POWDERS, CLAYS, AND MISCELLANEOUS
These powders, clays, and miscellaneous ingredients play an important role in Flynn&King products. These ingredients have different roles in different products and act as "skin food", binders, exfoliates, thickeners, pH balancers, emollients, and much much more. Refer to the information* below to find out more about how each ingredient performs in Flynn&King products.
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ACTIVATED CHARCOAL (bamboo): USA
Activated Charcoal draws out dirt, oil, and general grossness from pores. It refines skin, eliminates dead skin cells, and clears out the bacteria and their toxins, as well as deep-seated microscopic grime. Activated Charcoal is proven to absorb thousands of times its own mass in harmful substances.
Find this ingredient in:
DETOX | Neem and Activated Charcoal Soap
ALOE JUICE (aloe barbadensis): USA, Fair-Trade
Aloe Juice is good for all skin types including very sensitive skin. It boosts the immune system and has detoxifying effects. It is the most common remedy for all skin problems. The anti-aging property of aloe keeps the skin supple and rejuvenated and also lightens blemishes and stretch marks. It moisturizes the skin, removes dead cells, and reduces wrinkles and lines. Due to its antimicrobial properties, it is is the best natural remedy for curing acne and pimples and the scars they leave behind.
Find this ingredient in:
BALANCE | Facial Toner with Aloe and Rose Geranium
CALENDULA PETALS (calendula officinalis): Croatia, Organic
Calendula Petals help heal acne and dermatitis, and disinfect and treat minor wounds and cuts. The antibacterial and immunostimulant properties of the plant make it extremely useful in treating slow-healing cuts and cuts in people who have compromised immune systems. Calendula also stimulates the production of collagen at wound sites and minimizes scarring.
Find this ingredient in:
BUFF | Exfoliant and Mask with Cleansing Clays & Coconut Water
FRENCH GREEN CLAY: France, Organic
French Green Clay is great for oily skin — not for dry or sensitive. It contains a wide variety of healing elements, including montmorillonite (Bentonite), magnesium, calcium, potassium, dolomite, silica, manganese, phosphorous, silicon, and copper. It helps remove the dead skin cells and promotes circulation in the healthy new skin cells below the epidermis. It feeds new cells by promoting blood flow, and leaves skin feeling smooth and revitalized. It acts as a molecular-level sponge, removing impurities, dust, oil, dead skin, and contaminants with absorbing abilities, and pulls toxic substances from skin to invigorate the complexion and tighten pores, pulling the bacteria from the infected area. The toning qualities of the clay stimulate the skin and provide increased circulation to damaged cells while rebuilding connective tissue, promoting healing to cuts, bruises, insect bites and stings, as well as minor burns.
Find this ingredient in:
DOPE | Hemp and Matcha Green Tea Soap
MATCHA GREEN TEA (camellia sinensis): Japan, Organic
Matcha Green Tea is rich in chlorophyll, which is an excellent source of antioxidants and is known to be great for detoxification. It is high in catechin content, an antioxidant that helps fight bacteria and infections. It contains a greater level of antioxidants than spinach, blueberries, and dark chocolate. Matcha Green Tea has L-theanine, an amino acid mainly found in tea that naturally enhances your mood, sense of well being, and increases your focus and concentration.
Find this ingredient in:
DOPE | Hemp and Matcha Green Tea Soap
OAT FLOUR (avena sativa): USA, Organic, Gluten-Free
Oat flour is very effective in fighting dull, flaky dryness as it contains polisaccharides, which become gelatinous in water, thus forming a fine protective film when applied to skin. It's perfect for dry skin symptoms like itchiness, rashes, scales, and peeling. Oat flour contains beta-glucan that penetrates deep into the skin to provide much needed moisturizing, enhances wound healing and abrasions, and improves collagen deposition and activation of immune cells within the skin. It has lightening effects which help to improve the skin tone and texture, and smooths out blotchy areas. It is excellent for treating eczema, poison ivy, insect bites, and skin infections due to its anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and anti-itch properties. Oat flour also contains natural cleansers called saponins that can remove dirt and oil from the pores without causing irritation, thus leaving behind soft and silky skin as well as reducing pore size.
Find this ingredient in:
BUFF | Exfoliant and Mask with Cleansing Clays & Coconut Water
PINK CLAY (kaolin)
This beautiful rose-colored kaolin clay is known to be the mildest of all the clays. With its ability to cleanse and exfoliate gently makes it a perfect ingredient for sensitive skin. Because it does not draw oils like most other clays and still detoxifies the skin, even people with normal to dry skin can find use in this clay.
Find this ingredient in:
DRIFTWOOD | Babassu Oil and Pink Clay Soap
BUFF | Exfoliant and Mask with Cleansing Clays & Coconut Water
POPPY SEED (papaver somniferum)- Turkey, Organic
The Turkish Blue Poppy seeds in our soap add a gentle but effective exfoliant that don't create microscopic tears on the skin. Our poppy seeds are not only organic, but sourced from a fair-trade supplier.
Find this ingredient in:
POPPET | Exfoliating Poppy Seed Soap
ROSE GERANIUM HYDROSOL (pelargonium capitatum): USA, Organic
Rose Geranium Hydrosol is best for complex and combination skin types where restoring balance is quickly needed. Great for all skin types, but especially for dry and/or oily, and especially teens. It is gentle and slightly astringent, and restores the pH balance of the skin. It relaxes facial muscles, promotes cell repair, maintains soft and smooth skin, and significantly increases hydration.
Find this ingredient in:
BALANCE | Facial Toner with Aloe and Rose Geranium
ROSE PETALS (rosa centifolia): France, Organic
The essential oil from Rose Petals has antibacterial properties and can treat acne and acne-prone skin, and help reduce swollen spots or redness on your skin. Its calming properties can also help soothe rosecea, eczema, and other skin irritations. In fact, rose petals are a staple in Ayurvedic medicine to detoxify, relax, & calm. As a natural astringent, rose helps tighten pores and restore suppleness for a glowy complexion.
Find this ingredient in:
BUFF | Exfoliant and Mask with Cleansing Clays & Coconut Water
VEGETABLE GLYCERIN: USA, Organic, GMO-free
Vegetable Glycerin is great for infants and children, and works well for sensitive or oily skin. Humectants in glycerin help to retain water in skin and minimize water loss due to evaporation, keeping it hydrated and nourished. It has a vital role in cell maturation, and is good for skin problems like pimples, acne and blackheads. It prolongs the shelf life of other ingredients when mixed and doesn’t lose its chemical stability. It is not at all harsh, nor does it cause any irritation or allergies on oily skin. It improves and protects oily skin by filling up the intercellular matrix, useful to building an even skin structure. It also creates a barrier from external factors that can harm the skin, and it prevents moisture loss, helps to reduce bacterial skin infections, and smoothes skin by filling in the microscopic pores.
Find this ingredient in:
REVIVE | Oil-Based Cleanser With Argan And Rosehip Seed
WITCH HAZEL (hammamelis virginiana): USA, Organic, Double-Distilled
Witch Hazel is a natural astringent that controls acne by reducing inflammation and decreasing oil. The tannins in witch hazel constrict blood vessels and reduce inflammation and swelling, which can help de-puff and reduce under-eye baggage. Although witch hazel rids the skin of excess oil, it also helps to eliminate water loss and improves hydration to the outer layer of skin, and can help to treat sunburn and soothe inflamed skin.
Find this ingredient in:
BALANCE | Facial Toner with Aloe and Rose Geranium