Our Ingredients: Find out more about the contents of our products
Here at Boo Cottage Botanicals we are proud to share our ingredients with you! We create every product from scratch. The best products are those with the best ingredients. It takes Nic a long time to formulate something new. After the initial idea of what we'd like to create, it always starts with our hero ingredients!
We include all ingredients on our packaging as we feel clear labelling is paramount when you are buying skincare products. We also include this information on our product pages so you can make your informed choices before you buy from us. If you'd like to know why we have included a specific ingredients in a product, please contact us and we'll happily explain our reasons.
Below is a selection of our favourite ingredients.
Calendula
Well known for its calming, soothing qualities, calendula (Calendula officinalis) is a fabulous skincare ingredient.
We use dried calendula which we infused into oils to extract the soothing qualities. This oil also gains the sunny yellow colour from the flowers. The calendula is filtered off and this calming oil is used in our products.
Calendula is especially helpful for itchy, irritated skin such as eczema, psoriasis and rosacea.
Our favourite Calendula products:
Borage & Calendula Balm
CALM Natural Bath Salts
Lemongrass Zing soap
We really love Calendula!
Oat & Calendula Shampoo Bar for sensitive skin
Soothe Face Oil for sensitive skin
Soothing Botanical Balm
Borage
Pressed from the seeds of the delicate blue star shaped flower, borage (Borago officinalis) oil is a fabulous ingredient for plumping and firming the skin.
It has the highest content of gamma Linolenic acid (GLA) of any oil. This high GLA content helps to regenerate, firm and rejuvenate the skin's barrier function. Helping to prevent water loss and maintain skin elasticity.
If you have ever grown borage in your garden, you will know it's a favourite of the bees. You can even eat the flowers.
Our favourite Borage products:
Evening Primrose & Chamomile Body Oil
Meadow Lotion Bar with Chamomile
Blossom Botanical Face Oil for mature skin
Sea Buckthorn
Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) berries are a powerhouse of vitamins, minerals and nutrients. The oil can be extracted from the fruit pulp and the seeds. Containing high levels of omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids, the oil is an exceptionally nourishing skincare ingredient.
The botanical name Hippophae comes from the Greek meaning 'shiny horse'. The leaves, fruit and branches were historically fed to horses, making their coats healthy and shiny.
Wonderfully orange colour comes from the high levels of provitamin A carotenes and carotenoids.
Our favourite Sea Buckthorn products:
Coastal Lotion Bar with Sea Buckthorn
Sea Buckthorn & Orange Shampoo Bar for dry hair
Blossom Botanical Face Oil for mature skin
Other ingredients in Boo Cottage Botanicals products:
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Mango Butter
Pressed from the seed inside the mango fruit, but sadly doesn't have a mango scent! Soft and creamy butter that has a dry feeling on the skin.
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Cocoa Butter
Cocoa butter is a hard, luxurious butter with a rich chocolate scent. The butter is good for adding a creamy feeling and hardness to lotions and soap.
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Shea Butter
Pressed from the shea nut by co-operatives of African ladies. Full of antioxidants, the butter softens, nourishes and protects skin.
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Sweet Almond Oil
Light and nutritious for the skin, rich in vitamin E. Often used as a massage oil base as it's a lightweight oil that soothes the skin.
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Apricot Oil
Very similar to sweet almond oil, with nourishing, revitalizing properties. Soothing irritation and inflammation. Good levels of Vitamin E.
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Hemp Oil
Known as "nature's most perfectly balanced oil" due to its broad range of fatty acids. Soothing and anti-inflammatory, replenishing and protecting.
