Face Balm

Face is a straight forward, fast to absorb balm that helps skin regulate inflammation, heal, and regenerate. It’s ingredients are derived from unrefined, uncultivated, edible crops that contain the right balance of bioavailable fatty acids and bioactive polyphenols

Each batch of Face is created to suit the season using ingredients that are easily synthesized by the body into bio reactive compounds the body (positively) responds to.

Kalahari Melon oil’s vitamin E content acts like a backstage pass to the skin’s intercellular matrix. The key is the oil’s lipophilic tocopherols (γ-Tocopherol and a-Tocopherol) which slide below the surface to offer up antioxidant and anti inflammatory support.

Raw Cupuacu butter is the polymath of the cosmetic butter world. It contains just the right ratio of long chain fatty acids that take on all the roles: Cupuaçu seed butter is buoyant with just the right ratio of saturated and unsaturated fats to take on all the roles: a skin softening emollient; a protective occlusive; and a humectant that draws moisture to the skin.

Cupuaçu seed butter’s ability to absorb up to 400% of its weight in water is why Face Balm and Yarrow Hydrosol work so well together.

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Face Balm was created in 2018 when my skin was in yet another chronic cycle of reactivity. It was impossibly dry, tight, red, and explosive all at once. Face Balm's ability to quiet angry skin can be linked back to Cupuaçu Seed Butter's amazing line up

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Face Balm