Melee is made from food grade ingredients and has successfully treated a myriad of skin issues. Our first belief here is STOP USING SOAP. At all. Seriously.
This mini-size is 1oz by weight. The perfect amount to get to try out the revolution.
This is a blend of organic oatmeal, sucanat, sea salt, Himalayan salt, and herbs and essential oils that deeply cleanses, soothes, and fortifies the skin against daily abuse.
One of the most important virtues at Brazen Bee is being able to customize your facewash so that you are maximizing your daily regimen and your money. No one should have to pay for things they don't need and skin care is a tricky business, more is not always better when it comes to skin treatments.
Ingredients: Organic Oatmeal, Organic Sucanat, Sea Salt, Himalayan Pink Salt, Organic Yucca Root Powder, Organic Cape Aloe Vera Powder, Organic Spirulina, Frankincense Essential Oil, Lavender Essential Oil, Rosemary Essential Oil
Benefits of Each Ingredient
Oats: Oats have been used for skin maladies since 2000 bc. They should not be forgotten as one of the original skin remedies. Oats contain sopanins which attach to impurities and gently remove excess oil from the skin with absolutely no drying or tightening of the skin. Colloidal oatmeal was recognized by the FDA as a skin protectant in 2003. It is one of the few herbs recognized in the United States for its natural properties. Oats 6 major components that are recognized as scientifically beneficial for skin. Avenanthramides (anti-itch, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-irritant), avenacins (sopanin and anti-fungal), flavanoids (anti-bacterial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory), phenolics (antioxidant), Beta-Glucan (sought after skin ingredient now because it is highly penetrative and has shown to have more ling term hydration protection than hyaluronic acid, speeds healing), lipids (work to protect the skin, antioxidant), and peptides.
Oats provide all those benefits and otherwise expensive components in one beautiful place.
Sucanat- Naturally occurring alpha-hydroxy acids? Yes, please! This is the only true "sugar in the raw" that actually exists. Sucanat is fresh pressed and dried cane juice without undergoing any removal of vitamins or minerals. Sugar is an easy source of alpha-hydroxy acids where other companies want to isolate and charge an arm and leg for them, I found them in their rawest form with the inclusion of nutritive vitamins and minerals.
Alpha-hydroxy acids- (found in sucanat) are well-known to speed up cell regeneration and improve the smoothness and brightness of skin. Glycolic acid is the main alpha-hydroxy in sugar cane and this is the smallest of the acids and works to gently break the bond between old skin cells so they can slough away without irritation or rough scrubbing. Glycolic acid also increases the moisture level in the skin cells keeping th
