Powders

Apricot Seed Powder

Apricot Seed Powder is finely ground apricot kernels. It is used in skin preparations for arms, legs and feet to loosen dead skin cells.

Cellulose

All plant fibres are made from cellulose. It is used in recipes for transparent gels and as an ingredient in bath bombs to help them stick together.

Chrome Oxide

Chrome Oxide is a compound used as a pigment in eye shadows.

Citric Acid

Extracted from citrus fruit, citric acid is mainly used as a natural preservative and as an ingredient in bath bombs.

Guar Gum

Guar Gum is a plant-derived thickening agent and hair conditioner. It is used in shampoos.

Iron Oxide

Iron Oxide is a compound used as pigment in eye shadows.

Kaolin

Kaolin is a soft mineral found in finely ground, white clay. It is used in face-masks, exfoliating creams and eye shadows. Dilution rate: 5%

Magnesium Stearate

Magnesium Stearate can be made from animal or vegetable oils. All our ingredients comes from vegetarian sources. It is used to help spread eye shadow and foundation evenly and to prevent the colours migrating into corners of eyelids or wrinkles.

Manganese Violet

Manganese Violet is a vegan pigment used in eye shadows.

Mica

Mica is a group of silicate minerals that give a sparkly appearance to products because of their crystalline structure.

Sodium Bicarbonate

Sodium Bicarbonate, also called Bicarbonate of Soda or baking soda, is an alkali. It has a cleansing and deodorising effect on the skin. It is combined with citric acid to make bath bombs because an acid and an alkali mixed together in the presence of water will neutralise each other in a fizzy reaction.

Titanium Dioxide

Titanium Dioxide is a naturally occurring white compound that is used in soap making, cosmetics and sun screens.

Xanthan Gum

Xanthan Gum is derived from glucose. It is used as a thickening agent in cosmetics. Dilution rate: 0.5-2%.

Zinc Oxide

Zinc Oxide is a mineral used in sun care products. Dilution rate: 0.5–2%.

Please note: The information in this section relates specifically to our ingredients. It may not apply to the same ingredients from other sources. We check with our suppliers to make sure all our ingredients are vegetarian.