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Our Ingredients

 

Our botanical treasures

Our ingredients are source exclusively from ethical, fair trade and sustainable suppliers, boosting the finest level of organic ingredientes. The oils we use on our products are pressed from raw fruits, seeds, in order to preserve their value. Our skincare line are packed with high levels of botanical actives.

 

 

 

In our skincare line you can find:

  • Botanical oils
  • Natural Retinol – Bakuchiol
  • Enzymes
  • Fermented Ingredients
  • Fatty acids
  • Antioxidants
  • Vitamins
  • Extracts

 

 

 

 

Acerola Ferment

INCI: Lactobacillus/Acerola Cherry Ferment

A fermentation of the super fruit acerola with Lactobacillus Acerola Cherries have been shown to have both anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, contains a Vitamin C content 65 times greater than that of an orange, a remarkable statistic for a noncitrus fruit. Acerola is the all-natural alternative source of Vitamin C that promotes a flawless, radiant complexion and naturally bright skin.

Benefits:

  • Rich in anthocyanins
  • Rich in vitamins A and C
  • Rich in carotenoids

You’ll find this ingredient in SOPHIA serum.

 

Aloe Vera Powder

INCI: Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder

Aloe Vera is an excellent emollient making it soothing and calming on the skin. It is made up of moisturising and hydrating polysaccharides. These polysaccharides are hygroscopic, this means they are water loving and provide a type of moisture mesh over the skin. This mesh is like a waterproof coating, helping to preserve the skin, keeping it hydrated and healthy; the perfect antidote dehydrated skin plump and youthful.

 Benefits:

  • Has natural moisturizer
  • Impove elasticity

You’ll find this ingredient in SOPHIA serum and CAROLINA mask.

Comparative antimicorbial activities of aloe vera gel and leaf

Aloe vera: a systematic review of its clinical effectiveness

 

Beta-glucan

INCI: Beta Glucan

Polysaccharide sugar derived from yeast. Glucans function as bio‐active modulators that can help reduce stress by interacting with Langerhans cells and keratinocytes. Langerhans cells are dendritic cells in our epidermis that are involved in modulating immune activity. Beta-glucan is considered an excellent ingredient for improving the look of redness and other signs of sensitive skin.

 Benefits:

  • Strengthens the Skin Barrier
  • Reduces Dryness
  • Anti-inflammatory

 You’ll find this ingredient in SOPHIA serum.

Anti-Wrinkle Therapy: Significant New Findings in the Non-Invasive Cosmetic Treatment of Skin Wrinkles with Beta-Glucan

 

Licorice Root Extract

INCI: Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract

The syrupy juice from the herb's root contains beneficial plant sterols, which promote skin elasticity and fight inflammation and wrinkle formation. Licorice extract also contains glycyrrhizin, an acid that plays a role in increasing steroid hormones that naturally occur in skin.

Benefits:

  • Soothe and hydrate skin
  • Anti-inflamatory
  • Antioxidant

You’ll find this ingredient in SOPHIA serum.

GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA EXTRACT CREAM: EFFECTS ON SKIN PIGMENT “MELANIN”:

 

Niacinamide

INCI: Niacinamide

Also known as vitamin B3 is a water-soluble vitamin that works with the natural substances in your skin to help visibly improve the appearance of enlarged pores, uneven skin tone, fine lines and wrinkles, dullness, and a weakened surfasse.

 Benefits:

  • Help to reduce stress and inflammation
  • Antioxidant properties
  • Skin-soothing agente

You’ll find this ingredient in SOPHIA serum.

Cosmeceuticals for hyperpigmentation: what is available?

Niacinamide: A B vitamin that improves aging facial skin appearance.

Niacinamide - mechanisms of action and its topical use in dermatology.

 

Pomegranate Enzyme:

INCI: Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract

Pomegranate is a powerful antioxidant that brightens the skin. It contains lactic acid, alpha-arbutin, and salicylic acid. It promotes deep hydration, reduced oiliness and lightens the skin from irregular pigmentation

Benefits:

  • Cotain chlorogenic acid
  • Anti-inflamatory
  • Gentle exfoliation

You’ll find this ingredient in SOPHIA product.

 

White Willow Bark Extract

INCI: Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract

White Willow Bark extract is known to promote cell renewal and anti-microbial activity. This ingrediente provides gentle, yet highly effective, exfoliating benefits and will not irritate the skin.

Benefits:

  • Natural salicylic acid alternative
  • Promotes an increased cellular renewal
  • Excellent antioxidation protection

 You’ll find this ingredient in SOPHIA and AMÁLIA products.

Anti-Inflammatory Effect of a Novel Topical Herbal Composition (VEL-091604) Consisting of Gentian Root, Licorice Root and Willow Bark Extract.

An evaluation of the effect of a topical product containing salicin on the visible signs of human skin aging

 

Bakuchiol

INCI: Bakuchiol

Bakuchiol is a meroterpene phenol derived from Indian Psoralea corylifolia (Babchi) leaves and seeds and. Is the alternative to retinol without having any of the negatives associated with retinol. This is because similarly to retinol, bakuchiol helps to instruct normal cell behaviour, encouraging the natural shedding of the skin and boosting collagen and elastin production, without the associated side effects (increased sensitivity and redness) of retinol. Bakuchiol is suitable for all skin types including dry, oily, combination, sensitive and normal. Bakuchiol stimulates collagen (a protein naturally found in our skin that keeps it plump and strong). [1]

[1]Bakuchiol: A retinol-like functional compound 

      Psoralea corylifolias

  • Natural alternative to retinol
  • Impove elasticity
  • Stimulates collagen

You’ll find this ingredient in AMÁLIA oil.

 

Edelweiss Extract
INCI: Gnaphalium Leontopodium Flower Extract

Edelweiss plant contains phytochemicals such as Chlorogenic acid, Luteolin, Bisabolane derivatives, and Beta Sitosterol which demonstrate antioxidant, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory characteristics.

Benefits:

  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Antibacterial properties
  • Delivers moisture

You’ll find this ingredient in AMÁLIA oil.

 

 

Oils we use in our prodcts:

Anti-Inflammatory and Skin Barrier Repair Effects ofTopical Application of Some Plant Oils

 

Rosehip Oil:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5485961/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5796020/

Argan Oil:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25143733

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28707186

Seabuckthorn oil:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28526097