Ole's Ingredients
Conceptualizing and developing products has always been my favorite hobby. For many years the most popular products at my spa were custom blended by me in small batches. I don’t follow trends when I develop new products, instead concepts come to me that serve a specific and important purpose in the matters of skin care. Many products have evolved from my treatment room, working so intimately with the skin as I have over the years. Sometimes I develop a treatment before a product around a particular ingredient that has piqued my interest, as was the case with African red tea, which led to the creation of the highly popular african red tea body cocktail treatment and the entire african red tea age defense collection. If results are positive in the treatment room with a new exotic extract, what follows is a new product that best utilizes the properties found in the extract. The performance of the product, how it interacts with the skin and renders results is top priority when I develop a new formulation. I am constantly searching for new exotic and effectual ingredients to add to our expansive portfolio of soothing, hydrating, retexturizing and renewing ingredients. Now let me share with you some of my favorite ingredients and what they will do for your skin.
| Ingredient | Description |
|---|---|
| African red tea (aspalathus linearis leaf extract) | contains 50 times more antioxidants than green tea and trace minerals from iron, zinc, calcium, copper, magnesium and potassium, plus cell-proliferating fruit acids |
| Algae extract | firms, hydrates, calms and soothes |
| Algisium C | lifts and firms |
| Aloe vera | contains naturally healing steroids to reduce inflammation |
| Alpha lipoic acid | antioxidant, reduces inflammation |
| Avocado oil | rich in essential fatty acids, calms, nourishes and improves texture |
| Bamboo stem powder | exfoliates the skin |
| Benzoyl peroxide | reduces inflammation and disinfects |
| Borage seed oil | conditions and protects |
| Blueberries and blackberries | antioxidant with cell proliferating benefits |
| Chamomile and sandalwood extract | calms and soothes |
| Cucumber extract | reduces puffiness around the eyes and has a cooling effect |
| Ester C extract | strengthens the skin’s collagen and capillary walls and evens out skin tone |
| Eucalyptus essential oil | purifies and disinfects |
| Eyebright extract | reduces inflammation |
| Glycerin | humectant, locks in moisture |
| Glycolic and lactic acids | improves texture, tightens pores, fights blemishes and firms |
| Grapeseed oil | antioxidant, hydrates the skin |
| Green tea | antioxidant, calms and soothes |
| Honey | antibacterial, hydrates and soothes |
| Jojoba seed oil | emollient, improves texture |
| Lavender oil | reduces inflammation and wrinkle formation |
| Lemon peel oil | improves texture, lightens and brightens |
| Licorice root extract | lightens and brightens |
| Macadamia nut oil | emollient, calms and soothes |
| Oat kernel extract | controls excessive oil flow, exfoliates, calms and soothes |
| Orange and grapefruit extracts | stimulates the skin cell turnover rate |
| Pea extract | lightens and brightens |
| Pumpkin seed extract | firms and tones |
| Rosehip extract | high concentration of vitamin C, promotes collagen synthesis |
| Sea salt | deeply cleanses and exfoliates |
| Shea butter | nourishes and comforts |
| Sodium ascorbyl phosphate and calcium ascorbate | high concentration of vitamin C, strengthen capillaries and collagen in the skin |
| Sodium hyaluronate | humectant, locks in moisture without feeling greasy |
| Sugar cane extract, maple sugar extract, orange fruit extract, lemon fruit extract | stimulate skin cell turnover rate, tightens pores, improves texture and firms |
| Super oxide dismutase | antioxidant, repairs and heals skin |
| Tangerine extract | oxygenates the skin |
| Tea tree oil | antiseptic, cleanses and purifies |
| Tumeric root extract | repairs damaged skin |
| Vitamin A | antioxidant, repairs damaged skin |
| Vitamin E | antioxidant, protects against environmental damage |