The label, explained

In plain words.

Every ingredient on our labels, explained the way you’d explain it to a friend: what it is, why it’s there, and where it comes from.

29 ingredients9 labelsNo small print

The Body Oil on cotton paper among its ingredients: a sunflower and its seeds, almonds, jojoba beans, rosehips, pumpkin seeds, cardamom pods, a sprig of rosemary, a piece of galbanum resin and pink pepper.

How to read our label

The front label, grown to the size of a page.

Every pack carries the same five parts. Choose a product, then press a + for its plain words.

  1. The nameBetween two rules: what it is, in two words.
  2. The lineWhat it’s for, or the number that matters.
  3. The stackThe key ingredients, each with a +. Press one for plain words.
  4. The sprigOur mark. Not an olive, and not an ingredient.
  5. The sizeIn millilitres or grams, never in adjectives.
OLIVESKIN

Body Oil

Omega 6 & 9

Skin & Body Health

150 ml

Body Oil, its front label as printed

What we leave out, and why

Some things never make it onto the label.

Miracle
Nothing in a bottle is one. We’d rather tell you what it does, and how long it takes.
Chemical-free
Everything is chemicals, water included. We tell you which ones, and why they’re there.
Promises about colour
Our name is a skin tone. We will never sell you a lighter one, or a darker one.
Hidden percentages
Where a number matters, it’s on the front: 5% urea, 2% vitamin C, 1% ferulic acid.
Mystery fragrance
Each scent is named on the page: cardamom, rosemary, galbanum. The natural allergens they carry are listed on the back, as the law asks.
Edited skin
We never retouch skin lighter or darker in our pictures.

The A to Z

Twenty-nine ingredients, from aloe to zinc.

Everything on the front of our nine labels, plus the scents named on their pages. Each one has its own entry.

Read on

In plain words · OLIVESKIN