The Ingredient List of the Pure Haven Refresh Eye Cream: Oryza sativa (rice bran) oil, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, helianthus annuus (organic sunflower) oil, citrus paradisi (pink grapefruit) essential oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil (and) daucus carota sativa (carrot root) oil, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn) oil, ubiqinone (COQ10), rosa canina (rose hip) fruit extract. The Ingredient List of the Pure Haven Refresh Night Serum: The Ingredient List of the Pure Haven Refresh Moisturizer:Īloe barbadensis (organic aloe vera) juice, cetearyl olivate (and) sorbitan olivate, royal jelly extract, oryza sativa (rice bran) oil, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, helianthus annuus (organic sunflower) oil, rosa damascene (organic rose) flower distillate, citrius sinensis (organic sweet orange) essential oil, punica granatum (organic pomegranate) seed oil, citrus paradisi (pink grapefruit) essential oil, medica limonum (organic lemon) essential oil, persea gratissima (organic avocado) oil, cocos nucifera (organic coconut) oil, camellia sinensis (organic green tea) extract. The Ingredient List of the Pure Haven Refresh Cleanser:Īloe barbadensis (organic aloe vera) juice, coco glucoside, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, rosa damascena (organic rose) flower distillate, xanthan gum, punica granatum (organic pomegranate) seed oil, cucumis sativus (organic cucumber) extract, citrus paradisi (pink grapefruit) essential oil, medica limonum (organic lemon) essential oil, arctostaphylos uva-ursi (organic bearberry) leaf extract, citrus sinensis (organic sweet orange) essential oil, citric acid. What a treat!Įffective, non-toxic skin care is here to stay - and really well-formulated, clean products can be an absolute pleasure to use! And I love both of these formulas! The first ingredient in the Refresh Cleanser is aloe barbadensis juice, followed by coco glucoside - a vegetable origin coconut and palm oil-derived cleansing ester that’s low-foaming, biodegradable and super mild on skin. It reminds me a bit of the new Sephora Collection Clean Skin Gel that I reviewed recently here. Because it’s a non-toxic formula, it’s extraordinarily clean and pure - the purest cleanser I’ve likely ever used. I literally got excited in the morning to wash my face with it! Then one morning, mid-cleanse, it finally hit me. The formula feels like a “gel cleansing water,” which makes no sense, right? It’s that unusual! I obsessed over its uber-light, barely emulsifying texture. My eye area needs all the efficacious antioxidants it can get.īut there’s really something about the Pure Haven refresh cleanser that I hadn’t been able to put my finger on at first. Hey, Pure Haven, please consider repackaging this deliciously formulated eye cream in an airless pump or tube! While it’s also loaded with replenishing, moisturizing plant oils and extracts, any of the sensitive antioxidant benefits of the natural extracts immediately begin to diminish the first time it’s opened and exposed to oxygen - and every morning and evening, it is exposed anew. I wish the eye cream weren’t packaged in a jar, where the formula is exposed to air and bacteria every time the lid is removed. And, I view fragrant plant “essential” oils like lavender, eucalyptus, bergamot and the dreaded peppermint, in much the same way. My skincare muse, Paula Begoun, has done substantial research on the effects of volatile alcohol on skin and the skin barrier. I'm no fan of denatured alcohol, for instance, believing in the preponderance of evidence that not only is it drying to skin, but that it's actually damaging to the delicate skin barrier and thus pro-aging over time. I regret it and I’ve learned from it! Whether a product is gifted to me by a brand or I discover it myself on-shelf at Sephora, every ingredient list is closely examined. I know too much about skincare formulas to know what's going to work, what's not going to work, and most importantly, what's not good for my skin - or anyone else's skin for that matter. Contrary to what you may think, I won't try just anything I come across! Yeah, I threw that rule out with the snail mucin debacle. I don’t mean skincare products, I mean the care of my skin with the products I use on my own face.
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