NAMO ingredients
Paracress
Name of the ingredient: Paracress
Scientific name: Acmella Oleracea
Nickname: Botox like
About:
- Named after the Brazilian province of Pará
- Reduce muscle tension
- Used in cooking: it would add up taste to your salads
- Used in traditional medicine
- Key new generation ingredient
Benefits:
- Fighting against the appearance, and the deepening of lines and wrinkles
- Tightens the skin instantaneously
- Spectacular effect
Anecdote: Natural alternative to botox...and a traditional remedy for toothache is the infusion of its leaves and flowers!
Featured in: Kabbale
Rose of Sharon
Name of the ingredient: Rose of Sharon
Scientific name: Hibiscus Syriacus
Nickname: Exotic beauty
About:
- Native to China
- Recently discovered anti-aging ingredient
- A true biotechnology revolution
- Rich in pure cells and molecules
Benefits:
- Energizing
- Revives internal metabolism
- Anti-wrinkles : overall reduction of lines in 28 days
- Powerful antioxidant
Anecdote: It's the national flower of South Korea!
Featured in: Kabbale
Natural Perfume
The unique perfume of KABBALE comes from a subtle marriage of the cosmetic properties of Neroli, whose entrancing notes take us on a journey along the “Route des Indes” - Roads of India.
"Route des Indes" was developed in collaboration with perfume creators in Grasse, the French capital of Perfume.
Found in: Kabbale
French Geranium Bourbon
Name of the ingredient: 100% pure plant distillate organic French Geranium bourbon (hydrosol)
Scientific Name: Pelargonium Rosat
Source: Eco-certified organic French small renown company
About: Sweet-smelling
Benefits:
- Has antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and astringent properties
- Supports reducing acne breakouts, skin irritation and infections
- Enhances circulation
- Helps boost immunity
- Helps reducing feelings of stress, anxiety, sadness, fatigue, and tension
- Helps enhancing concentration
- Helps improve cognitive function
- Helps balancing the emotions as well as the hormones
- Eliminates dead cells, tightens the skin, promotes the regeneration of new skin
- Supports diminishing signs of aging
Anecdote: Geranium Essential has been used as an insect repellent and it has also to flavor food, soft drinks, and alcoholic beverages, since ages!
Featured in: Ceremonial
Raspberry Fruit
Name of the ingredient: Raspberry fruit
Scientific name: Rubus Idaeus
Nickname: Ruby beauty
About:
- Rich in minerals, potassium, calcium, iron, vitamins C and E
- Rich in folic acid, tannins and flavonoids
- Major cellular antioxidant fighting against free radicals
Benefits:
- Regulate skin sebum
- Softens skin
Anecdote: Eat them to fill yourself up with potent antioxidants and be healthier!
Featured in: Kabbale
Acacia Senegal Gum
Name of the ingredient: Acacia Senegal Gum
Scientific Name: Senegalia senegal
Nickname: Gum Arabic
About:
- Gum arabic is a natural gum, a complex mixture of glycoproteins and polysaccharides predominantly consisting of arabinose and galactose.
Benefits:
- Immediate tightening
- Instant smoothing
- Optimal skin elasticity
- Significant action on the eye area and the lips
- Remarkable reduction in the depth of wrinkles and lines
Anecdote: This tree is native to semi-desert regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as Oman, Pakistan, & west coastal India. Gum arabic is of great economic importance, and used as a food additive, in crafts, and as a cosmetic.
Featured in: Kabbale
Jojoba Oil
Name of the ingredient: Jojoba Oil - Organic
About: Liquid Gold from Nature! Jojoba oil is the liquid produced in the seed of the Simmondsia chinensis plant, a shrub, which is native to southern Arizona, southern California, and northwestern Mexico.
Benefits:
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ideal anti-aging ingredient
- A non-greasy moisturising oil : high concentration of ceramides
- Rich in antioxidants, vitamin E, mono-unsaturated fatty acids
- Protection of the skin against free radicals
- Restructuring
- Regulates human sebum
- Softening, calming, nourishing and balancing
- Suppleness and elasticity of the skin
Anecdote: Native Americans extracted the oil from jojoba seeds to treat sores and wounds.
Jojoba is known for its extraordinary resistance to high temperatures, compared with true vegetable oils!
Featured in: Kabbale
Olive Oil Plant Squalane
Name of the ingredient: Olive oil plant squalane
About: Natural skin hydrator our sebaceous glands make!
Benefits:
- Non-greasy extract of olive oil
- Prevents dehydratation
- Exceptional emollient properties, protects and restructures
- Well being
- Exceptional affinity with the skin
Anecdote: The human body produces squalene naturally, therefore its derivative, squalane, is such an excellent moisturizer for the hair, skin and nails; our bodies know what to do with it! The human body produces its own version, but the amount made and retained decreases as you get older.
Featured in: Kabbale
Barbary Fig Oil
Name of the ingredient: Barbary Fig Oil
Scientific Name: Senegalia senegal
About: The antioxidant punch!
Benefits:
- Exceptional, high powered anti-wrinkles agent
- Remarkable skin tightening power
- Contains a very powerful natural ingredient, rare in the plant world : delta 7 with unique revitalizing and regenerating properties
- Sumptuous dry oil: targets the eye area and lips
- Rich in antioxidants, vitamins, high levels of vitamin E - even more than argan!, amino acids, trace elements, enzymes, high levels of polyphenols
- Spectacular in-depth protection, restructuring and regeneration of cells
- Extraordinary rejuvenating power
- Strong mitigation and prevention of the lines and wrinkles
- Stimulates the skin, scar-healing and skin-soothing abilities
- Gently nourishes skin cells ; calming effect
- Fights against the drying of the skin and reduces blotches
- Rich in deeply moisturizing linoleic acid, which makes up 60 per cent of the oil, it easily penetrates the epidermis (the outer layer of the skin)
- Oil is absorbed into the skin rapidly, leaving no film or greasy residue. It is also said to resemble the skin’s natural oil chemistry, balancing out sebum production
Anecdote: it is the most expensive oil on the market — purely thanks to the tiny amount that can be extracted from each prickly pear. Eight tons of barbary fig fruit are used to produce just one liter of the oil that’s used for cosmetic purposes!
Just as the cactus protects itself from the hot, dry elements, the oil from its fruit offers the skin a similar protection, promoting skin that’s supple, hydrated and smooth. Berber women have long known its benefits, using barbary fig-seed oil for centuries to protect their skin from harsh desert winds.
Featured in: Kabbale
Papaya Enzyme
Name of the ingredient: Papain Enzyme
Scientific Name: Papaya Proteinase I
About: Papain is a proteolytic enzyme extracted from the raw fruit of the papaya plant. It is a polypeptide of 212 amino acids bound by 3 disulfide bridges, which is stable and active after fruit exudation.
It helps break proteins down into smaller protein fragments called peptides and amino acids. The enzyme gently exfoliates for a naturally vibrant skin result!
Benefits:
- Lifts away impurities
- Gently exfoliates dead skin cells
- Cleanses without stripping the skin of its natural moisture content
- Nourishes skin with vitamins and minerals
- Leaves skin feeling soft, clean and moisture-balanced - all types of skin
- Promotes skin healing
- Limits the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
- Deep-in cleansing
- Combating pollution and microbial development
Anecdote: Natural comestible ingredient! You can get papain from eating raw papaya!
Featured in: Free
Holy Basil
Name of the ingredient: Holy Basil, Tulasi, Tulsi (hydrosol, organic)
Scientific Name: Ocimum tenuiflorum
Nickname: Queen of Herbs
Source: handmade & artisan crafted in house in Miami, FL with holy basil organically grown from our gardens
About: Tulsi is a sacred healing herb, used in Ayurvedic medicine to purify the body, mind, and spirit. Besides being a powerful antiviral and antibacterial, it is used emotionally to help reduce stress and shred off lower energies. Its properties support at every level: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual.
Benefits:
- The leaves, seeds, and flowers contain many nutrients, including vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, zinc, and iron.
- Anti-oxydant, antibacterial & antiviral
- Anti-inflammatory & antrigent: supports skin plagued by acne or excess oiliness.
- Helps circulation and metabolism, supports treating congested skin
- Has a balancing effect on the autonomic nervous system - in states of stress, it quickly brings a sense of calm and a reduction of tension. Helps reduce anxiety and stress in general
- Clears energetically and
- Helps improve sleep
- Boost your immune system
- Purifying, stimulating, awakening, brings awareness
- Has spicy scent
- Grounding
- bringing awareness into the mind and the heart space
Anecdote: Tulsi, the Queen of the plant in India, is related to Krishna, who embodies unconditional love. He always reminds us to open our heart, keep it open, and drop from the mind to the heart space.
In Ayurvedic medicine, it is known as the Elixir of Life.
Featured in: Now & Ceremonial
Lime
Name of the ingredient: Lime hydrosol - organic
Scientific Name: Citrus aurantifolia
Source: Handmade & artisan crafted in house in Miami, FL with limes organically grown from small local farm partner
About: This hydrosol helps purify any microbial activity thanks to its antibacterial caracteristic, sweet, citrusy, fresh, uplifting feel
Benefits:
- Antibacterial, astringent, cleansing, excellent antioxidant
- Stimulates circulation to the skin
- Excellent antioxidant
- Energizing, rejuvenating, uplifting, lightness brought to our body, mind and spirit
- Cooling and refreshing
- Promotes PH balance for all skin types
- Useful as daily cleanser for acne
- Helps remove unwanted oil from skin
- Helps manage pain and inflammation and limit the effect of acne
- Support a healthy immune system
Anecdote: Invigorating, uplifting and a true sun during your day!
Featured in: Now
Mule Milk
Name of the ingredient: Organic Eco-Certified Mule Milk
Source: Ethically from a very small farm where there is only love. Farm strictly ethical, responsible, sustainable, organic certified
Nickname: Mother's milk
About:
- Rare and precious natural substance
- Naturally rich, notable in amino acids, essential fatty acids (anti-oxidants), vitamins (A, B1, B2, B5, B6, C, D, E), lipids, phospholipids and proteins
- Extraordinary Instant generator of Collagen 1, fibroblasts and elastin
Benefits:
- Optimal both surface and internal hydration
- Optimal hydration and ideal tightening agent
- Profound skin nourishing effect
- Ultimate cell regenerator
Anecdote: Mule milk was used for its cosmetic purposes in Antique Egypt!
Featured in: Kabbale
Colloidal Oatmeal Powder
Name of the ingredient: Colloidal Oatmeal Powder
Scientific Name: Avena Sativa
About: It is made by grinding oat grain into a fine powder. It is a substance that softens or soothes the skin as it packs fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients shown to benefit our skin.
Benefits:
- Contains a variety of active ingredients including beta-glucans (responsible for water-holding functions), phenols, starch, savenacins, saponins, flavanoids, and also vitamin E
- Its content of unique antioxidant and anti-inflammatory plant chemicals called avenanthramides boost both skin and overall health
- Soothes stressed, blemished and irritated skin
- Is used to alleviate symptoms of a broad range of skin conditions (for example eczema, severe dry skin, mild burns)
Anecdote: Helps to relieve itchy and dry skin!
Featured in: Free
Hyaluronan
Name of the ingredient: Hyaluronan
Scientific name: Hyaluronic acid
Nickname: Molecular sponge
About:
- Anionic, non-sulfated glycosaminoglycan distributed widely throughout connective, epithelial, and neural tissues
- The average 70 kg person has about 15 grams of hyaluronan in the body, one-third of which is degraded and synthesized every day!
- One of the most effective hydrating ingredients in a skincare routine
- Essential constituent of the Extra-Cellular Matrix
Benefits:
- Optimal both surface and internal hydration
- Maintains skin’s moisture levels
- Improves the bio-mechanical properties of the skin
- Improves skin firmness, elasticity, smoothness, plumpness
- Stimulates significantly the synthesis of Collagen I, Pro-collagen I and proteins
Anecdote: Do you see this skin “plumping”? Thanks to its exceptional water retention capacity!
Featured in: Kabbale
Whey Protein
Name of the ingredient: Whey Protein
About:
- Polypeptide rich in amino acids, which are the building blocks for new skin generation
- Concentrated, purified, refined for pure cosmetic benefits
- Build stronger, smoother, plumper skin
Benefits:
- Stimulates the functions of cellular regeneration : rich in amino acids
- Stimulation of the synthesis of Collagen 1 and elastin: helps to make skin more plump and combats slackness
- Restructuring of the Extra-Cellular Matrix
- Activation of the cellular metabolism
- Smooths out the appearance of fine, dry lines
- Reduction of wrinkles and lines
- Improves the elasticity and depth of the skin
Anecdote: Helps rehydrate as well: glow around the corner!
Featured in: Kabbale
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate (SCI)
Name of the ingredient: Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate (SCI)
Nickname: Baby Foam
About: Specialty anionic powder surfactant made from all vegetable, renewable resources
Benefits: It is used to impart extra mildness, good after feel, and good foaming in many personal care and cleansing products.
Anecdote: Primarily coming from coconut
Featured in: Free
White Kaolin Clay
Name of the ingredient: White Kaolin Clay
About: It is made up of the mineral kaolinite. Very fine and light clay that has natural absorbency properties. Highly purifying, white kaolin clay is an incredibly effective natural resource that offers significant benefits. It is an all-natural ingredients that enhances a clean beauty, toxin-free skin care regimen.
Benefits: It helps stimulate circulation to the skin while gently exfoliating and cleansing it. It does not draw oils from the skin, so it can be used on dry skin types without negative results. It is suitable for people with sensitive skin, and great for combating dry skin. It softens the harsh, dryness through gentle exfoliation, and allows a new glow. It creates a paste with crystals small enough to exfoliate.
Anecdote: The mineral in its purest form is a bright white color.
Featured in: Free
