Intention: Nourishing facial moisturizer

Raindrop Remedies Skin Cordial is a blend of oils, hydrosols, aloe vera, herbs, and essential oils that is nourishing, healing, and moisturizing to your delicate facial skin.

To enjoy this pleasant moisturizer, start with clean face and hands. Shake the bottle gently before using to mix the layers. Apply about a half dropper to your hand and lightly mix, then apply to your face in a light, upward sweeping motion. Allow a few moments for Skin Cordial to absorb into your skin, and enjoy the hydrating and healing feeling of your skin saying "Thank you, that was so nice!"

Ingredients: Oils (Olive, Sunflower, Jojoba, Camellia, Rosehip Seed & Vitamin E), Aloe Vera (aloe vera fillet, potassium sorbate, ascorbic acid, citric acid, xanthum gum), organic Hydrosols (Lavender, Lemon Balm, Clary Sage, Ylang Ylang & Chamomile, sodium benzoate), Herbs (Calendula & Chamomile), and Essential Oils (Lavender, Ylang Ylang, Lemongrass, Frankincense, Rosemary, Helichrysum, Bergamot, Blue Chamomile)

Why We Chose These Ingredients*:

Olive Oil - Vitamins A, D, K & E, moisturizing, anti-oxidants
Sunflower Oil - vitamins A, D, E, and lecithin (locks in moisture and helps with skin irritations)
Jojoba Oil - liquid wax that is similar to our skin sebum, softens and smooths dry skin, regulates oily skin
Camellia Oil - antioxidants, good for most skin types, but especially mature skin, Vitamins A, D, E, K and polyphenols
Rosehip Seed Oil - antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and can help strengthen and tone arteries and veins
Vitamin E Oil - fat-soluble vitamin, antioxidants, helps create barrier to keep skin moisture in, helps to preserve product by preventing oxidation (breakdown) of oils
Aloe Vera - We use organic commercially prepared aloe because fresh aloe will spoil within about a week without preservatives, even if refrigerated

Potassium Sorbate - a naturally occurring unsaturated fatty acid, food safe, has the lowest allergenic potential of all food preservatives
Ascorbic Acid - aka Vitamin C, a natural food safe preservative with low pH to discourage microbial growth
Citric Acid - naturally occurring acid found in fruits, lowers pH to discourage microbial growth, food safe
Xanthum Gum - thickening agent used as a carrier of citric and ascorbic acids, food safe

Calendula - speeds tissue healing, dry skin and eczema conditions, astringent
Chamomile - antispasmodic, nervine, aromatic, may help reduce signs of aging by protecting the skin from free radical damage
Hydrosols are plant waters that are very hydrating and refreshing:

Lavender - suitable for all skin types, helpful for delicate and mature skin, healing and soothing
Lemon Balm - calming, anti-depressive, anti-inflammatory
Clary Sage - mildly antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, calming
Ylang Ylang - regulates sebum production, balancing toner for oily and combination skin, helps skin retain moisture, calming
Chamomile - antibacterial, good for stimulating circulation and vein health
Sodium Benzonate - food safe, water-soluble salt of benzoic acid inhibits the growth of bacteria, yeast, and mold. Used in some hydrosols that we use at less than 0.1%

Our own Essential Oil blend:
- Rosemary essential oil - increases circulation, uplifting, smells lovely
- Helichrysum essential oil - restorative, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial
- Frankincense essential oil - boosts circulation
- Lemongrass essential oil - antiseptic, uplifting, relieves muscle and joint pains, antimicrobial
- Lavender essential oil - moisturizing, non-comedogenic for pores, antibacterial
- Ylang Ylang essential oil - healing, smells amazing, anti-inflammatory, anti-depressive
- Bergamot essential oil - anti-microbial, promotes skin cell renewal, helps to even and tone complexion pigments, acne fighter
- Roman Blue Chamomile essential oil - anti-inflammatory, fights infection, calms dry, irritated or flaky skin conditions, promotes healing

Use: To enjoy this pleasant moisturizer, start with clean face and hands. Shake the bottle gently before using to mix the layers. Apply about a half dropper to your hand and lightly mix, then apply to your face in a light, upward sweeping motion. Allow a few moments for Skin Cordial to absorb into your skin, and enjoy the hydrating and healing feeling of your skin saying "Thank you, that was so nice!"

Skin Cordial Moisturizing Face Serum