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.

Young Coconut Water healing, hydrating

Polawax NF vegetable derived premier stable emulsifier

Honey very healing, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiviral

Sunflower Seed Oil high in fatty acids, as well as vitamins A, D, and E, conditions skin

Lactic Acid moisturizer

Avocado Oil (unrefined/cold pressed) high in vitamin E, lecithin, and phytosterols, conditioning and very healing, antibacterial, anti-wrinkle

Stone Quartz Elixir stimulates blood circulation

Argan Oil very nutritious, high amounts of vitamin E, very rich and protective

Calendula Infused Oil wound healing, rejuvenates skin

Neem Oil antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antiparasitic

Anarctacine it has shown an “in vitro” wound healing effect, an increase in the formation of Collagen Type I and Type IV and Elastin formation, helps to keep skin from drying out, shows important anti-wrinkle activity, especially in the forehead and around the eyes

MSM contains naturally occurring sulfur

HydroElastin improves skin elasticity for a firmer, tighter feel and look, stimulates natural collagen production

Marine Collagen wound healing, tissue regenerating

All Trans Retinol stable, safe form of Retin-A (derivative), skin softening, skin firming, decreases wrinkles and fine lines

Stearic Acid emulsifier, thickening agent

Galactoarabinan (polysaccharide) humectant, helps to stop transepidermal water loss, binds moisture to skin

Glycerin humectant, vegetable derived, literally, draws moisture out of the air to skin when applied topically

Allantoin relieves dry, itchy, irritated skin, believed to heal skin by promoting new tissue growth

Milk Protein hydrating, gives skin a glossy, smooth look, protective

Sodium Hyaluronate (bio-engineered source) hydrating

Ceramide Complex with aging, skin loses its youthful moisture, suppleness, and smoothness, thanks to the loss of essential ceramide molecules. Skin ceramides make up 50% of the lipids in the extracellular "cement" that binds together protective cells in the outermost skin layer, the stratum corneum. The loss of skin ceramides renders aging skin permeable to moisture, leaving skin dry, rough, and itchy; ceramide loss is also a major contributor to wrinkles.

Leucidal SF (Lactobacillus Ferment) 

Coconut *Amticide®* (fermentation of Cocos nucifera)