Aloe Vera

Aloe vera is one of nature’s most versatile healing plants. The gel inside its leaves contains over 75 active compounds, including vitamins A, C, E, enzymes, amino acids, minerals, and polysaccharides. These work together to deeply hydrate the skin, soothe irritation, reduce inflammation, and support rapid healing. Aloe is especially loved for calming sunburn, reducing redness, easing dryness, and helping the skin repair after irritation or injury. Its cooling nature makes it ideal for sensitive, acne-prone, or inflamed skin types. Aloe also supports collagen production, improves elasticity, and helps lock in moisture without leaving a greasy film.

Apricot Kernel Oil

Apricot kernel oil is a lightweight, hypoallergenic oil that absorbs quickly and is ideal for sensitive or delicate skin. Rich in vitamins A and E, it helps combat free radicals, reduce the appearance of fine lines, soften, moisturize, and improve skin elasticity. It’s also great for nourishing the scalp and strengthen hair.

Argan Oil

Argan oil is known as ‘liquid gold’ due to its high vitamin E, fatty acid, and antioxidant content. It nourishes dry or mature skin, restores elasticity, and softens fine lines. It also strengthens hair and nails, making it a versatile ingredient for overall beauty and skin wellness.

Bakuchiol

Bakuchiol is a natural retinol alternative that increases cell turnover, improves firmness, reduces fine lines, and smooths texture without the irritation caused by traditional retinoids. A prominent ingredient in Korean skincare; Bakuchiol is a gentle (yet powerful) must-have for natural anti-aging skincare.

Beef Tallow

Tallow is a traditional skincare ingredient rich in vitamins A, D, E, and K, along with skin-compatible fatty acids. It closely resembles the natural sebum of human skin, making it deeply nourishing and highly absorbable. Tallow helps repair the skin barrier, soothe irritation, and provide long-lasting moisture.

Calendula

Calendula is renowned for its healing and restorative properties. Its flavonoids and triterpenoids promote cell repair, calm inflammation, and soothe dry or irritated skin. It’s especially beneficial for eczema, dermatitis, cracked skin, and redness. Known as “nature’s skin healer”, calendula is a skincare staple that is powerful yet gentle enough for even the most sensitive of skin types.

Carrot Seed Oil

Carrot seed oil is rich in beta-carotene, antioxidants, and vitamins A, C, and E; all of which deeply nourish and protect the skin. This golden oil helps improve skin tone, soften dry patches, and give a natural glow. Because of its regenerative properties, carrot seed oil is often used in anti-aging and brightening formulas to support collagen production and minimize the appearance of sun damage or fine lines.

Castor Oil

Castor oil is thick, deeply moisturizing, and protective. Rich in ricinoleic acid, it has antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties, making it ideal for hair growth, lash serums, and repairing dry or damaged skin. It penetrates deep into the skin to trap moisture, hydrate and protect against UV damage and pollution.

Cayenne

Cayenne is a powerful circulatory stimulant used in herbal balms and salves for centuries. When applied topically, it creates a warming sensation that helps increase blood flow to the skin’s surface. This improved circulation supports nutrient delivery, muscle relaxation, and deeper penetration of active ingredients. Cayenne is especially valued for joint and muscle formulas, sinus relief balms, and invigorating blends that encourage lymphatic movement. In tiny concentrations, it brings rapid relief to tension, stiffness, and dull, underactive tissues. Cayenne is Dollhouse Apothecary’s most beloved herb with so many uses and benefits, it is the one we simply cannot live without!

Chamomile

Chamomile contains compounds like bisabolol and chamazulene that soothe redness, reduce inflammation, and help the skin recover from irritation. Chamomile infused oil is perfect for sensitive or reactive skin types, and it’s often used in baby products and calming blends that restore peace to the skin barrier.

Cocoa Butter

Cocoa butter is deeply moisturizing and protective. Its fatty acids help repair the skin barrier, improve elasticity, and heal dry or damaged skin. It’s famous for supporting scar and stretch mark reduction.

Essential Oils

Essential oils are a staple in all of our products. They offer concentrated plant benefits for aromatherapy effects, emotional support, antimicrobial properties, and targeted skin benefits. Lavender calms, eucalyptus clears, rosemary energizes, frankincense renews, peppermint cools, and each oil offers a unique therapeutic profile.

Evening Primrose Oil

Evening primrose oil is rich in gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), a rare omega-6 fatty acid that supports hormonal balance and healthy skin barrier function. It hydrates deeply and improves elasticity, making it perfect for mature, dry, or hormonally reactive skin.

Frankincense

Frankincense resin has been used for thousands of years in healing rituals. Its essential oil supports cell regeneration, improves skin tone, reduces scarring, and calms inflammation. It’s known for its spiritually grounding aroma and its ability to rejuvenate mature or damaged skin. A Dollhouse Apothecary favorite, Frankincense is included in most of our products.

Ginger

Ginger is one of the oldest herbal medicines on earth, celebrated for its warming, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant effects. When used topically, ginger stimulates circulation, helping to bring fresh blood and oxygen to sluggish or congested areas. It also assists in easing muscle tightness, reducing puffiness, and supporting lymphatic drainage. Its natural gingerols and shogaols exhibit antimicrobial and soothing properties, making ginger-infused oils ideal for sinus blends, warming balms, and energizing formulas.

Green Tea

Green tea extract is rich in EGCG, a potent antioxidant that helps prevent collagen breakdown, calm inflammation, and protect against environmental damage. It is especially beneficial for acne-prone or sensitive skin, helping reduce redness and balance oil production. Its anti-aging benefits make it a favorite for firming and brightening formulas.

Jojoba Oil

Jojoba mimics the skin’s natural sebum, making it balancing for oily, dry, and combination skin. It hydrates while regulating oil production and is non-comedogenic, ideal for sensitive or acne-prone skin.

Mango Butter

Mango butter is silky, lightweight, and rich in vitamins A, C, and E. It hydrates, softens fine lines, and improves the skin barrier while absorbing well and not clogging pores.

Rosehip Seed Oil

Rosehip seed oil contains natural vitamin A (retinoids), essential fatty acids, and antioxidants that make it one of the most effective plant oils for renewal. It helps fade dark spots, improve texture, support collagen production, and restore elasticity. Its lightweight, deeply penetrating nature makes it suitable for all skin types.

Rosewater

Rosewater has been used for thousands of years in beauty rituals across the Middle East, Persia, and India for its soothing, hydrating, and glow-enhancing benefits. Naturally rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds, rosewater helps calm redness, balance the skin’s pH, and provide lightweight hydration without heaviness. It is especially beneficial for sensitive, irritated, or reactive skin because it helps strengthen the skin barrier while reducing feelings of tightness or heat. Its gentle astringent properties refine pores and freshen the complexion, making it perfect for toners, mists, and delicate facial elixirs.

Shea Butter

Shea butter is loaded with vitamins A, E, and F and offers intense moisture while reducing inflammation. It’s ideal for eczema, rough patches, and distressed skin, protecting against environmental damage.

Soursop

Soursop leaves and fruit are rich in antioxidants like acetogenins, vitamin C, and polyphenols that help neutralize free radicals and support healthier, more resilient skin. Traditionally used in Caribbean and Latin herbalism, soursop is known for its cooling, anti-inflammatory properties that help calm irritated or reactive skin. When infused into oil, it gently encourages cellular repair, enhances radiance, and supports the skin’s natural detox pathways. Many people find soursop especially soothing for acne-prone or inflamed skin because it helps rebalance the skin barrier without stripping moisture. A super star ingredient we are so proud to incorporate into many of our skincare products.

Squalane

Squalane is a highly stable, lightweight moisturizing compound derived from olives or sugarcane. It mimics natural skin lipids and provides deep hydration without clogging pores. Squalane supports barrier repair, improves elasticity, and gives skin a smooth, silky texture.

Sweet Almond Oil

Sweet almond oil softens, hydrates, and nourishes the skin with its high oleic acid and vitamin E content. It improves skin tone and is gentle enough for baby and facial products.

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant that protects the skin from free radicals, supports healing, and stabilizes plant oils. It softens texture, improves elasticity, and reduces scar visibility.

Witch Hazel (Alcohol-Based)

Traditional witch hazel extract contains natural tannins and is often distilled with alcohol, creating a strong astringent effect. This form of witch hazel tightens pores, reduces oiliness, and helps purify the skin’s surface. It has been used for centuries by Indigenous tribes for its ability to reduce inflammation, soothe irritations, and support minor skin injuries. Alcohol-based witch hazel is excellent for spot treatments, oily or acne-prone skin, and for helping calm swelling or razor bumps. However, the alcohol content can be drying for some skin types, so it’s best used in small areas or in formulas paired with hydrating ingredients.

Witch Hazel (Alcohol-Free / Non-Alcoholic)

Alcohol-free witch hazel is the gentler, more hydrating version of this classic ingredient. Distilled without alcohol and often preserved with natural alternatives, this version retains all the plant’s soothing, anti-inflammatory, and mildly astringent benefits — without stripping moisture or irritating sensitive skin. It helps refine pores, calm redness, reduce puffiness, and balance oil production while keeping the skin’s barrier intact. Alcohol-free witch hazel is ideal for toners, facial mists, eye treatments, and sensitive or dry skin formulations. It offers the purifying and pore-tightening benefits of witch hazel while remaining nourishing and supportive to the skin.