Facial Moisturizer Formula: Ingredients & their purpose
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Every ingredient in this moisturizer has a purpose. Some nourish and support your skin, while others work quietly behind the scenes to help the formula remain smooth, stable, and protected throughout its shelf life.
🌿 Botanical Extracts
These plant-based ingredients help soothe, comfort, and support healthy-looking skin.
Lavender Flower Extract – Helps calm and refresh the skin.
Chamomile Flower Extract – Traditionally used to soothe and comfort the appearance of sensitive skin.
Calendula Flower Extract – Known for its gentle, skin-conditioning properties.
Aloe Vera Leaf Juice – Provides lightweight hydration and helps leave skin feeling refreshed.
🥑 Nourishing Oils & Butters
These botanical oils and butters help soften the skin, replenish moisture, and support the skin barrier.
Sunflower Seed Oil – A nourishing oil rich in fatty acids that helps soften and condition skin.
Shea Butter – Provides lasting moisture while helping skin feel smooth and comforted.
Olive Fruit Oil – Helps nourish and condition dry skin.
Flaxseed Oil – A botanical oil rich in essential fatty acids.
Jojoba Seed Oil – Helps balance and soften the skin with a texture similar to the skin's natural oils.
Sesame Seed Oil – Helps moisturize and condition the skin.
💧 Moisture & Skin Support
These ingredients help maintain hydration and support the overall feel of the moisturizer.
Vegetable Glycerin – Helps attract and hold moisture in the skin.
Vitamin E (Tocopherol) – An antioxidant that helps care for the skin and protect the nourishing oils within the formula.
⚙️ Formula Support
These ingredients work quietly behind the scenes.
Octyl Palmitate – Gives the moisturizer a smooth, silky feel.
Glyceryl Stearate – Helps keep water and oils blended into a creamy moisturizer.
Cetyl Alcohol – A plant-derived fatty alcohol that softens skin and improves texture. (Not the type of alcohol that dries the skin.)
Stearyl Alcohol – Helps create a rich, smooth consistency.
Ceteareth-20 – Helps maintain a stable blend of water and oils.
Carbomer – Creates the smooth, luxurious cream texture.
Dimethicone – Helps the moisturizer glide smoothly onto the skin, reduces moisture loss, and contributes to a silky finish.
Triethanolamine – Helps balance the formula's pH and supports the desired texture.
Phenoxyethanol & Ethylhexylglycerin – A modern preservative system that keeps the formula fresh and safe throughout its shelf life.
Every ingredient has a purpose. Together, they create a moisturizer that is thoughtfully formulated to be gentle, effective, and safe from the first use to the last.
Full Ingredient List (INCI): Aqua (Deionized Water), Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower Extract, Matricaria Recutita (Chamomile) Flower Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Linum Usitatissimum (Flaxseed) Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil, Octyl Palmitate, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Tocopherol, Carbomer, Dimethicone, Triethanolamine, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin.
*Certified Organic botanical ingredients. Formulated with organic botanical extracts and modern cosmetic stabilizers for performance and safety.
