Purified Water

We could say ‘Aqua”

Sweet Almond Oil.

High in the types of fatty acids needed for troubled skin.

Olive Oil.

Wonderfully healthy for the skin. So many good things it might be best to Google "Olive Oil Skin" instead. Greasy except when mixed within a cream like ours.

Rice Bran Oil

Used to soften and condition the skin. Rich in anti-oxidants and a skin protectant, rich in gamma-oryzanol, which helps protect and replenish your skin. Rice Bran oil can be an effective substitute for lanolin, and can help reduce inflammation and soothe discomfort. It's a wonderful oil for itchy "alligator" skin.

Emulsifying Wax

A plant based wax that allows the water and oils to stay together. And they said it could not be done.

Milk Protein.

Cognis research found that milk protein in a cream increased skin elasticity by around 20% compared to the same cream without.  Skin elasticity ensures lines and wrinkles are minimized after any movement of the skin.

Dairy Allergies: Most people with milk allergies are allergic to Lactose in milk, not the protein. However, as with all natural products, they should be patch tested on a small area of skin first.

Allantoin
(Comfrey Root Active)

Comfrey Root has long been known as a healing plant. Allantoin was identified as the part of the plant that performed this function and it has since been synethised to make it more concentrated and effective.  So the allantoin we use is the pure ingredient. Allantoin has been termed a cell proliferant in texts such as the "United States Dispensatory". It is said to clean away dead tissue, hastening the growth of new healthy tissue. Allantoin has been also termed a counter irritant. Allantoin produces its desirable effects by promoting and speeding up the healthy, natural processes of the body. It helps the skin to help itself. It is also promoted as preventing lines and wrinkles by assisting skin repair

Aloe Vera

Most people already know the healing and soothing benefits of Aloe Vera. We loved it before we made skin care, and we love it in our creams.

Vitamin E

This is considered an antioxidant superstar. Studied have also indicated it is bioavailable and protective for skin (Source: Journal of Cosmetic Science, January-February 2001, pages 35-50). Vitamin E functions on the skin to protect cells against free-radical damage, and an abundant assortment of researchers from diversified medical fields have theorized that this can slow the aging process. (Sources: Skin Pharmacology and Applied Skin Physiology, November-December 2001, and Free Radical Biology and Medicine, October 1999).

Glycerol Caprylate

When water and natural oils are mixed, they can become contaminated with bacteria, some of which can be very dangerous. Our products are often used by people with already troubled skin and children, and bacteria are the last thing they need. We also use the products ourselves. We know that a tiny amount of an effective preservative in a natural product to keep the cream pure is a much safer option than taking chances with "natural" preservatives that are not very effective. Glyceryl Caprylate is an Ecocert Approved (Organic Approved) way of keeping this cream sterile. We voluntarily send our creams for testing to an independent laboratory that checks the purity of the cream if stored under 30 degrees for 2 years. This is called a British Pharmocopea Preservative Efficacy Test.

Piroctone Olamine

Non irritating and also helps keep the cream free from bacteria.

Guarsilk.

A guar based skin conditioner which gives the skin a silky smooth finish.