Salt of the Earth
We have spent two decades studying what plants do at the cellular level. Here is what is inside your bottle, and why.
The Formulation
Salt of the Earth
Sixteen botanicals, minerals, and actives.
Nothing else.
Every ingredient in this formula was chosen for what it does inside the skin. Each one amplifies the one beside it.
We have spent two decades studying what plants do at the cellular level. Here is what is inside your bottle, and why.
I · The Ocean
Where healing begins
Hero Active
Laminaria digitata
Sea Kelp Extract
Brown algae from the North Atlantic, rich in fucoidan — a sulfated polysaccharide with profound effects on how skin rebuilds itself.
Cellular Renewal
Fucoidan activates fibroblast renewal — the cells responsible for producing collagen. The skin begins to regenerate from within.
Repair
Accelerates the skin's natural repair cycle — new tissue, new collagen, new vasculature. The kind of restoration usually reserved for clinical settings.
Collagen Architecture
Strengthens existing collagen while inhibiting the enzymes that break it down. A dual mechanism — building and protecting simultaneously.
Calm
Quiets inflammation at its origin. A conversation with the immune response itself.
Mineral
Sodium Chloride
Fine Sea Salt · Fleur de Sel
Over 80 naturally occurring trace minerals — zinc, selenium, iodine. Mildly antiseptic. Promotes microcirculation and draws impurities from the dermis.
Mineral
Magnesium Chloride
Transdermal Mineral
Cofactor in 300+ enzymatic reactions. Calms inflammation, supports barrier function, reduces roughness. Delivered transdermally where the body absorbs it best.
II · The Field
Ancient intelligence, living formulas
Lead Hydrosol
Pelargonium graveolens
Geranium Hydrosol
Astringent, anti-inflammatory, sebum regulator. Used in North African and Mediterranean wound care for centuries. Balances oil production while preserving the barrier.
Hydrosol
Rosa damascena
Damask Rose Hydrosol
Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, mildly antimicrobial. Clinically studied for skin barrier repair and reduction of transepidermal water loss. The distillate, lighter and deeper than the oil.
Botanical
Calendula officinalis
Calendula Flower Extract
One of the most extensively studied wound-healing botanicals in the pharmacological literature. Promotes fibroblast migration, accelerates epithelial regeneration. Used in post-surgical skin care protocols.
Botanical
Spiraea ulmaria
Meadowsweet Extract
The plant from which aspirin was originally derived. Natural salicylates gently exfoliate, calm redness, harmonize oil production. The intelligence of the whole plant.
Antioxidant
Camellia sinensis
Green Tea Leaf Extract
EGCG — the polyphenol that put green tea on the clinical map. Reduces UV-induced erythema, inhibits MMP-1, supports DNA repair in UV-damaged keratinocytes.
Brightening
Oryza sativa
Rice Bran Extract
Ferulic acid, gamma-oryzanol, tocotrienols. Used in Japanese beauty traditions for centuries to even skin tone. Ferulic acid amplifies the efficacy of Vitamins C and E.
Astringent
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch Hazel Water
North American medicinal botanical. Rich in tannins and polyphenols. Tightens pores, reduces inflammation. Used by the Haudenosaunee since before recorded history.
Humectant
Glycerin
Organic Vegetable Glycerin
Draws moisture from the environment into the skin. Strengthens the lipid barrier. One of the most documented hydrating ingredients — proven to improve barrier function within hours.
III · The Laboratory
Clinical actives, botanical delivery
Active
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Stable Vitamin C
The stable, water-soluble form of Vitamin C that holds its potency once the bottle is opened. Inhibits melanogenesis, stimulates collagen synthesis, provides antioxidant defense.
Active
Sodium Hyaluronate
Low-Molecular-Weight Hyaluronic Acid
Holds 1,000× its weight in water. Low-molecular-weight form penetrates beyond the surface, plumping from within. The hydration anchor for the entire formula.
The Architecture
The hydrosols and salt minerals deliver immediate cellular nourishment. The fucoidan drives proliferation and repair. The Vitamin C and green tea protect what has been built. The hyaluronic acid holds it all in a reservoir of moisture. And the meadowsweet quietly refines the surface so everything beneath it can breathe.
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Shop Salt of the EarthFull INCI
*Pelargonium graveolens (Geranium) Hydrosol, *Rosa damascena (Rose) Hydrosol, Sodium Chloride (Fine Sea Salt), Magnesium Chloride, *Ethanol (Organic Grape Alcohol), *Hamamelis virginiana (Witch Hazel) Water, *Calendula officinalis (Calendula) Flower Extract, Aqua/Water/Eau, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, *Glycerin, *Camellia sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, *Laminaria digitata (Sea Kelp) Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, *Oryza sativa (Rice) Bran Extract, *Spiraea ulmaria (Meadowsweet) Extract, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid.
*Certified Organic
From Our Atelier
Behind every extract is two decades of formulation — understanding what a plant contains, and what it does once it meets living skin. Plants this intelligent deserve the infrastructure we are building for them.
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