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:

Open and shut jar of yellow balm on whitewashed background with beeswax, calendula and chamomile flowers

Borage & Calendula Balm

From £3.50

Yellow bath salts in clear bottles on whitewashed wooden background

CALM Natural Bath Salts

£9.95

Unwrapped and Wrapped yellow soap with lemongrass and herbs on whitewashed wooden background

Lemongrass Zing soap

From £4.95

We really love Calendula!

Open round aluminium tin with cream shampoo bar inside on whitewashed wooden background

Oat & Calendula Shampoo Bar for sensitive scalp

From £9.95

Amber bottle of Soothe face oil with black dropper pipette with rosehips and dried calendula petals on whitewashed wooden background

Soothe Face Oil for sensitive skin with calendula

From £14.95

Soothing Botanical Balm

From £3.50

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:

Body oil in amber bottle with aluminium lid and navy blue label on whitewashed wooden background with lavender and chamomile flowers

Evening Primrose & Chamomile Body Oil

From £11.95

Cream round solid lotion bar with circular tin on whitewashed background with yarrow leaves

Meadow Lotion Bar with Chamomile

From £9.95

Face oil in amber bottle with black dropper pipette with rosehips on white background

Blossom Face Oil for mature skin with rosehip

From £14.95

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:

Yellow circular solid lotion bar with aluminium tin and sea shells on whitewashed wooden background

Other ingredients in Boo Cottage Botanicals products:

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.
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.
Shea Butter
Pressed from the shea nut by co-operatives of African ladies. Full of antioxidants, the butter softens, nourishes and protects skin.
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.
Apricot Oil
Very similar to sweet almond oil, with nourishing, revitalizing properties. Soothing irritation and inflammation. Good levels of Vitamin E.
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.