Possibly Problematic™

No need to agonise over the ingredients panel anymore — we’ve done it for you. Consider us as your skin’s super strict security guard, checking that only the best ingredients are on the guestlist with no potential irritants sneaking in to gatecrash your glow.

Fragrance? Fluff? Fillers? Fake stuff? Not here.

  • FRAGRANCE
  • PARFUM
  • DYES
  • DRYING ALCOHOLS
  • ESSENTIAL OILS
  • SILICONES
  • PARABENS
  • SULPHATES
  • Phenoxyethanol
  • Sodium Benzoate
  • Ethylhexylglycerin

The gatecrashers

These are the Possibly Problematic™ ingredients that we will never include in our products. Be empowered to improve your skin by getting familiar with these INCI names found on ingredients panels.

  • FRAGRANCE

    No skin benefits, and one of the most irritating things you can put on sensitive skin.

    ON A LABEL IT LOOKS LIKE
    • FRAGRANCE
    • PARFUM
    • AROMA
    • LIMONENE
    • LINALOOL
    • CITRONELLOL
    • GERANIOL
    • EUGENOL
    • CITRAL

    'Fragrance free' isn't a regulated claim, and these ingredients are often included in products that are labelled 'suitable for sensitive skin'.

  • DYES

    No skin benefits, it's sole purpose is to make a product have colour.

    ON A LABEL IT LOOKS LIKE
    • CI + FIVE DIGITS
    • CI 19140
    • CI 42090
    • FD&C
    • D&C
    • LAKE

    Two letters and a number is a colour.

  • DRYING ALCOHOLS

    Used to keep a formula stable, and they strip and aggravate while they do it.

    ON A LABEL IT LOOKS LIKE
    • ALCOHOL DENAT.
    • ETHANOL
    • ETHYL ALCOHOL
    • METHANOL
    • ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
    • SD ALCOHOL
    • BENZYL ALCOHOL

    Not every alcohol dries. Cetyl, stearyl and cetearyl alcohol are fatty alcohols that are gentle and non-drying.

  • ESSENTIAL OILS

    A common trigger for contact dermatitis, dryness and redness. Natural does not mean safe for sensitive skin..

    ON A LABEL IT LOOKS LIKE
    • LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA
    • MENTHA PIPERITA
    • CITRUS LIMON
    • MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA
    • EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS

    A plant name in Latin followed by the word oil. Not to be confused with seed oil, which is good for your skin.

  • SILICONES

    They trap oil and debris and tend to be pore cloggers.

    ON A LABEL IT LOOKS LIKE
    • ANYTHING -CONE
    • DIMETHICONE
    • CYCLOMETHICONE
    • ANYTHING -SILOXANE
    • CYCLOPENTASILOXANE
    • ANYTHING -SILANOL

    Lookout for ingredients ending in cone.

  • PARABENS

    A common way to keep a formula stable, and a known irritant for sensitive skin.

    ON A LABEL IT LOOKS LIKE
    • ANYTHING -PARABEN
    • METHYLPARABEN
    • ETHYLPARABEN
    • PROPYLPARABEN
    • BUTYLPARABEN

    Lookout for ingredients ending in paraben.

  • SULPHATES

    Used to make a foam texture, can cause Irritation, allergic reaction and clogged pores.

    ON A LABEL IT LOOKS LIKE
    • ANYTHING -SULFATE
    • SLS
    • SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE
    • SLES
    • SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE

    Not to be confused with many other good ingredients that start with sodium.

  • HARSH PRESERVATIVES

    Not all preservatives are created equal, and these ones can be very irritating on sensitive skin

    ON A LABEL IT LOOKS LIKE
    • Phenoxyethanol
    • Sodium Benzoate
    • Ethylhexylglycerin

    We use a unique water based preservation system in our products, that maintains a long shelf life whilst being gentle on the skin.

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