OSEA - inspired plant-based beauty
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Posted on June 20, 2018
OSEA - Ocean, Sun, Earth and Atmosphere, is a family run business founded over 20 years ago focusing on creating natural clean skincare without synthetic ingredients. OSEA uses high quality ingredients such as bioavailable seaweeds and steam distilled or cold pressed essential oils to create products that work effectively on the skin without impacting our environment. OSEA have an intimate knowledge of their ingredients with a key focus on eco-responsible sourcing. This transparency about ingredients allows OSEA to appreciate and control the quality of their products. With the earth and its health at the heart of OSEA's formulations it is unsurprising that OSEA continues to protect the environment by using glass and other recyclable packaging for all their products, thereby reducing the amount of unnecessary plastic clogging up our oceans. OSEA also supports and donates to Mission Blue and the Slyvia Earle Foundation who work to improve the health of our oceans and raise awareness around how many conventional skincare and cosmetics companies affect the environment, specifically our beautiful oceans.
OSEA works with plant based ingredients making all their products cruelty free and vegan but perhaps their defining feature is their use of seaweeds in their products. Seaweed extracts help to stimulate collagen production and provide a myriad of nutrients to the skin. OSEA uses a combination of three different types of seaweed, the Red Algae (Gigartina Skittsbergii extract), Brown marine Algae (Undaria Pinnatifida extract) and Brown Algae (Macrocystis Pyrifera extract) in their formulations. These seaweeds help to provide antioxidants, minerals and vitamins such as B1, B2, B3, B6 and B12, iron, iodine, bromine, potassium, calcium and fucoidan as well as some essential fatty acids. These powerful ingredients help with signs of aging, healing blemishes, reducing sensitivity, retaining skin moisture levels and stimulating collagen production.
OSEA has something for everyone...
Cleansers
Ocean Cleansing Mud- This lightly exfoliating cleanser contains tea tree, peppermint and rosemary to help heal active blemishes and balance out excess oil production leaving your skin fresh and clear.
Ocean Cleanser - A mineral rich light weight cream/gel cleanser for all the skin types out there. This beautiful cleanser balances oil whilst keeping the skin plump and hydrated. It contains lactic acid, seaweed extracts and aromatic essential oils leaving you with fresh, healthy looking skin.
Serums
Brightening Serum - This lightweight serum will leave you with bright and dewy skin. The seaweed extracts, anti-aging hero ingredient ferulic acid and vitamin C brighten your skin and reduce pigmentation, while the Japanese flowery knotweed, bearberry and matsutake mushroom give your skin the nutrients and vitamins it needs to glow from within.
Hyaluronic Sea Serum - This powerful and uniquely effective hyaluronic serum contains three different types of hyaluronic acid that penetrate deeply into all layers of the skin helping to plump and hydrate as well as heal. The seaweed extracts boost the hydration levels through omegas and essential fatty acids, leaving you with glowing skin.
Eye Treatments
Eye Gel Serum- An eye serum to write home about. The Eye Gel Serum contains the usual powerful seaweed extracts as well as hyaluronic acid and aloe vera to reduce puffiness, increase firmness and cool the eye area to give a fresh and youthful glow.
Moisturisers
Atmosphere Protection Cream - This lightweight moisturiser protects against the harsh environment while leaving the skin hydrated and plump. It's formulated with macadamia seed oil, shea butter, jojoba oil and seaweed extracts which makes it perfect for normal to combination skin types. It also makes a great primer for your make up.
Blemish Balm - An ultra-lightweight moisturiser that protects and heals blemish prone skin while balancing out excess oil production. With tea tree, rosemary and seaweed extracts to help heal active blemishes and light oils to protect the skin from dehydration and environmental factors that can create future breakouts.
Advanced Protection Cream - Your ultimate anti-aging friend. The Advanced Protection This cream contains DPHP which helps to stimulate collagen fibrils and grapeseed, jojoba and avocado oils to hydrate and protect your skin.
Mists
Sea Vitamin Boost - With its anti-aging formulation containing seaweed extracts, resveratrol (the ingredient in red wine that makes it good for you) and pomegranate extract this mist helps to protect the skin against harsh weather and helps your other products to work that little bit better.
Sea Minerals Mist - Like its counterpart the Sea Vitamin Boost this mist helps to get your other products to work a little harder. It contains dead sea salt, aloe vera and seaweed extracts to reduce redness and the appearance of pores.
Exfoliators
Vitamin C Probiotic Face Polish - This exfoliator uses vitamin C, rice and bamboo powders, seaweed extracts and probiotics to help brighten skin and reduce the appearance of pigmentation, leaving the skin fresh and bright.
Oils
Essential Hydrating Oil - This oil combines the benefits of jojoba and sesame oils as well as seaweed extracts, a blend of essential oils and hyaluronic acid to intensify hydration levels in the skin and reduce those pesky little wrinkles.
Hand Cream
Anti-Aging Hand Cream- Rich and full of antioxidants this hand cream helps reduce hyperpigmentation and maintain the skin's moisture barrier. With shea butter, coconut oil, seaweed extracts and aloe vera this hand cream will leave you with smooth hydrated skin to survive the Australian winter.
By Elle Macleman
OSEA works with plant based ingredients making all their products cruelty free and vegan but perhaps their defining feature is their use of seaweeds in their products. Seaweed extracts help to stimulate collagen production and provide a myriad of nutrients to the skin. OSEA uses a combination of three different types of seaweed, the Red Algae (Gigartina Skittsbergii extract), Brown marine Algae (Undaria Pinnatifida extract) and Brown Algae (Macrocystis Pyrifera extract) in their formulations. These seaweeds help to provide antioxidants, minerals and vitamins such as B1, B2, B3, B6 and B12, iron, iodine, bromine, potassium, calcium and fucoidan as well as some essential fatty acids. These powerful ingredients help with signs of aging, healing blemishes, reducing sensitivity, retaining skin moisture levels and stimulating collagen production.
OSEA has something for everyone...
Cleansers
Ocean Cleansing Mud- This lightly exfoliating cleanser contains tea tree, peppermint and rosemary to help heal active blemishes and balance out excess oil production leaving your skin fresh and clear.
Ocean Cleanser - A mineral rich light weight cream/gel cleanser for all the skin types out there. This beautiful cleanser balances oil whilst keeping the skin plump and hydrated. It contains lactic acid, seaweed extracts and aromatic essential oils leaving you with fresh, healthy looking skin.
Serums
Brightening Serum - This lightweight serum will leave you with bright and dewy skin. The seaweed extracts, anti-aging hero ingredient ferulic acid and vitamin C brighten your skin and reduce pigmentation, while the Japanese flowery knotweed, bearberry and matsutake mushroom give your skin the nutrients and vitamins it needs to glow from within.
Hyaluronic Sea Serum - This powerful and uniquely effective hyaluronic serum contains three different types of hyaluronic acid that penetrate deeply into all layers of the skin helping to plump and hydrate as well as heal. The seaweed extracts boost the hydration levels through omegas and essential fatty acids, leaving you with glowing skin.
Eye Treatments
Eye Gel Serum- An eye serum to write home about. The Eye Gel Serum contains the usual powerful seaweed extracts as well as hyaluronic acid and aloe vera to reduce puffiness, increase firmness and cool the eye area to give a fresh and youthful glow.
Moisturisers
Atmosphere Protection Cream - This lightweight moisturiser protects against the harsh environment while leaving the skin hydrated and plump. It's formulated with macadamia seed oil, shea butter, jojoba oil and seaweed extracts which makes it perfect for normal to combination skin types. It also makes a great primer for your make up.
Blemish Balm - An ultra-lightweight moisturiser that protects and heals blemish prone skin while balancing out excess oil production. With tea tree, rosemary and seaweed extracts to help heal active blemishes and light oils to protect the skin from dehydration and environmental factors that can create future breakouts.
Advanced Protection Cream - Your ultimate anti-aging friend. The Advanced Protection This cream contains DPHP which helps to stimulate collagen fibrils and grapeseed, jojoba and avocado oils to hydrate and protect your skin.
Mists
Sea Vitamin Boost - With its anti-aging formulation containing seaweed extracts, resveratrol (the ingredient in red wine that makes it good for you) and pomegranate extract this mist helps to protect the skin against harsh weather and helps your other products to work that little bit better.
Sea Minerals Mist - Like its counterpart the Sea Vitamin Boost this mist helps to get your other products to work a little harder. It contains dead sea salt, aloe vera and seaweed extracts to reduce redness and the appearance of pores.
Exfoliators
Vitamin C Probiotic Face Polish - This exfoliator uses vitamin C, rice and bamboo powders, seaweed extracts and probiotics to help brighten skin and reduce the appearance of pigmentation, leaving the skin fresh and bright.
Oils
Essential Hydrating Oil - This oil combines the benefits of jojoba and sesame oils as well as seaweed extracts, a blend of essential oils and hyaluronic acid to intensify hydration levels in the skin and reduce those pesky little wrinkles.
Hand Cream
Anti-Aging Hand Cream- Rich and full of antioxidants this hand cream helps reduce hyperpigmentation and maintain the skin's moisture barrier. With shea butter, coconut oil, seaweed extracts and aloe vera this hand cream will leave you with smooth hydrated skin to survive the Australian winter.
By Elle Macleman