Ingredients
A clear library of the botanical oils, butters, waxes and natural actives used across Skin Botanist formulas. Each field note explains why the ingredient earns its place.
Apricot Kernel Oil Certified Organic
Prunus armeniaca
A light, silky oil pressed from apricot kernels. It is widely used in facial oils, body oils, creams and balms where a soft, silky appl...
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Avocado Oil Certified Organic
Persea americana
A rich green-to-gold oil pressed from avocado fruit pulp. It brings a deeper, more cushiony emollient feel than many lighter carrier oils.
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Beeswax
Apis mellifera
A natural beeswax produced by honeybees and used to give balms and butters structure, glide and a protective skin feel.
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Bergamot Essential Oil Certified Organic
Citrus bergamia
A refined citrus-floral essential oil for natural fragrance and an uplifting skincare ritual.
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Cedarwood Essential Oil (Atlas) Certified Organic
Cedrus atlantica
A warm, dry, woody essential oil steam distilled from the wood of Cedrus atlantica. It is used primarily for natural fragrance and grou...
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Citronella Essential Oil (Java)
Cymbopogon winterianus
A fresh, lemony-green essential oil steam distilled from Cymbopogon winterianus leaves. It is well known for outdoor fresh aromatic app...
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Coconut Oil Certified Organic
Cocos nucifera
A certified organic coconut oil from copra. It is semi-solid in cooler conditions and melts with warmth, giving balms and body products...
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Eucalyptus Citriodora Essential Oil
Eucalyptus citriodora / Corymbia citriodora
A lemon-scented eucalyptus essential oil steam distilled from the leaves and branches of Eucalyptus citriodora, now commonly classified...
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Evening Primrose Oil Virgin Certified Organic
Oenothera biennis
A seed oil known for its naturally occurring gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), a fatty acid valued in skincare for dry, delicate and comfort-...
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Frankincense Serrata Essential Oil Certified Organic
Boswellia serrata
A resinous essential oil steam distilled from Boswellia serrata resin. It brings a warm, earthy, slightly sweet base note to skincare r...
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Jojoba Oil Certified Organic
Simmondsia chinensis
Technically a liquid wax ester rather than a conventional oil, jojoba is pressed from seeds and valued for its light, stable and skin-c...
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Lavender Essential Oil Certified Organic
Lavandula angustifolia
A classic floral-herbaceous essential oil steam distilled from Lavandula angustifolia flowers and twigs. It is used for natural aroma a...
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Mango Butter
Mangifera indica
A plant butter from mango seed kernels. It is semi-solid at room temperature and melts into the skin, giving balms and body products a ...
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Olive Oil
Olea europaea L.
Olive oil is a rich botanical oil used when a formula needs deeper softness and a more substantial moisturising finish. Its naturally o...
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Orange Sweet Essential Oil Certified Organic
Citrus sinensis
A cheerful citrus essential oil cold pressed from sweet orange rind. It adds a bright, familiar top note to natural fragrance blends.
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Peppermint Essential Oil (Arvensis) Certified Organic
Mentha arvensis
A crisp, cooling mint essential oil steam distilled from Mentha arvensis leaves. Naturally rich in menthol, peppermint brings an immedi...
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Rose Geranium Essential Oil
Pelargonium graveolens
A rosy, floral-herbaceous essential oil steam distilled from Pelargonium graveolens flowers, leaves and stems. It brings a soft botanic...
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Shea Butter Certified Organic
Vitellaria paradoxa (syn. Butyrospermum parkii)
A certified organic shea butter from the nut kernels of the shea tree. It brings a creamy, protective and conditioning feel to balms an...
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Sweet Almond Oil Certified Organic
Prunus amygdalus dulcis
A light, classic emollient oil pressed from sweet almond kernels. Skin Botanist uses certified organic sweet almond oil in water-free s...
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Vitamin E Natural (Mixed Tocopherols 70%)
Natural mixed tocopherols
A naturally derived mixed-tocopherol vitamin E ingredient used to help protect waterless skincare formulas from oxidation. Because Skin...
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