Botanical Highlights
Our star ingredients are mostly organic, all-natural, and fair trade. To see a list of individual ingredients for each of our products, visit our shop and explore each product page.
Our key ingredients include:
Apricot Kernel Oil
Apricot Kernel Oil is richly moisturizing, anti-inflammatory, and encourages rapid cell turnover enabling this botanical oil to heal dry skin, acne, and dark circles and spots. It is rich in essential skin vitamins K and E as well as Omega-3’s.
The emollient properties of apricot kernel oil help to exfoliate and moisturize the skin, helping it retain moisture, eliminating patches of dry skin, and relieving inflammatory conditions, such as rosacea, psoriasis, and eczema.
Applying apricot kernel oil to the site of an acne flare-up can reduce inflammation and prevent the buildup of sebum in the glands, treating both the symptoms and the underlying problem of acne.
Found in these products:
- Aquamarine Deep Hydration Serum
- Belle de Jour Hydrating Day Cream
- Belle de Nuit Replenishing Night Cream
- Divine Brightening Pressed Serum
- Éternelle Revitalizing Serum
- Rosé Face Serum
- Unscented Belle de Jour Hydrating Day Cream
- Vétiver Aftershave Moisturizer
Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera is richly hydrating while absorbing easily into the skin, so powerful that it is used to treat skin issues like eczema and psoriasis. This botanical plant promotes a youthful complexion by encouraging collagen production and removing dead skin cells with salicylic acid. The salicylic acid in aloe vera prevents acne and reduces redness with its anti-inflammatory properties provided by its high content of antioxidants and vitamins.
Found in these products:
- Aquamarine Deep Hydration Serum
- Aurore Resurfacing Mask
- Belle de Jour Hydrating Day Cream
- Belle de Nuit Replenishing Night Cream
- Cascade Glow Mist
- Clarté Coconut Milk Cleanser
- Divine Brightening Pressed Serum
- Elixir Blueberry Seed Exfoliant
- Jade Balancing Toner
- Lumineux Eye Serum
- Rivière Hydrating Gel Cleanser
- Unscented Belle de Jour Hydrating Day Cream
- Vétiver Aftershave Moisturizer
Acai Berry Extract
Healing, toning, and anti-inflammatory, this berry extract is potent with antioxidants. Acai berries create a clear, youthful complexion with their ability to repair hyperpigmentation and environmental damage. They prevent acne by being anti-inflammatory while repairing scarring. Acai berries' antioxidant properties protect your skin from further damage while hydrating it to create a youthful, luminous complexion.
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Bamboo Extract
Bamboo extract is filled with potent minerals that support collagen production, contributing to a more glowing and healthier skin appearance. It also improves skin elasticity and helps to alleviate eczema and psoriasis. Additionally, it's firming, tissue strengthening, and has anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.
Found in these products:
- Aquamarine Deep Hydration Serum
- Aurore Resurfacing Mask
- Belle de Nuit Replenishing Night Cream
- Jade Balancing Toner
- Rivière Hydrating Gel Cleanser
Blueberry Extract/Seeds
Blueberries have antioxidant power, repair damaged skin, and are skin plumping. This antioxidant ingredient can rejuvenate your skin. Its ability to repair and heal your skin from environmental damage and scarring creates a youthful glow. Blueberries assist in maintaining the elasticity of your skin, plumping it as it gently exfoliates away dead skin cells to reveal firm, sparkling skin.
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Borage Oil
Borage oil is shown to be very effective in treating the redness, inflammation, and moisture loss associated with dry, dull skin and acne. It is rich in an essential fatty acid called Gamma Linoleic Acid (GLA) which helps retain moisture and repair the skin’s natural barrier, promoting a plump complexion. Borage oil is suitable for sensitive skin types. It is even used to treat more serious skin conditions like eczema and rosacea.
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Butterfly Pea Flowers
A natural, botanical dye that has been used in Asia for centuries to dye various local cuisines and make tea, this plant was also used as an Ayurvedic medicine to improve memory and intelligence, release stress and anxiety, & treat various diseases. It continues to be proven by pharmacists to be an effective option for healing many ailments. For your complexion, the antioxidants found in butterfly pea flowers stimulate collagen production that keeps your skin youthful and heal fine lines and wrinkles.
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Cocoa Butter
Many skin care products contain cocoa butter, including moisturizers and anti-aging creams. These products have several benefits for skin health, such as alleviating dry skin and improving skin elasticity. Cocoa butter is mostly made up of fatty acids. These fats may help form a protective layer on the skin, preventing moisture from escaping, and therefore stopping the skin from drying out. Cocoa butter is also rich in natural plant compounds called phytochemicals. These substances improve blood flow to the skin and slow skin aging by protecting against damage from the sun's harmful UV rays. Cocoa butter has been used historically to smooth scars, wrinkles, and other marks on the skin.
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Coconut Milk and Oil
Coconut milk and oil is rich in nutrients and vitamins, including Vitamin C, which helps with collagen formation and decreases the rate of skin aging. Coconut water also contains Vitamins A and K and is an excellent source of the B-complex vitamins. Coconut water acts as an anti-inflammatory, detoxifier and anti-microbial, all of which work to decrease incidences of acne. It is a wonderful ingredient for simultaneously cleansing and hydrating the skin.
Found in these products:
- Cascade Glow Mist
- Clarté Coconut Milk Cleanser
- Éternelle Revitalizing Serum
- Jade Balancing Toner
- Rosé Face Serum
- Rivière Hydrating Gel Cleanser
- Vétiver Aftershave Moisturizer
Cucumber Extract
Rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, cucumbers are the perfect solution for healing skin irritation, damage, and inflammation. It is nourishing, hydrating and soothing with its cooling nature. Cucumbers have the ability to reduce swelling and puffiness of the skin. This may be especially helpful if you’ve been running low on sleep and find you have dark, puffy circles under your eyes. Oily skin and dead skin cells can clog pores and trigger acne breakouts, cucumbers which are mildly astringent, help to cleanse the skin and tighten pores. This helps reduce breakouts. Cucumbers are packed with both Vitamin C and folic acid. Vitamin C has the ability to stimulate new cell growth, while folic acid aids in fighting off environmental toxins that can make your skin look tired or prematurely aged. Combined, these components help your skin look firmer and healthier.
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Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll contains antioxidants that have a variety of skin benefits like helping with free radical damage, fine lines and wrinkles. Chlorophyll has an anti-inflammatory effect on skin, helping to reduce redness and the appearance of acne. It has shown to reduce inflammation and bacterial growth in skin.
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Dragon Fruit Extract
Dragon fruit is amazing for acne-prone skin and when applied topically, the high vitamin C content helps to reduce redness and inflammation by boosting your skin's blood flow. It comes packed with antioxidants, vitamins and nutrients, which can be beneficial for overall health and skin-related problems, including signs of aging, acne and sunburn. Vitamin C in dragon fruit helps protect against dullness and leave your skin look fresh and rejuvenated. Dragon fruit is essentially a natural moisturizer as it contains about 80 percent of water and comes packed with skin-essential vitamins and antioxidants.
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Foaming Oats
The historical use of oats has been shown to provide cleansing, moisturizing and smoothing benefits to the skin and hair. Oats contain a high concentration of starches and beta-glucan which are responsible for their protective and water-holding properties. Perfect for those who have sensitive skin, to provide gentle foaming as well as moisturizing and conditioning benefits.
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Gotu Kola
Gotu Kola has been used for hundreds of years for its incredible medicinal purposes, one of which is keeping your skin clear and youthful.
The Gotu Kola plant is rich in antioxidants that improve the appearance of the skin. Its ability to reduce the appearance of scars, inflammation, premature wrinkles, and blemishes keeps your skin looking radiant and youthful.
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Green Tea Extract
Green tea extract is a powerful antioxidant for replenishing your skin and preventing environmental damage and acne. Its antioxidant properties protect the skin from the sun and environmental damage, thereby preventing fine lines and wrinkles. Green tea promotes circulation and soothes irritated skin, evening out your complexion. Green tea has proven to be influential in remedying acne and oily skin because it is antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and regulates sebum production that leads to clogged pores and oily skin.
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Hemp Seed
Hemp seed oil deeply moisturizes your skin without clogging your pores. It helps reduce acne by regulating oil production and minimizing clogged pores.
The omega-6 fatty acids found in this oil calm inflammation and skin irritation, like that caused by acne and even psoriasis. They also promote skin growth and new cell regeneration. Finally, hemp seed oil is youth enhancing as it reduces fine lines and wrinkles as well as preventing them from forming thanks to the Linoleic acid and oleic acids it contains. This botanical oil can create a radiant, youthful glow.
Found in these products:
- Bisou, Bisou Replenishing Lip Treatment
- Divine Brightening Pressed Serum
- Vétiver Aftershave Moisturizer
Hibiscus Extract
Hibiscus is a natural source of AHA or alpha hydroxy acid, the queen of the detoxifying world. Full of high levels of Vitamin C and other antioxidants, restoring your dewy, polished and youthful skin. Perfect for supporting and stimulating collagen production, brightening and pumping.
Overall it's ideal for correcting discoloration from scars and age spots, improves appearance of surface lines and wrinkles, prevents acne breakouts and brightens your complexion.
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Honeydew Melon Extract
Honeydew is a calming extract naturally rich in Vitamin C, making it a potent yet calming ingredient for sensitive skin types. It promotes rapid collagen production, helping to fight wrinkles. Honeydew melon contains several nutrients, folate, Vitamin C, Vitamin K and magnesium. The ultimate super melon to promote lush, vibrant skin.
Found in these products:
- Aquamarine Deep Hydration Serum
- Belle de Jour Hydrating Day Cream
- Cascade Glow Mist
- Lumineux Eye Serum
- Rivière Hydrating Gel Cleanser
- Unscented Belle de Jour Hydrating Day Cream
Hyaluronic Acid
Hyaluronic acid is naturally found in your skin, but as you mature, this molecule becomes depleted resulting in drier, rougher, and more lined skin. When you apply hyaluronic acid to your skin you promote hydration and skin cell regrowth. With the use of this magical ingredient, your skin will retain more moisture and resist and repair fine lines and wrinkles.
Found in these products:
- Aurore Resurfacing Mask
- Belle de Nuit Replenishing Night Cream
- Cascade Glow Mist
- Jade Balancing Toner
- Lumineux Eye Serum
- Rivière Hydrating Gel Cleanser
Jasmine Hydrosol
Hydrosols are the pure and natural waters that are produced during the steam distillation of plant materials such as leaves, flowers, peels, berries, wood, stems and roots.
Emotionally and energetically, a Jasmine Hydrosol is nourishing and balancing. This hydrosol is especially helpful when working to manage situational anxiety or depression and can help increase confidence, improve motivation, release unwanted inhibitions, and promote feelings of optimism.
Jasmine Hydrosol has many skin benefits. It is rejuvenating, nourishing, anti-inflammatory, and anti-bacterial.
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Kiwi Extract
One of the biggest advantages kiwi offers is its uncanny ability to keep skin hydrated. This is due in large part to the fruit's high concentration of vitamin C, which enhances barrier lipids in the skin. Having a healthy barrier and skin microbiome can prevent water loss. Kiwi improves your skin's resistance to UV exposure and actually helps it produce collagen. Kiwi contains folate that's critical to the formation of new cells and improves the firmness of mature skin.
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Kukui Nut Oil
The fatty acids abundant in kukui nuts makes them a superior moisturizing solution for dry skin and smoothing fine lines and wrinkles. This plant contains Vitamins A, C, & E, which are antioxidants proven to protect the skin from free-radical damage. Since kukui oil is easily absorbed by your skin, it forms a protective barrier to further stop environmental damage in its tracks. Kukui nut oil is so powerful that it is used to heal sunburns, windburns, eczema, chapped skin, psoriasis, acne, and scars. Imagine what it can do for your skin!
Found in these products:
- Aquamarine Deep Hydration Serum
- Belle de Jour Hydrating Day Cream
- Bisou, Bisou Replenishing Lip Treatment
- Rosé Face Serum
- Unscented Belle de Jour Hydrating Day Cream
Macadamia Nut Butter
The fatty acids in macadamia nut butter help prevent premature aging and repair skin damage while deeply hydrating your complexion. This butter contains one of the highest naturally occurring concentrations of palmitoleic oil, a fatty acid our skin loses over time. Applying it to your complexion improves your skin's palmitoleic acid levels, preventing skin damage while plumping. Additionally, linoleic acid and phytosterols prevent moisture loss and maintain your skin's natural barrier. Macadamia nut butter is perfect for skin needing deep moisturization, plumping, and restoration.
Found in these products:
- Aquamarine Deep Hydration Serum
- Belle de Nuit Replenishing Night Cream
- Vétiver Aftershave Moisturizer
Mango Butter
Nutrient and fatty acid dense mango butter is fast absorbing and richly hydrates dehydrated skin. Its antioxidants and vitamins A and C repair and prevent premature aging and protect against sun damage. Mango butter plumps and softens your complexion to promote a radiant complexion.
Found in these products:
- Aquamarine Deep Hydration Serum
- Belle de Jour Hydrating Day Cream
- Unscented Belle de Jour Hydrating Day Cream
Passion Fruit Seed Oil
Passion fruit seed oil, or Maracuja oil, is rich in antioxidants and Vitamin C for skin protection and repair. Vitamin C promotes a toned, radiant complexion as it stimulates collagen production. Maracuja’s wealth of fatty acids provide healing, anti-inflammatory nourishment of the skin, especially beneficial for dry, flaky, and acne-prone skin.
Found in these products:
- Belle de Nuit Replenishing Night Cream
- Bisou, Bisou Replenishing Lip Treatment
- Divine Brightening Pressed Serum
- Éternelle Revitalizing Serum
Pomegranate Oil
Pomegranate oil is rich in antioxidants and polyphenols. Pomegranate provides natural protection qualities, shielding skin from UV and free-radical damage. Youth enhancing pomegranate oil regenerates and repairs skin, and effectively reduces and prevents wrinkles in the epidermis. Additionally, it has anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties to help prevent acne.
Found in these products:
- Aurore Resurfacing Mask
- Belle de Jour Hydrating Day Cream
- Cascade Glow Mist
- Divine Brightening Pressed Serum
- Rosé Face Serum
- Unscented Belle de Jour Hydrating Day Cream
Prickly Pear Extract
Prickly Pear is a potent source of Vitamin E, a powerful moisturizer. It’s loaded with essential fatty acids, antioxidants and other vitamins. These traits make prickly pear extract perfect for helping to brighten age spots and reduce sun damage and hyperpigmentation. Prickly pear is also known to help strengthen and rebuild the skin's natural protective barrier and fight back against environmental damage.
Found in these products:
- Aquamarine Deep Hydration Serum
- Aurore Resurfacing Mask
- Belle de Jour Hydrating Day Cream
- Cascade Glow Mist
- Divine Brightening Pressed Serum
- Unscented Belle de Jour Hydrating Day Cream
Rose Water
Rose water, also known as rose hydrosol, is a highly effective skincare ingredient, noted for its nourishing, skin-soothing properties. This floral water has the ability to clarify and balance your skin, leading to a refreshed, revitalized appearance. Should some redness flare up on your skin, rose water can actually lessen its appearance and any accompanying discomfort. It’s an effective way to cool and calm your skin. Moisture is key for youthful, glowing skin, and rose water is a natural hydrator. It gives your skin an instant, refreshing boost and provides rejuvenating moisture. It can temporarily plump fine lines and even help to prevent new ones from forming. When your pores get clogged up with everyday residue and toxins, rose water can help to decongest them and clean impurities for a fresh, bright complexion. Thanks to its toning properties, rose water can temporarily tighten the look of your skin, giving you a firm, plump look.
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Rosehip Oil
Rosehip oil is abundant with benefits for your skin! It deeply moisturizes with fatty acids. This magical oil treats wrinkles, repairs skin, and fights pigmentation with an abundance of Vitamins A & C to create an even, youthful complexion. Additionally, its astringent properties will tighten your pores and brighten your complexion.
Found in these products:
- Belle de Jour Hydrating Day Cream
- Belle de Nuit Replenishing Night Cream
- Bisou, Bisou Replenishing Lip Treatment
- Divine Brightening Pressed Serum
- Rosé Face Serum
- Unscented Belle de Jour Hydrating Day Cream
- Vétiver Aftershave Moisturizer
Sea Buckthorn Oil
Sea buckthorn oil is rich in Vitamins C, A, and E. This plant-derived elixir boosts elasticity, hydration and heals inflammation and skin damage. The same lipids that benefit hair health can also help moisturize and soften a person’s skin, improving elasticity. Sea buckthorn oil had a positive effect on eczema-like rashes by strengthening the lipid barrier, retaining moisture.
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Tahitian Sea Minerals
Tahitian seawater has been renowned as a natural elixir for enhancing beauty and youthful radiance. It acts as a natural exfoliant that removes excess oil, skin toxins, black heads and dead cells, resulting in clear pores and even skin tone. This process also boosts circulation and brings luminosity and beauty to your skin. The rich mineral content in Tahitian seawater promotes plumping , toning and skin regeneration, calming inflammation and itchy skin as well as diminishing puffiness. This natural ingredient is very mild and suitable for most sensitive skin types so it will not cause irritation.
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Tamanu Oil
Tamanu oil from the islands of Tahiti has been used for centuries to combat dry skin, acne, and scarring. This botanical oil keeps the skin well-nourished because it contains three types of fats-neutral lipids. The fatty acid called caliphyllid acid found in tamanu oil prevents bacteria that causes acne. Additionally, this oil is ideal for healing wounds and soothing skin issues like dry skin, sunburns, and eczema because it promotes new skin formation. It is even proven to heal scar tissue.
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Tuberose Hydrosol
The health benefits of tuberose oil can be attributed to its properties as an aphrodisiac, deodorant, relaxing, sedative, and warming substance. In addition to the benefits described above, this essential oil can also be used to keep the skin free of infections and cracks. This oil has a pleasant fragrance along with chemical components that relax nerves, brain and muscles. It provides a great relief from tension, stress, depression, anxiety, anger, and cramps. The healthy circulation of blood helps to eliminate toxins from the body and organs and also ensures the adequate supply of oxygen to the entire body. Tuberose oil has healing and moisturizing properties which helps to treat the cracked heels effectively by providing relief from the pain and speeds up the healing process.
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Turmeric
An abundance of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties in turmeric make it a powerful botanical healer of scarring and skin damage. It promotes a natural glow and supple skin by healing pigmentation and premature aging.
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Wheatgrass Extract
Scientifically known as Triticum aestivum, wheatgrass was used by Egyptians for health and beauty aid in ancient times. Wheatgrass has more Vitamin A and C than oranges and carrots. Wheatgrass juice contains both vitamins and natural phytochemicals such as flavonoids, which are known to be antioxidants, that help slow the aging process. It is a natural detoxifying agent and enhances your natural health and gives you glowing skin. Wheatgrass juice can be used for curing skin diseases like eczema and psoriasis.
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White Tea Extract
White tea extract keeps your skin looking younger by protecting it from damage. Researchers believe that the high levels of antioxidants reduce oxidative stress to the skin. White tea extract helps prevent skin cancer, wrinkles, and uneven pigmentation. It improves the skin's naturally occurring levels of collagen and elastin.
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