The best of nature for the female body

Vitex agnus-castus

A Mediterranean shrub whose small dark berries have been used for centuries in women's traditional herbalism, particularly around the monthly cycle.

Galega officinalis

A flowering legume from Europe and western Asia, long grown in kitchen gardens and used traditionally to support women in the months after birth.

Foeniculum vulgare

The sweet, aniseed-scented seed of a plant that grows wild across the Mediterranean. A kitchen staple and one of the oldest digestive herbs in Europe.

Trigonella foenum-graecum

A small golden seed from the Middle East and India, with a warm, maple-like scent. Used in cooking and in traditional women's herbalism for thousands of years.

Annona muricata

The leaf of a tropical tree from the Americas, whose spiny green fruit is a staple in Latin American kitchens. The leaf is used traditionally as a calming tea.

Linum usitatissimum

One of the oldest cultivated crops on earth. The small brown seed is rich in plant omega-3 and lignans, and is a source of dietary fibre.

Persea americana

The large seed of the avocado, native to Mexico and Central America. Traditionally dried and ground, it is a concentrated source of plant polyphenols.

Serenoa repens

The dark berry of a small fan palm native to the south-eastern United States. Used in traditional herbalism for well over a century.

Dioscorea villosa

A twining vine of the eastern North American woods. Its knotted root has a long place in traditional women's herbalism.

Turnera diffusa

A small aromatic shrub from Mexico and the Caribbean, with yellow flowers and a scent close to chamomile. Its leaf is a traditional tea for mood and warmth.

Humulus lupulus

The soft green cone of the hop vine, known to brewers for a thousand years and to herbalists for nearly as long as a calming evening plant.

Lepidium meyenii

A root that grows only in the high Andes of Peru, above four thousand metres. Eaten as a food and used as a daily tonic there for at least two thousand years.

Zingiber officinale

The warming rhizome of a plant native to Southeast Asia. One of the most widely used kitchen and traditional herbs in the world.

Curcuma longa · Piper nigrum

The golden root of southern Asia, paired with black pepper as it has been in Indian cooking for millennia. The pepper helps the body take up what the turmeric offers.

Vitellaria paradoxa

Pressed from the nut of the shea tree of the West African savannah. A dense, slow-melting butter that has been the base of skin care there for generations.

Theobroma cacao

The pale fat of the cacao bean, with the faint scent of chocolate. Solid at room temperature and melting at the touch of skin.

Eucalyptus globulus

Distilled from the leaf of the Australian gum tree. Cool and clean on the skin, it is the note you smell first when the jar opens.

Cucumis sativus

A light, fast-absorbing oil cold-pressed from cucumber seed. Quiet, unscented, and easy on the skin.

Prunus dulcis

The classic massage oil of the Mediterranean. Light enough to glide, rich enough to carry a slow lymphatic stroke.

Persea americana

Pressed from the flesh of the fruit rather than the seed. A deep green, unusually rich oil that sinks in slowly.

Pelargonium graveolens

Distilled from the leaf of the rose geranium. Green, floral and slightly sharp; a traditional oil for the skin and for the mood.

Commiphora myrrha

The resin of a thorny tree from the Horn of Africa and Arabia, valued since antiquity. Warm, dry and faintly smoky.

Cannabis sativa (seed)

Cold-pressed from hemp seed. Contains no THC. A light green oil with a balanced profile of plant fatty acids.

Vitis vinifera

A by-product of winemaking, pressed from the seed. Thin, almost weightless, and quick to absorb.

Tocopherol

A plant-derived tocopherol. It keeps the oils in the cream fresh and is itself a familiar skin ingredient.

Aloe barbadensis

The clear gel of the aloe leaf, cooling and water-rich. It gives the cream its lightness and lets it spread without drag.