If you’ve got sensitive skin, you’ve probably sworn off a laundry list of potentially-caustic ingredients in your daily moisturizer and cleaner. But if oil is on that list, it’s worth rethinking. Sure, cheap mineral oil can make even hearty pores clog, but some pure essential oils can actually help even super-sensitive skin. Like, say, the ones in Pangea Organics Balancing Oil.
The balancing elements in this tiny bottle come from two key oils: geranium (that helps repair cells) and pomegranate (which delivers antioxidants topically just like it does when eaten). But it’s also chock full of a virtual international garden of other calming oils, sourced from plants like French roses, helichrysum and jojoba. These components are all grown organically, and Balancing Oil — like everything in Pangea’s line — has no parabens, sulfates, or petroleum-based ingredients.
Chances are, you’ll love the way just a few drops every day keeps your skin soft and smooth — but haters can rest easy; Pangea products biodegrade in just a couple of days.
If that’s not enough to send you straight to Whole Foods to pick up a bottle, keep in mind that a percentage of proceeds goes to building the Pangea Institute, a center dedicated to educating people on environmentally responsible living.
All this definitely makes this beauty product much more than skin deep.