Ingredients (mouse over ingredient for details)
Organic Bitter Orange Leaf Extract & Oil, Natural Spring Water, Organic Peppermint Leaf Water, Sodium Chloride, Lotus Flower Extract, Potassium Sulfate, Organic Verbena Leaf Oil, Organic Mallow Extract, Organic Birdsfoot-Trefoil Flower Extract, Organic Horsetail Leaf Extract, Organic Alfalfa Extract, Organic Mistletoe Leaf Extract
(Citrus aurantium) comes from a flowering, fruit-bearing evergreen tree native to tropical Asia Bitter Orange, also known as Neroli; contain flavonoids that possess outstanding antioxidant properties that are extremely powerful in fighting free radicals to slow the aging process. In aromatherapy, Bitter Orange Oil has served many ancient cultures to support sleep, reduce anxiety, and for most skin concerns.
The ingredient most used in cosmetics, water is primarily used as a solvent in personal care products in which it dissolves many of the ingredients that impart skin benefits, such as conditioning agents and cleansing agents. Water also forms emulsions in which the oil and water components of the product are combined to form creams and lotions. Water helps in hydrating, revitalizing, and oxygenating the skin. The enzymes present in the skin cells require water to generate new cells after the dead cells are sloughed off.
Peppermint is a hybrid mint, a cross between the watermint and spearmint. Peppermint is indigenous to Europe. In cosmetic and personal care products, Peppermint Leaf Water functions as a skin conditioning agent that slows the loss of water from the skin by forming a barrier on the skin's surface. Peppermint leaf is known for its soothing as well as its stimulating properties. Peppermint has a cooling effect on the skin while it nourishes dull skin and improves oily skin. In aromatherapy, the peppermint aroma is useful for relieving headaches, nausea, stress and anxiety.
Sodium Chloride (Common Table Salt) is one of the 12 essential salts of the human body. It also occurs naturally in seawater and as the mineral halite. Sodium Chloride is essential to biological organisms and is found in most tissues and body fluids. Sodium Chloride remineralizes and softens the skin, and can also increase the thickness of the aqueous (water) portion of cosmetics and personal care products.
The Lotus flower is one of the most ancient symbols of our planet. It is known in the East as the flower of life. Lotus Flower Extract is the L’uvalla signature ingredient and is found in every product. Lotus Flower Extract has skin conditioning, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties; has long been used to cleanse and purify the skin. In aromatherapy, Lotus Extract produces a peaceful disposition. Please click here to read more about Lotus Flower on our signature ingredients page.
Potassium Sulfate is one of the 12 essential salts that make up the human body. Every individual on earth already has Potassium Sulfate in their body. It is found in epidermis cells, as well as muscle tissue, tendons, ligaments, etc and is necessary for the exchange of water within cells. Potassium Sulfate is used to aid the skin in retaining moisture
The main constituents in verbena essential oil are limonene, geraniole, cineole, and citral, which is up to 26% of the oil itself. These constituents give it a very strong antibacterial, antiseptic, and antispasmodic effects. In aromatherapy, helps to ease exhaustion, relieve anxiety, and boost concentration.
Mallow is an herbaceous plant that generally grows 3 to 5 feet tall. It is native to Africa, Asia and Europe. It has been prized since Roman times for its natural medicinal properties and its ability to soothe rough and dry skin. Due to its high mucilage content, the flower extract forms a soothing, protective gel. This plant possesses anti-inflammatory properties, calming and caring for delicate, sensitive skin.
Birdsfoot-Trefoil plant is a native of Europe, North Africa, and West Asia. The flowers of the Bird’s Foot are usually golden yellow in color, and borne on short flowering branches. The extract of this perennial yellow flower is used to heal, soothe, and remineralize the skin.
Horsetail Leaf Extract is high in vegetal silica and has astringent and wound healing properties. It is useful for improving circulation, as well as boosting and rejuvenating the connective tissue - the foundation of your skin and regenerating skin cells. The high silica content also has a softening and smoothing effect on the skin. The bio-minerals (manganese, magnesium, iron and copper) contained are necessary for collagen and elastin biosynthesis, while the organic silicon will link the produced collagen fibers and so help the rebuilding of connective tissue.
Alfalfa extract is an extract of the roots of the alfalfa. It is used for its extremely high source of proteins, minerals and vitamins A, B, C, E and K. Various acute and chronic inflammatory symptoms associated with degeneration and aging can be alleviated with Alfalfa.
A parasitical shrub with a root that grows on the stems of other trees. It is commonly found in the crowns of broad-leaved trees, particularly apple, lime, hawthorn and poplar. Mistletoe has been used for centuries in traditional medicine to treat seizures, headaches, and other conditions. Mistletoe extract is well-known for its immune-strengthening properties. Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties
