Rainforests are often called the "pharmacy of the planet," as a quarter of all modern medicines are based on tropical plants. Many of these plants also have unique antioxidant properties, making them exceptionally nourishing and beneficial in skincare.

Abundant rainfall combined with warmth creates a unique habitat for plants, insects, birds, and many other animals. Over millions of years of evolution, rainforest plants have developed unique characteristics due to their extraordinary conditions. Rainforests also act as the "lungs of the Earth," as they absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.

Through your cosmetic choices, you can support the vitality of rainforests. Local people and indigenous communities do not cut down forests out of malice but because they face only two options for their livelihood: cutting down rainforests for farmland or living traditionally by collecting valuable and unique nuts, mushrooms, fruits, and other gifts from the forest.

Many of these rainforest treasures can be used as raw materials in cosmetics to create unique skincare products. Not a single tree needs to be cut down for these products, and at the same time, we encourage local people to maintain their ecological way of life. By purchasing and using rainforest products, we help prevent the destruction of rainforests.

As a nut oil, kukui nut oil is exceptionally lightweight and absorbs well into the skin while still providing deep hydration. Its secret lies in its skin-friendly fatty acids and high levels of vitamins A and E. It is rich in linoleic and alpha-linolenic acids, with only a small amount of greasy oleic acid. The skin does not feel oily but instead soft and silky. Thanks to the balanced ratio of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and its natural antimicrobial properties, it is suitable for all skin types and can also help with eczema and acne.

The kukui nut tree is a tropical rainforest tree. Its exact origin is not fully known, as humans have carried it wherever they have settled. The earliest evidence of the tree and its nuts being used dates back 13,000 years to the tropical islands of Southeast Asia.

Indigenous peoples have prepared food from the nuts by roasting and steaming them, but in Hawaii, the kukui tree has also held exceptional spiritual and religious significance. In Hawaii, the skin-healing properties of kukui nut oil were discovered early on, and it has been used as part of religious rituals as well.

 

How to use

Gently massage a small amount of balm onto areas of the skin prone to dryness or fine lines.

The balm can be used as a nourishing all-round cream, effective night cream, or to protect the skin from cold and wind. You can also use Wild Fruit Beauty Balm as a conditioning nail treatment, dewy highlighter or even on sunburned shoulders.

To get the most out of the balm, apply it after a shower or bath when the skin is still slightly damp.

 

Ingredients

Macadamia nut oil, kukui nut oil, berry wax, meadowfoam seed oil, kokum butter, shea butter, squalane (from olives), MCT oil (from coconut), dicaprylyl carbonate (from coconut), sunflower oil, vitamin E

INCI: Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Aleurites Moluccana Seed Oil, Rhus Verniciflua Peel Cera, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Garcinia Indica Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Squalane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Tocopherol

All ingredients are 100% natural and vegan.

 

About Usva Cosmetics

Our Story

Usva Cosmetics is a family-owned natural skincare company. We carefully select our ingredients and handcraft our products in our small workshop in Lohja, Finland.

Our production methods are very gentle, so that the nutrients and vitamins in the raw materials remain full-quality and unaltered. We make our products in small batches and send them to our customers directly from our workshop, fresh and ready to use.

At Usva, we celebrate the power and harmony of nature, its diversity and unity.

Rainforest plants, that have enjoyed plenty of sun and moisture, are rich in antioxidants and have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and soothing properties.

On the other hand, the short but intense growing season packs northern plants with essential vitamins and protective polyphenols and anthocyanidins. They are resilient and rich in omega-3, 6 and 9 fatty acids in a balanced proportion.

At Usva, we combine the best qualities of these plants from completely different environments to create effective natural skincare products that support the skin's natural function.

• Our products are 100% natural and vegan. We have stricter standards than many certified natural cosmetics, which allow the use of animal-derived ingredients such as carmine and beeswax.
• We do not add any preservatives or synthetic ingredients to our products. We design our products to work and last without any additives.
• For us, responsibility and sustainability are not just buzzwords and slogans; we carefully examine the social and environmental impact of our raw materials and packaging throughout their life cycle.
• We do not use any raw materials whose extraction is harmful or irreversibly damaging to the environment. For example, the production of sandalwood essential oil requires the cutting down of an endangered sandalwood tree as its heartwood is used to extract the oil. At Usva, we use only ethically produced and renewable raw materials.

Do you sometimes find it difficult to find the right skincare products? Naturalness, sustainability, practicality and the fact that the product works for your skin, after all, - all these qualities don't always come together easily, but we took up the challenge.

At Usva, we evolve and move forward at the pace of the world, listening to the nature voice. We open the door to new knowledge and challenge old habits. We favour wild-grown plants and organic ingredients. We study the impact of vegetable oil production and other ingredient manufacturing processes on the environment and local people.

We are on this path to developing effective and increasingly sustainable skincare products. We want you to get your hands on truly nourishing natural cosmetics that will make you and your skin glow.