Skin Botanist field notes

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.

20 ingredient field notes
Apricot Kernel Oil Certified Organic

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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%)

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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