Every ingredient in a Philogeni formula earns its place. We build our two hero formulas, the Bio-Lipid Concentrate and the Resilience Balm, around biomimetic lipids that echo the skin's own oils, a considered stack of actives, and botanicals sourced with a conscience. This library is where we show our work. Each ingredient has its own page: what it is, what it does for skin through the evolution of midlife, what the research actually shows, and where it comes from.
If you are new here, a good place to begin is The Lipid Gap, which explains why menopausal skin changes and why we formulate the way we do.
Hero actives
The signalling and antioxidant actives at the heart of both formulas.
- Bakuchiol, a gentle plant alternative to retinol, and our lead active.
- Coenzyme Q10, ubiquinone, an antioxidant coenzyme the skin makes less of with age.
The M-Veil mushroom complex
Our four-mushroom adaptogenic complex, suspended in sunflower oil, shared across both formulas.
- Reishi, the calming mushroom, rich in beta-glucans.
- Chaga, the antioxidant mushroom of the birch forests.
- Cordyceps, the energising mushroom of high altitudes.
- Maitake, the conditioning mushroom long prized in tradition.
Biomimetic lipids, oils and butters
The skin-identical lipids, desert and seed oils, and plant butters that answer the lipid gap.
- Squalane, a skin-identical lipid, olive-derived.
- Hemisqualane, silky sugarcane slip, a plant-based silicone alternative.
- Marula Oil, an oleic-rich African oil, wild-harvested.
- Kalahari Melon Oil, a linoleic-rich desert oil.
- Baobab Oil, the tree of life, balanced and nourishing.
- Pomegranate Seed Oil, rare omega-5 punicic acid, upcycled.
- Black Currant Seed Oil, a GLA-rich, calming oil, upcycled.
- Camellia Seed Oil, the silky tea-seed oil.
- Meadowfoam Seed Oil, an exceptionally stable, cushioning oil.
- Sea Buckthorn Oil, rare omega-7 with carotenoid antioxidants.
- Sunflower Seed Oil, the well-studied barrier oil, and carrier of the mushroom complex.
- Mango Butter, a soft, cushioning butter, upcycled.
- Illipe Butter, a firm, rainforest-harvested butter.
Antioxidants and botanicals
Protective antioxidants that defend both the formula and the skin.
- Vitamin E (Tocopherol), a skin-identical antioxidant that protects the oils and the skin.
- Rosemary Extract, a clean, CO2-extracted antioxidant and oil stabiliser.
Natural aromatics
The botanical essences of our Neroli and Sandalwood scent. Both formulas are also offered unscented.
- Neroli, luminous orange blossom, the top note of our scent.
- Sandalwood, grounding New Caledonian woods, responsibly sourced.
Supporting ingredients
A few functional ingredients complete the formulas without a page of their own. Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Tribehenin, Behenyl Alcohol, Sunflower Seed Wax and Rice Bran Wax give the balm and oil their structure, glide and stability. They are the quiet workhorses of texture rather than active stars.
This library grows and is refreshed as our formulas evolve. Explore the Bio-Lipid Concentrate and the Resilience Balm to see these ingredients at work.