Ingredient Principles
D&M's Natural Skin Care uses certified organic and natural ingredients that are all about quality...
Deep
All ingredients used in D&M natural skin care products have a deep origin, coming from nature (rather than being nature identical versions that have been created in a laboratory to mimic nature). Nature does an excellent job of creation all by itself so we use whole or extracted components from the natural source.
Meaningful
All ingredients used in our womens skin care products and collection of mens skin care products hold meaningful relevance for treating your specific skin type and skin conditions.
Cold Pressed is Best
Cold Pressed oils come from plants, fruits and nuts. Cold pressing produces high quality oils and doesn't involve the use of solvents during the extraction process. Solvent residue affects the quality of the oils and generally causes skin irritations. Cold pressed oils contain a varying array of skin enhancing qualities and properties as well as vitamins, minerals and fatty acids- all of which are essential for a healthy, balanced skin. Our natural skin care formulations include the most beneficial cold pressed oils according to the needs of the skin that each is designed to be used on.
Say No to Mineral Oils
Many cosmetic formulations include mineral oils; you will find none in any of our all natural skin care products. Mineral oil is cheap and therefore yields a higher profit for companies but the fact remains that it is suffocating and comedogenic to the skin. Yes, it may provide a covering to prevent moisture loss from the skin but there are many cold pressed oils that can render this assistance without the destructive outcome that mineral oils provide.
Healing Herbal infusions and Extracts
Documentation datng back many centuries shows herbs have been used since the beginning of history to help mankind with various ailments and conditions as well as being used in the formulation of all natural skin care products. It speaks of herbal remedies used for all kinds of problems being applied externally or taken orally in various forms and combinations as means of medical intervention. The use of herbs is increasing rapidly once again and their properties being recognized as a natural alternative to what is considered today’s orthodox measures.
We recognize the values that herbal extracts of all kinds can afford to the skin so we include herbs and herbal infusions in our all natural skin care facial ranges and body and spa care products for the natural benefits they provide.
Essential Oils are Essential
Not only do the essential oils provide skin-enhancing properties but their aromas imparted into the products render it unnecessary to use fragrances, which are proven to be quite irritating and sensitizing to the skin.
Emulsifying Wax is a better blender
A necessary component to blend oil and water phases together in a mixture without allowing them to separate. Emulsifying wax also imparts moisturizing properties of its own, providing the skin with a silky smooth feel. We use a naturally derived emulsifier, SAM-E, to blend together our oil and water phases and deliver moisturizing qualities.
Colourful Cleansing Clays
There are many various types of clays available for use as natural skin care ingredients, each with their own properties and degree of cleansing ability. Some are more active than others and so suitable to different skin types. The inclusion of clays in our womens skin care products and collection of mens skin care products aids in cleansing and removing pollutants from the skins surface, as well as assisting the removal of dead skin cells. This provides a deeper cleanse and a smoother appearance of the skin whilst imparting the unique activity of each individual clay. Our choice of clay in each product is based on their known properties and their suitability to a skin type and/or condition.
Protective Preservatives
As part of our upfront and honest philosophy D&M acknowledges that our products contain a preservative. It is necessary to include a preservative to ensure the products remain safe to use. We use 'Optiphen Plus'- a paraben and formaldehyde free natural preservative.
A Deep and Meaningful Guarantee
You have D&M’s unconditional guarantee that our all natural skin care products contain 100% natural oils, herbal infusions, herbal extracts, essential oils and hydrosols. You will find no synthetic fragrances, mineral oils, harmful chemicals or parabens in any of our products. We disclose all of the ingredients used in our products in our ingredient glossary.
