'Clean', 'natural', 'chemical-free' – these words are now everywhere in skincare. And no one really regulates them. In the cosmetics industry, you can write 'natural' on the packaging of almost any product.
I've thought about this a lot because we ourselves use words like 'clean' and 'natural' – and I wanted to be honest about what they mean for us and what they don't.
The first thing to know is that all substances are chemicals. Water is a chemical. Sebum is a chemical. The question is not about chemicals but about which chemicals work with the skin and which simply don't.
Synthetic preservatives, emulsifiers, and fragrances are common irritants. They may not be dangerous in small doses, but they don't do anything good for your skin either. They are essential for the product's structure – not for the skin.
Silky Sage contains no water. This is a conscious choice. When a cream contains no water, an emulsifier is not needed to keep it together. When there is no emulsifier, a preservative is not needed to prevent spoilage. When there is no preservative, a fragrance is not needed to mask the smell of chemicals. This chain becomes unnecessary when water is removed from the product.
Ingredients: grass-fed beef tallow, calendula extract, sage extract, cold-pressed olive oil, beeswax, tea tree oil. Six ingredients. No more than necessary – all nourishing the skin.