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Ingredients & Sourcing

How do you go about sourcing the ingredients for your skincare products?

We adhere to an uncompromising set of sourcing criteria that parallels the standards of our own organic Sicilian La Furtuna Farm. In our quest for the finest, we seek lands and ingredients that are irrigated by natural streams. Soils must be untouche

Do you sustainably source your ingredients?

Yes. We source in a sustainable way that respects the natural ecosystem and protects biodiversity. We take only what we need — just enough so plants can continue to flourish. We never use endangered species or deplete natural resources. We never dama

Are all of your ingredients organic?

Most of our ingredients are organic as we source the majority of them from our certified organic farm in Sicily. This is quite unusual as wild-foraged ingredients don’t always have the added status of certified organic. Our ingredients have been grow

Do all of your ingredients come from your La Furtuna Farm in Sicily?

We source wildly potent ingredients from all over the world according to a strict selection protocol. Currently, a large majority of ingredients come from La Furtuna Farm, which is part of our origin story and source of inspiration.

What makes the land of La Furtuna Farm so special?

Our La Furtuna Farm is a certified organic farm in Sicily. It holds a biodiversity of plants, with more than 12,000 olive trees (some of which are from 600 to 1,500 years old), 500 unique plants, 50 medicinal wild herbs, and archeological remains fro

What are wild-foraged ingredients?

Wild-foraged botanicals grow in the wild, and we forage them in their own natural habitat. Without any human intervention, these plants have to fend for themselves against environmental stressors, which forces them to become stronger and more resilie

Wild-foraged botanicals grow in the wild, and we forage them in their own natural habitat. Without any human intervention, these plants have to fend for themselves against environmental stressors, which forces them to become stronger and more resilie

Extremophyte™ plants are “survivalist” botanicals that overcame harsh and extreme environmental conditions — such as severe winds, heat, snow, volcanic eruptions, and droughts — and became stronger in the process. Through natural adaptation, they evo

What is an Exclusive Bioactive?

Bioactives have the power to transform skin on a profound level. All of our products contain bioactives from our wildly potent ingredients. And some are so rare to the industry, they’re found only in our skincare. Our Exclusive Bioactives are ethical

How do you test your ingredients for potency, including antioxidant levels?

To test antioxidant levels for skincare products, we worked with a top lab associated with a prestigious Ivy League university. They evaluated the intracellular antioxidant potential of our plant complexes to determine their protective antioxidizing

What kind of system do you use to deliver your bioactive ingredients?

We use two types of delivery systems, oil and water based, because some nutrients are oil soluble and others are water soluble and need to be formulated accordingly. -Vitamins A, D, E, and K, for example, are oil soluble and can be delivered only in