Hero Ingredients
At Kinside we make products that your skin sits up and listens to.
We’ve swapped the feared-fussed-and-not-for-us ingredients and replaced them with sensible ones —
The best-behaved ingredients we could find, in fact. Ingredients as smart your mates, y’know the noble
ones that are 100% parent-proofed that come sealed with teachers-pet ticks of approval.
Spoiler alert: These front-seat legends also work.
Your glow will thank you later.
Organic Aloe Vera
Organic Aloe Vera is a versatile skincare ingredient that hydrates without leaving a greasy residue, making it ideal for all skin types, especially oily and acne-prone skin. Known for its soothing and calming properties, Aloe Vera reduces irritation, inflammation, and redness, making it particularly beneficial for sunburned or sensitive skin. It accelerates the healing of minor cuts, burns, and abrasions, thanks to its antibacterial properties that help combat acne and clear breakouts. Additionally, the gentle exfoliating enzymes in Aloe Vera improve skin texture and brightness, leaving the complexion fresh and radiant.
Organic Mango Butter
Organic Mango Butter is a nourishing emollient that forms a protective barrier on the skin, keeping it soft and supple without clogging pores. Its light texture is easily absorbed, providing hydration without any greasy residue, making it particularly beneficial for young, acne-prone skin. Mango Butter is rich in essential nutrients that maintain skin elasticity and smoothness, making it especially effective for those experiencing breakouts, dryness, or rough patches.
Organic Coconut Oil
Organic Coconut Oil is a comprehensive moisturiser for young skin, offering hydration without leaving a heavy residue. Its antibacterial, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory properties create a protective barrier against potential pathogens. Coconut Oil also helps lock in moisture and prevent transepidermal water loss, making it an ideal ingredient for maintaining balanced, healthy skin during adolescence, especially when experiencing hormonal changes.
Australian Desert Lime
Desert Lime, sourced from Western Australia, is a potent skincare ingredient rich in vitamins C and E, and ferulic acid. It deeply hydrates and brightens the skin while reducing pigmentation, making it perfect for teenage skin. Its antioxidants combat free radicals, protecting the skin from environmental stressors and premature aging. Desert Lime also supports the skin’s microbiome and soothes sensitised or traumatised skin, promoting a balanced and healthy complexion.
Australian Davidson Plum
Davidson Plum, from Queensland and Northern New South Wales, is a powerhouse for improving skin tone and overall health. Rich in vitamin C and antioxidants, it boosts collagen production, evens out skin tone, and reduces blemishes, enhancing your natural glow. The fruit’s natural phyto-compounds like tartaric acid, quercetin, gallic acid, and anthocyanin work together to exfoliate, calm, and protect the skin from aging, making Davidson Plum an excellent choice for maintaining a healthy, glowing complexion.
Australian Kakadu Plum
Grown in Northern Australia, Kakadu Plum, the world’srichest source of vitamin C, offers multifunctional benefits for teenage skin.It protects against free radicals and environmental damage, brightens thecomplexion, evens out skin tone, and reduces hyperpigmentation. Its anti inflammatoryproperties soothe irritated or acne-prone skin, promoting a clearer, healthiercomplexion. Kakadu Plum is a powerful ingredient that supports the overallhealth, clarity, and radiance of teenage skin.
Australian White Kaolin Clay
Australian White Kaolin Clay is a gentle yet versatile skincare ingredient suitable for all skin types, including sensitive skin. It mildly cleanses and detoxifies by removing impurities and excess oil from the pores without stripping the skin’s natural oils. This clay also provides gentle exfoliation, smoothes skin texture, and calms irritated skin, helping to maintain a healthy, clear, and revitalised complexion.
Australian Lemon Myrtle Extract
Lemon Myrtle Leaf Extract is a powerful natural ingredient from the Australian rainforest, known for controlling excess oil production in young, developing skin. By rebalancing sebum production, it helps maintain healthy, clear skin while reducing shine. Its rich antioxidants protect the skin from oxidation, further preventing oily skin cycles, making it an excellent choice for keeping teenage skin balanced and clear.
Australian Olive Pit Powder
Olive Pit Powder, an eco-friendly by-product of olive oil production, offers gentle exfoliation that removes dead skin cells without irritating delicate skin. Regular use prevents clogged pores and promotes smoother, healthier skin, which is essential for maintaining a clear complexion. By upcycling this natural ingredient, we reduce waste and contribute to sustainable skincare practices.
Australian Tea Tree Powder
Tea Tree Powder, derived from the Melaleuca alternifolia plant, is valued for its antiseptic, anti inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antifungal properties. It reduces inflammation, detoxifies, and regulates sebum production, making it effective for treating acne, contact dermatitis, and rosacea. The powder’s fine particles gently exfoliate, helping to unblock pores and remove dirt, ensuring a clearer and healthier complexion.
Jojoba Oil
Jojoba Oil is a versatile ingredient that mimics the skin’s natural sebum, making it an excellent moisturiser for all skin types. It helps balance oil production, prevents breakouts, and keeps the skin clear. Rich in vitamins E and B, Jojoba Oil provides antioxidant protection and contains essential fatty acids that nourish and hydrate the skin. Its anti-inflammatory properties soothe irritated or inflamed skin, making it suitable for sensitive skin while enhancing the skin’s natural barrier function.
Australian Zinc Oxide (Non-Nano)
Zinc Oxide (Non-Nano) is a protective and healing skincare ingredient that offers natural, reef friendly sun protection by reflecting UV rays. It creates a barrier that prevents moisture loss, keeping the skin hydrated and healthy. Its antibacterial properties reduce the risk of bacterial infections, making it particularly effective for acne-prone skin. Zinc Oxide also soothes irritation, reduces redness, and promotes wound healing, making it a vital ingredient for maintaining skin hydration and calming sensitive skin.
Prickly Pear Oil
Prickly Pear Oil is a luxurious, nutrient-rich oil packed with essential fatty acids, particularly linoleic acid, that deeply hydrate and nourish the skin without leaving a greasy residue. It is ideal for all skin types, especially oily and acne -prone skin, as it balances sebum production. Prickly Pear Oil is rich in vitamin E and betalains, offering powerful antioxidant protection and anti-inflammatory benefits that soothe irritated skin, reduce redness, and promote an even complexion.
Magnolia Extract
Magnolia Extract, rich in magnolol and honokiol, offers a range of skin benefits due to its antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. It effectively combats acne-causing bacteria and soothes inflammation caused by hormonal imbalances, bacterial infections, or stress. It inhibits the growth of acne-causing bacteria like Propionibacterium acnes and has a very low Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC), indicating its strong potential in treating and preventing acne without the harsh side effects commonly associated with traditional treatments like benzoyl peroxide and antibiotics.
Cucumber Extract
Cucumber Extract is celebrated for its cooling, soothing, and hydrating properties. Rich in vitamins C and K, along with antioxidants, it revitalises and refreshes the skin, making it appear brighter and more youthful. Cucumber Extract calms irritated or inflamed skin, tightens pores, and reduces excess oil production. Its anti-inflammatory effects help reduce the appearance of under eye bags and dark circles, promoting a rested and refreshed look.
Sunflower Oil
Sunflower Oil is a nourishing and protective ingredient in skincare, rich in vitamin E and antioxidants that shield the skin from free radicals and environmental damage. It acts as an excellent moisturiser, keeping the skin hydrated and soft without clogging pores. The oil’s anti-inflammatory properties calm irritated or sensitive skin, reducing redness and supporting healing, making it particularly beneficial for conditions like eczema and dermatitis.
Polylysine (Corn Fermentation)
Polylysine, known as Dendriclear™, is a patented dendrimer crafted from corn fermentation. It represents a new frontier in acne treatment by selectively weakening acneic C. acnes strains and promoting the growth of non-acneic strains, rebalancing the skin’s microbiome. Dendriclear™ is a gentler alternative to harsh ingredients like salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide, providing clear and flawless skin without compromising the skin’s natural defense mechanisms.
Sage Extract
Sage Extract is a potent skincare ingredient rich in antioxidants like rosmarinic acid, which protect the skin from free radical damage and reduce the signs of aging. It effectively regulates sebum production, controls oil levels, and prevents clogged pores, reducing the occurrence of acne. Sage Extract also has antibacterial, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties that soothe irritated skin and promote a smoother, more even complexion.
CM Glucan
CM-Glucan made from a patented process, a polysaccharide from baker’s yeast, is known for its immune-enhancing properties. It balances the immune system by strengthening the Th1 response, which is beneficial for managing atopic skin conditions. CM-Glucan reduces transepidermal water loss, increases hydration and smoothness, and soothes irritated skin. It also helps reduce pimples, impetigo, furuncles, and abscesses by combating infections related to compromised skin barriers.
Gotu Kola
Gotu Kola, or Centella Asiatica, is renowned for its healing and rejuvenating properties. Rich in triterpenoids, it strengthens the skin’s natural barrier and promotes faster wound healing, reducing the appearance of scars and stretch marks. Gotu Kola also has anti inflammatory and antioxidant properties that soothe irritated skin and protect it from environmental stressors, making it an ideal ingredient for maintaining smooth, firm, and radiant skin.