Essential Balm

Description

Kari Gran's Essential Balm keeps things simple by doing "more with less". Part face balm, part eye cream, part primer, the ingredient list on this do-everything formula reads like a "Who's Who" in Superpower Ingredients, featuring organic green tea seed, avocado, rosehip, calendula and jasmine. Unlike a traditional melt-and-pour balm, this daily essential has a butter-cream texture and loads of slip, meaning a little goes a long way.

HOW TO USE IT

Blend with your mineral makeup for daytime dewiness, or layer a serum over the balm in the evening to seal in moisture. A true multi-tasker, Essential Balm melts into any routine.

INGREDIENTS

Superpower Ingredients

Avocado, Almond, Arnica, Calendula, Frankincense, Green Tea, Jasmine, Jojoba, Lavender, Olive, Rose, Rosehip, Sea Buckthorn, Sunflower

Full Ingredient List

Camellia Oleifera (Camellia Seed) Oil*, Rosa Canina Fruit (Rosehip Seed) Oil*, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Oil*, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Oil*, Beeswax*, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil*, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil*, Olea Europaea (Olive)*, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower)* & Calendula Officinalis (Calendula) Oil*, Olea Europaea (Olive)* & Arnica Montana (Arnica) Oil*, Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Extract*, Lavandula Hybrida (Lavender) Oil*, Boswellia Sacra (Frankincense) Oil**, Rosa Damascena (Rose) Oil, Jasminum Sambac (Jasmine) Oil, Cananga Odorata (Ylang Ylang) Oil*, Tocopherol (Non-GMO Vitamin E from Sunflower)

*Organic

**Wild Harvested

ABOUT THIS BRAND

What started out as a hobby making luxury lip balms in her kitchen turned into a luxury makeup and skincare line in 2011, after Kari was diagnosed with an autoimmune thyroid disorder. With a newfound clarity of purpose, Kari synched up with her longtime friend and business partner, Lisa Strain to launch a no-nonsense, pure and functional skincare and makeup line using only organic, wildharvested and non-GMO ingredients. Universally anhydrous, each product in the tightly edited system is formulated without water, fillers or synthetic preservatives and is designed to multi-task to reduce clutter and promote simplicity.

Consisting of 5 skincare formulas, Kari Gran is slow beauty that promotes simplicity rather than catering to marketing cycles. Affectionately referred to as ‘The Little Black Dress’ of eco-skincare, Kari Gran makeup invites us to ‘wear our skin’ with the same ease, comfort and grace as our favorite LBD.

The Beauty Heroes Standard

Every product at Beauty Heroes meets our Healthy Beauty Standard—a rigorous set of ingredient, sourcing, performance, and sustainability requirements that goes well beyond global cosmetic regulations. This product:

• Meets or exceeds cosmetic ingredient regulations in the United States, Canada, the European Union, and Japan.
• Is cruelty-free and has not been tested on animals.
• Does not contain synthetic fragrance.
• Does not contain silicones.
• Does not contain synthetic acrylates or petrochemical-derived polymers.
• Does not contain PEGs (polyethylene glycols).
• Does not contain sulfates.
• Does not contain parabens.
• Does not contain petroleum-derived ingredients such as mineral oil, petrolatum, carbomer, nylon, vinyl polymers, or similar materials commonly used in conventional cosmetics.
• Does not contain chemical UV filters.

Our Healthy Beauty Standard extends beyond ingredients alone. We also evaluate formulation integrity, ingredient sourcing, environmental impact, packaging, brand values, and product performance before a product is accepted into our collection.

To learn more about our complete ingredient standard—including our approach to sustainability, packaging, philanthropy, and responsible sourcing—visit our full Healthy Beauty Standard.