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Balance Serum

$2.00 – $88.00

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1 oz lasts 3–4 months with twice‑daily use due to our ultra‑concentrated, nutrient‑dense formula.

A regulating tremella mushroom serum (cucumber blueberry & enzymes) that harmonizes oil, hydration, and sensitivity without disruption.
Your skin finds its middle ground.
A nervous system skincare™ formula designed for sensitive women.

SKU: BAL-SERUM

At a glance

100% NaturalEWG 2

HydrationBalanced

MinimalMaximum

GentlenessBalanced

CalmingActive

ScentCucumber & blueberry
WhenAM & PM
UseSerum

i. The Signal

When your skin can’t seem to settle.

Some skin lives between extremes — shiny in one place and tight in another, calm one day and reactive the next, never quite landing anywhere comfortable. Most “balancing” products swing too hard in one direction and leave it more unsettled than before. What it wants is a middle ground.

Balance Serum was made to help your skin find it.

ii. The Ritual

Your skin finds its middle ground.

A regulating Tremella mushroom serum with cucumber, blueberry, and gentle enzymes that supports a comfortable, even, balanced-looking complexion — without disruption. It meets combination, can’t-quite-settle skin softly, instead of forcing it one way or the other. Your skin finds its middle ground.

The texture is a lightweight, silky serum that absorbs cleanly and layers easily. A few drops, morning and night, is the whole ritual — gentle enough for daily use on the most changeable skin.

Made for skin that

feels shiny in some places, tight in others

shifts between calm and reactive

reacts to strong balancing or mattifying actives

wants a steady, evening-out daily serum

iii. The Standard

Why this serum is different.

Most balancing serums rely on astringents that strip and rebound. Balance Serum uses gentle fruit ferments and botanicals instead — held to the standard the most sensitive, changeable face demands.

100% natural · EWG 2An all-natural formula with a clean EWG rating.

Gentle, not strippingSoft fruit ferments and botanicals instead of harsh astringents.

Fragrance-free & EO-freeNo synthetic fragrance and no essential oils — nothing to react to.

Properly preserved · zero wasteA certified preservation system, in a refillable, lidded bottle.

1 oz lasts 3–4 months with twice-daily use, thanks to an ultra-concentrated, nutrient-dense formula.

Sensory Notes

A lightweight, silky serum that absorbs cleanly. The first touch is fresh and fluid, never tacky; it sinks in fast and leaves skin feeling comfortable, even, and balanced. There is no tingle, no heat, no sting — just a soft, settling layer that sits quietly under whatever comes next.

Initial feelFresh, fluid, and silky — never tacky.

AbsorptionSinks in fast and layers cleanly under a butter or cream.

FinishComfortable and even — balanced, never shiny or tight.

OverallA quiet, settling layer for skin that can’t quite land.

Scent: none added. Only the soft, fresh note of cucumber and fruit botanicals. No synthetic fragrance, no essential oils.

How to Use

After your essence

Use on clean, slightly damp skin, after your essence and before your butter or cream.

A few drops is enough

Press a few drops between your palms and gently pat over the face and neck. A little goes a long way.

Morning and night

Use twice daily, AM and PM, as your steady, evening-out layer.

Seal it in

Follow with a facial butter or cream to lock the serum and hydration in place.

Ingredients

A cucumber base with gentle fruit ferments, blueberry, and Tremella — and nothing in it that doesn’t earn its place.

Cucumber DistillateOrganic

A fresh, soothing base that gives the serum its light, calming feel.

Blueberry & Bamboo FermentGentle refiners

Soft fruit extracts and ferments that refine the look of the skin without harsh acids.

Licorice RootBotanical

A classic botanical chosen for an even, comfortable look on changeable skin.

Tremella PolysaccharideThroughout the line

A botanical prized for holding water against the skin, for a plump, comfortable finish.

Full Ingredient List

Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Distillate*+, Propanediol, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Glycerin, Opuntia Tuna Flower/Stem Extract, Vaccinium Myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruit Extract, Yeast Amino Acids, Lactobacillus Ferment, Lactobacillus/Arundinaria Gigantea Ferment Filtrate, Tremella Fuciformis (Snow Mushroom) Polysaccharide, Gluconolactone****, Sodium Benzoate****, Sodium Phytate, Arginine.

*Organic ****ECOCERT-certified ^COSMOS +Ethically Sourced

100% Natural
EWG-Rated 2
Fragrance-Free
Essential Oil-Free
Zero-Waste Bottle
No Parabens, Dyes, or Talc

Because we prioritize freshness and small-batch production, the list above may occasionally vary from your packaging. The ingredient list printed on your bottle always reflects the exact formula inside.

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Autoimmune & Sensitivity Transparency

A gentle balancing layer for reactive skin — and open about every ingredient.

I formulate for bodies that react to almost everything, including my own — so I build for less, and I name all of it. Balance Serum helps changeable, can’t-quite-settle skin look even and comfortable through gentle fruit ferments and botanicals rather than stripping astringents — a soft middle ground, never a swing — and it’s genuinely fragrance-free and essential oil-free. If you’re navigating an autoimmune condition, MCAS, eczema, psoriasis, or combination skin that reacts to strong actives, this is balance with nothing sharp in it. Here’s the full picture.

Why it’s made for reactive skin

Genuinely fragrance-freeNo synthetic fragrance and no essential oils — and no benzyl alcohol, so the claim holds without a caveat.

Gentle, not strippingSoft fruit ferments and botanicals — no astringents, nothing that strips and rebounds.

100% natural · EWG 2An all-natural formula with a clean EWG rating.

Gently preservedA naturally-derived ECOCERT preservation system, safe for reactive skin.

Genuinely fragrance-free

This is one of the products I can call fragrance-free without a caveat. There’s no synthetic fragrance and no essential oils, and the naturally-derived preservation system contains none of the benzyl alcohol that, as a declarable fragrance allergen, keeps the water-based butters from carrying that claim. The soft, fresh note is simply the cucumber and fruit botanicals themselves.

Every ingredient, named

Here is everything in the bottle — nothing hidden, nothing cherry-picked. It’s built on gentle fruit ferments and snow mushroom; the notes below are for anyone with a mold, yeast, or ferment sensitivity, or a melon-family allergy, so you can decide with the full facts in hand.

Open the full ingredient list

Cucumber BaseCucumis Sativus

The fresh, soothing base. Cucumber is in the melon (Cucurbitaceae) family — named for anyone with a melon-family allergy, though reactions are uncommon.

Yeast & Bamboo Ferments, Snow MushroomYeast Amino Acids, Lactobacillus Ferment, Lactobacillus/Arundinaria Ferment, Tremella

The soft ferment and mushroom botanicals that refine and balance the look of skin. Yeast-, ferment-, and fungal-derived, so this is the note for anyone with a mold, yeast, or ferment sensitivity.

Licorice, Blueberry & Prickly PearGlycyrrhiza Glabra, Vaccinium Myrtillus, Opuntia

Soothing, brightening botanicals. Licorice is in the pea (Fabaceae) family — named for anyone with a legume allergy; blueberry and prickly pear are food-derived fruit extracts.

Texture & preservationPropanediol, glycerin, arginine, gluconolactone, sodium benzoate, sodium phytate

Texture, humectants, and a naturally-derived ECOCERT preservation system — the reason this can be called fragrance-free, with no benzyl alcohol.

That’s everything — nothing hidden, nothing implied. If a particular ingredient gives you pause — the ferments and mushroom especially, if you’re sensitive to mold or yeast — patch test a small area first. You know your body best.

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