely similar to the skin’s own natural sebum, Jojoba Oil is a balancing botanical that helps nourish without clogging or feeling heavy. Its lightweight, skin-compatible structure makes it a favourite for both dry and oily complexions alike.

  • Helps balance the skin’s natural oil production
  • Delivers lightweight hydration without a greasy feel
  • Supports a soft, smooth, healthy-looking complexion
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Pumpkin Seed Oil (Cucurbita Pepo)

• Cold Pressed

Naturally rich in essential fatty acids, antioxidants, and skin-supporting minerals, Pumpkin Seed Oil is a deeply replenishing botanical prized for helping restore dry or depleted skin. Its rich yet silky texture makes it especially valued for supporting skin resilience, softness, and a healthy-looking glow.

  • Helps replenish dry, tired, or moisture-depleted skin
  • Supports skin elasticity and overall resilience
  • Promotes a smoother, softer, more radiant complexion
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Safflower Oil (Carthamus Tinctorius)

• Cold Pressed

Exceptionally lightweight and fast-absorbing, Safflower Oil is prized for delivering nourishment without heaviness, making it ideal for skin that prefers a lighter touch. Rich in linoleic acid, it helps support skin balance while leaving the complexion feeling soft, smooth, and comfortable.

  • Delivers lightweight moisture without a greasy feel
  • Helps support balanced, comfortable skin
  • Softens and smooths the skin while absorbing quickly
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Sea Buckthorn Oil (Hippophae Rhamnoides)

• Cold Pressed • Virgin

Instantly recognisable for its vibrant golden-orange colour, Sea Buckthorn Oil is a powerhouse botanical packed with rare omega fatty acids, antioxidants, and skin-loving nutrients. It’s especially prized for helping revitalise dry, stressed, or mature-looking skin while supporting a healthy, radiant glow.

  • Helps nourish and restore dry or depleted skin
  • Supports skin regeneration and resilience
  • Promotes a brighter, healthier-looking complexion
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Squalane (Squalane)

Silky, weightless, and exceptionally skin-compatible, olive-derived Squalane mimics the skin’s natural lipids to deliver effortless hydration without heaviness. Loved for its elegant, fast-absorbing feel, it helps leave skin soft, balanced, and beautifully smooth.

  • Provides lightweight hydration without a greasy finish
  • Helps support the skin barrier and prevent moisture loss
  • Leaves skin feeling silky-soft, smooth, and balanced
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Sunflower Oil (Helianthus Annuus)

Gentle, dependable, and naturally rich in linoleic acid and vitamin E, Sunflower Oil is a skincare staple loved for its ability to nourish while supporting a healthy skin barrier. Its lightweight, non-heavy feel makes it especially suited to keeping skin soft, balanced, and comfortably hydrated.

  • Helps strengthen and support the skin barrier
  • Delivers lightweight nourishment and lasting softness
  • Helps keep skin balanced, comfortable, and hydrated

Essential Oils

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Bergamot Essential Oil (Citrus Aurantium Bergamia FCF)

• Organic

Fresh and uplifting, Bergamot Essential Oil is cherished in natural skincare for its bright citrus aroma and skin-balancing properties. The FCF (furanocoumarin-free) version is specially processed to be suitable for leave-on skincare products without the usual phototoxic concerns.

  • Helps balance oily or blemish-prone skin
  • Provides a refreshing, uplifting natural aroma
  • Supports a clearer, healthier-looking complexion
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Cypress Essential Oil (Cupressus Sempervirens)

• Organic

Fresh, woody, and grounding, Cypress Essential Oil is valued in skincare for its toning and balancing properties, particularly for oily or congested skin. Its crisp forest-like aroma also brings a naturally refreshing sensory experience to skincare rituals.

  • Helps balance excess oil and shine
  • Supports a fresher, clearer-looking complexion
  • Provides a refreshing, grounding natural aroma
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Eucalyptus Essential Oil (Eucalyptus Globulus)

• Organic

Instantly recognisable for its crisp, invigorating aroma, Eucalyptus Essential Oil brings a refreshing, awakening feel to skincare rituals. It’s especially valued in cleansing and body care for its purifying, cooling, and clarifying properties.

  • Delivers a naturally cooling, refreshing sensation
  • Helps leave skin feeling purified and revitalised
  • Creates an energising spa-like skincare experience
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Geranium Essential Oil (Pelargonium Graveolens)

• Organic

Often called the balancing essential oil, Geranium is loved in skincare for helping bring harmony to both dry and oily complexions while offering a beautifully floral, uplifting aroma. Its toning and skin-balancing character makes it a favourite in facial and body care rituals.

  • Helps balance combination or oily-prone skin
  • Supports a smoother, more even-looking complexion
  • Provides an uplifting floral aromatherapy experience
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Grapefruit Essential Oil (Citrus Paradisi)

• Organic

Bright, zesty, and instantly uplifting, Grapefruit Essential Oil brings a fresh burst of energy to skincare rituals while helping skin feel refreshed and rebalanced. Its naturally clarifying character makes it especially popular in body care and products designed for oily or dull-looking skin.

  • Helps refresh and rebalance oily or congested skin
  • Supports a brighter, more energised-looking complexion
  • Provides an uplifting citrus aromatherapy experience
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Lavender Essential Oil (Lavandula Angustifolia)

• Organic

One of the most beloved botanical ingredients in skincare, Lavender Essential Oil is treasured for its calming properties and beautifully soothing floral aroma. It helps bring comfort to stressed skin while turning everyday skincare into a relaxing self-care ritual.

  • Helps soothe irritated or sensitive skin
  • Supports a calmer, more balanced-looking complexion
  • Provides a naturally relaxing aromatherapy experience

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Lemon Essential Oil (Citrus Limon)

• Organic

Crisp, zesty, and instantly refreshing, Lemon Essential Oil is prized for bringing a clean, energising freshness to skincare rituals. Its naturally purifying character makes it especially suited to products designed to leave skin feeling revived, refreshed, and beautifully clean.

  • Helps leave skin feeling fresh and purified
  • Brings an energising citrus boost to your skincare ritual
  • Supports a cleaner, more refreshed skin feel
Watercolour botanical illustration of mandarin essential oil with citrus fruit

Mandarin Essential Oil (Citrus Nobilis)

Sweet, warm, and beautifully comforting, Mandarin Essential Oil offers a softer citrus character than sharper citrus oils like lemon or bergamot. It brings a gentle sense of brightness to skincare rituals while helping create a calming, feel-good sensory experience.

  • Helps revive dull, tired-looking skin
  • Supports a fresher, more radiant complexion
  • Brings a soft, uplifting citrus aroma to your routine
Vintage botanical illustration of neroli essential oil with orange blossom flowers

Neroli Essential Oil (Citrus Aurantium Amara)

Often considered one of the most luxurious essential oils in skincare, Neroli is distilled from the delicate blossoms of the bitter orange tree and prized for its beautifully floral aroma and skin-revitalising properties. It brings an elegant balance of indulgence and botanical care, making skincare feel like a true ritual.

  • Helps revitalise dull or tired-looking skin
  • Supports a smoother, more radiant-looking complexion
  • Provides a luxurious floral aromatherapy experience
Vintage botanical illustration of pine essential oil with forest botanical details

Pine Essential Oil (Pinus Sylvestris)

Fresh, crisp, and deeply grounding, Pine Essential Oil brings the invigorating essence of the forest into your skincare ritual. Prized for its purifying character and clean woody aroma, it helps create a refreshing, revitalising experience for both skin and senses.

  • Helps leave skin feeling fresh and purified
  • Supports a revitalised, refreshed skin feel
  • Provides a grounding forest-inspired aromatherapy experience
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Sweet Orange Essential Oil (Citrus Sinensis)

• Organic

Warm, juicy, and instantly uplifting, Sweet Orange Essential Oil brings a cheerful burst of sunshine to skincare rituals. Softer and sweeter than sharper citrus oils, it adds a naturally refreshing feel to both skin and senses.

  • Helps refresh tired-looking skin
  • Brings a warm, uplifting citrus aroma
  • Supports a fresh, radiant-looking complexion
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Ylang-Ylang (Cananga odorata)

• Organic

The organic ylang ylang oil in our products comes from Nosy Be, Madagascar. It helps support 165 small farmers, empowers women, and funds healthcare for local communities.

It’s a precious floral essential oil steam-distilled from the delicate blossoms of the tropical ylang ylang tree, cherished for its exotic aroma and balancing botanical properties in natural skincare rituals.

  • Balancing for combination or oily-looking skin
  • Naturally uplifting exotic floral aroma
  • Helps promote soft, healthy-looking skin

Plant Butters

Explore our curated selection of high-performance natural ingredients. Each botanical is chosen for its unique ability to nourish, protect, and rejuvenate your skin without harsh chemicals or synthetic additives.

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Cupuaçu Butter (Theobroma Grandiflorum)

• Cold Pressed

Native to the Amazon rainforest, Cupuaçu Butter is a luxurious plant butter celebrated for its exceptional moisture-binding ability and velvety skin feel. Lighter than many traditional butters yet deeply nourishing, it helps replenish dry skin without feeling overly heavy.

  • Delivers intense, long-lasting hydration
  • Helps improve skin softness and elasticity
  • Nourishes dry skin with a lightweight, silky feel
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Mango Butter (Mangifera Indica)

• Organic • Sustainable

Our organic mango butter comes from the forests of India, from tribal smallholders who harvest by hand and focus on protecting the land. It supports 7.8 million people across 18000 villages, helps women’s cooperatives thrive, and promotes sustainable, forest-friendly harvesting, while preserving traditional ways of life.

  • Deeply nourishes and softens dry skin
  • Naturally packed with fatty acids and antioxidants, it helps leave skin soft, supple, and comforted
  • Provides rich moisture without feeling overly heavy
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Shea Butter (Butyrospermum Parkii)

• Organic • African • Unrefined • Raw

Our shea butter comes form rural Ghana, wherewomen handcraft it from fallen fruits, preserving traditions, earning a fair income, and supportinf their families and comunnities. Unlike heavily processed versions, it retains more of its natural goodness, making it especially comforting for dry, rough, or weather-stressed skin.

  • Deeply nourishes and protects dry or compromised skin
  • Helps soften rough patches and restore lasting comfort
  • Supports the skin barrier

Clays & Powders

Explore our curated selection of high-performance natural ingredients. Each botanical is chosen for its unique ability to nourish, protect, and rejuvenate your skin without harsh chemicals or synthetic additives.

arrowroot powder

Arrowroot Powder (Maranta Arundinacea)

• Organic

Derived from the tropical arrowroot plant, Arrowroot Powder is a natural botanical starch valued for its silky texture and moisture-absorbing properties. It helps keep skin feeling soft, fresh, and comfortable without clogging pores or leaving a heavy residue.

  • Helps absorb excess moisture and oil
  • Leaves skin feeling soft and silky
  • Supports a fresh, non-greasy finish
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Kaolin Clay (Kaolin)

One of the gentlest cosmetic clays, Kaolin is prized for its ability to softly purify the skin without stripping away essential moisture. Its silky, mineral-rich texture helps absorb excess oil and impurities while keeping skin feeling calm, balanced, and comfortable.

  • Helps gently purify and rebalance the skin
  • Absorbs excess moisture in our natural deodorants for lasting freshness
  • Leaves skin feeling soft, smooth, and comfortable

Skin Support Ingredients & Natural Waxes

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Candelilla Wax (Euphorbia Cerifera)

Harvested from the leaves of the candelilla shrub native to northern Mexico, Candelilla Wax is a natural plant wax prized for its protective and silky skin feel. It helps create a breathable barrier that locks in moisture while giving skincare formulas their smooth, luxurious texture.

  • Helps protect skin from moisture loss
  • Creates a smooth, silky skin feel
  • Naturally thickens and stabilises skincare formulas
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Vitamin E (Tocopherol)

• Natural

Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that helps protect the skin from environmental stress while supporting softness and moisture retention. It’s valued for both its skin-conditioning benefits and its ability to help keep botanical oils fresher for longer.

  • Provides antioxidant protection against environmental stressors
  • Helps support softer, smoother, well-nourished skin
  • Helps stabilise and protect oil-based skincare formulas

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