Argan Oil
Lightweight oil that helps soften the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Green Tea Extract
Powerful antioxidant that helps reduce skin irritation and redness.
Jojoba Oil
Lightweight oil that moisturizes skin without clogging pores.
Sunflower Oil
Botanical oil that helps maintain skin moisture barrier.
Chamomile
Skin soothing botanical ingredient with skin-protective antioxidant benefits.
Shea Butter
Emollient that helps smooth and soften dry skin.
Retinol
Form of vitamin A that increases skin cell turnover and collagen production, and reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Argireline
This is a peptide also known as acetyl hexapeptide-8. It is used to help restore the skin and bind to water to help reduce outward signs of aging.
Matrixyl
This peptide ingredient helps stimulate collagen and elastin production, which both assist in filling in wrinkles in the skin, as well as making the skin physically stronger.
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide 7
Peptide that reduces skin irritation caused by UV exposure.
Palmitoyl Oligopeptide
Peptide that stimulates elastin and collagen production.
Zinc Oxide
Mineral component of sunscreen that prevents damage caused by UVA/UVB rays.
Titanium Dioxide
Mineral component of sunscreen that prevents damage caused by UVA/UVB rays.
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Form of vitamin C that helps stimulate collagen production, and defend against free radicals.
Sodium Hyaluronate
Derivative of hyaluronic acid that helps improve skin firmness, smooth fine lines, and hydrate the skin.
Aloe Leaf Juice
Soothing botanical that reduces skin inflammation and redness.
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Coconut oil derived ingredient that provides moisture to the skin and helps to replenish the skin.
Rosehip Oil
Botanical oil loaded with skin nourishing vitamins and fatty acids that helps to moisturize and brighten skin.
Tocopheryl (Vitamin E) Acetate
Form of Vitamin E that helps prevent damage caused by free radicals and UV exposure.
Essential Oils of Ylang Ylang, Bergamot, and Cedarwood
Natural botanical oils that provide a refreshing, unique, and natural fragrance to products
Hibiscus Hydrosol
Skin soothing botanical rich in vitamin A that helps reduce redness
Helichrysum Hydrosol
Botanical infused water ingredient that helps soothe natural skin irritation.
Babassu Oil
Botanical oil derived from the babassu palm tree that contains a high concentration of antioxidants and fatty acids.
Coconut Oil
Natural oil that contains a high percentage of skin-nourishing fatty acids. This oil also helps reduce skin moisture loss.
Olive Oil
Natural oil that helps serve as a skin barrier to prevent moisture loss and protect the skin.
Castor Oil
Natural oil with anti-inflammatory properties that helps to hydrate and soothe the skin.
Ginseng Root
Natural ingredient that can help slow the loss of collagen and help skin retain elasticity.
Red Clover
Gentle herb-derived ingredient that helps to visibly firm the skin and enhance complexion.
Cetearyl Olivate
Olive-oil derived ingredient that helps keep ingredients dispersed evenly throughout products, and helps to soften the skin.
Sorbitan Olivate
Derived from olive oil and sorbitol, this ingredient is used as an emulsifier to thicken skincare formulas and keep them from degrading.
Glyceryl Stearate
This ingredient acts as a lubricant on the skin's surface. This lubricating effect helps skin feel soft, and gives skin a smooth appearance. Additionally, glyceryl stearate helps slow skin's loss of water by forming a moisture barrier on the surface of the skin.
Propanediol
This ingredient is a glycol that can help increase the absorption of other skincare ingredients.
Ethylhexyl Glycerin
This ingredient is both a preservative and a skin-softening ingredient. It also helps boost the effectiveness of other preservatives, so less preservative is used overall.
Potassium Sorbate
This is a widely used preservative to help keep products shelf stable.
Mango Seed Butter
This ingredient helps to soothe the skin and provide it with nourishing fatty acids.
Grape Seed Oil
A plant-derived oil, this ingredient has strong antioxidant properties and a thin texture. Unlike heavier plant-derived oils, grape seed oil is less saturated, giving it a less greasy application.
Sweet Almond Oil
This plant-derived oil is used as an emollient to moisturize the skin.
Glycerin
This is a strong hydrating ingredient that is found naturally in the skin. As a humectant, glycerin draws in moisture to the skin from the surrounding environment.
Stearic Acid
Used for its emollient properties, stearic acid helps prevent water loss in the skin and increase the strength of the skin’s barrier."
Tocopherol (Vitamin E)
Tocopherol is a natural antioxidant that helps prevent free-radical skin damage. As we age, the amount of Vitamin E in our skin decreases, and it can be replenished via topical application.
Glyceryl Caprylate
This ingredient is produced from several different vegetable oils, and helps keep ingredients evenly distributed in products. It also restores oil to the skin and helps to regulate skin moisture.
Cyclopentasiloxane
This ingredient is a form of silicone that gives moisturizers a silky texture, and assists in conditioning the skin.
Xanthan Gum
This is an ingredient with many functions. It is derived from the fermentation of carbohydrates. In skincare, it is used as a binder to hold formulas together, as a skin conditioning agent, as an emulsifying agent, and as a stabilizer.
Phenoxyethanol
This ingredient is a highly effective preservative used in very low concentrations in order to keep formulas shelf-stable. Studies demonstrating problems with phenoxyethanol are not linked to its use in skincare. Phenoxyethanol used in skincare products is synthetic; however, it does occur naturally in plants like green tea.
Citrus Auratium Dulcis (Orange Fruit Extract)
Natural botanical that demonstrates antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and skin lightening properties.
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
This ingredient is a mild, soap-free cleansing agent that effectively cleanses without damaging or interrupting skin's barrier function.
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
This very mild cleansing agent helps gentle cleansers remove impurities from the skin.
Cocamide MEA
This ingredient increases foaming and helps to stabilize foam in a cleanser.
Glycolic Acid
This is a well-researched form of alpha hydroxy acids used in exfoliating products to remove dead skin cells and renew the surface of the skin.
Citrus Oil
This botanical ingredient helps to degrease the skin, and has skin-brightening properties.
Sodium Hydroxide
This ingredient is used in very small amounts to balance the pH of products.
Glyceryl Monostearate
This conditioning, moisturizing, and hydrating ingredient also helps to keep ingredients evenly distributed throughout formulas.
Avocado Oil
Avocado oil has natural emollient properties to help moisturize the skin, and contains fatty acids that assist in replenishing the skin.
Isopropyl Palmitate
This moisture-providing ingredient helps to soften the skin and soothe irritated skin.
Linoleic Acid
This moisture-providing ingredient also helps to thicken formulas for an improved texture.
Retinyl (Vitamin A) Palmitate
Retinyl palmitate is a combination of vitamin A and palmitic acid. It is found naturally in the skin and is useful as an antioxidant.
Echinacea Angustifolia Leaf
This botanical ingredient has anti-inflammatory properties as well as antioxidant capacity to help soothe and protect sensitive skin from free radicals and sensitizing ingredients.
Hops
This botanical helps to minimize the appearance of fine lines and pores because it contains tannins that help tighten the skin.
Rosemary
This botanical contains powerful antioxidants that help reduce free radical skin damage.
Sage
This botanical tightens the skin and has anti-inflammatory properties.
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
This peptide helps repair visible skin damage and helps strengthen skin's deeper layers.
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
This amino-acid composed peptide helps to rejuvenate the skin’s surface, and calm sensitive skin.
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
This ingredient is a water-soluble form of vitamin C. Made by combining vitamin C (ascorbic acid) with magnesium salt, this form of vitamin C is significantly more stable in water-based formulas than ascorbic acid normally. Additionally, this form of vitamin C also is "lipophilic", meaning it is "oil-friendly". This quality improves its absorption into the skin.
Lecithin
This ingredient boosts skin moisture, softens the skin, and helps keep other ingredients evenly distributed in formulas.
Sodium Benzoate
This preservative ingredient prevents bacterial and fungal growth in formulas.
Sodium Phytate
This ingredient prevents metals (like zinc oxide and titanium dioxide in sunscreen) from binding to water in formulas.
Polyglyceryl-4 Olivate
This multi-faceted, olive-oil derived ingredient helps to soften the skin, keep ingredients evenly distributed, and stabilizes formulas.
Polyglyceryl 2 Dipolyhydroxystearate
Vegetable-derived, this ingredient helps keep oil-based ingredients and water-based ingredients evenly distributed in formulas.
Sclerotium Gum
This naturally-derived ingredient helps to thicken skincare formulas, and helps condition the skin.
Pullulan
This natural ingredient is produced by a specific type of yeast, and works to pull moisture into the skin, and provide the skin with antioxidant protection.
Sodium Chloride (Salt)
More commonly known as table salt, sodium chloride helps to naturally thicken formulas, especially cleansers.
Magnesium Sulfate
This ingredient helps to thicken formulas, as well as decrease skin inflammation.
Bisabolol
This ingredient is naturally found in chamomile, and has soothing properties that help to reduce skin irritation and inflammation.