Our Ingredients

When considering sustainable skincare, an often overlooked aspect is the provenance and impact of the ingredients themselves.

We choose botanical ingredients and prioritise those that are either waste by-products of other clean companies (upcycled), obtained via modern bacterial fermentation processes or algae-derived.

All our ingredients are vegan-friendly. We believe that beauty products should be cruelty free and we are proud to be Leaping Bunny approved.

A global programme by Cruelty Free International, Leaping Bunny requires cruelty free standards over and above legal requirements.

It is hard to take every single ingredient and put it under the magnifying glass, but we have tried to do just that and it is our ongoing commitment to regularly review our formulas.

Below is a description of each ingredient used at Whitfords, its provenance in nature, extraction methods and benefits for the skin. This is a work in progress and some ingredients have more information than others at present:

Green Tea Leaf Extract
Green Tea Leaf Extract

G-H

Galactoarabinan
Galactoarabinan

G-H

Centella Asiatica Extract (Gotu Kola)
Centella Asiatica Extract

C-D

Sugar Maple
Sugar Maple Extract

S-T

Baobab
Baobab Seed Oil (Organic)

A-B

Water
Water

W-X

Arachidyl Alcohol
Arachidyl Alcohol

A-B

Arachidyl Glucoside
Arachidyl Glucoside

A-B

Bakuchiol
⁠⁠Bakuchiol

A-B

Behenyl Alcohol
Behenyl Alcohol

A-B

Coconut Fruit Extract

C-D

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

C-D

Papaya Seeds
Papaya Seed Oil

O-P

Watermelon Seed
Watermelon Seed Oil

W-X

Orange Flower
Orange Flower Extract

O-P

Orange
Orange Fruit Extract

O-P

Lemon
Lemon Fruit Extract

K-L

Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Oil
Pumpkin Seed Oil

O-P

Acai
Acai Fruit Oil

A-B

Ectoin Natural
Ectoin Natural

E-F

Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil
Argan Kernel Oil

A-B

Apricot
Apricot Kernel Oil

A-B

Arginine
Arginine

A-B

Arnica Montana
Arnica Flower Extract

A-B

Candelilla
Candelilla Wax

C-D

Cardamom
Cardamom Seed Oil

C-D

Carnauba Wax

C-D

Clove Bud
Clove Bud Essential Oil

C-D

Theobroma Grandiflorum (Cupuaçu) Seed Butter
Cupuaçu Seed Butter

C-D

Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate

G-H

Gluconolactone
Gluconolactone

G-H

Glycerin
Glycerin (Palm-free)

G-H

Grapefruit
Grapefruit Peel Oil

G-H

Cannabis Sativa
Hemp Extract

C-D

Sodium Hyaluronate (Hyaluronic acid)
Sodium Hyaluronate

G-H, S-T

Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
Jojoba Seed Oil

I-J

Sclerocarya Birrea (Marula) Seed Oil
Marula Seed Oil

M-N

Olive Squalane
Squalane (from olives)

S-T

Sodium Anisate
Sodium Anisate

S-T

Pomegranate Extract
Pomegranate Extract

O-P

Soapbark Wood Extract
Soapbark Wood Extract

S-T

Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
Rosemary Extract

Q-R

Sugar Cane
Sugar Cane Extract

S-T

Willow Bark Extract
White Willow Bark Extract

W-X

Black elderberries (Sambucus nigra)
Elderberry Extract

E-F

Soapwort
Soapwort Extract

S-T

Sclerotium Gum
Sclerotium Gum

S-T

Silica
Silica

S-T

Pullulan
Pullulan

O-P

Sodium Levulinate
Sodium Levulinate

S-T

Sucrose Laurate
Sucrose Laurate

S-T

Sucrose Stearate
Sucrose Stearate

S-T

Vitamin E
Vitamin E

U-V

Vanilla Planifolia (Vanilla) Fruit Extract
Vanilla Extract

U-V

Ucuuba Butter
Ucuuba Butter

U-V

Xanthan Gum
Xanthan Gum

W-X

Bilberry Extract
Bilberry Extract

A-B

Wasabi Extract
Wasabi Extract

W-X

Sunflower
Sunflower Seed Oil

S-T

Castor
Heptyl Undecylenate

G-H

Castor Beads
Castor Oil Beads

C-D

Juniper Berries
Juniper Berry Fruit Oil

I-J

Lactobacillus
Lactobacillus

K-L

Lactobacillus Ferment
Lactobacillus Ferment

K-L

Cocoa Fruit
Cocoa Fruit Ferment

C-D

Papaya
Papaya Extract

O-P

Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii (Algae)
Algae Extract

C-D

Lecithin
Lecithin

K-L

Radish
Radish Root Ferment

K-L

Buriti Oil
Buriti Oil

A-B

Moringa Oleifera (Moringa) Seed Oil
Moringa Oil

M-N

Rice Bran
Rice Bran Oil

Q-R

Phospholipids
Phospholipids

O-P

Aspen
Aspen Bark Extract

A-B

Almonds
Almond Oil (Organic)

A-B