Our Ingredients

We've worked hard to source highly effective, bioactive ingredients to deliver the highest possible levels of nutrients. These nutrients penetrate deep into the skin to work holistically with the skin’s natural processes. We're providing the vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids - all the right building blocks - allowing your skin cells to do the rest.

Below is a list of ingredients we’ve used to capture every nutrient. These plants and salt extracts are packed with most of the nutrients, but we added a few standalone ingredients, like Vitamin C and some of the B vitamins, to ensure they’re self preserved and still active by the time they reach your cells.

Sea Fennel

Sea Fennel, sometimes called Rock Samphire or Chrithmum Maritimum in Latin, is an extraordinary active ingredient extract. It imitates the beneficial effects of Vitamin A (Retinol) but without causing skin irritation or photosensitivity (which means you can use it during the day!). Rock Samphire reunites all the retinoid properties without ever creating an irritant or inflammatory reaction. It reinvigorates the epidermis with thickness and density, while enhancing the exfoliation of the dead cells, thereby creating a smoothing action of the lines and wrinkles.

This ingredient regulates oil production in the skin, fights against the formation of blackspots and blackheads, smoothes out lines and wrinkles, and provides a homogenous and luminous complexion.

See also Rhodofiltrat Palmaria

Ethyl ascorbic acid

Vitamin C has an incredibly short shelf life. If we used pure Vitamin C, there would be none left in our product by the time it reached your skin. That why we’re excited to pack in Ethyl ascorbic acid, a stable Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) derivative that provides superb skin brightening and antioxidant effects, promotes collagen synthesis and protects from DNA damage.

Cichorium intybus (chicory) root extract

The skin’s ability to synthesise Vitamin D significantly reduces as we age. We start to need that extra boost for skin cells to remain healthy. Quintessential uses a Chicory Root extract which produces an effect similar to that of the active form of Vitamin D.  This extract is bioactive, working from inside the skin to restructure cells and allow skin to recover optimum epidermal barrier functioning without UV exposure.

Avena sativa (oat) kernel oil

Oat Kernel Oil is a non-comedogenic lipid complex with high naturally occurring antioxidants, anti-inflammatory and anti-irritant properties expressed from the kernels of the oat, Avena Sativa. It’s readily absorbed into the skin, leaving a non-greasy feel and minimising lipid loss.

This rich kernel oil is particularly rich in the essential fatty acids, Omega-3 and Omega-6, Vitamin E, phospholipids and tocopherols. It penetrates the epidermis, locks in moisture levels by forming a physical barrier to epidermal water loss, and prevents further drying of the skin. It also replacing lipids lost by skin cells in everyday activities. Due to the rich polar lipid content, Oat Kernel Oil acts as a physical barrier to stop dehydration, and a humectant, absorbing and retaining moisture in the skin.

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) also called Lucerne is a truly magical plant. Naturally high in many essential vitamins and minerals, particularly Vitamin K, Vitamin B1, B2 and B9, this water soluble extract promotes renewal of dead skin layers with anti-aging properties to promote healthy skin cells and reduce the appearance of wrinkles.

Vitamins B3, B5 and B6

Niacinamide, Vitamin B3 – the skin energizer. An ingredient vital to cell metabolism, Niacinemide strengthens the skin barrier, acts as a moisturiser, and cures the appearance of ageing skin by stimulating collagen synthesis. It’s a punchy anti-inflammatory, fights acne and provides a more even skin tone.

Pantothenic Acid as Calcium Pantothenate converts into free Vitamin B5 – the skin moisturiser. Deeply penetrates into the lower layers of skin cells for a smooth, soft appearance with effective skin tissue healing properties.

Pyridoxin known as Vitamin B6 – the skin cell activator. Essential for healthy skin metabolism and one of the best natural ways to slow down the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

Palmaria Palmata

An extract of the red alga Palmaria palmata (still known today as Dulse), it’s rich in Vitamin A and Vitamin B12. Its high carrageenan (bioavailable sea compounds) content has fluidifying and toning properties that strengthen blood vessel walls. By penetrating the layers of the skin, Vitamin A activates micro-circulation without vasodilation, redness or skin warming. This allows for skin to become more radiant, improves its thermoregulation and reduces the appearance of superficial and unsightly varicose veins.

Helianthus annuus (Sunflower) seed oil

Helianthus annuus seed oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of the sunflower, Helianthus annuus, with high concentrations of triglycerides of linoleic and oleic acids - Omega-9 as well as Vitamin E. It acts as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory which absorbs quickly with barrier-promoting and regenerative properties. It’s also extremely efficient for cleaning and soothing the skin.

Atomised sea water

Minerals and trace elements play a fundamental role in the correct enzymatic function of the skin. They reinforce its protection systems and maintain cutaneous balance. Mineral deficiency rapidly leads to cutaneous disorders, sensitive skin, reactive skin, inflammation and irritation.

Quintessential uses a concentrate of atomised sea water which has undergone partial desodification (they take the sodium chloride out and leave the rest of the minerals) which contains all the macro elements and trace elements present in sea water, giving it its revitalising and remineralising properties. Comes with nine restorative mineral and trace elements, including magnesium, iron, potassium, zinc, calcium, manganese, iodine, selenium, silicum and copper

This sea extract helps improve the skin’s surface through increased cellular cohesion, treating fragile and sensitive skin and promoting a more radiant appearance, so you can glow and look your best.