THE INGREDIENTS USED IN OUR PRODUCTS
D’NATUREL as a brand focuses on natural and vegetarian products therefore majority of the ingredients used in the manufacturing of our products are natural and organic. The reason behind this is simple; nature is the best and also knows the best. Natural ingredients have been used since ancient times. Nature provides us with an abundance of plants, fruits and minerals that not only looks beautiful and taste delicious, but many of them have incredible beauty benefits, too. Natural and organic products are chosen primarily for their wide beneficial properties it brings to your skin and also because it is environment friendly.
The ingredients used in our products starting from essential oils to extracts are of high quality and are sourced from all over the world.
Essential oils are natural oils that have been extracted from plants, flowers and other natural sources, which are highly concentrated and therefore very powerful. They provide great beauty benefits and can also have a strong effect on our health and wellbeing. This is why essential oils are used in our products. They improve the overall performance of the products and also add a nice natural fragrance to the products. Used for centuries, essential oils work to nourish, protect and heal the skin. Furthermore, the scents have a powerful effect on the mind, transforming your mood.
Though some of the ingredient names might sound synthetic but they actually chemically derived from natural extracts.
A few of our products use synthetics, which are 100% safe synthetics.
None of our products or the ingredients we use in our products is tested on animals.
All of our products are 100% Vegetarian.
Mentioned below are some of the ingredients we use in our products :
Plant Extracts
Acai Berry is Rejuvenating for the skin. It firms and tightens the skin. Increases moisture and hydration. Eliminates skin imperfections. Provides the skin with 100 vitamins and minerals. Slows down the aging process. Helps eliminate wrinkles. Reduces blemishes and age spots. Helps fight acne. Decreases inflammation and redness
Derived from plants, Allantoin is a natural soothing, anti-irritant, and skin protectant that increases the water content of the extracellular matrix which provides structural support to cells and is an important part of connective tissue. Allantoin also increases the smoothness of the skin; promotes cell replication
Vitamin rich apple extract has become a popular addition to anti-ageing skincare. It contains a high level of Vitamin C, polyphenols and a wide array of trace minerals. In addition its reputation as a healthy, clean, green and fresh fruit also makes this the perfect additive to any skin care formulation.
Apricot Liquid Extract has amazing properties that revitalise, nourish and moisturise making it especially good for mature skin. Naturally high in Vitamins A and C, it may help remove impurities and protect the skin against external stresses due to its regenerative and soothing properties
Argan Oil has high concentrations of essential fatty acids, oleic and lineoic. It provides intense conditioning benefits to dry and dehydrated skin and hair. When applied to the skin, Argan Oil particularly helps restore, regenerate and restructure the skin by way of increasing the nutrient content of skin cells. Argan Oil has sought-after antioxidant properties, which makes it especially beneficial in skincare products. Argan Oil also has strengthening effects on nails and hair.
Banana is rich in potassium, Vitamin A and skin-soothing properties. It is wonderful for dry skin and sensitive skin.
Full of antioxidant properties to combat harmful & damaging effects from the environment. Blackcurrant is also great for hair care with the benefit of adding volume, shine, and putting the bounce back in your hair.
Blueberry Extract contains Vitamin A, which helps remedy rough and dry skin & assists anti-aging. It also comprises of Vitamin E & this is especially good as a preservative in cosmetics or skin care products.
Buriti Oil is extremely rich in vitamin E (tocopherols) and has one the richest natural source of pro-vitamin A available (carotenoids). The oil restores moisture, which is lacking in sun-exposed skin and because of its colour, it possesses a naturally occurring SPF factor. The rich unsaturated fatty acids in Buriti Oil help to rebuild, moisturize and re-hydrate skin cells. Its soothing qualities and ability to prevent the formation of scar tissue; Buriti is an idea super anti aging and sun protection ingredient.
Chamomile liquid extract is perfect to soothe and calm skin conditions. It is especially useful in children’s products.
Cherry Liquid Extract is rich in Carotenoids, vitamin C and some alpha-hydroxyacids. Vitamin C is a powerful reducing compound and has antioxidant properties. It is a key molecule in the biosynthesis of collagen, elastin and glycosaminoglycans is makes the perfect addition to skincare products.
This super fruit contains proanthocyanidins, which fights against bacteria. A vitamin boost for the skin that is packed with anti-oxidants which fights free radicals and help protect against harmful molecules. Provides a wonderful natural exfoliant.
Perfect for sensitive skin, cucumber calms and soothes irritated skin, leaving it repaired and soft.
Infused with innate anti aging and free radical fighting properties, elderberries keep your skin radiant and juvenile for a long period. Furthermore, acting as a natural detoxifying agent, elderberry also helps keeping away distressing skin conditions like breakouts, boils and scars at bay.
Goji berries have long been considered to be a magical fruit. They have healing and restorative powers unlike any other ingredients used in skin care. What makes Goji berries so special is their ability to replenish elements skin needs to be healthy. Goji berry facial moisturizers keeps skin nourished and make it look flawless because they work from within. As it ages, skin begins to lose its elasticity and glow. Using a Goji berry facial moisturizer can rejuvenate your skin cells and help them renew faster. Skin will become taut and smooth again due to the antioxidants found in these magical fruits. In addition to antioxidants, Goji berries contain a number of vitamins and minerals that protect skin from external forces like harmful UV rays and repair damage that has been done to skin through the years. Exposure to sun and wind can cause wrinkles. Goji berries even out your skin’s texture and return it to looking young and beautiful.
Gotu Kola Stem Cells are proven to firm and help skin fight environmental damage and free radicals. It is also shown to support collagen and elastin fibers making it an excellent addition to skin care products.
Grapefruit seed extract contains a high content of vitamin C, vitamin E and a large amount of beneficial antioxidants. It is a non-comedogenic antioxidant acting almost as a preservative helping to extend the shelf life of your products. Often used in pure organic skincare products.
Green tea extract is naturally rich in antioxidants, which has a cell-protecting function as well. It’s a strong antioxidant effect that protects the skin from the damaging effect of free radicals. Green tea extract also contains the Methylxanthines that stimulates skin microcirculation and therefore positively influence the tone and health of the skin. Green tea extract can actually decrease wrinkles and also makes you look younger.
Guava is very rich in Vitamin A, B & C. Through moisture retaining B vitamins; Guava is a valuable component for anti-aging skin care as it helps prevent the oxidation process of the cell. It is also a source of natural fiber, ideal for hair and skincare products.
Hibiscus has a fantastic reputation in skin care because it is a natural source of alpha-hydroxy acids (AHAs). Chemical forms of these acids can be overly harsh and damaging to the skin, but natural sources such as those in hibiscus can help provide the same benefits without the harsh drawbacks. AHAs are known to help exfoliate skin, speed up cell turnover, and help control acne breakouts, all of which can encourage fresher, younger, and smoother looking skin. They also increase moisture and improve flexibility and elasticity—the reason why hibiscus called the Botox plant. Hibiscus also contains antioxidants, which are called “anthocyanocides.” These not only protect the skin from free radical damage, but have astringent properties that help pores to appear smaller. They have an anti-inflammatory effect as well, which soothes inflamed skin and helps calm conditions like eczema and psoriasis. The plant also has a high mucilage content, which makes it a great natural skin moisturiser, as anti-aging ingredient that with regular use, helps skin to appear more supple and flawless overall.
Honey powder is natural honey that has been spray dried into a fine powder. A natural humectant, honey draws and holds moisture close to the skin making it a great addition to lotions and creams. Also, its anti-bacterial and skin-softening properties make it an all-round popular choice in skincare.
Honeyquat is a natural active ingredient made from pure honey. It has great moisture binding capabilities making it an excellent addition to leave-on skin products. Its anti-bacterial and skin-softening properties make it a perfect ingredient to soothe and calm the skin.
Organic Jojoba has a very close chemical composition to the skins own sebum, which makes it a wonderful oil to add to skincare products that need to feel light to the touch and yet deeply penetrating to the skin. It is suitable for all skin types and particularly beneficial for spots and acne. Due to its fine texture, Jojoba is easy to wash out and is ideal for adding to cleansing products.
Contains wonderful conditioning properties ideal for hair & skin care repair. The natural extracts of Vitamin E are rejuvenating & protective against hair colour fade & damage. Kiwi fruit is also a source of Vitamin C and this provides powerful antioxidant protection for the skin.
Due to its ability to quickly penetrate the skin Kukui nut oil makes a good addition to your skincare products. For centuries Hawaiians have used Kukui Nut oil to protect their skin from salt water, harsh sun and drying winds. It is excellent for dry skin, psoriasis, eczema or any severe skin condition.
Lemon extract is rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, iron, phosphorus, and calcium. Perfect for any type of skin. Provides a wonderful fresh-lemon scent and skin-refreshing properties.
Liquorice root has a good reputation as being helpful for skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis. In one study, licorice gel, applied to the skin, relieved symptoms of itching, swelling, and redness.
Lime extract is rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, iron, phosphorus, and calcium. Perfect for any type of skin. Provides a wonderful fresh-lime scent and skin-refreshing properties.
Mangos are a member of the cashew family and high in Vitamin A, C and Beta Carotene. The fruit extract prevents drying of the skin and formation of wrinkles by reducing degeneration of skin cells and restoring flexibility.
Melon Extract is a great toner for the skin, cleansing & firming the pores. It also contains Vitamin A, which benefits skin repair through increasing the rate of new cell formation. Vitamin C is also a valuable property that acts as an anti-oxidant with wonderful proteins for smoother, softer skin.
Used often to soothe and calm the skin, oatmeal is a perfect addition to lotions, creams and moisturisers for sensitive skin types. Perfect in baby products as it leaves a silky soft feeling on the skin. Can also be used as a natural exfoliant in moisturisers.
Papaya is gently refreshing with a sweet, summery fragrance. It is excellent in stabilising oily skin & working as an exfoliant on dry areas. Papaya also is often used in skin products for the purpose of a natural lift & rejuvenation of the skin. Papaya contains Vitamin A, a property that benefits skin repair through increasing the rate of new cell formation. Vitamin C is also an anti-oxidant with wonderful proteins for smoother, softer skin.
Passion Fruit is rich in linoleic acid, which helps in supporting the recovery of the lipid layer of the skin. Passion fruit seed oil is known for its softening properties, provides moisture and suppleness and gives the skin a silky appearance.
Pineapple extract is rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, iron, phosphorus, and calcium. Pineapple is rich in enzymes, which help to remove dead cells and refresh the skin. Perfect for any type of skin. Pineapples contain the fruit enzyme ‘bromelain’ which hydrolyzes proteins and digests dead cells on the surface of the skin. Bromelain is classed as a protein in cosmetics and functions as a skin conditioning and lytic agent. It is used mainly to sooth inflamed, sore skin.
Our gorgeous plum kernel oil has the rich, nutty fragrance and flavour of marzipan. Rich in oleic acid, gamma and alpha tocopherols, and beta sitosterols, plum kernel oil makes a wonderful addition to facial products including eye creams, serums, and lip treatments. Plum kernel oil is rich in oleic acid, linoleic acid, vitamin E, vitamin B and beta-carotene.
Pomegranate extract is particularly beneficial to mature skin. Pomegranate seed oil is high in antioxidants and is perfect for formulations aimed at balancing skin PH, revitalising ageing skin and restoring skin elasticity. It is also a key ingredient in our shampoos and conditioners, helping to bring new life to damaged hair.
Prune Extract moisturises and nourishes deep down, improving the look and feel of dry and tired skin. It also contains rich emollients, which prevents water loss from the skin and has a softening and smoothing effect.
Raspberry Extract is rich in Vitamin C & therefore contains astringent qualities that cleanse the skin surface of oils and other substances. It is also ideal for around the eye area as it softly firms and repairs the skin.
Wonderful rich oil, organic roasted coffee oil is perfect for skin boosting products, including cellulite and circulation products. Add it with vanilla extract for an indulgent skincare range.
Naturally anti-ageing and contains anti-cellulite properties. It can improve suppleness and the elasticity of the skin. It can stimulate the renewal of damaged skin cells. It can detoxify and cleanse, tone the skin, naturally smoothed and moisturises the skin.
Rich in polyphenols and Vitamin C, it provides protection for the skin, contains soothing properties and is a wonderful toner to reduce the appearance of pores.
Vitamin C is an antioxidant that slows the rate of free-radical damage — free radicals are unstable molecules that damage collagen and cause skin dryness, fine lines and wrinkles.
Vitamin E is an antioxidant that protects and repairs your skin. Antioxidants are agents that neutralize the oxidant effect of free radicals, which are molecules that damage collagen and cause skin dryness, fine lines and wrinkles.
White Willow Bark is a natural salicylic acid. Willow bark contains salicylic acid, derived from salicin, which helps to fight acne. It’s also a beta hydroxy acid and helps to exfoliate your skin by sloughing off dead skin cells, making way for fresh skin renewal. The astringent properties of white willow bark are due to the tannins present. Similar to those found in green tea extract, tannins are rich in anti-oxidants, help to tone and reduce inflammation, making white willow bark also an effective additive for reducing redness in skin.
Extracted from the tree’s bark has multiple qualities that are beneficial for skin due to it being an antiseptic, an analgesic, an astringent, an anti-pyretic, and an anti-inflammatory. Applied to the skin, Black Willow bark extract can help fight acne, wrinkles and fine lines.
Special Extracts
Vitamin Q. It energizes your skin. Young skin has ample amounts of CoQ10 and so has lots of energy – energy needed to repair damage and make sure the skin cells are healthy. It protects against photo aging – that means premature aging due to over exposing the skin to the sun. The sun is the fastest skin ager. If you don’t believe me, just compare the skin on your behind (that is hardly ever exposed to the sun) to the skin on your face. Enough said! It rejuvenates skin by stimulating skin cell activity. Active skin cells get rid of toxins easily and can make better use of nutrients. When your skin ages, all these processes slow down, causing dull and sallow, wrinkled skin. Boost your skin cell activity for younger looking skin with CoQ10. It stimulates collagen production. Collagen is the protein that decreases as we age, leading to wrinkles and leathery skin. Helping you make more collagen, CoQ10 is a skin saving essential.
It is the best choice for anti ageing in skincare. Hyaluronic acid holds 1000 times its own weight in water. Plumps and tones the skin, making it more youthful and radiant.
Marine collagen has antioxidant properties that have been used in skin-care products to prevent or even repair the damage caused by environmental factors, such as UV rays and low humidity, as well as damage associated with the aging process. Look for the version derived from seaweed (not fish scales).
Exfoliant
The large size of this exfoliant mean it is great for use in body scrubs. Note this exfoliant will not go through a pump easily hence products containing these seeds are best packaged in jars.
The large size of this exfoliant mean it is great for use in body scrubs.
Note this exfoliant will not go through a pump easily hence products containing these seeds are best packaged in jars.
The large size of this exfoliant mean it is great for use in body scrubs.
Note this exfoliant will not go through a pump easily hence products containing these seeds are best packaged in jars.
A natural exfoliate and a moisturiser. It helps soothe and calm the skin and is perfect for sensitive skin types and for use in baby products as it leaves a silky soft feeling on the skin
An effective exfoliate which is used in most of our scrubs. It is available in two forms; a very fine grade powder or a more abrasive standard grade form, which gives the product a gritty texture.
A very popular natural exfoliate, ground apricot stones are an great choice for use in face scrubs.
A wonderful luxurious exfoliate that not only leaves the skin feeling soft but helps reduce cellulite, improve circulation and reduce puffiness around the eyes.
Crushed walnut shells are a great natural exfoliate that helps keep skin soft and glowing – perfect for face polishes.
A mild exfoliate which is perfect for sensitive skin. Cucumber calms and soothes irritated skin, leaving it repaired and soft.
A gentle exfoliator that brightens the skin’s overall appearance, leaving the skin feeling soft, smooth, and revitalized.
A gentle exfoliator that helps absorbs oil and impurities without drying out the skin, great for oily or acne prone skin.
A gentle exfoliator that helps absorbs oil and impurities without drying out the skin, great for oily or acne prone skin.
Essential Oil
Basil oil enhances the luster of dull-looking skin and hair. It is also commonly used to treat the symptoms of acne and other skin infections.
Benzoin is a great anti-inflammatory and is relaxing and comforting oil than blends easily with other oils. It is very rich in aroma and has a vanilla-like scent.
Cicatrizing in bergamot helps heal scars and other marks on the skin. It also makes the distribution of pigments and melanin uniform, helping marks fade away resulting in a more even skin tone.
Stimulating, warming oil that aids stamina and rejuvenates the body from aches and pains. It has a spicy, musky and warm aroma.
Cardamom essential oil has strong antiseptic and antimicrobial properties, which are safe to use in skin and hair care.
Woody, reminiscent of Sandalwood but slightly dryer. Typically used for nervous tension, with it’s calming and soothing effect. Useful for oily skin, Cedarwood could help acne. Useful on hair and is possibly effective on seborrhoea of the scalp, dandruff and alopecia.
A calming and relaxing essential oil that is very soothing on the skin. The oil is anti-allergenic and can help cure acne and dermatitis by removing toxins and cleaning sebaceous and eccrine glands through sweating. Its bitter herbaceous undertones give way to a fruit like, sweet scent.
Cinnamon oil has a musky and spicy smell that is very warming. The oil istself has strong anti-inflamatory properties and its warming and exotic undertones make it a very popular addition to massage oils.
Euphoric oil, which is steam, distilled from the purple/green leaves and flowering tops of the Clary Sage (Salvia sclaria) plant. Clary sage is relaxing, uplifting oil that balances sebum levels and therefore can be useful in anti-dandruff hair treatments.
Clove oil is a great anti-oxidant and a anti-inflammatory and is great for the skin, particularly for those who suffer from acne. Clove has a stimulating scent, which is powerful, sweet spicy, and hot, with fruity top notes.
Cypress essential oil is beneficial to the skin and hair because of its antimicrobial properties. It also helps reduce the appearance of cellulite, varicose veins and scars due to its ability to stimulate blood flow.
Coriander has a spicy scent and often has an uplifting effecting on the mood.
Eucalyptus is one of the most well known of essential oils. Despite the uplifting and fresh scent, Eucalyptus is highly relaxing and calming as an oil.
Clean, floral, herbal, spicy and peppery essential oil. It is great for toning the skin.
Fenugreek oil has a powerful aroma which is fragrant but with tones of bitter. Its tremendous healing properties make it great for use in products for acne prone and irritated skin as it prevents cells from free radical damage and reduces inflammation of the skin.
A fresh citrus type scent with lemon tones and a woody, spicy balsamic undertone. The tree originates from the Middle East and produces small white flowers. It is also known as oilbanum.
Instantly recognisable, a sharp green top note with fiery, woody, sweet undertone. Ginger warms the body and emotions and is very comforting and fortifying.
Grapefruit seed extract contains a high content of vitamin C, vitamin E and a large amount of beneficial antioxidants. It is a non-comedogenic antioxidant acting almost as a preservative helping to extend the shelf life of your products.
Jasmine is widely considered to be the most exotic and wonderful of all scents and has been central to the perfume industry for centuries. It is useful for providing a feeling of confidence, optimism and euphoria. It helps revitalise the soul, restoring energy and calming nerves.
Lavender oil gives luster to the skin, balance to the body and happiness to the mind, and has been cherished throughout the world for hundreds of years. It has clean fresh, floral top notes with herbaceous undertones. Our Lavender is sourced from Bulgaria where the climate and soil produces one of the finest quality Lavenders in Europe.
Lemon extract is rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, iron, phosphorus, and calcium. Perfect for any type of skin. Provides a wonderful fresh-lemon scent and skin-refreshing properties. Lemon is primarily a refreshing, cleansing and notifying oil, and is one of the most important bactericidal oils for any infection. It has a lovely fresh, sweet and green-citrus smell reminiscent of the ripe peel.
The antiseptic and astringent properties of lemon are appropriate for greasy skin and also any skin infection such as boils, acne and eruptions. Lemon’s astringent properties will help combat wrinkles. It is also anti-viral oil and applied neat, will help eliminate warts and verrucae.
Great for use on blemish prone skin, lemon and tea tree have long been used as both an antiseptic and antibacterial. These two oils come together to provide a sharp and astringent scent.
A lovely sweet lemony smell used in Spas for it’s detoxifying and clarifying effects. The lemongrass is a fast growing aromatic herb that is thought to originate from India, but now can be found growing throughout the world.
Lime extract is rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, iron, phosphorus, and calcium. Perfect for any type of skin. Provides a wonderful fresh-lime scent and skin-refreshing properties.
May Chang have a fresh, lemon fragrance with fruity and spicy undertones. Its lemony fragrance is similar to, but much sweeter and more refined than lemongrass. It is most commonly known for its effectiveness in improving skin problems by reducing the appearance of blemishes and helping to prevent oily skin.
Top note spicy oil with camphorous, woody and herbaceous undertones.
Calming and uplifting oil that has a relaxing, perfume-like scent. The small white flowers bloom over the Bitter Orange evergreen tree, which originates from China and the blossom would go on to produce Seville Oranges.
A zesty, fresh, tangy scent that sharpens the senses. Orange is well known for its mood lifting, immune stimulating, antibacterial, and cleansing properties
Provides relief from both internal and external inflammation caused by infections. It is helpful in treating swollen tissue by stimulating blood circulation. It promotes the production of collagen as well as increases the blood flow to the skin. It is helpful at soothing dry, irritated skin as well as acne-prone skin.
A fast spreading tall aromatic grass which has small flowers, but the oil is taken before the flowers are allowed to develop. The oil is also known as Ginger grass and East Indian Geranium.
Parsley Seed essential oil has a sweet, warm, herbaceous aroma. It has antiseptic and anti-microbial properties and its astringent properties can also help to tone the skin.
It is a recognisable hippy oil ~ Earthy, musky, herbaceous with sweet, spicy top notes. Patchouli is a bushy herb of the mint family and is native to tropical regions of Asia.
Peppermint is cooling, refreshing, warming and stimulating. The reason for this apparent paradox is that the body increases circulation and warms up in response to the cooling action of peppermint applied to the skin. Peppermint adds a stimulating note to many skincare products.
Its analgesic and stimulating properties make peppermint an effective treatment for neuralgia and muscular pains. Combined with lavender, it makes an excellent footbath for tired or aching feet.
Sweet top notes with woody balsamic undertones. Pine is a large conifer mainly found in Northern Europe, East Russia and Scandinavia.
Rose essential oil is highly coveted and much-loved oil that has many benefits for the skin. It helps balance moisture levels and reduces skin imperfections as well as promotes an even skin tone. It has a rich, floral and sensual aroma.
An aromatic perennial with light, lemon-fresh, green herbal top notes and soft, rosy, sweet floral undertones. The essential oil is steam distilled from the flowers, leaves and stalks.
Stimulating and helps in concentration. It is a recognisable and uplifting scent and is derived from the latin word “Rosemarinus”, which means Sea Dew; Rosemary absolutely loves water. Rosemary is native to most of Europe, however the Mediterranean climate lends itself favourably to the growth of Rosemary especially around coastal regions.
A Herbal and sharp smell. Sage is very penetrating in odour. Sage grows well in England and has been associated with wisdom and ancient remedies.
The oil has a woody, exotic smell that’s subtle and lingering. It is well regarded in skincare as it tones and relieves itching, inflammation, and dehydrated skin. Rashes, scar tissue, eczema, psoriasis, acne, and dandruff are just some of the issues it can assist with.
Tea tree is highly antiseptic and can combat many different kinds of bacterial infection, including streptococcal and staphylococcal types, and has also been shown to have significant anti-viral and anti-fungal properties. In addition, it has the ability to stimulate the immune response and actually works more effectively when there are signs of infection present. As an anti-fungal it can be included to treat such conditions as athlete’s foot etc.
Tea tree is widely used to treat pimples and acne and is also a mild analgesic, bringing relief of pain as well as combating infection in ailments such as corns, cuts and cold sores.
The small yellow flowers deliver an evocative and heady scent, characteristic of Orchids. Relaxing and perfect for headaches. Traditionally used as an aphrodisiac.
Essential Oil Blend
Bergamot, cardamom, patchouli & cedarwood essential oils.
Lavender, sweet marjoram, virginia cedarwood & ylang ylang essential oils.
Grapefruit, ginger & vetiver essential oils.
Grapefruit, sweet orange, lavender, roman chamomile & clary sage essential oils.
Lavender, cedarwood, marjoram & neroli essential oils.
Rose absolute damask, lime & vetiver essential oils.
Peppermint, rosemary, lemon, sage & juniper berry essential oils.
Frankincense & rose geranium essential oils, rose damask absolute oil.
Sweet orange, ylang ylang & cedarwood essential oils.