Aloe Vera

Aloe butter
Aloe butter is extracted from the aloe vera leaf and infused with coconut oil. It is very hydrating for the skin.

Aloe vera gel
Aloe Vera Gel is an oil extract of the aloe vera leaf that contains excellent hydrating, softening and soothing properties. It contains 20 of the 22 amino acids needed for the skin This extract is also a source of Allantoin.

Aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice
Aloe Vera has been used since ancient times to treat and cure a variety of skin conditions. The juice heals the skin and reduces redness and itching.

Apple

Pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract
Apple fruit extract is rich in vitamin C rich and is an anti-aging botanical.

Argan

Argania spinosa (argan) kernel oil
Argan oil is considered to be “liquid gold”. It comes from Morocco, is organic and one of the rarest in the world. It has a high content of vitamin C and squalene (which helps with sun protection). It rebalances the skin and is good for aging cell degeneration.

Australian Blue Cyprus

Australian Blue Cyprus Essential oil
Australian Blue Cyprus is in the cypress family of essential oils. It is a slow-growing native Australian cypress tree, exclusive to tropical Australia. This oil is regarded as being very gentle and suitable for all skin types and has moisturizing and soothing properties.

Australian Clay

Australian clay (pink organic )
This clay is extracted from Australian soils. It is dried in the sun and crushed into a fine powder. It is full of trace elements. The pink clay is particularly toning and firming for the skin and is good for all types of skin including sensitive skins.

Australian Clay (Ivory organic)
This clay is extracted from Australian soils. It is dried in the sun and crushed into a fine powder. It is full of trace elements. The white clay is the most gentle of all the clays and will purify, heal and hydrate the skin.

Australian Organic Lavender

Australian Organic Lavender
Lavender is a well known hydrating and calming essential oil. It is soothing to stressed skin, refreshing and relaxing to both body and mind.

Australian Sandalwood

Australian Sandalwood
Sandalwood is one of the oldest known aromatics with over 4,000 years of use. It is reputed to have a calming effect on the skin and senses.

Avocado

Persea gratissima (avocado) oil
Avocado oil is a rich oil containing beneficial fatty acids to nurture the skin and protect it from moisture loss and dehydration. It rebalances dryness and comforts delicate skin. It helps to improve elasticity in the skin.

Bamboo

Bamboo
Bamboo is a powder very rich in mineral salts and silica. It is used to polish away dryness and refine rough areas making the skin smoother and softer. It is especially good for sensitive skin.

Bearberry or beargrape

Bearberry or beargrape
Bearberry is a natural, stable, highly-effective plant-based skin lightener that helps retard excessive melanin production without irritation.

Beta Glucan

Beta Glucan
Beta Glucan is a new ingredient derived from brewers yeast and is reported to enhance the skin’s natural defence mechanisms. It can help with cell renewal, acne, wrinkles and evening out skin colour.

Bilberry

Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry) fruit extract
Bilberry is also commonly known as blueberries. It is rich in antioxidants. It firms the skin and reduces puffiness.

Blackcurrant

Ribes nigrum (blackcurrant) seed oil
Blackcurrant is a light AHA and is high in Vitamin C, fatty acids and antioxidants. It nourishes and feeds the skin and can help repair damaged skin.

Blood Orange

Blood Orange essential oil
Blood Orange essential oil comes from the Blood Orange. It is fruity-fresh and sweeter than Orange. It is energizing, balancing and refreshes light-heartedness.

Burdock

Burdock
Burdock was traditionally used in both Western and Chinese herbal medicine. It has soothing, anti- inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties. It is essential for acne, good for boils, scarring and abscesses. It can relieve itchy skin.

Calendula

Calendula officinalis (calendula) seed oil
Calendula is an emollient believed to have healing, soothing and antiseptic properties. It is used to treat dry skin. Calendula Extract is derived from the dried flowers of golden marigolds.

Camellia

Camellisa oleifera (camellia) seed oil
Camellia oil is found in the winter wild flowers of China and Japan. This natural plant oil contains anti-oxidants to help revitalize the skin. It is rich in Vitamins A, B and E, which are very useful to combat aging.

Chamomile

Chamomilla recutica (German chamomile) flower extract
Chamomile is known to have hydrating and calming properties. It is a soothing anti-irritant and takes redness away from the skin.

Co Enzyme Q10

Ubiquinones (coenzyme Q10)
Coenzyme Q1O is a vitamin-like very potent anti-oxidant, essential for cellular energy. It works to counteract free radical damage and helps to prevent damage to collagen and elastin.

Cocoa Bean

Theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter
Cocoa butter is a waxy material derived from cocoa beans and used for its natural emollient, moisturising and skin softening properties. It easily absorbs into the skin and imparts sheen.

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus (cucumber oil)
Cucumber oil is a refreshing ingredient that naturally soothes, cools, calms and nourishes the skin. It is especially good for the eye area. It contains amino acids and minerals and is anti- inflammatory and anti- itch. It has moisture-binding, soothing and tightening properties. It is a light AHA.

Coffee Fruit

Coffea arabica (coffee)
Coffee Fruit Extract is collected from the coffee cherry, which is the external, fleshy coating around the coffee seed. It is harvested before it is ripe, as this is when it contains the highest amounts of antioxidants. It is ideal to use on those with sensitive or reactive skin types. It contains higher antioxidant levels than pomegranates, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and even green and white tea. Coffee fruit extract has been proven to show significant improvement in hyper pigmentation, wrinkles and the skin's appearance in general.

Demineralised water

Demineralised water/aqua
Water run through active resin beds to remove metallic ions and filtered through a sub micron filter to remove suspended impurities.

Evening Primrose

Oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil
Evening Primrose is a wild yellow flower that has a wide range of healing powers. It is full of essential fatty acids and is exceptionally nourishing. It assists with rejuvenating skin, dry skin and as an anti-wrinkle agent.

Fig

Ficus carica (fig) fruit powder
Fig fruit extract is rich in pectins, sugars, malic acid and polysaccharides which help to keep the skin hydrated. It is good for helping to heal broken capillaries.

Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba (ginkgo) leaf extract
The ginkgo is the oldest living tree species. Ginkgo has powerful antioxidant properties and helps to reduce the visible signs of ageing, by protecting, stimulating and firming the skin to give a healthy, rosy, younger looking skin.

Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf powder

Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf powder
Green tea is rich in natural plant antioxidants that are beneficial to the skin by helping to reduce the visible signs of aging. It is a proven protector against oxidation and free radical damage which is a prime cause of wrinkles. It helps to increase oxygen levels to the skin and is an effective anti-bacterial and anti – inflammatory agent and helps to calm the skin and maintain a smooth, balanced and enlivened complexion. It is 200 times a more powerful antioxidant than Vitamin C.

Gotu kola

Centella asiatica (gotu kola) extract
Gotu Kola is regarded as one of the most spiritual, purifying and rejuvenating herbs and is used to firm, hydrate, nourish and strengthen skin tissue and refresh the skin, helping to maintain suppleness and balance. It is good for stretch marks and decreasing puffiness.

Guava

Psidium guajava (guava) fruit extract
Guava is anti-aging and contains vitamins A, B and C. It boosts hydration and regeneration and is a natural exfoliant and light AHA.

Hazelnut

Corylus avellana (hazelnut) Oil
Hazelnut penetrates the skin easily and dissolves excess sebum without drying out the skin. It has some vitamin E content. It is slightly astringent making it a good oil for acne prone skin. It is high in the essential fatty acids and is soothing and healing to dry irritated skin.

Horsetail

Equisetum arvense (horsetail) extract
Horsetail is rich in a variety of minerals and grows wild in hedgerows in Northern Europe. It is a flowerless plant that has the mineral silica deposited in its stems. It has been used to hydrate and fortify and works on the connective tissues, firming and stimulating collagen production.

Hyaluronic acid

Hyaluronic acid
Hyaluronic acid is an acid that occurs naturally in the skin. It holds 1000 times its own weight in water and will naturally plump the skin. It helps t the skin to retain its natural moisture by adjusting its moisture absorption depending on the humidity in the air. It boosts hydration and elasticity and helps to maintain levels of collagen and elastin.

Jojoba

Simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) beads
Derived from the jojoba oil, this emollient gives the skin a luxurious and non–greasy feel.

Simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed powder

Simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil
Jojoba Oil is very similar to the natural oil our skin produces. It contains vitamins A,B, D and E and is very rich in anti oxidants. It penetrates the skin rapidly and restores the skin’s natural PH. It is excellent for acne as it dissolves excess sebum from the skin, reinforces the skin and cleans the pores. It helps to reduce stretch marks, scarring, skin marks and wrinkles.

Juniper

Juniper Essential Oil
Juniper essential oil has a tonic and cleansing effect on oily skin It is well known for its antiseptic and detoxifying properties.

Kakadu plum

Terminalia ferdinandiana (Kakadu plum) fruit extract
Kakadu Plum is also known as Billy Goat Plum. It contains the highest natural form of Vitamin C known in the world. It is high in antioxidants and is a gentle form of AHA (alpha hydroxyl acid). It has anti-inflammatory properties so is good for acne.

Kiwi Fruit

Actinidia chinensis (kiwi) fruit extract
Kiwi fruit is also known as the Chinese Gooseberry. Kiwi seed oil is high in Vitamin C and known to be anti-aging.

Kukui

Aleurites moluccana (Kukui) nut
Kukui Nut oil is obtained from the kernal of the Hawaiin kukui nut. It is rich in vitamins and essential fatty acids and helps to moisturise, soften and revitalise the skin. It is wonderful for sensitive, mature, damaged and wrinkled skin.

Lemon

Citrus medica limonum (lemon) peel oil
Lemon is a fruit that contains both citric acid and vitamin C. It is good at cutting grease and is one of the few natural ingredients that can retain its properties after chemical extraction.

Lilly pilly

Syzygeim smithii (lilly pilly)
Lilly Pilly is an Australian extract which is very high in Vitamin C.

Lime

Citrus aurantifolia (lime) Oil
Lime is a versatile fruit with a fragrant aroma. Its aroma rejuvenates the senses.

Liquorice

Liquorice root extract
Liquorice Root offers excellent hydrating properties, helping to rebalance dryness and enhance skin brightness and overall radiance. It treats acne and clams allergic skin. It is 75 times stronger than vitamin C. This anti-irritant is also known as "sweet wood."

Mandarin

Mandarin oil
Mandarin oil has various benefits such as refining the texture of the skin, while also having good antiseptic and cell rejuvenating properties. Contains flavonoids and vitamins A, B, C and E. A natural skin purifier with an uplifting fruity scent.

Mango

Mangifera indica (mango) seed oil
Mango butter comes from pressing the mango seed into a "butter". It is a protective moisturiser that melts into the skin and uses unique fatty acids to help condition and hydrate.

Manuka

Manuka Essential oil
Manuka (Tea Tree) oil was originally used therapeutically by the New Zealand Maori. It has natural antibacterial, antifungal, anti-allergenic, and anti-inflammatory properties to assist in the relief of skin, mucous membrane and rheumatic ailments. It is an essential ingredient for acne treatment.

Marine collagen

Hydrolyzed (marine) collagen
Marine Collagen is an amino acid which comes from a type of seaweed. It is a hexapeptide and helps to nourish and plump the skin.

Marula

Sclerocarya birrea (marula) seed oil
Marula oil comes from Africa and represents the hand of friendship from the nut. It as a very high content of antioxidants and has significant skin healing and hydrating properties.

Meadow foam

Limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil
Meadow Foam oil is a seed oil that is highly moisturising and will stabilise all other carrier oils. It is high in essential fatty acids.

Melon

Cucumis melo (melon) fruit extract
Melon fruit extract is an alpha hydroxyl acid (AHA) which cleanses and firms the pores an increases the rate of new cell formation.

Neroli

Citrus aurantium amara (neroli) flower oil
Neroli is produced from the blossoms of the bitter orange tree. It is revitalizing and uplifting and good for repairing broken capillaries.

Nettle

Nettle extract
Nettle is rich in vitamins, minerals and silica. It is an astringent and is used to help rebalance oiliness on the skin and hair to leave it clean and refreshed. It is high in vitamin C.

Olive

Olea europaea (olive) leaf extract
The olive leaf is slightly astringent and is good for acne or clogged skin. It contains high antioxidant levels and helps to build and strengthen the skin.

Organic Olive
Organic Olive Leaf helps to reduce skin damage due to UV radiation and pollution.

Coconut

Cocos nucifera (coconut) oil
Organic coconut oil provides superior hydration due to its high concentration of fructose and glucose. It has antiseptic, anti fungal and UV protection properties and is very cleansing. It softens and conditions the skin and is an excellent soother after waxing or shaving.

Macadamia

Macadamia integrifolia (macadamia) seed oil
Macadamia nut oil is pressed from the macadamia nut, which is an evergreen tree grown mainly in Hawaii. Macadamia nut oil is similar to sebum, the oil naturally produced by human skin to protect it. It absorbs well into the skin, is highly emollient, anti-irritant and soothing. It is a natural anti-inflammatory.

Shea

Butyrospermum parkii (shea butter)
Shea butter is extracted from the nut of the fruit of the Shea tree. It is widely recognized as a rich, skin-softening moisturizer and emollient, as well as for its soothing properties. It contains vitamins A and E.

Papaya

Carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract
Papaya is a very strong fruit acid, natural exfoliant and light AHA.

Peppermint

Mentha piperita (peppermint) oil
Peppermint is a stimulating & revitalising oil.

Phenoxyethanol

Phenoxyethanol
Phenoxyethanol is a pure alcohol (see explanation of alcohol below). It is an aromatic ether alcohol and is classified as both an alcohol and an ether.  It is a bactericide, often known as Rose ether. It is used to help preserve the integrity of certain products and prevent bacterial contamination. Not to be confused with ethyl alcohol which can irritate the skin.

Alcohol

Alcohol
Alcohol helps act as a natural preservative used to ensure that the maximum therapeutic value of the active ingredients remain intact. Alcohol also has some benefits for the skin. It helps carry active plant extracts into the skin and is cooling to the skin. It is not to be confused with ethyl alcohol, which can be damaging to the skin. The percentage of alcohol used is also not drying to the skin so does not destroy the skin's natural oily cover, the acid mantle.

Pomegranate

Punica grantum (pomegranate) seed oil
Pomegranate, a Persian native is often called the “jewel of the night” and is one of the world’s oldest known fruits. It contains ellcic and punicic which are considered to be an army of antioxidants. It is very hydrating and great for sun damage or sun spots.

Portulaca

Portulaca oleracea (purslane) extract
Portulaca is good for sensitive skin and slow healing. It is anti-itch, good for acne, can reduce redness in the skin and has anti inflammatory properties.

Pumice

Pumice
An excellent exfoliator.

Pumpkin

Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) seed oil
Pumpkin seed oil is also known as green gold. It is a natural AHA enzyme and contains vitamins A, C, K and F. It is rich in beta-carotene, zinc and fatty acids.

Quandong

Santalum acuminatum (quandong) fruit extract
Quandong is also called Desert Peach. It is an Australian active with a very high content of vitamin C.

Raspberry

Rubus idaeus (raspberry) oil
Raspberry seed oil is an emollient. It is lubricating, conditioning and provides natural UV protection to the skin. It aids in moisture retention and contains 83% essential fatty acids.

Red Grape Fruit

Red Grape Fruit Extract
Red Grape Fruit Extract has been shown to have strong anti-oxidant, anti-generative, restructuring and moisturizing effects on the skin.

Rice

Oryza sativa (rice) bran oil
Rice Bran oil is a smooth base oil that has its own sun protection qualities.

Roman Chamomile

Roman Chamomile essential oil
Roman chamomile essential oil has a beautiful sweet, fresh aroma. It is calming, relaxing and soothing to skin and muscle/joint pain. It is excellent for children, the elderly and during pregnancy.

Rose Maroc

Rose Maroc Essential Oil
Rose oil is excellent for moisturising, firming, smoothing and repairing the skin. Rose also has a positive effect on broken superficial capillaries and is thus ideal for mature, dry or sensitive skin.

Sea-buckthorn

Hippophae rhamnoides (seabuckthorn) oil
Sea Buckthorn contains over 120 components and 8 vitamins. It is anti-inflammatory, hydrating energizing and contains anti-oxidants and other phyto nutrients which help benefit the skin. It helps with healing and sun damage and is good for mature skins.

Siberian ginseng

Eleutherococcus senticosus (Siberian ginseng) root extract
Ginseng has been used to help increase our resistance and resilience to stress (adaptogen). It is known as nature’s alternative to Botox as it firms and tightens the skin.

Silk amino acids

Silk amino acids
Silk Amino acid is often called the “Princess of Fibres”. It is a natural water-soluble source of acid derived from liquid silk. These acids help aid moisture retention and aid in skin healing.

Spearmint

Spearmint Essential Oil
Spearmint was used in ancient times to scent bath water. This light, minty oil is refreshing and has an uplifting aroma.

Strawberry

Fragaria vesca (strawberry) fruit extract
Strawberry extract comes from natural strawberries. It is a natural AHA and can help to reduce oiliness in the skin, improve smoothness and reduce puffiness.

Sweet William

Sweet William
Sweet William is rich in natural cleansing ingredients. It is a gentle astringent and is a low sudsing product. It is anti inflammatory and penetrates deep into the skin and clears dead skin from the inside out. It is very good for sensitive skin and treating acne.

Vanilla

Vanilla Essential Oil
Vanilla is described as an aphrodisiac and mood enhancer and provides a delicious heady aroma to heighten the senses. It is rich, luxurious and comforting.

Vegelane

Vegelane
Vegelane comes from the olive tree. It protects, moisturises and regenerates. It is good for solar keratosis.

Vitamin A

Vitamin A
Vitamin A is an excellent anti-oxidant. It is recommended by dermatologists to keep skin young and smooth. Acne responds well to vitamin A.

Vitamin B5

Vitamin B5
Vitamin B is a humectant which means it takes moisture from the air and puts it in the skin.

Vitamin C

Vitamin C
Vitamin C is obtained from plant oils. It is a natural antioxidant. It offers anti-oxidant and natural preservative action.

Vitamin E

Tocopherol (vitamin E)
Vitamin E is a very powerful anti oxidant nutrient that retards cellular aging due to oxidation. It is an essential fatty acid and helps form the membranes that protect the skin cells, preventing the formation of dry, scaly skin.

Vitamolive

Vitamolive
Vitamolive is the same as skin sebum but not as oily. It has a natural sun protection.

Walnut

Juglans regia (walnut) shell powder
Ground walnut shell is an excellent gentle exfoliator.

Watermelon

Citrullus vulgaris (watermelon) seed oil
Watermelon oil comes from the watermelon seed. It is balancing, hydrating and gentle. It dissolves excess sebum in the skin.

Wild yam

Dioscorea villosa (wild yam) root extract
Wild yam is a natural plant estrogen and holds moisture in the skin. It is good for fine lines and wrinkles.

White Willow

Salix alba (white willow) bark extract
White Willow Bark is a natural source of Salicylic Acid and helps enhance cell turnover by exfoliating the skin. It is effective in gently dissolving dirt and impurities that may clog pores. It is also used for its anti-aging properties in the form of beta hydroxyl acids (BHAs).

Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract
Witch hazel is a refreshing astringent, with clarifying and toning properties. It helps to rebalance oiliness whilst firming and smoothing the skin. It is excellent for blemished skin and on veins.

Ylang ylang

Cananga odorata (ylang ylang) flower oil
Ylang-Ylang oil is extracted from the blossom of the Ylang-Ylang tree. It is renowned as an aphrodisiac and has a sweetly seductive aroma. It is beneficial for inflamed or irritated skin and for controlling acne. Ylang-Ylang oil assists in controlling and reducing oiliness.

Xanthum Gum

xanthum gum
A soothing gel produced through the fermentation of corn sugar (glucose) used as a thickening and stabilising agent.

Zeolite clay

Zeolite clay
Zeolite has a powerful cleansing, detoxifying and exfoliating action. It also has a calming and soothing effect on irritated, itchy skin and has been known to help relieve psoriasis.