SEASONAL FACIAL SERUM - LIMITED EDITION

Please note: our Serum of the Month subscription plan is changing. We will be transitioning it to a Seasonal Serum instead, which will be released 4 times per year to correspond with each new season. Additional information will be available soon. 

Information below was for our last monthly serum, April's Ayurvedic Botanical Facial Serum. Our next blend will be released in June.

Welcome to the Serum of the Month!

Every month, we create an exclusive facial serum available only by pre-order and subscription.* These unique and creative combinations are specially formulated to correspond with each month since our skin's needs change throughout the year. Formulated and handcrafted by Irene (Fawn Lily Botanica's owner + maker). This is a perfect (and fun!) way to try new ingredients, formulas, and receive a serum custom-made for this season at your doorstep. Pre-orders close on the 10th of each month, then are made fresh and shipped the following week.

April's Serum of the Month will be an Ayurvedic blend featuring traditional Ayurvedic herbs used to nourish, repair, moisturize, revitalize, and balance the skin. This is a brand new formula for us, and we're beyond excited to offer it to you in this month's subscription!

Our Ayurvedic Botanical Facial Oil will contain traditional Ayurvedic skincare ingredients including: organic Olive fruit, Sesame, and Avocado oils infused with organic: Saffron, Rose petals, Licorice root, Moringa leaf, Tulsi (Krishna and Rama), Turmeric root, Annatto seed, and Lotus leaf, organic Jojoba oil, organic Argan oil, organic Moringa oil, Fenugreek seed oil, Vitamin E oil, and essential oils of: Geranium, Mandarin, Cypress, Vanilla, and Night-Flowering Jasmine.

This oil has a medium-weight feel and soaks into skin easily, leaving skin feeling soft and smooth. The blend of essential oils has a deeply floral, uplifting, and grounding aroma.

Here is more information about the ingredients inside this formula:

• Extra Virgin Olive Fruit Oil (certified organic): Amazing for the skin, this oil is very high in oleic fatty acid, supports natural sebum production, attracts moisture to the skin, helps repair and heal damaged tissues, is moisturizing, soothing, protective, emollient, naturally contains plant-based squalene which supports the delivery of oxygen to skin cells, prevents evaporation of moisture, and helps prevent dry skin and premature aging.
• Sesame Oil (certified organic): A well-loved Ayurvedic oil which contains antioxidants, naturally protects against sun damage, contains fatty acids, and helps regulate skin cell growth.
• Avocado Oil (certified organic): Nourishing, protective, known to help regenerate skin cells, repair skin tissues, and assist with signs of aging. Very beneficial for sensitive and damaged skin.
• Jojoba Oil (certified organic): This liquid plant wax is similar to the sebum that our own skin produces, making it balancing and beneficial for all skin types. Regenerative, moisturizing, balancing, and forms a light protective barrier over skin which allows skin to breath while sealing in moisture. Contains vitamins A, E, D, antioxidants, and fatty acids.
• Argan Oil (certified organic): Referred to as "liquid gold", this is one of the very best ingredients to use in skin care! This remarkable oil protects, nourishes, hydrates, moisturizes, boosts skin elasticity, and revitalizes skin. It naturally high in vitamin E, squalene, carotenes, antioxidants, and essential fatty acids. Considered an anti-aging ingredient which helps protect the skin from damage.
• Moringa Oil (certified organic): Referred to as a "miracle" and "wonder oil", moringa oil has been used for centuries in skin care and was prized by ancient Egyptians. Very high in oleic acid, omega fatty acids, and antioxidant properties, this oil soothes, helps reduce fine lines, moisturizes, balances all skin types, is emollient, improves the appearance of skin, and forms a barrier to protect and seal in hydration.
• Fenugreek Oil: Cold-pressed from fenugreek seeds, this lovely oil has a warm and sweet scent reminiscent of maple syrup, and naturally contains anti-inflammatory properties, helps reduce puffiness, assists with acne, and contains other is benefits for skin health.
• Vitamin E Oil: This powerful antioxidant helps smooth, condition, moisturize, and protect the skin. Beneficial for all skin types and for various skin conditions and irritations.
• Geranium Essential Oil (certified organic): Balances all skin types, helps repair skin and skin conditions, and used to delay wrinkles. The scent relieves anxiety and stress.
• Red Mandarin Essential Oil (certified organic): Red mandarin has a bright, cheerful, sweet, citrusy, and fruity aroma that relaxes, inspires, uplifts, and calms. Cosmetically, it benefits the skin and is especially helpful for oily complexions.
• Vanilla Botanical Oil Extract: A special process is used in making this sustainably sourced vanilla concentrate, giving it a rich, intense, vanilla aroma. Used to calm, soothe, promote relaxation, and release feelings of agitation and anger.
• Cypress Essential Oil (certified organic): Cypress contains astringent and purifying properties, making it useful for acne, skin blemishes, and tightening skin.  Often used to treat various skin conditions, inflammations, and blemishes. Naturally has a woodsy, grounding, uplifting, and energizing aroma.
• Night-flowering Jasmine Essential Oil, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis (certified organic): Night-Flowering Jasmine is such a special and elusive scent - an aroma which most people have never encountered before. If you've never heard of Night-Flowering Jasmine, you're not alone. It is extremely rare, truly unique, and absolutely incredible! The intoxicating scent is deeply floral, rich, complex, heady, sweet, and exotic with notes of honey. Organically distilled from night-flowering jasmine, also commonly known as Parijat, Coral Jasmine, Harsingar, or Harshingar. The highly fragrant star-shaped flowers bloom at night, and their sweet, honeyed, deeply floral aroma is known to be relaxing, calming, uplifting, and grounding. Many parts of the plant are utilized within ayurvedic medicine to treat various conditions, and cosmetically this botanical is used to balance and beautify the skin. Known by many different names throughout Southeast Asia, one of the most common names for this amazing flower is Night Jasmine because the flowers open at dusk and finish at dawn, with the blossoms fading in the sunlight. Although not as well known here in the United States, Night-flowering Jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis) is revered and beloved in India and throughout Southeast Asia where it is featured in ancient songs, lore, used within ceremonies and within ayurvedic medicine. In one spectacular story in Hindu mythology, Krishna even goes to battle against Indra in order to win over Parijat (night-flowering jasmine)!
• Saffron Threads (certified organic): Saffron is well-known to be the most expensive spice in the world, plus it contains skin care benefits. It soothes skin, is used to treat acne, blemishes, reduce redness, promote the healing of minor wounds, and it contains antioxidants, vitamins, and has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. 
• Turmeric Root (certified organic): Well known for its anti-inflammatory properties, turmeric is also known to soothe and brighten the skin, and to even out skin tone.
• Rose petals (certified organic): In Ayurvedic skincare, roses are commonly used to calm, sooth, and balance the skin. They help reduce redness, irritation, itchy, and inflamed skin, and also contain cooling properties which makes roses helpful for inflammation and skin that feels "hot". Roses can also assist with a wide range of skin conditions and needs, including acne and wrinkles.
• Licorice root (certified organic): Licorice root is soothing, often utilized to treat various skin irritations, conditions, and to naturally brighten skin.
• Moringa leaf (certified organic): Moringa leaf naturally contains antioxidants and Vitamin C, helps rejuvenate and repair skin, and is becoming quite popular in anti-aging formulas as we learn more about this incredible plant!
• Tulsi (Krishna and Rama) (certified organic): Tulsi is used to assist with a variety of skin conditions including acne, skin irritations, and wrinkles. Tulsi helps improve skin tone and texture, brightens skin, soothes and calms skin. Naturally contains antioxidants, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and anti-aging properties.
• Annatto seed: Annatto seeds are used externally to brighten and even skin tone, assist with wrinkles, and sun damage. Rich in antioxidants.
• Lotus leaf:  For Ayurvedic skin care, lotus leaf is valued for it's antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and soothing properties. Used to brighten, balance oil production, sooth, and calm skin, reduce redness, refine pores, and even out skin tone.
  

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