Ingredients
Arctic Botanicals
In Iceland and the Arctic, plants do more than grow — they adapt.
Exposed to freezing temperatures, intense seasonal light, mineral-rich volcanic terrain, and short growing seasons, Arctic botanicals develop concentrated protective compounds, including antioxidants, polyphenols, essential fatty acids, and resilient lipids.
Wild berries, flowers, herbs, seaweeds, and lichen from Iceland’s remote landscapes carry a potency shaped by purity, resilience, and the raw intelligence of Arctic nature.
We use wildcrafted Arctic botanicals as the foundation of every formula. Many of these botanicals are backed by published ingredient research, helping support the look and feel of a strong, protected skin barrier.
Ingredients
The Icelandic Botanical Complex
Five wild Icelandic botanicals — Yarrow, Nettle, Red clover, Dandelion, and Arctic thyme — handpicked, dried, and blended in our studio.
Together, they form our signature Icelandic Botanical Complex, the foundation of our hero face products. Crafted fresh in small batches using whole wildcrafted plants, the complex delivers a concentrated source of minerals, antioxidants, and skin-supportive phytonutrients.
Known for their soothing, strengthening, and balancing properties, these Arctic botanicals help support healthy, resilient-looking skin while bringing the vitality of Icelandic nature directly to every formula.
Products containing IBC COMPLEX: Wildflower Oil Cleanser · Arctic Youth Face Oil · Sun Glow Vitamin-C Serum · Moon Magic Bio-Retinol Serum · Lupine Bloom Moisturizer
Ingredient Glossary
Juniper
Juniper grows wild across Iceland's highlands and lava fields, its berries ripening slowly in the cold Arctic air. In skincare, juniper berry is naturally purifying and antioxidant-rich, helping tone and protect the look of skin.
Angelica
Angelica has grown in Icelandic nature for centuries, brought by the Norse settlers who valued it for its healing properties. In skincare it acts as a gentle antioxidant and skin soother.
Seaweed
Iceland's coastline is long and cold and extraordinarily clean. The seaweed harvested here is mineral-dense — rich in iodine, magnesium, and natural humectants that draw moisture deep into the skin.
Icelandic Moss
Icelandic moss isn't actually moss , it's lichen, one of the oldest living organisms on earth. Mineral-rich and deeply soothing, it helps calm the look of irritation and support a
balanced-looking complexion.
Dandelion
Rich in vitamins A, C and K, dandelion is a gentle, vitamin-rich brightener for the look of skin.
Birch
In Iceland, birch is one of the few trees that survives. Its extract is naturally rich in betulin and salicylates, compounds valued for their calming, firming and clarifying properties.
Arctic Thyme
Found all across Iceland's lava fields. Naturally purifying and antioxidant-rich, making it particularly well suited for stressed, blemish-prone and sensitive skin.
Arctic Sea Salt
Our mineral-rich sea salt is upcycled from Saltverk and produced using only geothermal energy and Atlantic seawater. Rich in magnesium, potassium, calcium and sodium, it exfoliates, purifies and revives the skin.
Sea Buckthorn
One of the most nutrient-dense plants in the Arctic. Sea buckthorn contains rare Omega 7 alongside vitamins A, C and E , a combination traditionally valued for supporting the skin's resilience, elasticity, and moisture.
Nettle
Stinging nettle is one of Iceland's most abundant wild plants — and one of the most mineral-rich. Packed with iron, silica and vitamins, it supports skin vitality and helps calm the look of stressed skin.
Blue Tansy
Blue Tansy is a soothing botanical extract naturally rich in chamazulene, known for its distinctive blue colour. It helps calm and comfort the skin while providing antioxidant support for a balanced, healthy-looking complexion.
Arctic Blackcurrant
Cold-pressed from berries grown in Nordic soil, black currant seed oil is rich in GLA essential fatty acid that helps calm the look of irritation and support a resilient-feeling skin barrier.
Red Clover
Red clover grows quietly across Icelandic meadows and has been part of Nordic herbal tradition for centuries. It's naturally rich in isoflavones, traditionally valued for supporting the appearance of firmness over time.
Arctic Bilberry
Bilberries grow wild across the Icelandic highlands, ripening slowly under the midnight sun. Rich in anthocyanins, vitamin C and tocopherols (vitamin E), they deliver deep antioxidant protection and help brighten uneven skin tone.
Yarrow
Wild yarrow grows in Icelandic meadows and has been used in Nordic herbal medicine for generations. It tones skin and helps calm the look of redness.
Rosehip
Rosehip Oil naturally contains carotenoids, also known as provitamin A, which help support skin renewal and promote a smoother, more radiant-looking complexion.
Active Ingredients
Astaxanthin
Sourced from microalgae grown in Iceland in clean waters, astaxanthin is one of the most potent antioxidants found in nature — up to 6,000 times that of vitamin C.
Niacinamide
Vitamin B3, one of the most studied ingredients in skincare — minimizes the look of pores and dark spots for smoother-looking texture and tone.
Bakuchiol
Plant-based alternative to retinol, chosen for visibly smoothing the look of fine lines with better tolerability for sensitive skin.
Lupine Peptides
Seed-derived peptides and amino acids that help skin feel firmer and more resilient to the touch.
Vitamin C (THD)
Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, a stable, oil-soluble form of vitamin C chosen because it resists the oxidation that affects standard ascorbic acid, and is gentler for sensitive skin.
Vitamin E
Powerful antioxidant that soothes, softens and supports skin’s moisture barrier.
Panthenol
Pro vitamin b5. A humectant valued for its ability to draw and retain moisture deep within the skin, supporting a smooth, hydrated look and feel.