helps maintain the skin's outer protective layer by coating the skin and also enhancing its natural moisture barrier. This helps shield and limit the environmental damage to skin cells. The oil helps reduce inflammation and encourages the growth of new skin cells, thus ensuring a healthy and regenerated skin surface. Regular protection may reduce the risk of visible signs of skin damage, like the creation of wrinkles.
is extracted from the powdered bark of the willow tree and is used safely in our products at a tiny concentration (0.1%). It can be used once or twice a day during pregnancy and has gentle anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial and anti-ageing properties. Improving skin thickness, it also promotes healthy cell turnover and collagen production.
is packed with vitamins, minerals, enzymes and amino acids that are strong anti-oxidants, promoting tissue regeneration and skin elasticity. It also contains proteins and lipids that hydrate the skin, whilst its content of calcium, magnesium and fluorine promotes a radiant glow. Having anti-inflammatory properites due to its high quantities of vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6 and B12, it soothes irritation too.
has a high content of fats, which act as a natural skin moisturiser; and is also extremely high in vitamins A, E and F. It enhances cell regeneration and capillary circulation. Shea butter has anti-inflammatory properties, helps stimulate collagen production, is well-known for its properties as a moisturiser and emollient, and is excellent at penetrating the skin.
is a naturally occurring trace mineral that works to repair connective tissue and slow down the skin's degeneration by helping elastin and collagen remain vital and able to retain moisture. It has anti-inflammatory properties, helping to relieve discomfort. We also use it in our products for its absorbant and creamy effects.
is a salt of benzoic acid that is naturally found in fruits such as apples, plums, cranberries and prunes. We use it in miniscule concentrations as a safe, broad-spectrum preservative.
is simply salt. Rich in minerals, it also has antiseptic properties that help to remove dead skin cells without stripping the skin of its natural oil and losing moisture content. It hydrates and softens, leaving the skin feeling comfortable, whilst its ability to fight free radicals offers anti-ageing benefits.
This mild and non-irritating ingredient is derived from coconut oil and used in cosmetics as a cleanser, foam booster and conditioner. This gentle surfactant encourages water to mix with oil and dirt enabling them to be easily rinsed away. This ingredient also improves the overall condition of hair by increasing body, adding shine and restoring softness and resilience.
is a gentle biodegradable detergent derived from coconut oil and glutamate amino acid. It serves as an emulsifier and gently cleanses hair and scalp without stripping them of their natural oils and waxes.
is found in almost all grains and fibers of plants in the form of insoluble calcium and magnesium salts (called phytin) which are considered as the storage of organic phosphorus in plants. The most outstanding feature of phytic acid is its powerful chelating function, which can be used to bind metal ions.
is a naturally occurring fatty acid derived from mountain ash berries. We use it as a preservative in our products due to its history of safety and wide-spectrum anti-microbial benefits.
contains naturally present enzymes that gently dissolve and replenish dull surface cells, along with glycolic acid that removes oils and dirt from clogged pores.
works as a natural alpha hydroxyl acid (AHA) that sloughs off dead skin and purges impurities. It works to improve the skin’s appearance and mimimise and repair cell damage caused by free radicals.
is rich in vitamins E, nutrients and anti-oxidants, and is effective in resolving inflammation, general redness and skin irritations, whilst protecting the skin cells from harmful UV rays and environmental stressors. Also containing vitamins A, C and D, plus fatty acids that act an anti-oxidants, it helps to regenerate skin cells. It has emollient properties that help the skin retain moisture, keeping it hydrated for longer.
is rich in vitamin E and also in essential proteins that nourish and rehydrate. Sweet almond oil possesses wonderful calming and moisturising properties. It protects and conditions the skin while working to reduce the signs of ageing. Sweet almond oil relieves soreness, itchiness and general skin irritation. The oil also has wonderful cleansing properties and helps with the removal of dirt and dead skin cells.