Inside Milkweed Balm

Ingredients

What goes into your skin matters. We formulate Milkweed Balm products with thoughtfully chosen plant-based oils, botanicals and essential oils designed to nourish skin and support everyday comfort.

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Explore the ingredients behind our balms, oils and wellness formulas.

Vitamin E

Vitamins

Vitamin E

Tocopherol

Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant and an essential part of our skin-conditioning formulas. It helps protect oils from oxidation while also nourishing and moisturizing the skin. In body and beauty care, Vitamin E supports softer, smoother and healthier-looking skin, making it a natural partner to milkweed seed oil and our other botanical oils.

Jojoba Oil

Base Oil

Jojoba Oil

Simmondsia chinensis

Jojoba is remarkably similar to the sebum naturally produced by human skin, making it an exceptional moisturizer and carrier oil. It absorbs beautifully to help soften, condition and replenish dry skin without a heavy feel. We use unrefined golden jojoba oil sourced from the Arizona desert for its naturally nourishing qualities and its ability to support smooth, healthy-looking skin.

Milkweed Seed Oil

Base Oil

Milkweed Seed Oil

Asclepias syriaca

The ingredient at the heart of Milkweed Balm. Our GMO-free Milkweed Seed Oil is pressed from the seeds of the common milkweed plant and is naturally rich in skin-supporting fatty acids, antioxidants, Vitamin E and beta-carotene. It also contains Omega-7 fatty acids—fatty acids naturally present in the skin's sebum that become less abundant with age.

Shea Butter

Base Oil

Shea Butter

Butyrospermum parkii

Rich and deeply moisturizing, Shea Butter is a natural emollient traditionally used to care for dry, rough and weather-stressed skin. Naturally containing Vitamins A and E along with beneficial fatty acids, it helps soften the skin, support its moisture barrier and leave it feeling smooth and conditioned. Sourced from West Africa, shea has been treasured in traditional skin-care practices for generations.

Fractionated Coconut oil

Base Oil

Fractionated Coconut oil

Cocos nucifera

Lightweight, silky and easily absorbed, Fractionated Coconut Oil is an ideal carrier for our concentrated botanical ingredients. Rich in skin-conditioning fatty acids, it helps moisturize and soften the skin without leaving behind a heavy or greasy feel. Its nearly odorless nature also allows the character of our milkweed seed oil and carefully selected botanicals to shine.

Spearmint

Essential Oil

Spearmint

Mentha spicata

Fresh and gently cooling, Spearmint Essential Oil brings an invigorating sensory quality to topical body care. Its crisp herbal aroma feels refreshing without the intensity of stronger mint oils, making it especially well suited to wellness formulas intended for massage, movement and everyday body care. We chose spearmint to bring a clean, energizing finish to formulas designed for active days.

Lemongrass

Essential Oil

Lemongrass

Cymbopogan citratus

Bright, crisp and unmistakably refreshing, Lemongrass Essential Oil is valued for its naturally antioxidant and cleansing properties. Frequently used in massage and body-care preparations, it brings an invigorating quality to formulas created for active bodies and everyday wellness. Its vibrant citrus-herbal aroma makes it an ideal ingredient for routines meant to leave you feeling refreshed and ready to move.

Grapefruit

Essential Oil

Grapefruit

Citrus paradisi

Fresh, bright and naturally uplifting, Grapefruit Essential Oil adds an energizing citrus note to our wellness formulas. It is valued in skin care for its cleansing and antioxidant properties and pairs beautifully with body-care routines meant to leave skin feeling refreshed. Its vibrant aroma makes it especially fitting for formulas designed to help you start the day feeling invigorated.

Frankincense

Essential Oil

Frankincense

Boswellia serrata

Used for centuries in traditional wellness and beauty rituals, Frankincense Essential Oil is valued for supporting soft, healthy-looking skin and is especially suited to mature and dry skin care. Its warm, earthy aroma also creates a calming, grounding sensory experience. We chose frankincense for formulas meant to nurture both skin and a sense of relaxation.

Lavandin

Essential Oil

Lavandin

Lavandula spica

Lavandin Essential Oil combines a fresh herbal aroma with skin-conditioning qualities that make it especially well suited to body care. Traditionally associated with relaxation and restorative rituals, its familiar lavender-like scent helps create a calming sensory experience. We chose lavandin for formulas designed to turn everyday body care into a more peaceful end-of-day ritual.

Bergamot

Essential Oil

Bergamot

Aurantium bergamia

Bright and uplifting, Bergamot Essential Oil brings more than its fresh citrus aroma to our formulas. It is valued for its cleansing and skin-supporting properties while its naturally refreshing scent creates an uplifting sensory experience. We chose bergamot to complement formulas designed to care for the skin while bringing a little brightness to your everyday wellness routine.

Wintergreen

Essential Oil

Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens

Wintergreen Essential Oil is known for its distinctive cooling sensation and has a long history of use in traditional massage and body-care preparations. Naturally rich in methyl salicylate, wintergreen gives topical formulas their characteristic refreshing feel, making it especially suited to massage routines for tired, overworked areas after activity. Its crisp, minty aroma adds to the invigorating experience.

Eucalyptus

Essential Oil

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus globulus

Known for its unmistakably fresh aroma, Eucalyptus Essential Oil creates a cooling, invigorating sensory experience when used in topical body care. It is also valued for its cleansing and skin-supporting properties. We especially love eucalyptus in formulas designed for massage and post-activity body care, where its refreshing character feels right at home.

Cypress

Essential Oil

Cypress

Cupressus sempervirens

Cypress Essential Oil has long been used in massage and body-care traditions, particularly in formulas designed for tired, overworked areas of the body. Its naturally cleansing properties also make it a welcome addition to skin care. With its fresh, woody aroma, cypress brings a grounding quality to formulas created for massage, movement and everyday body care.

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