Ingredients form the heart of Anara
These are not just natural ingredients - they are nature's most celebrated plant-based beauties. Each one pregnancy-friendly and perfect to support sensitive, hormonal skin through all seasons of life.
Read the stories behind some of our most special ingredients.
Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil
The Story: Native to the Ethiopian Highlands, this golden oil is known for its luxurious, feather-light texture, delivering deep nourishment with zero residue.
Celebrated benefits: Rich in euricic acid, this oil smooths and protects the skin barrier while adding a beautiful silky glow.
Fun fact: Named after the ancient region of Abyssinia (modern-day Ethiopia), this oil has been an unappreciated botantical treasure that has only recently been discovered. It is quickly becoming a lightweight nourishing favourite and is also being called a “silicone alternative”.
Found in:
Radiance Moisturiser, Replenishing Face Oil and Cleanse & Nourish Night Balm.
Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil
The Story: Native to the Ethiopian Highlands, this golden oil is known for its luxurious, feather-light texture, delivering deep nourishment with zero residue.
Celebrated benefits: Rich in euricic acid, this oil smooths and protects the skin barrier while adding a beautiful silky glow.
Fun fact: Named after the ancient region of Abyssinia (modern-day Ethiopia), this oil has been an unappreciated botantical treasure that has only recently been discovered. It is quickly becoming a lightweight nourishing favourite and is also being called a “silicone alternative”.
Found in:
Radiance Moisturiser, Replenishing Face Oil and Cleanse & Nourish Night Balm.
Persea Gratissima Oil
The Story: More than just a brunch icon,
the avocado has long been a beauty staple in Aztec and Maya civilisations. Cold-pressed from the creamy green flesh, this velvety oil is deeply restorative and rich in nutrients the skin recognises and loves.
Celebrated benefits: A natural source of vitamins A, D and E, it strengthens the skin barrier, softens dry patches, and calms irritation, making it perfect for sensitive skin and well-ageing.
Fun fact: Avocados were once known as “butter fruit” and considered so precious in ancient cultures that they were often reserved for royalty and used in fertility treatments.
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Persea Gratissima Oil
The Story: More than just a brunch icon,
the avocado has long been a beauty staple in Aztec and Maya civilisations. Cold-pressed from the creamy green flesh, this velvety oil is deeply restorative and rich in nutrients the skin recognises and loves.
Celebrated benefits: A natural source of vitamins A, D and E, it strengthens the skin barrier, softens dry patches, and calms irritation, making it perfect for sensitive skin and well-ageing.
Fun fact: Avocados were once known as “butter fruit” and considered so precious in ancient cultures that they were often reserved for royalty and used in fertility treatments.
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The Story: Derived from the babchi plant, bakuchiol has been used in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine for centuries. Today it’s being called a natural alternative to retinol but we believe it’s so much more.
Celebrated benefits: Firms, smooths and softens fine lines, without dryness or irritation. Ideal for sensitive skin and pregnancy-friendly too.
Fun fact: The babchi plant was known as a “skin harmoniser” in ancient Sanskrit text, believed to balance tone and energy.
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The Story: Derived from the babchi plant, bakuchiol has been used in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine for centuries. Today it’s being called a natural alternative to retinol but we believe it’s so much more.
Celebrated benefits: Firms, smooths and softens fine lines, without dryness or irritation. Ideal for sensitive skin and pregnancy-friendly too.
Fun fact: The babchi plant was known as a “skin harmoniser” in ancient Sanskrit text, believed to balance tone and energy.
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Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract
The Story: Native to the Amazon rainforest, camu camu is a small but mighty berry traditionally gathered by canoe and prized for its vitmain-rich skin benefits.
Celebrated benefits: Packed with vitamin C and antioxidants, it helps brighten dull skin, support collagen and protect against environmental stress.
Fun fact: Camu camu contains up to 60x more vitamin C than an orange, making it one of nature’s most potent glow-givers.
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Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract
The Story: Native to the Amazon rainforest, camu camu is a small but mighty berry traditionally gathered by canoe and prized for its vitmain-rich skin benefits.
Celebrated benefits: Packed with vitamin C and antioxidants, it helps brighten dull skin, support collagen and protect against environmental stress.
Fun fact: Camu camu contains up to 60x more vitamin C than an orange, making it one of nature’s most potent glow-givers.
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Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
The Story: From the “Food of the Gods” comes a velvety butter as indulgent as it is nourishing. Pressed from the seeds of the cacoa tree, cocoa butter has been treasured since ancient Mesoamerican times.
Celebrated benefits: Luxuriously rich in fatty acids and antioxidants, it softens, smooths and strengthens the skin’s barrier, leaving it supple, glowy, and cocooned in comfort.
Fun fact: Naturally chocolate-scented, cocoa butter has been used for centuries in both skincare and healing rituals. In Mayan and Aztec cultures, cacao beans were so prized they were used as currency.
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Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
The Story: From the “Food of the Gods” comes a velvety butter as indulgent as it is nourishing. Pressed from the seeds of the cacoa tree, cocoa butter has been treasured since ancient Mesoamerican times.
Celebrated benefits: Luxuriously rich in fatty acids and antioxidants, it softens, smooths and strengthens the skin’s barrier, leaving it supple, glowy, and cocooned in comfort.
Fun fact: Naturally chocolate-scented, cocoa butter has been used for centuries in both skincare and healing rituals. In Mayan and Aztec cultures, cacao beans were so prized they were used as currency.
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Boswellia Carteri Oil
The Story: Known as liquid gold and revered for its grounding aroma and skin-rejuventing powers, it has been used for its healing properties in ancient skincare preparations for over 5,000 years.
Celebrated benefits: Tones, smooths, and calms the skin, especially where fine lines and inflammation meet.
Fun fact: Frankincense was one of the gifts brought in by the wise men and was prized more highly than gold in ancient times, due to its medicinal and mystical powers.
Found in:
Rejuvenating Eye & Face Serum, Replenishing Face Oil and Cleanse & Nourish Night Balm.
Boswellia Carteri Oil
The Story: Known as liquid gold and revered for its grounding aroma and skin-rejuventing powers, it has been used for its healing properties in ancient skincare preparations for over 5,000 years.
Celebrated benefits: Tones, smooths, and calms the skin, especially where fine lines and inflammation meet.
Fun fact: Frankincense was one of the gifts brought in by the wise men and was prized more highly than gold in ancient times, due to its medicinal and mystical powers.
Found in:
Rejuvenating Eye & Face Serum, Replenishing Face Oil and Cleanse & Nourish Night Balm.
Vegetable Glycerin
The Story: One of the most trusted humectants in skincare, plant-based glycerin draws moisture deep into the skin, helping it stay soft, supple and resiliant through every season.
Celebrated benefits: It boosts hydration, supports the skin barrier, and enhances the performance of the other ingredients.
Fun fact: Glycerin has been used in natural skincare remedies for over 200 years, and it’s still a hero today.
Found in:
Hydrating Beauty Essence, Rejuvenating Eye & Face Serum and Radiance Moisturiser.
Vegetable Glycerin
The Story: One of the most trusted humectants in skincare, plant-based glycerin draws moisture deep into the skin, helping it stay soft, supple and resiliant through every season.
Celebrated benefits: It boosts hydration, supports the skin barrier, and enhances the performance of the other ingredients.
Fun fact: Glycerin has been used in natural skincare remedies for over 200 years, and it’s still a hero today.
Found in:
Hydrating Beauty Essence, Rejuvenating Eye & Face Serum and Radiance Moisturiser.
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
The Story: Born from the byproduct of winemaking, this lightweight yet potent oil has long been revered in European beauty traditions. Rich in antioxidants and treasured for skin that glows with quiet confidence.
Celebrated benefits: Strengthens the skin barrier, smooths texture, and helps combat dullness without clogging pores.
Fun fact: Legend has it that French winemakers’ hands stayed youthfully smooth thanks to constant contact with grape pulp and seeds, which inspired its use in skincare.
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Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
The Story: Born from the byproduct of winemaking, this lightweight yet potent oil has long been revered in European beauty traditions. Rich in antioxidants and treasured for skin that glows with quiet confidence.
Celebrated benefits: Strengthens the skin barrier, smooths texture, and helps combat dullness without clogging pores.
Fun fact: Legend has it that French winemakers’ hands stayed youthfully smooth thanks to constant contact with grape pulp and seeds, which inspired its use in skincare.
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The Story: Naturally found in our skin, but depleting with age, hyaluronic acid is like a tall drink of water for thirsty cells. It magically retains up to 1,000 times its weight in water.
Celebrated benefits: It cushions the skin, while smoothing fine lines, leaving skin plump and dewy.
Fun fact: It’s not actually an acid. It’s a sugar molecule and is perfect for sensitive skin and during pregnancy too.
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The Story: Naturally found in our skin, but depleting with age, hyaluronic acid is like a tall drink of water for thirsty cells. It magically retains up to 1,000 times its weight in water.
Celebrated benefits: It cushions the skin, while smoothing fine lines, leaving skin plump and dewy.
Fun fact: It’s not actually an acid. It’s a sugar molecule and is perfect for sensitive skin and during pregnancy too.
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Terminalia Ferdinandiana Seed Oil
The Story: Wild-harvested in the Australian outback, Kakadu Plum has been used for generations to nourish and protect skin in harsh climates.
Celebrated benefits: Rich in vitamin C, it boosts radiance, supports collagen, and helps even the skin tone.
Fun fact: Kakadu Plum has the highest known natural concentration of vitamin C in the world and up to 100x more than oranges.
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Terminalia Ferdinandiana Seed Oil
The Story: Wild-harvested in the Australian outback, Kakadu Plum has been used for generations to nourish and protect skin in harsh climates.
Celebrated benefits: Rich in vitamin C, it boosts radiance, supports collagen, and helps even the skin tone.
Fun fact: Kakadu Plum has the highest known natural concentration of vitamin C in the world and up to 100x more than oranges.
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Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
The Story: Used for over 4,000 years in traditional medicine, it is known for soothing and brightening, especially where sensitivity meets pigmentation.
Celebrated benefits: Naturally rich in glabridin, it calms inflammation, reduces the appearance of dark spots, and brightens uneven skin tone, all while being kind to sensitive skin.
Fun fact: The word liquorice comes from the Greek glykyrrhiza, meaning “sweet root”, which is a nod to its natural sweetness and its ancient use as a remedy and a treat.
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Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
The Story: Used for over 4,000 years in traditional medicine, it is known for soothing and brightening, especially where sensitivity meets pigmentation.
Celebrated benefits: Naturally rich in glabridin, it calms inflammation, reduces the appearance of dark spots, and brightens uneven skin tone, all while being kind to sensitive skin.
Fun fact: The word liquorice comes from the Greek glykyrrhiza, meaning “sweet root”, which is a nod to its natural sweetness and its ancient use as a remedy and a treat.
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Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
The Story: Often called “Vanishing Oil” for how effortlessly it absorbs into the skin, it’s rich in palmitoleic acid, a rare fatty acid our skin naturally produces and loses with age.
Celebrated benefits: Deeply softens and replenishes without residue. Boosts elasticity and helps strengthen the skin barrier, and is especially good for dry and mature skin.
Fun fact: Macadamia trees can take up to 10 years to bear fruit, making this golden oil as precious as it is powerful.
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Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
The Story: Often called “Vanishing Oil” for how effortlessly it absorbs into the skin, it’s rich in palmitoleic acid, a rare fatty acid our skin naturally produces and loses with age.
Celebrated benefits: Deeply softens and replenishes without residue. Boosts elasticity and helps strengthen the skin barrier, and is especially good for dry and mature skin.
Fun fact: Macadamia trees can take up to 10 years to bear fruit, making this golden oil as precious as it is powerful.
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Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil
The Story: Mandarin has been cherished for centuries across Chinese, Ayurvedic, and Mediterranean traditions. Symbolising joy, abundance, and good fortune, this uplifting oil adds both radiance and ritual.
Celebrated benefits: Brightens dull skin, boosts circulation, and helps fade the appearance of pigmentation. It’s beautifully gentle, making it perfect for sensitive skin.
Fun fact: Its soft, citrusy scent is so comforting that mandarin is often used in baby products and pregnancy blends, making it a favourite sensory ritual across all ages.
Found in:
Rejuvenating Eye & Face Serum, Radiance Moisturiser, Replenishing Face Oil and Cleanse & Nourish Night Balm.
Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil
The Story: Mandarin has been cherished for centuries across Chinese, Ayurvedic, and Mediterranean traditions. Symbolising joy, abundance, and good fortune, this uplifting oil adds both radiance and ritual.
Celebrated benefits: Brightens dull skin, boosts circulation, and helps fade the appearance of pigmentation. It’s beautifully gentle, making it perfect for sensitive skin.
Fun fact: Its soft, citrusy scent is so comforting that mandarin is often used in baby products and pregnancy blends, making it a favourite sensory ritual across all ages.
Found in:
Rejuvenating Eye & Face Serum, Radiance Moisturiser, Replenishing Face Oil and Cleanse & Nourish Night Balm.
Carica Papaya Seed Oil
The Story: A tropical fruit celebrated for centuries in Ayurvedic and South American traditions for its natural enzyme, papain, which gently renews and softens the skin.
Celebrated benefits: Brightens and smooths by dissolving dead skin cells, without irritation. Helps boost skin’s glow.
Fun fact: Nicknamed the “Fruit of angels” by early exploreres for its skin-loving benefits.
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Carica Papaya Seed Oil
The Story: A tropical fruit celebrated for centuries in Ayurvedic and South American traditions for its natural enzyme, papain, which gently renews and softens the skin.
Celebrated benefits: Brightens and smooths by dissolving dead skin cells, without irritation. Helps boost skin’s glow.
Fun fact: Nicknamed the “Fruit of angels” by early exploreres for its skin-loving benefits.
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Prunus Domestica Seed Oil
The Story: Pressed from the seeds of the luscious French Ente plums, this golden oil has been quietly revered as the “oil of youth”.
Celebrated benefits: Rich in antioxidants, essential fatty acids, and vitamin E, it helps protect, nourish, and restore luminosity, leaving skin soft, supple and visibly glowing.
Fun fact: Plum seed oil has a luxurious natural scent, which is often likened to marzipan or cherry bakewell, due to its high content of benzaldehyde, which occurs naturally in the plum kernel.
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Prunus Domestica Seed Oil
The Story: Pressed from the seeds of the luscious French Ente plums, this golden oil has been quietly revered as the “oil of youth”.
Celebrated benefits: Rich in antioxidants, essential fatty acids, and vitamin E, it helps protect, nourish, and restore luminosity, leaving skin soft, supple and visibly glowing.
Fun fact: Plum seed oil has a luxurious natural scent, which is often likened to marzipan or cherry bakewell, due to its high content of benzaldehyde, which occurs naturally in the plum kernel.
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Punica Granatum Seed Oil
The Story: Known as the fruit of love, it’s known as a symbol of beauty, vitality and renewal. Called Anar in many languages it’s one of the inspirations behind our name.
Celebrated benefits: The oil from it’s nutrient-rich seeds boost skin elasticity, support collagen and shield against environmental stressors.
Fun fact: It‘s one of the only sources of punicic acid, a rare omega-5 that calms inflammation and restores balance.
Found in: Replenishing Face Oil and Cleanse & Nourish Night Balm.
Punica Granatum Seed Oil
The Story: Known as the fruit of love, it’s known as a symbol of beauty, vitality and renewal. Called Anar in many languages it’s one of the inspirations behind our name.
Celebrated benefits: The oil from it’s nutrient-rich seeds boost skin elasticity, support collagen and shield against environmental stressors.
Fun fact: It‘s one of the only sources of punicic acid, a rare omega-5 that calms inflammation and restores balance.
Found in: Replenishing Face Oil and Cleanse & Nourish Night Balm.
Opuntia Ficus-Indica Seed Oil
The Story: Known as “liquid gold” this rare oil is cold-pressed from the seeds of the prickly pear cactus native to Mexico. A process so meticulous it takes nearly a tonne of fruit to yield just one litre of oil.
Celebrated benefits: Rich in vitamin E, omega-6 and amino acids, this featherlight oil deeply nourishes, brightens dull skin and helps smooth fine lines.
Fun fact: One of the richest botanical sources of the powerful antioxidant betalains, which helps to fight oxidative stress and preserve skin radiance. In Aztec and Mexican Mythology, the prickly pear cactus (called nopal) was seen as a sacred plant, symbolising resilience and rebirth.
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Opuntia Ficus-Indica Seed Oil
The Story: Known as “liquid gold” this rare oil is cold-pressed from the seeds of the prickly pear cactus native to Mexico. A process so meticulous it takes nearly a tonne of fruit to yield just one litre of oil.
Celebrated benefits: Rich in vitamin E, omega-6 and amino acids, this featherlight oil deeply nourishes, brightens dull skin and helps smooth fine lines.
Fun fact: One of the richest botanical sources of the powerful antioxidant betalains, which helps to fight oxidative stress and preserve skin radiance. In Aztec and Mexican Mythology, the prickly pear cactus (called nopal) was seen as a sacred plant, symbolising resilience and rebirth.
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Rosa Damascena Flower Oil
The Story: Known as the Queen of Roses, each drop of this exquisite oil is steam-distilled from around 60 roses, making it one of the most precious floral extracts in the world.
Celebrated benefits: Long revered for its calming and uplifting scent and skin-soothing powers, it reduces redness, eases sensitivity, and delivers lasting hydration.
Fun fact: Rosa damascena petals must be hand-picked at dawn, when their oil content is at its peak and their scent is most potent.
Found in:
Hydrating Beauty Essence, Rejuvenating Eye & Face Serum and Radiance Moisturiser.
Rosa Damascena Flower Oil
The Story: Known as the Queen of Roses, each drop of this exquisite oil is steam-distilled from around 60 roses, making it one of the most precious floral extracts in the world.
Celebrated benefits: Long revered for its calming and uplifting scent and skin-soothing powers, it reduces redness, eases sensitivity, and delivers lasting hydration.
Fun fact: Rosa damascena petals must be hand-picked at dawn, when their oil content is at its peak and their scent is most potent.
Found in:
Hydrating Beauty Essence, Rejuvenating Eye & Face Serum and Radiance Moisturiser.
Crocus Sativus
The story: The world's most precious spice, harvested by hand for juts a few week's each year. Each crocus flower offers only 2-3 crimson threads. Anara Saffron is organically farmed in France.
Celebrated benefits: Brightens, soothes and evens the skin tone.
Fun fact: It takes 150,000 flowers to produce just 1kg of saffron.
Found in:
Hydrating Beauty Essence, Rejuvenating Eye & Face Serum and Radiance Moisturiser.
Crocus Sativus
The story: The world's most precious spice, harvested by hand for juts a few week's each year. Each crocus flower offers only 2-3 crimson threads. Anara Saffron is organically farmed in France.
Celebrated benefits: Brightens, soothes and evens the skin tone.
Fun fact: It takes 150,000 flowers to produce just 1kg of saffron.
Found in:
Hydrating Beauty Essence, Rejuvenating Eye & Face Serum and Radiance Moisturiser.
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
The Story: Harvested from the sacred shea tree which is often called the “Tree of Life”, this rich butter has been used for centuries by women across West Africa to protect, nourish and heal skin.
Celebrated benefits: Deeply moisturising and soothing, it supports skin elasticity, calms sensitvity and protects against environmental stress.
Fun fact: Shea butter is traditionally hand-harvested by women’s cooperatives. This process can take hours, but preserves its full nutrient profile. In some cultures it’s even massaged in newborns as a symbol of protection, nourishment and care.
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Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
The Story: Harvested from the sacred shea tree which is often called the “Tree of Life”, this rich butter has been used for centuries by women across West Africa to protect, nourish and heal skin.
Celebrated benefits: Deeply moisturising and soothing, it supports skin elasticity, calms sensitvity and protects against environmental stress.
Fun fact: Shea butter is traditionally hand-harvested by women’s cooperatives. This process can take hours, but preserves its full nutrient profile. In some cultures it’s even massaged in newborns as a symbol of protection, nourishment and care.
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Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
The Story: Treasured for centuries as a secret weapon for radiant skin, it was a beauty essential in ancient royal courts, beloved for its gentle yet deeply nourishing touch.
Celebrated benefits: Deeply moisturising, it soothes dryness and supports senstive skin while helping to improve skin tone and texture.
Fun fact: Sweet almond oil was a beauty secret of Cleopatra, who used it to maintain her glowing complexion.
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Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
The Story: Treasured for centuries as a secret weapon for radiant skin, it was a beauty essential in ancient royal courts, beloved for its gentle yet deeply nourishing touch.
Celebrated benefits: Deeply moisturising, it soothes dryness and supports senstive skin while helping to improve skin tone and texture.
Fun fact: Sweet almond oil was a beauty secret of Cleopatra, who used it to maintain her glowing complexion.
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Citrullus Lanatus Seed Oil
The Story: A centuries-old skincare secret, light as a feather, and with royal credentials. So prized in ancient Egypt that it was buried alongside King Tutankhamun!
Celebrated benefits: Hydrates, unclogs, and balances, without heaviness. Ideal for sensitive, breakout-prone skin needing a glow-up.
Fun fact: Yes, watermelon seeds were found in King Tut’s tomb. Thought to sustain the soul on its journey, they speak to this oil’s power to restore and replenish.
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Citrullus Lanatus Seed Oil
The Story: A centuries-old skincare secret, light as a feather, and with royal credentials. So prized in ancient Egypt that it was buried alongside King Tutankhamun!
Celebrated benefits: Hydrates, unclogs, and balances, without heaviness. Ideal for sensitive, breakout-prone skin needing a glow-up.
Fun fact: Yes, watermelon seeds were found in King Tut’s tomb. Thought to sustain the soul on its journey, they speak to this oil’s power to restore and replenish.
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