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The Ingredient Library

Every ingredient in the ritual, with its biology, its provenance, and the reasoning behind its inclusion.

aromatic

Sandalwood

Sandalwood (Santalum album) is a warm, grounding, responsibly sourced natural aromatic, the base note of the Neroli and Sandalwood scent, chosen with...

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aromatic

Neroli

Neroli (Citrus aurantium amara) is a luminous, honeyed orange-blossom essential oil, one half of the Neroli and Sandalwood scent, chosen to make...

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Rosemary Extract

Rosemary leaf extract (Rosmarinus officinalis) is a natural antioxidant rich in rosmarinic and carnosic acids, that helps protect Philogeni's oils from oxidation...

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Vitamin E (Tocopherol)
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Vitamin E (Tocopherol)

Tocopherol
1.0%

Vitamin E (tocopherol) is a skin-identical, fat-soluble antioxidant that defends skin against oxidative stress and protects the oils in Philogeni's anhydrous formulas...

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ingredient

Sea Buckthorn Oil

Sea buckthorn oil (Hippophae rhamnoides) is a rare omega-7 (palmitoleic acid) biomimetic lipid, dense with carotenoid and vitamin E antioxidants, that nourishes...

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ingredient

Hemisqualane

Hemisqualane (C13-15 Alkane) is a sugarcane-derived, biodegradable lightweight emollient that gives Philogeni formulas their silky, weightless glide, a plant-based alternative to silicone.

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Squalane
ingredient

Squalane

Squalane is a skin-identical, olive-derived biomimetic lipid that replaces the squalene your skin produces less of with age, supporting the barrier while...

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ingredient

Sunflower Seed Oil

Sunflower seed oil (Helianthus annuus) is a light, linoleic-rich, well-studied barrier-supporting biomimetic lipid, and the gentle carrier of the M-Veil mushroom complex...

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butter

Illipe Butter

Illipe butter (Shorea stenoptera) is a firm, stable, protective biomimetic lipid high in stearic and oleic acids, rainforest-harvested in Borneo in a...

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butter

Mango Butter

Mango seed butter (Mangifera indica) is a soft, cushioning, non-greasy biomimetic lipid rich in oleic and stearic acids, upcycled from mango kernels,...

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ingredient

Meadowfoam Seed Oil

Meadowfoam seed oil (Limnanthes alba) is a cushioning, exceptionally stable biomimetic lipid rich in rare long-chain fatty acids, that seals in moisture...

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