Renewable & Conscious Ingredients
Farmed and harvested from our very own Brooklyn rooftops, or sourced from Cosmos compliant suppliers, all our ingredients are the best this world has to offer. Our long-term mission is to bring more of the ingredients closer to home to help combat the environmental impacts of ocean and air shipping, but to make long term changes, we must realize it’s a process and not everything can be perfect from the start. We work tirelessly every day to improve our systems, reduce waste, emissions and increase our impact.
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Brooklyn Rooftop Grown Botanicals
Rose Petal Extract
A showstopper both in the garden and in the beauty industry, Rose is a known soothing, wound healing and antioxidant botanical that can help protect the skin from oxidative stress and maintain a healthy skin barrier. It’s a botanical powerhouse for those with sensitive skin.
German Chamomile Extract
A great botanical for those with sensitive, irritated and problematic skin, German Chamomile is known for its anti-allergy, skin-soothing and brightening benefits. Studies have also shown German Chamomile is a powerful antioxidant.
Consciously Sourced Ingredients
Sodium Hyaluronate
COO: Farmed & Manufactured in China
Produced From: lab grown Streptococcus Equi, Yeast Extract, Glucose, Sodium Glutamate and a peptide.
Formula Role: Hyaluronic acid has restorative abilities and can boost skin’s moisture content, soothe, and defend against moisture loss.
Glycerin
COO: Farmed & Manufactured in India
Produced From: flaxseed oil (Linaceae Linum) that is cold pressed, split under high pressure and then refined by evaporation, distillation and bleaching (no chemical process) to over 99.7% purity.
Formula Role: Found naturally in skin to help restore balance and hydration, it’s a skin-replenishing and moisture restoring ingredient to help maintain a healthy look and feel
Propanediol
COO: Manufactured in China
Produced From: 100% natural origin glycol derived from the bio-fermentation process from certified sustainable palm kernel oil (Elaeis guineensis)
Formula Role: Can increase the absorption of ingredients to improve their effectiveness. It offers moisturizing properties that can result in a smooth, dewy finish.
Squalene
COO: Farmed globally/ Manufactured in Spain
Produced From: Crude oils extracted from sunflower seeds
Formula Role: A good emollient that has antioxidant properties
Tocopherol/Vitamin E
COO: Farmed globally/ Manufactured in Spain
Produced From: Crude oils extracted from sunflower seeds
Formula Role: It offers significant antioxidant properties to help defend against pollution and other environmental stressors
C13-14 Alkane
COO: Manufactured in Germany
Produced From: Fatty acids derived from Coconut and Canola oil (Brassica napus)
Formula Role: Primarily used in formulations as an emollient, but also functions as a thickening or gelling agent
Lysolecithin
COO: Farmed in Brazil/Manufactured in France
Produced From: Soya seeds extracted using hexane then put through enzymatic hydrolysis, deoiled, granulated, dried and milled.
Formula Role: Increases skin penetration of ingredients with good emulsifying and moisturizing properties
Pullulan
COO: Farmed in Thailand & Vietnam/Manufactured in France
Produced From: Tapioca starch syrup (Manihot esculenta) fermented by Aureobasidium pullulans (a ubiquitous black, yeast-like fungus that can be found in soil, water, air and limestone). It is then filtered, decolored with activated carbon, deionized with ion exchange resins and dried.
Formula Role: Brings an instant lift-up effect to skin
Xanthan Gum
COO: Farmed in Europe/ Manufactured in France
Produced From: Glucose syrup from wheat (Triticum spp.) and corn (Zeo mays) via the biofermentation of syrup with Xanthomonas Campestris (a bacterium that causes the plant disease "black rot") it’s then precipitated in isopropanol, dried and ground/sieved.
Formula Role: Used in cosmetic formulas to thicken and stabilize them
Sclerotium Gum
COO: Farmed in Europe/ Manufactured in France
Produced From: Wheat (Triticum spp.) and corn (Zeo mays) via the biofermentation of sugar with sclerotium rolfsii (a soilborne fungal plant pathogen). It’s then precipitated in isopropanol, died, ground and sieved.
Formula Role: Used in formulas to thicken and stabilize them
Beta-Sitosterol
COO: Farmed globally/ Manufactured in Spain
Produced From: Oils extracted from sunflower seeds
Formula Role: Applied to skin, it is considered a good moisturizing and skin-soothing ingredient due to its similarity to cholesterol.
Potassium Sorbate
COO: Manufactured in Germany
Produced From: Neutralizing sorbic acid with hydrogen peroxide. The result is a compound identical to that found in nature.
Formula Role: Used as a preservative, almost always used in conjunction with other preservatives such as sodium benzoate
Sodium Benzoate
COO: Manufactured in Germany
Produced From: A reaction of benzoic acid with sodium hydroxide
Formula Role: Used as a preservative in cosmetic formulations. Under acidic conditions, sodium benzoate inhibits growth of bacteria, mold and yeast, extending a product’s shelf life.
Sodium Benzoate
COO: Manufactured in Germany
Produced From: A reaction of benzoic acid with sodium hydroxide
Formula Role: Used as a preservative in cosmetic formulations. Under acidic conditions, sodium benzoate inhibits growth of bacteria, mold and yeast, extending a product’s shelf life.
Sources
Glycerin Sources
Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation, March 2021, pages 223-231
International Journal of Toxicology, November/December 2019, Volume 38, Supplement 3, pages 6S-22S
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, August 2016, ePublication
British Journal of Dermatology, July 2008, pages 23-34
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, June 2007, pages 75-82
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, June 2003, pages 7,360-7,365
Propanediol Sources
PubChem Compound Summary, April 2021, ePublication
SpecialChem, Accessed April 2021, ePublication
Cosmetic Ingredient Review, June 2018, pages 1-73
Cosmetics & Toiletries, May 2013, pages 81-86
Tocopherol/Vitamin E Sources
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/health-disease/skin-health/vitamin-E
Canadian Family Physician, July 2006, pages 855-856
Dermatologic Surgery, April 1999, pages 311-315
Squalene Sources
Free Radical Research, April 2002, pages 471-477
The Lancet: Oncology, October 2000, pages 107-112
Beta - Sitosterol Sources
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, August 2015, pages 1-6
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, July 2007, pages 239-242
Journal of Structural Biology, June 2007, pages 386-400International
Journal of Toxicology, 2006, pages 1-89
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, August 2015, pages 1-6
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, July 2007, pages 239-242
Journal of Structural Biology, June 2007, pages 386-400
International Journal of Toxicology, 2006, pages 1-89voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
Pullulan Sources
Journal of Functional Biomaterials, March 2020, pages 1-17
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, December 2019, pages 290-298
Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, November 2019, pages 1,965-1,977
International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2012, pages 202-219
C13-14 Alkane Sources
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1091581812463087
Sclerotium Gum Sources
https://www.cir-safety.org/sites/default/files/microb092012rep.pdf
Hyaluronic Acid Sources
Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und Verwandte Gebiete, December 2017, pages 987-993
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, July 2014, pages 277-287
Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, October 2012, pages 20-23
DermatoEndocrinology, July-December 2012, pages 253-258
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, September 2011, pages 990-1000
Lysolecithin Sources
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1091581820953123
Potassium Sorbate Sources
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6477564/