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These key ingredients help power the Aveda products you love. Discover what they do and where they are sourced from - and why they'll make a difference in your hair care routine.
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INGREDIENT NAME:
ACACIA SENEGAL GUM
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Acacia Tree
WHAT IT IS:
Naturally Derived
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used for hair thickening & maintaining a hair style
INGREDIENT NAME:
ACRYLATES COPOLYMER
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Synthetic
WHAT IT IS:
Synthetic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used to thicken and stabilize a product
INGREDIENT NAME:
ALCOHOL DENAT
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Corn
WHAT IT IS:
Naturally Derived
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used to blend other ingredients into the product and as a carrier for another ingredient
Used for conditioning and static prevention and to create a creamy product texture
INGREDIENT NAME:
TOCOPHEROL
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
An antioxidant and form of Vitamin E, used to keep the product or an ingredient fresh
INGREDIENT NAME:
TRICAPRYLYL CITRATE
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Castor Beans
WHAT IT IS:
Naturally Derived
WHY IT'S GREAT:
An emollient used for softening and smoothing hair
INGREDIENT NAME:
VINEGAR (DERIVED FROM WHEAT)
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Wheat
WHAT IT IS:
Naturally Derived
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used for gently purification, to balance the pH of the product and for shine
INGREDIENT NAME:
XANTHAN GUM
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Fermentation of corn sugar
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used to thicken and stabilize a product
INGREDIENT NAME:
ADANSONIA DIGITATA (BAOBAB) SEED OIL
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Baobab Seed
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used for conditioning and smoothing the cuticle.
INGREDIENT NAME:
AVENA SATIVA (OAT) KERNEL FLOUR
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Oats
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used for absorbing oils
INGREDIENT NAME:
BAMBUSA ARUNDINACEAE
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Bamboo
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used to exfoliate
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
BERGAMOT
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Light, fresh, and citrusy, with peppery and floral nuances
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Grown in Calabria, the region at the toe of the boot of Italy, Bergamot is an important organic essential oil in many Aveda products. Cold pressed from the peels of the bergamot, a green citrus fruit the size of an orange, it's aroma is light, fresh, and slightly peppery and floral.
INGREDIENT NAME:
BETAINE
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Sugar Beet
WHAT IT IS:
Naturally Derived
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Use for conditioning skin or hair
INGREDIENT NAME:
BIS-ETHYL (ISOSTEARYLIMIDAZOLINE) ISOSTEARAMIDE
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Rapeseed, a flowering plant grown for its oil
WHAT IT IS:
Naturally Derived
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used for smoothing the cuticle
INGREDIENT NAME:
BUTYLENE GLYCOL COCOATE
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Palm
WHAT IT IS:
Naturally Derived
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used as part of a blend to stabilize product
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
CARDAMOM
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Fresh, cool spice note with warm woody tonalities
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Organic cardamom essential oil is steam distilled from the seeds of Elettaria cardamomum, a herbaceous plant in the ginger family. Cardamom offers a fresh, cool spice note with warm woody tonalities
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
CINNAMON
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Spicy with sweet and woody nuances
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Both the leaves and the bark of the ceylon cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum Zeylanicum) can be steam distilled to produce an essential oil. Our organic cinnamon bark oil is spicy with sweet and woody nuances, while our organic cinnamon leaf oil is warmer and has clove-like nuances
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
CISTUS
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Herbal and resinous
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Cistus is a flowering shrub, also known as rockrose, that grows in rocky soil. The leaves and stems produce a highly aromatic resin. Our organic essential oil is produced through distillation of the leaves and twigs. It smells herbal and resinous
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
CLARY SAGE
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil, Absolute
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Aroma ranges from herbal, leafy, and tea-like, to resinous and ambery
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Clary sage is a flowering herb. The flowering tops and leaves are distilled to produce the organic essential oil, which is herbaceous with a leafy tea-like undertone. The absolute has a deeper aroma with ambery nuances
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
CLOVE
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Warm and spicy
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Organic clove essential oil can be obtained through steam distillation of the buds, creating a warm, spicy aromatic profile, or the stems, creating a slightly woodier nuance
INGREDIENT NAME:
COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Coconut and Palm
WHAT IT IS:
Naturally Derived
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used for gentle foaming
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
COCOA
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Absolute
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Dark, rich, and chocolatey
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Our cocoa is the extract of the seed, or bean, of the cacao fruit, which grows on tall tropical trees. The aroma is dark, rich, and chocolatey
INGREDIENT NAME:
COCO BETAINE
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Coconut
WHAT IT IS:
Naturally Derived
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used for gentle cleansing
INGREDIENT NAME:
COCO-CAPRYLATE/CAPRATE
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Coconut and Palm
WHAT IT IS:
Naturally Derived
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used for softening skin and hair
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
CYPRESS
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil, Absolute
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Fresh, woody, and slightly green
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Fresh, woody, and slightly green, organic cypress essential oil is steam distilled from the branches and leaves of the cypress tree, Cupressus Sempervirens
INGREDIENT NAME:
DODECANE
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Palm
WHAT IT IS:
Naturally Derived
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used for light weight conditioning and smoothing of hair. Used to blend other ingredients into the product
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
EUCALYPTUS
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Fresh, herbal, and cooling
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
A leafy evergreen shrub, eucalyptus is now grown in many parts of the world. The distillation of the leaves yields a fresh, herbal, cooling organic essential oil
INGREDIENT NAME:
EUTERPE OLERACEA (ACAI) FRUIT OIL
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Acai Fruit
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Part of a blend used for nourishing hair
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
GERANIUM
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Lightly floral and rosy, with green herbal facets
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Organic Egyptian geranium essential oil is actually steam distilled from the aromatic leaves, not the flowers, of the geranium plant, Pelargonium Graveolens. The resulting oil is lightly floral and rosy, with green herbal facets
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
GINGER
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil, Organic CO2 Extraction
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Aroma ranges from warm, spicy and rich, to fresh and sparkling
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Ginger is a flowering plant, but it is the root that is most used. We use different types of organic ginger root extracts in our formulations, each one bringing its own aromatic nuances. The aroma profile among these extracts ranges from warm, spicy and rich, to fresh and sparkling, with hints of citrus notes
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
GINGER LILY
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic CO2 Extract
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Cool and spicy, with floral and woody nuances
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Organic ginger lily oil is extracted via CO2 extraction from the rhizomes, or roots, of the Kaempferia Galanga. The cool spicy aroma has floral and woody nuances
INGREDIENT NAME:
GLYCOL STEARATE
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Coconut and/or Palm
WHAT IT IS:
Naturally Derived
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used to enhance the appearance and texture of the product; in shampoos will give a pearly appearance
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
GRAPEFRUIT
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Fresh, sweet, and tangy, with slightly bitter pithy nuances
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Organic grapefruit essential oil is fresh, sweet, and tangy, with slight bitter pithy nuances. The oil is cold-pressed from the peels, or epicarps, of the grapefruit, Citrus Paradisi
INGREDIENT NAME:
HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES (SEA BUCKTHORN) OIL
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Sea Buckthorn
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used for nourishing hair
INGREDIENT NAME:
HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Cellulose
WHAT IT IS:
Naturally Derived
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used to thicken a product
INGREDIENT NAME:
HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM HYDROLYZED CORN STARCH
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Corn
WHAT IT IS:
Naturally Derived
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used to help style hair
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
JASMINE
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Absolute, Innovative Extract
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Ranges from rich, opulent and floral, to fruity and green
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Jasmine absolute can be extracted from two different types of Jasmine. Jasmine Grandiflorum is rich, opulent and floral with fruity nuances, while Jasmine Sambac has greener tonalities
INGREDIENT NAME:
JUGLANS REGIA (WALNUT) SHELL POWDER
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Walnut
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used to exfoliate
INGREDIENT NAME:
LAURAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Coconut and Palm
WHAT IT IS:
Naturally Derived
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used for gentle cleansing
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
LAVANDIN
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Fresh, herbal, and camphoraceous
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
A hardier plant than true lavender, Lavandin is a hybrid plant - a cross between lavender and spike lavender. Lavandin is fresh and herbal, wth less floralcy than true lavender. It is steam distilled from the flowering tops of Lavandula Abrialis
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
LAVENDER
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Fresh and herbaceous, with sweet floral nuances
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Organic lavender is steam distilled from the flowering tops of the lavender shrub. Ours comes from Bulgaria or France, and the region and soil where it is grown lends olfactory nuances to the final oil
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
LEMON
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Zesty, sweet, and tart
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Zesty, sweet, and tart, organic lemon essential oil is cold pressed from the peels of lemon, Citrus Limon.
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
LIME
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Tart, zesty, and fruity
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Lime organic essential oil can be either cold-pressed or steam distilled from the peels of lime, a citrus fruit grown in many regions of the globe. The steam distilled oil has a sweeter and fruitier note while the expressed oil is tart and zesty
INGREDIENT NAME:
LIMNANTHES ALBA (MEADOWFOAM) SEED OIL
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Meadowfoam Seeds
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
An emollient used in hair care products for conditioning and shine and in skin care products for moisturization
INGREDIENT NAME:
MAGNESIUM ALUMINUM SILICATE
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Clay
WHAT IT IS:
Naturally Derived
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used to create a rich product texture and to stabilize a product
INGREDIENT NAME:
MAGNESIUM SULFATE
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Mineral
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Also called epsom salt, used for creating a hair style
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
MANDARIN
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Juicy and fruity, with floral nuances
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
A sweet citrus essential oil, organic green Mandarin oil is juicy and fruity, with floral nuances. The essential oil is expressed from the peels of the green, unripe fruits, lending the oil a deep, dark green color
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
MARJORAM
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Sweet, herbaceous, and woody
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Sweet Marjoram is a low-growing shrub. Our organic sweet marjoram essential oil is sweet and herbaceous with woody nuances
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
NEROLI
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Light, floral, citrusy, and uplifting
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Like petitgrain, neroli essential oil comes from the bitter orange tree. To produce neroli essential oil, the blossoms are extracted through steam distillation. Our organic neroli essential oil is light, floral, citrusy, and uplifting
Also known as frankincense, olibanum is the aromatic resin of trees in the genus Boswellia. The resin is collected and steam distilled to make olibanum essential oil. The different extracts we use have different profiles. For example, the essential oil opens up with fruity citrus facets to a resinous, woody heartnote
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
ORANGE
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Uplifting, juicy, and sweet
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Our organic orange oil from Argentina is cold-pressed from the peels of the sweet orange, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis. It is uplifting, juicy, and sweet
INGREDIENT NAME:
ORBIGNYA SPECIOSA (BABASSU) KERNEL OIL
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Babassu Kernels
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used as part of a blend for moisturization, hair smoothing and shine
INGREDIENT NAME:
ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) BRAN OIL
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Rice
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Part of a blend used for nourishing hair
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
PALMAROSA
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Sweet, fresh, and rosy
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Palmarosa is a species of grass with a sweet, fresh, rosy aroma. The grass is steam distilled to obtain the organic essential oil
INGREDIENT NAME:
PASSIFLORA EDULIS (PASSIONFLOWER) SEED OIL
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Passionflower Seeds
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Part of a blend used for nourishing hair
INGREDIENT NAME:
PATCHOULI
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Rich and earthy
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Our organic patchouli essential oil is steam distilled from the leaves and twigs of the tropical plant, Pogostemon Cablin. It has a rich, earthy aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
PEG-8 DIMETHICONE MEADOWFOAMATE
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Synthetic
WHAT IT IS:
Synthetic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Use to improve hair feel in styling products
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
PEPPERMINT
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Use to improve hair feel in styling products
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Steam distilled from the leaves and flowering tops of the Mentha Piperata, organic peppermint essential oil lends a crisp, cool herbal note
INGREDIENT NAME:
PERILLA OCYMOIDES SEED EXTRACT
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Perilla Seeds
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Part of a blend used for nourishing hair and skin
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
PETIT GRAIN
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Fresh and green, with citrus, floral, and woody aspects
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Many important essential oils are crafted from the bitter orange tree. In the case of petitgrain, the leaves and twigs are steam distilled to create an organic essential oil that is fresh and green, with citrus, floral, and slightly woody aspects
INGREDIENT NAME:
PLUKENETIA VOLUBILIS (SACHA INCHI) SEED OIL
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Sacha Inchi Seeds
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used for conditioning and smoothing the cuticle
INGREDIENT NAME:
POLYSORBATE 20
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Synthetic
WHAT IT IS:
Synthetic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used to blend other ingredients into the product and to stabilize a product
Aroma ranges from fresh, green, and floral, to spicy, fruity, and honeyed
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
The damask rose is a deciduous shrub grown in Bulgaria and Turkey, which blooms in May and June with densely-petalled pink flowers. The roses must be picked early in the morning when they give the best quality and yield. Each rose extract that Aveda uses has a different profile. For example, organic rose essential oil is fresh, green, floral and spicy, while solvent-extracted rose absolute has richer fruity and honeyed nuances
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
ROSEMARY
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Fresh, cooling, and herbaceous
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Rosemary is a hardy and fragrant shrub with needle-like leaves. Like with many natural materials, the altitude, soil and growing enviroment has a significant impact on the fragrance of the plant. Our organic rosemary essential oil is fresh, cooling, and herbaceous
INGREDIENT NAME:
SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM (SUGAR CANE) EXTRACT
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Sugar Cane
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used for hair styling
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
SANDALWOOD
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Dry and woody, with touches of creaminess
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
More than fifteen years ago, Aveda developed a strategic relationship with the Kutkabubba Aboriginal Community of Western Australia to ensure the sustainable and equitable wild harvest of Australian sandalwood trees for essential oil production. The aroma of Australian sandalwood is dry and woody, with touches of creaminess. We also use sustainably harvested New Caledonian sandalwood, which has a creamier aroma profile
Used to create a creamy product texture and to stabilize a product
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
SPEARMINT
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Cool minty note, with green and leafy facets
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Organic spearmint essential oil is steam distilled from Mentha Spicata plant. It offers a cool minty note, sweeter than peppermint, with green and leafy facets
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
STAR ANISE
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Spicy, cooling, licorice
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Our organic star anise essential oil is obtained through steam distillation of the dried, star-shaped fruits of Illicium Verum, an evergreen tree. The aroma is similar to licorice
INGREDIENT NAME:
STEARIC ACID
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Palm
WHAT IT IS:
Naturally Derived
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used to create a luxurious product texture
INGREDIENT NAME:
SUCROSE
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Sugar Cane
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used for creating a hair style
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
TONKA BEAN
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Absolute, Innovative Extract
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Rich, sweet, and almost caramel-like with warm herbal undertones
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
Tonka beans are wrinkled black beans from the large, tropical tree, Dipteryx Odorata. The aroma is rich, sweet, and almost caramel-like with warm herbal undertones
INGREDIENT NAME:
TRIBEHENIN
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Rapeseed, a flowering plant grown for its oil
WHAT IT IS:
Naturally Derived
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used to thicken product
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
VANILLA
WHERE IT'S FROM:
CO2 Extract
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Rich, sumptuous, and creamy
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
A highly prized raw material sourced from Madagascar, the aroma of vanilla is rich, sumptuous and creamy. In 2019, Aveda launched a pilot program to leverage blockchain technology on our vanilla supply chain. Customers will soon be able to trace the vanilla in their products back to the farmers that grew it – and the farmers will be able to see where their vanilla ends up.
Vetiver is a tall aromatic grass, primarily grown in Haiti but also in Madagascar and Sri Lanka. Our organic essential oil is steam distilled from the roots of this grass. It has an earthy and woody aroma that, as for many oils, is nuanced depending on the region in which it is grown
Aroma
INGREDIENT NAME:
YLANG-YLANG
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Organic Essential Oil
WHAT IT IS:
Natural; Organic
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Luscious, sultry, and floral
WHAT MAKES IT SMELL GREAT:
A bright green-ish yellow flower with drooping petals, our organic ylang ylang essential oil is obtained through steam distillation. The aroma is luscious, sultry, and floral, traditionally known in aromatherapy for its calming properties. It comes from Madagascar and nearby islands
INGREDIENT NAME:
ASTROCARYUM (MURUMURU) SEED BUTTER
WHERE IT'S FROM:
Murumuru Seeds
WHAT IT IS:
Natural
WHY IT'S GREAT:
Used as part of a blend for moisturization, hair smoothing and shine