Garden of Wisdom's Mature Skin Collagen Developer is thoughtfully crafted to boost hydration, support collagen and elastin production, and enhance skin firmness. With regular use, it works to diminish the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines, leaving the skin smoother and more youthful over time.

An essential detail about the formulation process:
Sodium chloride (salt) is introduced to water to improve electrical conductivity, enabling a proprietary process that separates oxygen molecules from H₂O and stabilizes the oxygen within the solution. This innovative method, developed by our supplier, results in a highly stabilized oxygen formulation fundamentally different from the original ingredients, containing extremely low sodium and chloride levels. This advanced process ensures the effectiveness and purity of the final product.

Shelf Life and Storage Information for Our Products and Ingredients

Finished Products - generally don't need to be refrigerated as they are preserved, but you can refrigerate them to extend their shelf life. The shelf life for most products is 9-12 months. Vitamin C Serum(s) and VitaResurface products should continually be refrigerated to extend their shelf life.
Sample Sizes - do have a shorter shelf life (generally 3-6 months), and items in jars can dry up quicker than this if the lid is not tightened well enough (Vitamin C Serums - use within 90 days).

Please Keep Your Products Out of Humidity, Heat, Direct Light and in a Dark Cabinet When Possible 

Exfoliating Acid - products have a shelf life of 9-12 months. The only things we don't suggest refrigerating are the Mandelic Acid Serums or Salicylic Acid Serums, as they can crystallize in the refrigerator. If this happens, you can set the product into a hot water bath to see if the crystals will dissolve.

Additional Items That Require Refrigeration and/or Kept in the Dark

Hydrosols and Distillates - remove 1 ounce of hydrosol and add it to a separate, sterilized spray bottle and spritzer. Keep the larger bottle in the refrigerator.
Carrier and Exotic Oils - generally refrigerate all carrier oils, although some very rich oils will solidify. This is fine. All you have to do is take the oil out, warm it up at room temperature, and it should liquefy. If not, set the bottle in a hot water bath and occasionally shake the bottle, which will hopefully turn into a liquid. Some oils, like coconut cream and jojoba oil, have a super long shelf life.    

Refrigeration of The Following Ingredients is Not Necessary, But it Won't hurt

Essential Oils - essential oils are best stored in a cool, dark place.   
Co2 Extracts - these should continually be refrigerated.
Butters - we suggest refrigerating our "skincare" butters. You can remove
what you need and keep the rest in the fridge.
Clays - keep in a dry, dark place. Shelf life is at least 2 years.
Herbs All herbs <i>(whole or ground)</i> should be kept in a dark, cool, and dry location.
Herbal (liquid) Extracts are created using grain alcohol. The alcohol pulls the constituents (properties) from each herb, root, trunk, leaf, and flower. They have a shelf life of 3-5 years.
They can be stored in the refrigerator or a dark, dry place.
Other Raw Ingredients - such as Sodium PCA, Honeyquat, Oat Beta Glucan, etc., will all have different shelf lives.

Shipping Transit Note:
Some customers have asked whether products can be affected by time in transit, especially during warmer months. Our products are formulated and preserved to remain stable during normal shipping times and should not spoil simply from being in transit.

That said, if you are concerned about heat exposure, you are welcome to add an ice pack to your order for extra peace of mind. Click here to add an ice pack.

Spring Water hydrating
*Stabilized Oxygen (see below) assists in the production of collagen and elastin,  encourages the growth of healthy, new cells, reduces the look of fine lines with plumping of the skin while increasing the skins moisture content  Wild Plum Hydrosol lovely, skin balancing, antibacterial, antifungal 
Gladback (Water (and) Glycerin (and) Poria Cocos Polysaccharide) rolls back the effects of aging in skin thickness, microcirculation, radiance, and firmness, the result is younger and more radiant skin, a purified and standardized fraction of Poria cocos for mature and/or menopausal skins, it is a multi-functional active ingredient which increases skin thickness, radiance and microcirculation while also reducing the appear-ance of wrinkles typical of aging 
Trylagen PCB® selectively boosts the synthesis of Collagen I, III and IV while controlling the uniformity of fibril diameter and the regular spacing of collagen fibrils when the fibrils are formed, ensuring the correct organization of the collagen network, protects collagen from degradation and glycation characteristic of aged skin, Trylagen PCB® helps maintain our collagen quantity and quality, and this is macroscopically  translated in a significant antiwrinkle effect 
Serecite helps to mattify skin 
Dimethicone offers barrier protection, holds moisture to the skin, helps to reduce friction against the skin 
Benzyl Alcohol/Dehydroacetic Acid  broad spectrum, paraben that does not release formaldehyde 

*Stabilized Oxygen there are some stabilized oxygens that are made from sodium chlorite. Ours is not. There are some stabilized oxygens that are made from hydrogen peroxide. Ours is not.