We use a synthetic mica in our Aura balms. In this case, synthetic means the “sparkles” are made in a laboratory from natural minerals vs. mined from the earth. Traceability, transparency, and safety is imperative when manufacturing cosmetics. Hurraw can trace our ingredients to the gram because we make it ourselves (no contract manufacturing).
Unfortunately, earth mined ingredients (micas, iron/tin oxides) are nearly impossible to track. Suppliers can rarely provide certificate of origin, proof of labor conditions, or documentation of what impurities they contain. We stubbornly refuse to use mined micas in our Aura balms due to contamination, heavy metals, and hushed child labor practices.
Importantly, synthetic mica is third party tested to be free of antimony, arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, chromium, cobalt, and nickel. It is also safety tested for human use, i.e. the particles of shimmer are much too large to penetrate the skin and have been thoroughly tested for safe cosmetic use.
Glass/Tin: In our efforts to reduce plastic, we chose glass and tin! Aura's glass jar and tin lid are 100% recyclable.
Tiny Air Bubbles: Rare but sometimes appear on the surface due to our pouring process. These do not affect the product quality or performance in any way.
made with organic, vegan, & raw ingredients.™
5.8g / 0.2oz
Ingredients (INCI): Cocos nucifera (coconut) oil*, Ricinus communis (castor) seed oil*, Euphorbia cerifera cera (candelilla) wax, Theobroma cacao (cacao) seed butter*, Jojoba esters, Hydrogenated olive oil, Olea europaea (olive) fruit oil*, Olea europaea oil unsaponifiables, Synthetic fluorphlogopite +/- CI 77891 (Titanium dioxide), CI 77491 / CI 77492 / CI 77499 (Iron oxides), Tin oxide
*certified organic ingredients.
Hurraw Balm is certified organic by the Montana Department of Agriculture.
Although you will see “tin oxide” and “iron oxide” on the ingredient list, they are found at less than <1% in the synthetic micas we use in Aura Copper and Aura Bronze.
