Sugar Maple is a natural alpha hydroxy acid which works to gently exfoliate dead skin cells revealing fresher, brighter looking skin.
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Honesty and transparency is key when it comes to skincare. With so many brands available promising different results for your skin, it’s often difficult to navigate and find the right products for your needs.
Herbal Essentials has one aim, to create clean, natural and cruelty free skincare that encourages a happy and healthy complexion. Because of this, we are always transparent about the ingredients that go into our products and how they can benefit your skin.
As well as our world renowned Himalayan Spring Water, here are some of the plant based botanicals and essential oils we use...
Sugar Maple
Bilberry
Delivering natural antioxidant power, Bilberry helps to protect the skin from daily aggressors and prevent damage to cells caused by free radicals.
Sweet Almond Oil
Enriched with numerous vitamins and essential fatty acids, this oil nourishes your skin and seals in moisture keeping is soft, supple and healthy.
Skincare products with Sweet Almond Oil:
AHA NIGHT CREAM with Sugar Maple & Bilberry extracts
Grapeseed Oil
Grapeseed oil helps protect against free radical damage and contains a powerful antioxidant ingredient called proanthocyanidin. This antioxidant may even out skin tone when it's used on your skin consistently.
Sugar Cane Extract
Sugarcane extract works as a natural exfoliant while helping to keep skin moisturised by attracting water to the skin.
Orange Extracts
Orange extract works a natural astringent to help reduce pores and control oil product. It also contains AHAs for gentle exfoliation.
Liquorice Root
Liquorice Root contains powerful natural antioxidants that helps brighten skin, by diminishing age spots or sun damage areas.
Sunflower Seed Oil
Sunflower Seed Oil is rich in vitamin E, a natural antioxidant and moisturiser. It works to give smoother, softer skin.
Wheat Germ Oil
Wheat Germ Oil and Sweet Almond Oil are both rich Vitamin E, a natural moisturiser full of antioxidants, which helps to soothe skin while boosting hydration.
Shea Butter
Rich in natural vitamins and essentials fatty acids Shea Butter, nourishes and moisturises the skin.
Skincare products with Shea Butter:
GET UP & GO CREAM with Wheatgerm & Shea Butter
GENTLE RENEWAL SCRUB with Walnut Shell Powder & Kaolin
Honey
Naturally antibacterial, Honey helps to keep skin clear by helping to prevent blemishes.
Ginger
Ginger contains numerous antioxidants that work together to help tone and clarify the skin by reducing skin inflammation. It helps diminish scars and even out skin pigmentation giving the skin a clearer complexion
White Lily
White Lily is a gentle and effective cleanser, which promotes a more radiant skin tone.
Walnut Shell Powder
Walnut Shell Powder is a gentle and fully natural exfoliator, so you can remove dead cells the natural way without any harsh chemicals.
Beeswax
Beeswax helps to lock in moisture and reinforce the skins natural protective barrier.
Peppermint Oil
Peppermint oil is great for oily skin and people dealing with acne. The menthol in peppermint has the ability to sooth and cool irritated inflamed skin, and the oil helps to control excess sebum, leaving skin looking fresher and brighter.
Kaolin clay
Kaolin clay gently cleanses and exfoliates, helping to reduce oil to purify the skin.
Lemongrass
Lemongrass is a naturally effective cleanser for all skin types. It's purifying properties help to remove impurities, detoxify the skin and leave it feeling clean and clear. It promotes a more radiant complexion.
Apricot Kernel Oil
Apricot Kernel Oil is known for its skin revitalising properties, that helps soothe skin inflammatory conditions and prevent skin dryness and acne.
Neem
Neem has antibacterial and antiseptic properties, helping to combat acne and reduce scarring in acne prone skin.
Hyssop
Hyssop is a gentle and effective natural cleanser, it promotes pore reduction and leaves skin feeling fresh.
Rose Water
Powerful Rosa Damascena Flower Water has brilliant natural emollient properties which helps to moisturise and hydrate dry skin.
Cucumber
Cucumber has anti-inflammatory properties and works to naturally calm skin while it hydrates.
Chamomile
Chamomile boasts anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties that can help soothe the skin, reducing redness and blemishes.
Argan Oil
Argan oil is rich in fatty acids to visibly nourish and moisturise the skin.
Rose Hip Oil Extract
Rich with fatty acids and Vitamin A, rosehip oil moisturises the skin as well as promoting skin regeneration. It can also improve skin flexibility and permeability, leading to benefits in skin texture and a reduction in appearance of acne scars or stretch marks.
Arnica Extract
Arnicia extract can support in
visibly reducing the appearance of
dark circles & spots.
Aloe Vera
Rich in antioxidants and minerals, Aloe Vera has anti-inflammatory and cooling properties to help heal and moisturise stressed skin.
Papain (papaya)
An enzyme very effective in skin renewal, by helping to dissolve dead skin cells and promoting the growth of new skin. It is also effective at skin brightening and as a skin softener and moisturiser.