Water Elixir Skin Prep

Nano Ceramides: Strengthen the skin's barrier, preventing moisture loss and defending against environmental stressors.

Superoxide Dismutase: A formidable antioxidant that protects the skin from harmful free radicals, aiding in the reduction of visible signs of aging and promoting a youthful glow.

Hyaluronic Acid: Known for its incredible ability to hold moisture, it plumps the skin from within, smoothing out fine lines and wrinkles for a supple complexion.

Rosa Centifolia Flower Water: Soothes irritation and calms redness, leaving your skin feeling refreshed and balanced.

Organic Japanese Rice & Amino Acids: Deliver essential nourishment, promoting a bright, even tone and a texture that radiates health.

onsen-sui, glycerin, water, butylene glycol, rosa centifolia flower water, pentylene glycol, ceramides, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, hydrogenated lecithin, superoxide dismutase, hydrolyzed rice extract, malic acid, sodium dilauramidoglutamide lysine, citrus junos fruit extract, prunus mume fruit extract, sodium pca, betaine, sorbitol, glycine, alanine, proline, serine, threonine, arginine, lysine, glutamic acid, glycosyl trehalose, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, sodium hyaluronate, oryza sativa (rice) lees extract, lactobacillus/soy milk ferment filtrate, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, hydrolyzed silk, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, tocopherol, 1,2-hexanediol, disodium succinate, phenoxyethanol

1. Onsen-sui (Japanese Hot Spring Water): This naturally mineral-rich water hydrates, soothes, and revitalizes your skin, giving it a spa-like treatment by reducing irritation and promoting a healthy glow.
2. Glycerin: A humectant that draws moisture from the air into your skin, glycerin helps keep your skin hydrated, soft, and supple, ensuring lasting moisture retention.
3. Sodium Hyaluronate: A form of hyaluronic acid, it penetrates deep into the skin to secure moisture, significantly reducing dryness and leaving your skin plump and hydrated.Sodium Hyaluronate, with its smaller molecular size, penetrates the skin more deeply than regular Hyaluronic Acid, offering superior, long-lasting hydration and enhancing the absorption of other skincare ingredients. Its greater stability and efficiency in moisturizing the deeper layers of skin make it especially beneficial for healthy-aging formulations and sensitive skin types.
4. Rosa Centifolia Flower Water: Rich in antioxidants, this floral water gently soothes skin, reduces redness, and offers protection against environmental stressors, while also helping to minimize signs of aging. Known for its soothing properties, it calms skin irritation and reduces redness, making it ideal for sensitive and reactive skin types.
5. Ceramides: These lipid molecules strengthen the skin’s natural barrier, enhancing its ability to retain moisture and protect against irritants and pollution, ensuring your skin remains healthy and resilient. By strengthening the skin's barrier, ceramides can help prevent irritants from causing inflammation and redness, thus maintaining a more even skin tone.
6. Superoxide Dismutase: This enzyme plays a critical role in reducing oxidative stress in the skin by neutralizing free radicals, protecting skin from damage, and delaying signs of aging. By neutralizing free radicals, it aids in maintaining a calmer and more balanced complexion.
7. Citrus Junos Fruit Extract: Extracted from Yuzu fruit, it brightens the skin, reduces pigmentation and dullness, and contributes to a more even and radiant complexion.
8. Oryza Sativa (Rice) Lees Extract: Known for its skin-conditioning properties, this extract from rice wine (sake) production nourishes the skin, improves its texture, and helps maintain its natural moisture balance.
9. Amino Acids (Including Betaine, Sorbitol, Glycine, Alanine, Proline, Serine, Threonine, Arginine, Lysine, Glutamic Acid): These essential components help to maintain skin’s hydration, resilience, and an overall healthy appearance by reinforcing skin’s natural moisture content and improving texture.
10. Lactobacillus/Soy Milk Ferment Filtrate: A fermented ingredient that helps balance the skin’s microbiome, promoting clearer, more vibrant skin by enhancing its natural defense mechanisms. It also contribute indirectly to reducing redness by strengthening the skin's natural barrier and providing antioxidant protection, respectively. These actions help to mitigate factors that can lead to redness and irritation.
11. Tocopherol (Vitamin E): An antioxidant that protects the skin from environmental aggressors, vitamin E also nourishes and helps to heal the skin, preserving its moisture balance and elasticity.

1. Start Fresh:
   Begin with a clean face, ensuring that all traces of makeup and impurities are removed. Japanese Cleansing Oil is good first start.
   
2. Apply Gently:
   Dispense a few drops of Water Elixir into your palms and gently press into your face and neck. Its lightweight texture sinks in instantly, providing deep hydration without leaving a sticky residue. For extremely sensitive skin, use the Skin Prep Brush.
   
3. Layer Up:
   While the Water Elixir can serve as a hydrating powerhouse on its own, it also prepares your skin to absorb the full benefits of your moisturizer or any additional treatments, amplifying their effects. Great to use before masking too.
   
4. For the perfect prep:
   Follow with Water Oil, Intense Barrier Cream and Water Balm then sunscreen for day. Same for PM minus sunscreen.

In the world of makeup and skincare, "Clean Beauty" is a term you'll often hear.

While it's more of a buzzword than a strict definition, we want you to know exactly where we stand. At our heart, we prioritize your skin's health and the integrity of our formulations.

This means we consciously choose not to include parabens, sulfates, phthalates, formaldehyde releasers, BHT & BHA, mineral oil, petrolatum, paraffin, phenoxyethanol (above a minimal 1% threshold), plastic microbeads, mercury, or mercury compounds in our products.

Our commitment goes beyond following fleeting beauty trends. We're guided by science, and the world's top cosmetic chemists to ensure what we offer is both safe and effective for your skin.

While we fully support cruelty-free practices, we've chosen not to pursue official badges like Leaping Bunny or EWG certifications. These organizations require a percentage of our sales to use their logos. We believe in putting our resources directly into the quality of our products and maintaining ethical practices without the need for external validation.

Rest assured, our dedication to being a cruelty-free brand is unwavering, and our products are designed with your health, safety, and skin in mind.