Calendula
Calendula officinalis
Dried petals steeped in sunflower oil for three to four weeks, then strained through muslin. Dried only, because water grows mould.
The ingredient index
Nothing here is a proprietary blend. This is the whole list, what each one is for, and which jars it ends up in.
29 raw materials
Rosehip
Rosa canina
Cold pressed from the seed. High in linoleic acid, quick to oxidise, which is why it sits alongside vitamin E.
Jojoba
Simmondsia chinensis
A liquid wax rather than an oil, which is why it sits so quietly on skin and keeps for years.
In Aromatic Chest Balm, Daily Glow Oil, Night Renewal Oil, Bare, Rose & Geranium, Chamomile & Calendula, Sandalwood & Cedarwood, Lavender & Vanilla, Nourishing Lip Balm, Hydrating Lip Oil
Shea butter
Butyrospermum parkii
Unrefined, melting just under body temperature. It carries the structure of every butter we whip.
In Calendula Soothing Balm, Aromatic Chest Balm, Bare, Rose & Geranium, Chamomile & Calendula, Sandalwood & Cedarwood, Lavender & Vanilla, Nourishing Lip Balm
Beeswax
Cera alba
The firmness dial. Ten percent gives a soft salve, fifteen a firm balm, twenty a solid stick.
In Calendula Soothing Balm, Aromatic Chest Balm, Nourishing Lip Balm
Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
Steam distilled, well behaved, and the only note in the range that almost everyone already knows by heart.
Rose otto
Rosa damascena
Distilled rather than extracted. Used at a fraction of a percent because at anything more it stops smelling like a rose.
Roman chamomile
Chamaemelum nobile
Soft, apple sweet, and in the daisy family, so patch test if ragweed bothers you.
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus globulus and radiata
Two species, not one. Globulus for depth, radiata for a softer top, both grown here.
Pomegranate seed
Punica granatum
Pressed from the seed, not the fruit. Rich, slightly waxy, and used sparingly.
Squalane
Squalane
Olive derived and fully saturated, so it will not go rancid on your shelf. It is what makes an oil sink instead of sit.
In Daily Glow Oil, Bare, Rose & Geranium, Chamomile & Calendula, Sandalwood & Cedarwood, Lavender & Vanilla, Hydrating Lip Oil
Bakuchiol
Psoralea corylifolia
A plant active, gentler than retinol but still an active. Calm intact skin only, and patch test for a few days first.
Vitamin E
Tocopherol
An antioxidant for the oils. It is not a preservative and we never treat it as one.
In Calendula Soothing Balm, Aromatic Chest Balm, Daily Glow Oil, Night Renewal Oil, Bare, Rose & Geranium, Chamomile & Calendula, Sandalwood & Cedarwood, Lavender & Vanilla, Nourishing Lip Balm, Hydrating Lip Oil
Evening primrose
Oenothera biennis
Pressed from the seed, high in gamma linolenic acid, soft and quick to absorb.
Camellia
Camellia oleifera
The oil Japanese women have used on skin and hair for centuries. Light, oleic, almost weightless.
Sweet almond
Prunus amygdalus dulcis
A tree nut. It is listed first in the cautions on every label that carries it.
In Night Renewal Oil, Nourishing Lip Balm, Hydrating Lip Oil
Moringa
Moringa oleifera
Stable, faintly green, and unusually good at carrying scent without adding one.
Castor
Ricinus communis
Thick and tacky in the best way. It is why a lip oil stays put.
Mango butter
Mangifera indica
Firmer than shea and almost odourless, which lets the unscented butter stay genuinely unscented.
In Bare, Rose & Geranium, Chamomile & Calendula, Sandalwood & Cedarwood, Lavender & Vanilla
Fractionated coconut
Cocos nucifera
The liquid fraction only. It keeps a whipped butter from setting hard in an Australian winter.
In Bare, Rose & Geranium, Chamomile & Calendula, Sandalwood & Cedarwood, Lavender & Vanilla
Arrowroot
Maranta arundinacea
A pinch of starch. It is the difference between a butter that feels greasy and one that feels finished.
In Bare, Rose & Geranium, Chamomile & Calendula, Sandalwood & Cedarwood, Lavender & Vanilla
Sunflower, high linoleic
Helianthus annuus
The carrier we infuse calendula into. Neutral enough to disappear behind the petals.
Geranium
Pelargonium graveolens
Green, rosy, and the reason the rose in that butter reads fresh rather than powdery.
Sandalwood
Santalum album
Slow, warm and quiet. It sits under the cedar rather than beside it.
Cedarwood
Cedrus atlantica
Dry and resinous. It gives the sandalwood something to lean on.
Vanilla
Vanilla planifolia
A real extract, not a fragrance oil, which is why it smells like a pod and not like a candle.
Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis
Sharp and clarifying. Avoid in pregnancy or epilepsy without professional advice.
Peppermint
Mentha piperita
Cooling on contact. Kept well away from the face for a reason.
Tea tree
Melaleuca alternifolia
Australian, medicinal, and used at a low enough rate that it supports the eucalyptus instead of shouting over it.