Bloom Ingredient Library

Feel good about what goes onto your skin.

Explore the ingredients behind Bloom’s botanical skincare and body-care rituals. From the comfort of shea butter to the silky feel of jojoba, every ingredient has a role in the finished formula.

Choose a letter, then open an ingredient to learn more. Each product has its own ingredient list—use the product page to see the formula you are choosing.

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A

Abyssinian Oil

A light botanical oil with a silky feel. It helps soften the skin and gives oil blends and creams a smooth, easy glide.

Activated Charcoal

A finely processed carbon powder used in cleansing formulas. It helps absorb surface oil and gives charcoal soaps and masks their distinctive dark colour.

Aloe Vera Gel

A water-rich aloe ingredient used for a fresh, comfortable skin feel. It adds light hydration without the richness of a butter or oil.

Aloe Vera Gel 10X

A concentrated aloe ingredient used within a finished formula. It contributes aloe’s hydrating, skin-conditioning qualities; the concentration of the raw material does not describe the strength of the finished product.

Aloe Vera Powder

A powdered form of aloe used in water-based skincare. Once incorporated into the formula, it provides aloe’s light, hydrating skin-conditioning qualities.

Alpha Arbutin

A cosmetic brightening ingredient chosen for uneven-looking skin tone. In a well-formulated routine, it helps support a more even, radiant-looking complexion.

Argan Oil

A rich botanical oil pressed from argan kernels. It helps soften dry-feeling skin and adds a supple, nourished finish.

Arrowroot Powder

A fine plant starch used to adjust the feel of a formula. It can give rich body products a softer, less oily after-feel.

B

Bakuchiol

A plant-derived cosmetic active used in routines for mature or dull-looking skin. It helps improve the appearance of fine lines and uneven-looking tone, supporting smoother, more radiant-looking skin.

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Bentonite Clay

An absorbent mineral clay used in masks and cleansing products. It takes up excess surface oil for a clean, refreshed feel.

Bergamot Essential Oil

An aromatic oil from bergamot citrus peel. It brings a bright, fresh citrus note to scented formulas.

Betaine

A moisture-binding ingredient used to help skin feel hydrated and comfortable. It adds softness to water-based skincare without a heavy finish.

C

Candelilla Wax

A plant wax that adds structure to balms and richer formulas. It helps create a smooth texture and a protective-feeling finish.

Caprylic/Capric Triglycerides

A light emollient often derived from coconut oil. It helps a formula spread smoothly and leaves skin feeling soft and silky.

Ceramide Complex

A blend of barrier-supporting lipids used in moisturising skincare. Ceramides help support the skin’s moisture barrier, so dry-feeling skin can feel more comfortable and supple.

Coco Glucoside

A cleansing ingredient made from sugar and fatty-alcohol components. It helps lift surface oil and everyday dirt so they can rinse away with water.

Cocoa Butter

A rich butter from cocoa beans. It adds body to a formula and helps soften dry-feeling skin while reducing moisture loss.

Coconut Oil

An emollient plant oil used for its rich, softening feel. Its role depends on the formula: it can add nourishment to body care or form part of a cleansing soap base.

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)

Also called ubiquinone, CoQ10 is an antioxidant used in skincare. It helps support a smoother, healthy-looking complexion and complements a nourishing routine for mature-looking skin.

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Colloidal Oatmeal

Finely milled oat used in comforting skincare. It helps skin feel soft and comfortable, making it a useful ingredient in care for dry-feeling skin.

D

Decyl Glucoside

A sugar-derived cleansing ingredient. It helps water carry away everyday dirt and surface oil in rinse-off formulas.

Distilled Water

Purified water used as the base of many cleansers, creams and serums. It dissolves water-soluble ingredients and helps create the product’s texture.

F

Fractionated Coconut Oil

A lightweight liquid form of coconut-derived oil. It helps soften skin and gives body oils a smooth, easy-to-spread feel.

French Green Clay

An absorbent mineral clay with a naturally green colour. It helps take up excess surface oil in rinse-off masks for a fresh, clean feel.

G

Geogard ECT

A preservative blend used to protect a water-containing formula from unwanted microbial growth. Preservatives help keep a product suitable for use throughout its intended shelf life.

German Chamomile Essential Oil

An aromatic botanical oil with a distinctive herbal scent. It is used in small amounts to contribute to a formula’s fragrance and skin-conditioning character.

Gotu Kola Extract

A botanical extract from Centella asiatica. It is used in skin-conditioning formulas designed to leave skin feeling comfortable and cared for.

Grapefruit Essential Oil

An aromatic citrus-peel oil. It adds a lively, fresh grapefruit note to scented body-care and bathing rituals.

Green Tea Liquid Extract

A botanical extract from tea leaves. It brings skin-conditioning and antioxidant qualities to a finished skincare formula.

H

Hyaluronic Acid

A moisture-binding ingredient that helps hold water at the skin’s surface. It supports a hydrated, plumper-looking finish and can make dehydration lines look less noticeable.

J

Jojoba Oil

A liquid plant wax with a smooth, silky feel. It helps soften skin and provides a light emollient base for face oils, body care and perfume oils.

K

Kakadu Plum Extract

A botanical extract from the Australian Kakadu plum. It is used for skin conditioning in formulas designed to support a fresh, radiant-looking complexion.

Kaolin Clay

A fine mineral clay used in masks and other cosmetic formulas. It helps absorb excess surface oil and can give a formula a soft, smooth feel.

L

Lactic Acid

An alpha-hydroxy acid used in skincare. Depending on the formula and its concentration, it can help refine the look of surface texture or adjust the product’s pH.

Liquorice Root Extract

A botanical extract used in skin-conditioning and brightening formulas. It supports a more even-looking tone and a comfortable skin feel.

M

Mango Butter

A rich botanical butter from mango kernels. It helps soften dry-feeling areas and adds a creamy, nourishing texture to body and skin care.

N

Niacinamide (Vitamin B3)

A versatile skincare vitamin used to support the moisture barrier and improve the look of uneven tone. It helps skin look smoother and feel more balanced within a consistent routine.

O

Oat Oil

A botanical oil from oats. It adds a rich, softening feel to skincare and helps leave dry-feeling skin comfortable and supple.

Olivem 1000

An olive-derived emulsifier that brings oil and water together in a cream or lotion. It helps create a smooth, stable texture with a pleasant moisturising feel.

P

Panthenol (Vitamin B5)

A moisture-binding and skin-conditioning ingredient. It helps skin feel hydrated, soft and comfortable.

Pink Clay

A fine mineral clay used in rinse-off masks. It absorbs some surface oil and contributes a soft texture and naturally pink colour.

Pomegranate Oil

An oil pressed from pomegranate seeds. It adds a rich, emollient feel to formulas for skin that needs extra softness and nourishment.

R

Rice Powder

Finely milled rice used to adjust texture or provide physical polishing in a rinse-off product. Its feel depends on the particle size and the finished formula.

Rosehip Oil

A botanical seed oil used for its softening, nourishing feel. It helps leave dry-feeling skin supple and adds richness to face and body oils.

S

Sea Buckthorn Oil

A richly coloured botanical oil. It contributes emollient, skin-conditioning qualities to nourishing skincare blends.

Shea Butter

A rich butter from shea nuts. It softens dry-feeling skin and helps reduce moisture loss, leaving a comfortable, supple finish.

Snow Mushroom Extract

An extract from Tremella mushroom used for its moisture-binding qualities. It helps skin feel hydrated and gives water-based skincare a soft, cushioned feel.

Squalane

A lightweight, stable emollient with a silky finish. It helps soften skin and reduce moisture loss without the weight of a rich butter.

Sweet Almond Oil

An emollient oil from sweet almonds. It adds slip and softness to face and body formulas; check the finished ingredient list if you avoid almond-derived ingredients.

T

Tea Tree Essential Oil

An aromatic oil with a distinctive fresh, herbal scent. It is used in selected cleansing and body-care formulas for its fragrance and skin-conditioning character.

V

Vanilla Oleoresin

An aromatic vanilla extract that brings warm, sweet notes to a formula. It is a fragrance ingredient rather than a fragrance-free ingredient.

Vegetable Glycerine

A moisture-binding ingredient that attracts water. It helps skin feel hydrated and comfortable and is used in many creams, cleansers and soap bases.

Vitamin E

An oil-soluble antioxidant and skin-conditioning ingredient. It helps soften skin and protects oils in a formula from oxidation; it does not replace a product’s microbial preservative.

W

White Willow Bark Extract

A botanical extract used in skin-conditioning and refining formulas. Its role depends on the extract and finished formulation; it is not interchangeable with a measured salicylic-acid treatment.

Witch Hazel

A botanical distillate or extract used for a fresh, toned skin feel. The finished formula determines its feel and suitability for your routine.

X

Xanthan Gum

A texture-building ingredient that thickens water-based formulas. It helps keep a serum, cream or cleanser evenly blended and pleasant to use.

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Start with how you want your skin to feel, then explore the Bloom ritual that fits your needs.

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Explore our ingredients in pictures

A closer look at the oils, butters, clays and botanicals behind Bloom. These ingredient illustrations are a visual guide; each product page lists its own ingredients.

Aloe leaves and a bowl of gel.
Aloe vera
Botanical flowers and seeds beside a bowl of golden liquid.
Bakuchiol
Oat grains and finely milled oats.
Colloidal oat
Green clay powder and a clay texture.
French green clay
Tea leaves and a bowl of botanical extract.
Green tea
Jojoba seeds, leaves and golden oil.
Jojoba oil
Kakadu plums and botanical powder.
Kakadu plum
Pink clay powder and clay texture.
Pink clay
Shea nuts and creamy shea butter.
Shea butter
Golden oil and a dropper in a Vitamin E illustration.
Vitamin E