NIGHT MILK CONTOUR BALM / Rejuvenating Face Refine
This is one close to my heart – I wanted to work with milk for so long but I'm no fan of cows milk, sheep milk has a very funky smell, and freshly powdered goats milk is just impossible to get hold of in this country. I did suggest catching the wild goats wandering around our forrest at some point, but Christo said that's a step too far.
Then I came across Australian camel milk one day. I had forgotten about the large wild herds roaming the Australian outback, causing terrible damage to the fragile native eco system. Over the past few years, a few visionary farmers have started domesticating the herds to get them off the land, and build wonderful small businesses selling Camel milk with a nutrient profile far superior to any other milk around.
Used in skincare, the natural Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs), immunoglobulins, vitamins and minerals unique to Camel milk deeply penetrate the skin to repair oxidative damage, facilitate healing of inflammatory conditions and enhance collagen production. And it smells amazing!
I paired the milk with a synergistic mix of sun-infused botanical extracts, Peruvian Jojoba Oil, Sumac Wax and to bring you a rejuvenating face balm, composed to gently exfoliate, deeply hydrate and visibly refine the skin overnight. Infused with elastin boosting Iris root, super antioxidant rare edelweiss, hydrating cherry blossom, and re-mineralising pearl extract.
I hope you'll love this as much as I do!
Johanna
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Essential oil free
- COMPOSITION
- SKIN TYPE
- RITUAL
- ESSENTIAL OILS
- FRAGRANCE PROFILE
- ACTIVE INGREDIENTS (INCI) + PROVENANCE
- PACKAGING
WILDCRAFTED EDELWEISS EXTRACT
ORGANIC ORRIS ROOT EXTRACT
WILDCRAFTED ‘KANZAN” CHERRY BLOSSOM EXTRACT
PERMACULTURE CAMEL MILK POWDER
WILDCRAFTED FRESHWATER PEARL EXTRACT
ORGANIC GENTIAN ROOT EXTRACT
ORGANIC CHERRY KERNEL OIL
WILDCRAFTED JIAOGULAN ‘IMMORTALITY HERB’ EXTRACT
ORGANIC SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL
WILDCRAFTED GUMBI GUMBI LEAF EXTRACT
WILDCRAFTED 'SUMAC' BERRY WAX
WILDCRAFTED HYDRANGEA LEAF EXTRACT^
WILDCRAFTED FRANKINCENSE DALZIELII/RIVAE/SACRA RESIN EXTRACT^
ORGANIC SUNFLOWER SEED WAX*
WILDCRAFTED RICE BRAN WAX^
WILDCRAFTEDVANIILLA FRUIT EXTRACT^
WILDCRAFTEDTURKEY TAIL MUSROOM EXTRACT^
BIODYNAMIC SAFFRON STIGMA EXTRACT**
WILDCRAFTED 'KUA’ MYRRH RESIN EXTRACT^
ORGANIC VANILLA EXTRACT*
Neutralises free radicals. Cell regeneration. Antioxidant.
24 KARAT GOLD"
Improves circulation. Boosts collagen integrity. Receives sun energy, grounds intentions.
Women + men. Especially benefits sensitive, dull skin.
Composed to use overnight. Massage a small amount into damp warm skin. Settle with your fave Mineral face toner – I love EVEN LAVENDER MINERAL WATER at night time for it's clarifying and calming action.
Amount of Essential oils in this composition: None (0%).
Recommended safe dosage:
Sensitive and impaired skin: 0.2-1%
Facial cosmetics and deodorants: 0.5-1.2%
Body oils, body balms and body lotions: 1-3%
Bath products: 2-4%
(Source: Altaei 2012, Auffray 2007, Reuter et al 2008, Elsaie et al 2016, Enshaieh et al 2007)
Christo said it smells like being back in the Omani desert, drinking milky Karak tea – not too sweet, with a lingering Vanilla spice and a dance of Frankincense. Something alpine, herbacous coming through and a faint note of the violet/licorice hued Iris root. Something that reminds me of my childhood, something that's imprinted in my DNA, a balsam that comforts my soul and heals my heart. I feel safe.
LEONTOPODIUM ALPINUM (EDELWEISS) EXTR.^ (Switzerland)
IRIS FLORENTINA (ORRIS) ROOT EXTR.* (Germany)
PRUNUS SERRULATA (‘KANZAN” CHERRY) BLOSSOM EXTRACT^ (Japan)
CAMEL MILK POWDER^ (Australia)
FRESHWATER PEARL EXTR.^ (China)
GENTIANA LUTEA (GENTIAN) ROOT EXTR.* (Germany)
PRUNUS AVIUM (CHERRY) SEED OIL* (Turkey)
GYNOSTEMMA PENTAPHYLLUM (JIAOGULAN ‘IMMORTALITY HERB’) EXTR.^ (Japan)
SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL^ (Peru)
PITTOSPORUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM (GUMBI GUMBI) EXTR.^ (Australia)
RHUS VERNICIFLUA (BERRY) WAX^ (Japan)
HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA (HYDRANGEA) EXTR.^ (Kangaroo Valley, Australia)
BOSWELLIA (FRANKINCENSE) DALZIELII/RIVAE/SACRA RESIN EXTR.^
HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED WAX*
ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) BRAN WAX^ (Australia)
VANILLA PLANIFOLIA (VANIILLA) FRUIT EXTR.^ (Daintree Forest, Australia + Papua New Guinea
TRAMETES VERSICOLOR (TURKEY TAIL) MUSROOM EXTR.^
CROCUS SATIVUS (SAFFRON) EXTR.** (Tasmania, Australia)
COMMIPHORA MYRRHA (“KUA’ MYRRH)RESIN EXTR.^
24 KARAT GOLD”. (Germany)
*Certified organic **certified Demeter biodynamic ^wildcrafted “non-nano/cert cosmetic. Extracts are sun-infused for a minimum of 4 months in Demeter certified biodynamic olive oil. Botanicals are hand picked, air dried or sun cured. Resins are fair trade.
All our extracts are made by sun-infusing whole plant material into early harvest virgin cold pressed biodynamic Olive oil. First harvest, unripe Olives yield a beautifully nutrient oil with spectacularly high phenolic content, which stabilises and naturally preserves not only our extracts but also our skin.
In this ancient method of bioactive botanical extraction, we co-infuse all the compositions botanicals together, so they commune and synergise, enhancing each other's potency and bioavailablity.
Each plant component has a specific purpose that is intrinsically linked to other compounds. There is massive evidence now that synergistic whole plant extracts are much more powerful than isolated, single components.
DISPATCH
We aim to pack and dispatch your order within 1-2 business days. We ship from our local post office in rural Kangaroo Valley, please allow for added transit time. If you need your order urgently, please email johanna@lepaar.com, and I'll move mountains to make it happen. x
TRACKING
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