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The Ingredient Library

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

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Camellia Seed Oil

Camellia seed oil (Camellia oleifera) is a silky, oleic-rich, antioxidant biomimetic lipid, the tea-seed oil treasured across East Asia, that softens dry,...

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Pomegranate Seed Oil

Pomegranate seed oil (Punica granatum) is a rare, punicic-acid-rich antioxidant biomimetic lipid, upcycled from juice-industry seeds, that nourishes and defends menopausal skin.

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Baobab Oil

Baobab oil (Adansonia digitata) is a balanced, vitamin-rich biomimetic lipid, wild-harvested from Africa's tree of life, that both feeds and softens lipid-depleted...

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Kalahari Melon Oil

Kalahari melon seed oil (Citrullus lanatus) is a light, linoleic-rich biomimetic lipid, drought-grown in southern Africa, that feeds the skin barrier and...

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Marula Oil

Marula oil (Sclerocarya birrea) is an oleic-rich, exceptionally stable biomimetic lipid, wild-harvested in southern Africa, that softens and replenishes lipid-depleted menopausal skin.

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Maitake
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Maitake

Grifola frondosa (Mushroom) Extract
1.25%

Maitake (Grifola frondosa) is a beta-glucan-rich mushroom, disclosed at 1.25% as part of Philogeni's 5% M-Veil mushroom complex, valued for supporting hydration...

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Cordyceps
active

Cordyceps

Cordyceps militaris (Mushroom) Extract
1.25%

Cordyceps is a revitalising, antioxidant mushroom disclosed at 1.25% as part of Philogeni's 5% M-Veil mushroom complex, long prized as a vitality...

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Chaga
active

Chaga

Inonotus obliquus (Mushroom) Extract
1.25%

Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) is among the most antioxidant-rich mushrooms, disclosed at 1.25% as part of Philogeni's 5% M-Veil mushroom complex.

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Reishi
active

Reishi

Ganoderma lucidum (Mushroom) Extract
1.25%

Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) is a calming, antioxidant mushroom rich in beta-glucans, disclosed at 1.25% as part of Philogeni's 5% M-Veil mushroom complex.

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Ubiquinol CoQ10 in Skincare
active

Coenzyme Q10

Ubiquinone
1.0%

Coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone) is a fat-soluble antioxidant your skin makes less of with age. Used at 1% in the M-Veil Complex, it...

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Bakuchiol
active

Bakuchiol

Psoralea corylifolia
0.5%

A purified, plant-derived retinol alternative, used at a clinically studied 0.5% in the M-Veil Complex to help skin look firmer and smoother,...

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