- AAllantoin
- A calming compound first found in comfrey root. It softens rough patches and quiets the sting some skin feels right after cleansing.
- In Barrier Milk0.2%
- BBakuchiol
- A plant retinol alternative pressed from babchi seeds. It speeds up cell turnover the way retinol does, without the peeling, and it is stable in daylight.
- In Amber Night Oil1%
- CCeramides
- The waxy lipids that hold skin cells together, like mortar between bricks. We use NP, AP and EOP, the three your skin makes most of.
- In Barrier Milk3%
- Cholesterol
- The quiet partner. Ceramides only rebuild the barrier properly when cholesterol and fatty acids are there too, which is why most single-ceramide creams underwhelm.
- In Barrier Milk1%
- EEctoin
- Made by microbes that survive salt flats and deserts. It wraps itself in water molecules and holds them against the skin, even in dry office air.
- In Dew Serum0.5%
- FFatty acids
- The third part of the barrier recipe. Ours is linoleic acid from safflower, set against ceramides and cholesterol at the 3:1:1 ratio found in healthy skin.
- In Barrier Milk1%
- GGlycerin
- The oldest humectant in the book, and still one of the best. It draws water into the top layers of skin and keeps them flexible.
- In Dew Serum and Barrier Milk5%
- HHyaluronic acid
- Four molecular weights. The large ones sit on the surface and slow evaporation; the small ones sink into the upper layers and plump from inside.
- In Dew Serum1.5%
- NNiacinamide
- Vitamin B3. It evens tone, calms redness and signals skin to make more of its own ceramides. Four percent works; more mostly irritates.
- In Barrier Milk4%
- PPanthenol
- Pro-vitamin B5. Skin turns it into pantothenic acid, which soothes and helps chapped or over-exfoliated skin repair faster.
- In Dew Serum5%
- SSqualane
- A weightless, stable oil, ours pressed from olives, that mirrors the squalene your skin produces. It softens without clogging pores.
- In Amber Night Oil70%
- Sea buckthorn
- The source of the oil's amber color. Rich in carotenoids and omega-7, the fats skin uses to build its surface layer. It does not stain once absorbed.
- In Amber Night Oil2%
- TTocopherol
- Vitamin E. It keeps the oils in our formulas from going rancid and mops up free radicals on the skin.
- In Amber Night Oil0.5%
- WWater
- The first ingredient in two of our three formulas. Deionized, then filtered to 0.2 microns in the lab. We list it as water, not "botanical infusion".
- In Dew Serum and Barrier MilkFirst on the list
- ZZinc PCA
- A zinc salt that slows oil production through the day. A small dose, and a visible difference on the forehead and nose by mid-afternoon.
- In Barrier Milk0.1%