Ingredient Glossary
At The Eden Bloom, we believe in transparency. Here's what goes into our skincare products and why we choose each ingredient - from natural botanicals rooted in tradition to carefully selected active ingredients that deliver results.
Key Ingredients
ACV (Apple Cider Vinegar)
Description: Fermented apple juice naturally rich in organic acids, vitamins, and enzymes. ACV gently exfoliates dead skin cells, maintains the skin’s natural pH balance, and can help control excess oil. Its mild astringent properties make it a supportive addition to acne-prone skincare.
Benefits: Gently exfoliates, balances skin pH, reduces excess oil.
Best For: Acne-prone or oily skin (use in small concentrations).
African Black Soap
Description: Traditional West African soap made from plantain skin ash, cocoa butter, and palm oil. Known for its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, it deeply cleanses, gently exfoliates, and helps soothe irritated skin.
Benefits: Deep cleanses, exfoliates, soothes irritation.
Best For: Acne-prone, sensitive, or dull skin.
Aloe Vera (Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice)
Description: A hydrating gel extracted from aloe leaves. Rich in vitamins, minerals, and amino acids, aloe vera soothes inflammation, calms redness, and supports the skin’s natural barrier.
Benefits: Hydrates, soothes, supports skin barrier.
Best For: All skin types, especially dry or sensitive skin.
Amla Glycerite (Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract in Glycerin)
Description: A water-based extract of amla (Indian gooseberry) in glycerin, packed with antioxidants. It helps protect skin from free radicals, brighten the complexion, and support overall skin health.
Benefits: Antioxidant-rich, brightens skin, protects against environmental stress.
Best For: Hyperpigmented or dull skin; all skin types.
Allantoin
Description: Naturally occurring compound found in comfrey. Allantoin helps soothe and protect the skin, promotes healing, and softens rough or irritated areas.
Benefits: Soothes, supports healing, softens skin.
Best For: Sensitive, irritated, or dry skin.
Arrowroot Powder (Maranta Arundinacea)
Description: A plant-derived starch that absorbs excess oil and improves the texture of powders and creams. Adds a silky feel to products and helps reduce greasiness.
Benefits: Absorbs oil, softens skin, improves texture.
Best For: Oily skin, body powders, and masks.
Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate)
Description: A mild mineral-based exfoliant and pH buffer. Helps remove dead skin cells and neutralize pH in certain formulations.
Benefits: Mild exfoliation, pH balancing.
Best For: Body scrubs or bath products; use cautiously on sensitive skin.
Burdock (Arctium Lappa Root Extract / Infused Oil)
Description: A herbal extract and oil infusion traditionally used to purify and calm skin. Rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds, burdock helps reduce irritation and supports clearer skin.
Benefits: Anti-inflammatory, purifying, calms irritation.
Best For: Acne-prone or sensitive skin.
BTMS 50
Description: A plant-derived cationic emulsifier used in hair products. Softens and detangles hair, leaving it smooth and manageable.
Benefits: Conditions and softens hair, improves texture.
Best For: Hair conditioners and masks.
Calendula (Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract)
Description: A soothing plant extract rich in antioxidants and flavonoids. Calendula calms irritation, reduces redness, and supports natural healing.
Benefits: Soothes, reduces irritation, supports healing.
Best For: Sensitive or stressed skin.
Carnauba Wax
Description: A natural plant wax derived from the leaves of the carnauba palm. Provides structure to balms and solid products and adds a smooth, protective finish to formulations.
Benefits: Thickens and structures products, protective barrier.
Best For: Lip balms, solid oils, or balm products.
Carrot Oil (Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil)
Description: A nutrient-dense oil rich in beta-carotene and antioxidants. Supports skin repair, restores radiance, and improves tone and texture.
Benefits: Nourishes, restores radiance, antioxidant-rich.
Best For: Dry or mature skin; use sparingly to avoid staining.
Castor Oil (Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
Description: A thick, emollient oil with moisturizing and protective properties. Helps maintain skin hydration and supports hair and lip health.
Benefits: Deeply moisturizes, supports skin and hair.
Best For: Dry skin, lips, and hair care products.
Cetearyl Alcohol
Description: A fatty alcohol blend (typically a mix of cetyl and stearyl alcohols) derived from plants like coconut or palm. It acts as an emollient, thickener, and co-emulsifier, giving creams and lotions a rich, velvety feel. Cetearyl alcohol also helps stabilize emulsions and improve spreadability.
Benefits: Softens and conditions skin, adds body and creaminess to formulations, stabilizes emulsions.
Best For: All skin types; widely used in lotions, creams, conditioners, and butters.
Cetyl Alcohol
Description: A single-chain fatty alcohol derived from coconut or palm oil. Unlike simple “alcohols” that can dry out skin, cetyl alcohol is non-irritating and moisturizing. It provides structure to emulsions, improves slip, and leaves skin with a smooth, silky after-feel.
Benefits: Adds thickness and stability to formulations, improves glide and skin feel, moisturizes.
Best For: All skin types, especially in lighter lotions, creams, and hair care products.
Chlorophyll / Coffee
Description: Plant-based powders used for antioxidant, exfoliating, and circulation-boosting properties. Coffee also provides a gentle natural exfoliant and invigorating effect.
Benefits: Exfoliates, antioxidants, stimulates circulation.
Best For: Dull, tired, or acne-prone skin.
Clays (Kaolin, Bentonite, Rhassoul, etc.)
Description: Mineral-rich powders that draw out impurities, absorb excess oil, and gently exfoliate. Ideal for masks and cleansers.
Benefits: Detoxifies, absorbs oil, refines texture.
Best For: Oily, combination, or acne-prone skin.
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Description: A mild, coconut-derived surfactant that gently cleanses and foams. Often used in body washes, shampoos, and facial cleansers.
Benefits: Gentle cleansing, foaming, skin-friendly.
Best For: Sensitive or all skin types.
Emulsifying Wax (Ewax NF)
Description: A versatile, widely used emulsifier that blends oil and water into lotions and creams. Ewax creates a stable texture and is valued for its reliability across a wide range of formulations.
Benefits: Stabilizes emulsions, adds smooth texture, versatile for many product types.
Best For: Lotions, creams, conditioners, and general emulsions for all skin types.
Fragrance Oils (FO) / Essential Oils (EO)
Description: Concentrated aromatic blends. Essential oils are plant-derived and provide aromatherapeutic benefits, while fragrance oils may include synthetic blends.
Benefits: Adds fragrance, mood-enhancing properties.
Best For: All skin types; use carefully for sensitive skin.
Glycerin
Description: A plant-derived humectant that attracts moisture to the skin, keeping it hydrated and soft.
Benefits: Moisturizes, humectant, softens skin.
Best For: All skin types.
Gotu Kola (Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract / Infused Oil)
Description: Herbal extract and infusion known for collagen-boosting and skin-soothing properties. Helps calm inflammation and supports skin healing.
Benefits: Collagen support, soothing, healing.
Best For: Aging, sensitive, or acne-prone skin.
Green Tea (Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract)
Description: Antioxidant-rich plant extract that protects skin from free radicals, reduces inflammation, and supports a healthy, calm complexion.
Benefits: Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, protective.
Best For: Sensitive or acne-prone skin.
Honey
Description: Natural humectant and antibacterial ingredient. Hydrates, soothes, and helps maintain a healthy skin barrier.
Benefits: Moisturizes, antibacterial, soothing.
Best For: Dry, sensitive, or irritated skin.
Jojoba Oil (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
Description: A lightweight liquid wax extracted from the seeds of the jojoba plant. Its structure closely resembles the skin’s natural sebum, allowing it to balance oil production and deliver hydration without clogging pores. Jojoba oil is highly stable, rich in vitamin E, and absorbs quickly, leaving skin soft and nourished.
Benefits: Balances sebum production, moisturizes without greasiness, softens and smooths skin, and helps support a healthy skin barrier. Also enhances the shelf life of formulations due to its stability.
Best For: All skin types, including oily and acne-prone skin. Ideal in facial oils, serums, moisturizers, and hair care products.
Jojoba Beads
Description: Biodegradable, smooth, round exfoliating particles derived from jojoba oil. Unlike harsh synthetic microbeads or jagged natural exfoliants, jojoba beads have a uniform, gentle texture that polishes the skin without causing micro-tears.
Benefits: Provides mild physical exfoliation to remove dead skin cells, smooth skin texture, and boost radiance. Unlike salt or sugar scrubs, they don’t dissolve too quickly, making them ideal for controlled exfoliation. They also add a soft, luxurious feel to scrubs and cleansers.
Best For: Exfoliating scrubs, body washes, facial cleansers, and masks. Gentle enough for sensitive skin and suitable for both face and body formulations.
Mango Butter (Mangifera Indica Seed Butter)
Description: Plant butter that deeply moisturizes and nourishes. Rich in fatty acids, it supports barrier function and leaves skin soft and smooth.
Benefits: Moisturizes, nourishes, protective.
Best For: Dry or normal skin.
MCT Oil (Medium Chain Triglycerides)
Description: Lightweight carrier oil derived from coconut. Absorbs quickly and delivers actives and fragrance without greasiness.
Benefits: Hydrates, carrier for actives and fragrance.
Best For: All skin types.
Montanov 68 (Cetearyl Alcohol & Cetearyl Glucoside)
Description: A plant-based emulsifier that creates rich, creamy, and highly stable emulsions. It provides a velvety, cushioning feel on the skin while maintaining hydration and supporting the skin barrier. Works well in both lighter and heavier formulations.
Benefits: Forms stable, creamy textures, improves hydration retention, supports the skin barrier.
Best For: Moisturizers and body creams; ideal for dry, sensitive, or mature skin.
Niacinamide (Vitamin B3)
Description: Water-soluble vitamin that regulates sebum, improves skin barrier function, brightens complexion, and smooths texture.
Benefits: Oil regulation, brightening, barrier support.
Best For: Acne-prone, dull, or uneven skin.
Olive Oil (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil)
Description: Rich emollient oil with antioxidants that nourish, protect, and support the skin barrier.
Benefits: Moisturizing, antioxidant, barrier support.
Best For: Dry or mature skin.
Olivem 1000 (Cetearyl Olivate & Sorbitan Olivate)
Description: A natural, olive-derived emulsifier that blends oils and water into smooth, stable emulsions. It mimics the skin’s own lipids, helping formulations absorb beautifully without greasiness. Known for leaving products with a light, silky texture.
Benefits: Creates stable emulsions, enhances skin absorption, leaves a silky, non-greasy feel, supports barrier repair.
Best For: Face creams, lotions, and serums for all skin types, especially sensitive or mature skin.
Panthenol (Pro-Vitamin B5)
Description: Moisturizing, soothing vitamin that penetrates skin to support barrier function and improve elasticity.
Benefits: Hydrates, heals, supports elasticity.
Best For: Dry, sensitive, or stressed skin.
Pentylene Glycol
Description: Humectant and skin-conditioning agent. Helps deliver active ingredients deeper and enhances formulation stability.
Benefits: Hydrating, penetration enhancer.
Best For: All skin types.
Polysorbate 20
Description: A gentle emulsifier that helps blend oils and water-based ingredients in formulations. Derived from sorbitol and fatty acids, it ensures a smooth, stable texture in lotions, serums, and sprays.
Benefits: Stabilizes emulsions, improves texture, helps oils disperse evenly.
Best For: All skin types; especially useful in oil-based serums, mists, or fragranced products.
Polysorbate 80
Description: A versatile emulsifier and solubilizer derived from sorbitol and oleic acid. It helps blend heavier oils, essential oils, and oil-soluble actives into water-based formulations, creating stable emulsions and clear solutions.
Benefits: Disperses oils evenly in water, prevents separation, improves product consistency, and enhances the feel of emulsions.
Best For: Creams, lotions, body washes, scrubs, and sprays that include richer or heavier oils like castor or tamanu. Suitable for all skin types
Propandiol
Description: Humectant and skin-conditioning agent that also improves texture and helps deliver actives.
Benefits: Moisturizes, improves formulation feel.
Best For: All skin types.
Rosehip Oil (Rosa Canina Seed Oil)
Description: Antioxidant-rich oil high in essential fatty acids. Supports skin regeneration, reduces pigmentation, and nourishes.
Benefits: Regenerates, brightens, nourishes.
Best For: Dry, aging, or uneven skin tone.
Sea Buckthorn Oil (Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil)
Description: Rich in carotenoids and vitamins, this oil restores radiance, soothes, and strengthens the skin barrier.
Benefits: Antioxidant, soothing, barrier support.
Best For: Dull, dry, or mature skin.
Stearic Acid
Description: Fatty acid used to thicken and stabilize creams, giving a rich, luxurious texture.
Benefits: Thickens, stabilizes, improves texture.
Best For: All skin types.
Safflower Oil (Carthamus tinctorius)
Description: A lightweight, non-greasy oil high in linoleic acid, which helps balance sebum and support clear, healthy skin. Absorbs quickly without clogging pores, leaving skin soft and smooth.
Benefits: Helps unclog pores, supports skin clarity, provides hydration, rich in omega-6 fatty acids.
Best For: Oily, acne-prone, and combination skin; also soothing for dry or irritated skin.
Sunflower Oil (Helianthus annuus)
Description: A gentle, nourishing oil rich in vitamin E and essential fatty acids. It strengthens the skin’s natural barrier while keeping it soft and hydrated. Known for its light feel and versatility in skincare.
Benefits: Moisturizes and protects, helps maintain skin barrier, lightweight and non-comedogenic.
Best For: All skin types, especially sensitive and dry skin.
Sulphur
Description: Mineral used to help reduce sebum production, calm acne-prone skin, and support antibacterial activity.
Benefits: Oil control, acne support, antibacterial.
Best For: Acne-prone or oily skin.
Tamanu Oil (Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil)
Description: Healing and anti-inflammatory oil traditionally used for irritated and blemish-prone skin.
Benefits: Soothes, supports acne-prone skin, anti-inflammatory.
Best For: Acne-prone, irritated, or dry skin.
Tallow
Description: Deeply nourishing animal fat that mimics natural skin lipids. Supports hydration and barrier function.
Benefits: Moisturizing, protective, emollient.
Best For: Very dry or mature skin.
Turmeric (Curcuma Longa Root Extract / Infused Oil)
Description: Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant-rich plant. Supports even skin tone, reduces redness, and calms irritation.
Benefits: Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, brightening.
Best For: Sensitive or blemish-prone skin.
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
Description: Powerful antioxidant that brightens skin, stimulates collagen, and helps reduce pigmentation.
Benefits: Brightening, antioxidant, collagen support.
Best For: Dull, uneven, or aging skin.
Vitamin E (Tocopherol)
Description: Antioxidant that protects oils from oxidation and supports skin health.
Benefits: Antioxidant, protective, nourishing.
Best For: All skin types, especially oil-based products.
Xanthan Gum
Description: Plant-derived thickener and stabilizer. Suspends powders or beads in liquids and adds a smooth texture.
Benefits: Stabilizes, thickens, improves texture.
Best For: Gels, serums, and emulsions.
Yarrow (Achillea Millefolium Extract / Infused Oil)
Description: Herbal extract with anti-inflammatory and soothing properties. Supports healing and strengthens the skin barrier.
Benefits: Soothes, heals, strengthens barrier.
Best For: Sensitive or acne-prone skin.
Zinc Oxide
Description: A mineral used in skincare for its soothing, protective, and UV-reflective properties. It forms a gentle barrier on the skin, reducing irritation and offering natural sun protection.
Benefits: Calms irritation, provides broad-spectrum sun defense, helps reduce redness, gentle on sensitive skin.
Best For: Sunscreens, calming creams, and products for sensitive or reactive skin.
Phthalate-Free Fragrance Oils Safe, synthetic fragrance oils that provide beautiful scents. our phthalate-free options give you lovely, long-lasting scents while maintaining our commitment to safe, clean ingredients.
Essential Oils
We use pure essential oils as well for natural fragrance and their therapeutic properties. Always used in safe concentrations.
What We DON'T Use
• Parabens
• Sulfates
• Harsh chemicals
Questions about ingredients? We're always happy to discuss what goes into our products. Contact us anytime!