The Science and Sustainability of Waterless Skincare

We believe in oil based skincare is not just out of personal preference, but because evidence proves it's a much more effective approach to healthy, clean, radiant skin as well as being more sustainable.

The Science and Sustainability of Waterless Skincare

The Power of Concentration

Because our formulas are entirely undiluted, they possess a much higher nutrient density than standard aqueous (water-based) lotions. While a traditional moisturiser might be 90% water - acting largely as a filler - every single drop of our oil-based balms and serums are active.

Efficiency by Design - You only need a fraction of the amount you would typically use. A pea-sized amount is often enough to cover the face and neck.

Scientifically Superior - By removing water, we increase the concentration of essential fatty acids and antioxidants, ensuring your skin receives a potent dose of botanical goodness with every application.

Better Value, Less Waste - One bottle of our waterless formula typically lasts 2 - 3 times longer than its water-based equivalent. This reduces both your monthly spend and the environmental impact of frequent shipping and packaging.

Why Choose Waterless Formulations?

  • Avoiding water in our ingredients means there is no need for synthetic preservatives (that would otherwise be absorbed by your skin and the earth)
  • Waterless means much more concentrated and pure products.
  • By avoiding the use of water we are helping conserve this precious resource.
  • Oils, in contrast to water, have the ability to capture and store the goodness of botanical ingredients. These for the base of all our skincare ranges. 

The skin’s primary function is as a barrier; therefore, water-based topicals often evaporate before they can provide lasting benefits. Our anhydrous (water-free) formulas work in harmony with the skin’s lipid barrier to lock in moisture effectively.

Our water free formulas mimic the composition of the skin’s natural sebum, allowing each ingredient to work on and with the skin, and resulting in highly effective and quickly absorbed products.

Unlike water based creams and lotions, oil-based beauty products require no synthetic/chemical additives or preservatives. And despite the common misconception that oil-based products shouldn't be used on oily skin, they can in fact help to regulate & balance the overproduction of oil.

Our raw ingredients - flowers, herbs, stems and roots - are infused in cold pressed oils - olive, jojoba, coconut - for over a month, before being pressed and filtered by hand. The final touch is the addition of essential oils or beeswax, nothing else.