Ingredients

Avocado oil is highly nutritious and therapeutic for skincare. Found in No.42 Antioxidant Facial Oil.

Helps with

• Increases and supports collagen
• Repairs and softens
• Protects the skin barrier

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It supports the collagen and skin
structures and is high in carotenoids that provide protection against
the effects of UV rays.  It will help to repair and soften skin.

Astaxanthin is currently the most potent known antioxidant. It belongs to the carotenoid group. We find its influence in nature in algae, salmon,
lobster, prawn, or flamingo feathers. Found in No.42 Antioxidant Facial Oil.

Helps With

• Inflammation
• Improves appearance of fine lines.
• Helps to protect against UVA, UVB, and blue light damage.

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It is used in cosmetics for its antioxidant properties, anti-inflammatory capacity, and possible UV protection abilities. Click Here for more information on the studies with Astaxanthin.

Calendula extract is also commonly used in cosmetics and is known for
its numerous benefits in addressing skin concerns, including acne and
irritation. Found in No.25 Deep Cleansing Oil, Moisturising Lip Balm, Tinted Lip Balm.

Helps with

• It helps reduce sensitivity and soothe irritation
• It is rich in antioxidants
• It may help keep skin hydrated

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Calendula officinalis, also known as pot marigold, is a flowering plant
native to the Mediterranean region. Its bright, sunny flowers and
pleasantly herbaceous aroma make calendula a popular decorative plant in home gardens.

Castor oil moisturizes your skin, not only because it has triglycerides,
but because it draws moisture from the air. It also contains ricinoleic acid, a fatty acid that helps to smooth the skin. Found in No.25 Deep Cleansing Oil, Moisturising Lip Balm, Tinted Lip Balm.

Helps with

• Helps hydrate by drawing moisture to the skin
• Promotes an even skin tone
• Low on the comedogenic scale meaning, it won’t clog your pores.

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Castor oil can help smooth the skin, even the appearance of skin tone,
and minimize the appearance of dark spots to promote healthy-looking
skin.

Cetearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol that is used in skincare and cosmetic formulations to improve the texture and sensory feel of products. It is a mixture of cetyl and stearyl fatty acids derived from vegetable sources. Found in Tinted Lip Balms.

Why is it in the tinted lip balm?

• Helps the product spread more evenly.
• Gives it a smoother, creamier texture.
• Helps stabilise the ingredients, keeping the colour even.

Cocoa butter comes from the cacao bean, which is found inside the cocoa pod, which grows on the cacao tree. The cocoa pod is a large, gourd-shaped fruit; inside the pod are 30-40 cocoa seeds. After these seeds are dried, roasted and pressed, the vegetable fat is extracted from the beans. Found in Tinted Lip Balms.

Helps with

• Hydrates
• Helps heal chapped skin
• High in antioxidants

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We use unrefined cocoa butter as the nutrients are much better for your skin. Also, because it isn't refined, you will definitely smell the chocolate aroma!

Cupuacu, (pronounced koo-pwa-soo) a native of the Amazonia forest, is a small tree that is 4-8 meters when cultivated, but up to 18m in the wild! Found in Tinted Lip Balms.

Helps with

• Dry skin
• Helps heal skin
• Moisturises

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The butter of cupuacu is similiar to that of cacao, but superior in quality and is extracted from the seeds. Chocolate can also be made from cupuacu - it's called "cupulate."

A member of the Brassica or cabbage family, it is very long-chain unsaturated fatty acid. It is found in the Hand Balms.

Helps with

• improve skin's barrier function
• hydrating without being oily
• contains potent antioxidants

Frankincense

The Frankincense tree is
native to the Arabian peninsula, East Africa and India. Both
frankincense and myrrh are derived from tree sap and are prized for
their alluring fragrance. Found in No.42 Antioxidant Facial Oil

Helps With

• Wound healing
• Softens and smoothes
• Reduces redness

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Frankincense can help reduce
inflammation, reduce skin discolouration and imperfections, and support
speed healing. Plus, it smells incredible!  All frankincense we use is
sustainably and ethically sourced. Click Here for more information on the studies with Frankincense.

Grapeseed oil is pressed from grapes’ seeds after the juice for food or wine is harvested. Found in No.42 Antioxidant Facial Oil.

Helps with

• Strengthening collagen and maintain elastin
• Tightening and toning the skin
• Reduces Trans-epidermal Water Loss (TEWL)

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High in vitamin E, vitamins, minerals,
this oil helps strengthen collagen and maintain elastin.  It is
exceptionally high in the omega-6 essential fatty acid, making it a
light oil that penetrates the skin layers.

Hyaluronic acid is an excellent skin moisturizer and great to promote firmer-looking skin. Found in No.42 Antioxidant Facial Oil, Moisturising Lip Balm.

Helps with

• Dry skin
• Improves moisture levels
• Improves elasticity

Jojoba oil softens, smooths, and hydrates your skin without clogging your pores. Found in No.25 Deep Cleansing Oil.

Helps with

• Polishes away dead and flaky skin to reveal a smooth and silky complexion.
• Rejuvenates and adds a glow to your skin.
• It May help brighten the skin and discolourations

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Derived from the seeds of a hearty Southwestern shrub, jojoba is
actually a wax that’s very similar to the oil (known as sebum) in your
own skin. So, using jojoba oil for your epidermis makes perfect sense.

The ultimate skin hydrator! The oil is cold-pressed from Kalahari Melon seeds, which grow wildly across the Kalahari Desert. Found in No.42 Antioxidant Facial Oil.

Helps with

• Pain associated with acne
• Repair
• Balance the skin

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High in omega-6 essential fatty acids,
lightweight, absorbs well, is anti-inflammatory, nourishes, and repairs
without clogging pores.

Kaolin clay is a type of clay primarily made up of kaolinite, which is a mineral that is found all over the earth. It’s also sometimes called
white clay or China clay. Found in No.26 Exfoliating Cleansing Powder, Talc-free Powder.

Helps with

• Mild cleansing and exfoliating
• Soothing and reduces inflammation
• It May help to tone and tighten skin

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It’s chock-full of minerals and detoxifying ingredients, yet it’s
gentler and less drying than many other clays. This clay is soft, usually white or pink, and made up of tiny crystals of minerals, including silica, quartz and feldspar. It also naturally contains the minerals copper, selenium, manganese, magnesium and zinc.

Lauryl Laurate  is a solid, fast melting ester that will give a dry and powdery feel on the skin and when combined with other oils and esters it will help to "de-grease" formulations while
still providing slip. It is a natural replacement for light weight silicones. It is derived from vegetable oils and is safe, vegan and non-GMO.

Helps with

• reduces oily feel
• emolliant
• helps maintain moisture

Lavender Powder is made from finely grinding real lavender flowers into a green powder that smells strongly of lavender.  Found in No.26 Exfoliating Cleansing Powder.

Helps with

• The natural antimicrobial and antioxidant properties in lavender refresh
• It is anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antibacterial, toning, and healing
• Lavender can help tone and make your skin firm as it boosts circulation

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The lavender plant grows in dry and hardy conditions and as such, is
excellent as an all-year-round plant for your garden or landscaping.
Lavender is generally planted in the spring to flower in the summer and
can grow up to three feet in height. The lavender plant can survive for
ten years if well-tended.

This has been developed to contain the essential mineral Magnesium, which is derived from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.  Found in No.26 Exfoliating Cleansing Powder.

Helps with

• Magnesium can have a soothing effect which helps to reduce the severity of acne breakouts
• Can help to reduce skin irritation and inflammation
• Magnesium may also help to reduce the early signs of ageing

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The fermentation of the mineral magnesium can enhance its
bioavailability, allowing for easy absorption into the body, promoting
nourishing and conditioning benefits.

High in antioxidants and fatty acids make it effective at hydrating and protecting the skin. Found in No.42 Antioxidant Facial Oil.

Helps with

• Moisture retention
• Dryness
• Fine lines

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Marula oil is terrific for improving the
skin’s ability to hold moisture deep in its layers. Marula oil is rich
in antioxidants, providing healing and anti-inflammatory properties.  It
is exceptionally nourishing for cell walls and helping the skin retain
moisture by protecting the barrier function.

Meadowfoam oil is high in Vitamin E and possesses sun-screening properties, protects and rejuvenates the skin. Found in No.42 Antioxidant Facial Oil.

Helps with

• Protect the skin from free-radical damage
• Improves moisture levels
• Improves dry skin

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This oil naturally helps your skin to form a barrier to lock in moisture and deliver nutrients deep into your epidermis.

Most mica begins as a naturally mined mica mineral that is ground to a fine powder. The mica powder is grey-white in colour until it is then coated with pigments, ie: iron oxides.

Please feel reassured that all mica used in the tinted lip balms are sourced from suppliers that require declarations from all of their suppliers stating that no minors participate in mining, factory work, or transportation or any other processes involved in the production of the mica sourced. All our mica is ethically sourced.

Myrrh is a traditional and ancient
ingredient for perfumes and incense used in ancient Egyptian by women in
making facial masks and other cosmetic preparations. Found in No.42 Antioxidant Facial Oil.

Helps With

• Even skin tone
• Skin toning
• Skin rejuvenation

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Myrrh extract can be attributed with disinfectant, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, anti-itching, and astringent properties.

Orange peel wax is an upcycled component of the processing of sweet oranges, primarily intended for juice. The wax is removed from the oranges by a mechanical process. This is a mechanical separation, which requires no chemical processing or solvents to remove the wax from the peel. It is a vegan alternative to lanolin, This is found in the Hand Balms.

Helps with

• retaining moisture levels
• protects the skin barrier
• antioxidant properties

This oil is pressed from the seeds and has a high Vitamin C content, which supports collagen formation in the skin. Found in No.42 Antioxidant Facial Oil.

Helps with

• Supports collagen formation
• Soothes and softens
• Reduces redness

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Passion Fruit Seed Oil is soothing and anti-inflammatory.  Passion fruit seed oil benefits ageing, dry, cracked skin, and other problematic skin conditions.

Plum kernel oil is pressed from the pits of the fruit and is highly scented with bitter almonds or marzipan. Found in No.42 Antioxidant Facial Oil, No.25 Deep Cleansing Oil.

Helps with

• Skin nourishment
• Dry skin
• Overall skin health

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It helps improve the overall skin condition.  It’s high in Vitamin E and leaves the skin protected and nourished.

Pracaxi oil is pressed from the seed and has a unique behenic acid content to help iron out wrinkles. Found in No.42 Antioxidant Facial Oil.

Helps with

• Maintaining skin moisture levels
• Helps to heal and protect
• Reduces fine lines

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Pracaxi oil is very moisturizing and is used in improving skin tone. It also brightens the skin and may help minimize scarring.

Qasil is the dried and crushed leaves from the Gob Tree also known as Ziziphus Jujube in Eastern Africa. Found in No.26 Exfoliating Cleansing Powder.

Helps with

• It has natural healing properties
• It is rich in antioxidants
• Contains Vitamin C which aids in regulating sebum

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Qasil is an ingredient that you most likely have never heard of before
as it isn’t in any commercial skincare products on the market and can be
difficult to find. The result is a green powder that looks like matcha, smells almost like green tea and earthy and has small exfoliating particles. It is known as one of the best-kept secrets in Somalia and amongst Somalian women.

Rice bran oil has the potential to promote hydration, reduce
pigmentation, even out skin tones, and diminish the appearance of fine
lines and wrinkles. Found in No.25 Deep Cleansing Oil, Moisturising Lip Balm, Tinted Lip Balm.

Helps with

• Increases skin barrier protection while effectively maintaining moisture
• Helps inhibit melanin pigmentation
• Softens and smooths the skin

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Packed with antioxidants and nutrients, Rice Bran Oil provides
lightweight but powerful hydration while protecting the skin from free
radical damage.

Rice flour (also rice powder) is a form of flour made from finely milled rice. Found in No.26 Exfoliating Cleansing Powder.

Helps with

• Polishes away dead and flaky skin to reveal a smooth and silky complexion.
• Rejuvenates and adds a glow to your skin
• It may help brighten the skin and discolourations

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This natural substance is said to promote flawless skin and healthy
hair. It has numerous proteins vitamins, minerals and sun protecting
substances such as Ferulic Acid and Allantoin. Rice powder is used for its exceptional oil-absorbing benefits on the skin.

Rose petals are the loose petals of the fragrant flower rose which are
enriched with a lot of Vitamins. Dried rose petals are crushed to make
natural rose petal powder.  Found in No.26 Exfoliating Cleansing Powder.

Helps with

• The antioxidant property in the rose powder discards any skin irritation and soothes your skin.
• The antibacterial property helps remove dirt and excess oil
• Regular application may help with pigmentation and may help your skin tone.

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Roses have been used since ancient days for their fragrance, beauty, and
medicinal values. They are known for their diverse applications. Roses
are the queen of flowers and the symbol of love and beauty. In the olden
days, queens would take a milk bath with roses in them. It moisturized
their skin and gave a pleasant fragrance.

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate is a gentle surfactant derived from coconut. Found in No.26 Exfoliating Cleansing Powder.

Helps with

• Gentle foaming and cleansing ingredient
• Creates a skin-friendly pH
• Moisturizing and conditioning and does not dehydrate the skin

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It is made from renewable coconut fatty acids and is fully biodegradable.

A smooth, white powder that contains natural salicylic acid, or
salicylates, is known to promote cell renewal and anti-microbial
activity.  Found in No.26 Exfoliating Cleansing Powder.

Helps with

• Provides gentle exfoliation for more radiant skin
• It may help refine pores and minimize pore size
• Promotes an Increased Cellular Renewal

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Willow Bark Extract is also high in tannins, phenolic acids, flavonoids,
and various minerals, all of which help soothe the skin and aid in cell
regeneration, allowing for a more youthful, refreshed complexion.