Botanical hand & body lotion
Vital Bloom
Vital Bloom
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4 skin vitamins, plus bakuchiol. 26 ingredients. Every one doing a specific job.
Vital Bloom layers vitamins B3, B5, C, and E with bakuchiol, the plant-derived alternative to retinol, alongside four humectants (glycerin, sodium hyaluronate, aloe vera 200x, snow mushroom), gotu kola for collagen support, and a triple botanical complex of calendula, chamomile, and green tea into a single daily lotion.
Bakuchiol does retinol's renewal work without the sun sensitivity, and without the pregnancy advisory that comes with vitamin A.
Naturally preserved to ECOCERT standard. Scented with bergamot FCF, petitgrain, neroli, rose geranium, sandalwood, and clary sage — all true essential oils, no synthetic accords. Every note comes from a plant. The vitamin actives are formulated in their most stable forms — no special packaging needed to keep them effective. Available in amber glass or plastic. 8 oz · 237 ml.
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Four Vitamins and Bakuchiol
Four vitamins in forms that stay stable in an emulsion, at concentrations where they do something. Plus the ingredient that replaced the fifth.
Bakuchiol: The plant-derived alternative to retinol, from Psoralea corylifolia. It drives the same cell turnover and collagen support that vitamin A does, without the sun sensitivity and without the pregnancy advisory. At 0.75%.
Vitamin B3, Niacinamide: At 3%, the concentration where studies show measurable barrier strengthening and reduced water loss. Brightening. Heat-stable and pH-controlled.
Vitamin B5, Panthenol: Converts to pantothenic acid in skin. Repairs, soothes, holds moisture. Well tolerated by every skin type including sensitive. At 1.5%.
Vitamin C, Ascorbyl Glucoside: The stable form. Plain vitamin C oxidizes fast in an emulsion; this doesn't. Converts to active ascorbic acid in skin for brightening and collagen support. At 1.5%.
Vitamin E, Tocopherol: Mixed tocopherols at 0.75%. Antioxidant protection for your skin and for the formula itself.
Ingredients & Details
Botanicals & Actives
Snow Mushroom (Tremella Fuciformis) — A polysaccharide humectant with smaller particles than hyaluronate, so it penetrates deeper. Holds moisture at a comparable rate, adds antioxidant protection. At 1.5%.
Gotu Kola (Centella Asiatica) — Standardized for asiaticoside and madecassoside, which support collagen synthesis and barrier repair. At 1.5%.
Aloe Vera 200x — Not aloe gel. 200x concentrate replacing 12% of the water phase. Dense enough in polysaccharides to be genuinely anti-inflammatory.
Rosehip Seed Oil — CO2-extracted. Trans-retinoic acid precursors, beta-carotene, and linoleic acid. In the oil phase at 4%.
Sodium Hyaluronate — Low molecular weight (50–300 kDa), fermentation-derived, vegan. One of 4 humectants layered into the formula.
Calendula · Chamomile · Green Tea — Calendula for repair, German chamomile (bisabolol-rich) for redness, green tea at 50% EGCG for free-radical protection. All added in cool-down to preserve the bioactives.
The Fragrance
Bergamot FCF · Petitgrain · Neroli · Rose Geranium · Sandalwood · Clary Sage
All six are true essential oils, steam-distilled or cold-pressed from a single botanical source. No accords, nothing synthetic.
Bergamot opens the blend, cold-pressed on the Calabrian coast along the same sun-warmed hillsides that shaped the foraging traditions behind this line. It's bergapten-free, so there's no photosensitization risk in a leave-on formula. Petitgrain, distilled from the leaves and twigs of that same bitter orange tree, reinforces the opening with something green and faintly woody.
Neroli and rose geranium carry the heart. Neroli comes from the blossom of the same tree again, which is what holds the top and the middle together. Rose geranium answers it with a rosy warmth that keeps the citrus from reading thin.
Sandalwood and clary sage close quietly. Resinous, skin-close, grounding without weight.
IFRA-compliant at 0.70% total. Light enough to wear under another fragrance, present enough to stand on its own.
How to Use
Apply after bathing, showering, or washing hands while skin is still slightly damp. The humectant system works better with a little water present.
A quarter-sized amount covers arms and hands. A generous pump for legs and body. Work in upward circular motions until absorbed.
Spend an extra moment on elbows, knees, and heels. They respond fastest to the bakuchiol and the barrier-repair actives.
Morning and evening for best results. The active complex works better with consistent daily use than with occasional heavy application.
Packaging note: Store at room temperature, away from direct sunlight.
What We Promise
Specific claims. All of them verifiable.
- 4 vitamins, B3, B5, C and E, plus bakuchiol in every application
- Bakuchiol instead of retinol, no sun sensitivity and no pregnancy advisory
- Niacinamide at 3%, a measurable barrier-strengthening concentration
- 4-layer humectant system: glycerin, hyaluronate, aloe 200x, snow mushroom
- Gotu kola for collagen synthesis and barrier repair
- Naturally preserved with Leucidal SF and Naticide, both ECOCERT-approved
- Rosehip seed oil at 4%, CO2-extracted for stability
- 26 ingredients, no mineral oil, silicones, parabens or sulfates
- IFRA-compliant fragrance, all true essential oils, bergapten-free for leave-on safety
- Suitable for all skin types including sensitive and mature
- Vegan and cruelty-free throughout
The Ritual
Where Vital Bloom fits in the routine.
After Salt & Bloom Gommage, seal in the work
Freshly exfoliated skin is more permeable. Apply Vital Bloom within 60 seconds of towelling off after the gommage and the active complex absorbs at a measurably higher rate. This is the sequence the formula was designed around.
After any Acquavena cleansing bar, daily moisture lock
The botanical complex in Vital Bloom (calendula, chamomile, green tea) threads directly through the cleansing bar line. The scent profiles are built to complement rather than compete, so Vital Bloom's bergamot and sandalwood base sits quietly alongside the bar fragrances.