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Moroccan Blue Nila powder
Nila powder is a natural cosmetic powder derived from the Indigofera tinctoria plant sometimes from Guiera senegalensis in traditional Sudanese formulations. It has a deep blue color and is valued for its skin-brightening, soothing, and anti-inflammatory properties.
🌸 Key Skin Benefits
• Brightens and evens skin tone – helps reduce dullness and hyperpigmentation.
• Soothes irritated or inflamed skin – especially useful for sunburn or after exfoliation.
• Cleanses and detoxifies – draws out impurities from pores.
• Softens skin – leaves the skin feeling smooth and refreshed.
• Antimicrobial – helps keep skin clear and free from acne-causing bacteria.Price range: KSh 120.00 through KSh 1,000.00Moroccan Blue Nila powder
Price range: KSh 120.00 through KSh 1,000.00Kojic acid
Common Applications
Brightening serums
Dark-spot correctors
Lotions and creams for melasma
Soaps and cleansers (at low concentrations)
Formulation Guidelines
Typical Use Level: 1–2% (up to 3% max for leave-on products)
pH Range: 4.0–6.0
Compatibility: Excellent with niacinamide, glutathione, tranexamic acid, panthenol, and allantoin
Avoid: Very low pH (<3.5) and high temperatures, which can cause oxidation and browning
Stability Aids: Use antioxidants such as sodium metabisulfite or ascorbyl palmitate, and store in opaque packagingPrice range: KSh 100.00 through KSh 800.00Kojic acid
Price range: KSh 100.00 through KSh 800.00Niacinamide
- Other names: Vitamin B3 ; nicotinamide
It is one of the most research-backed, multitasking actives in skincare and hair care.
It supports barrier repair, oil balance, brightening, and anti-aging, and is suitable for all skin types, even sensitive skin. - INCI name: Niacinamide
- Appearance: White, crystalline powder
- Solubility: Freely soluble in water, glycerin, and ethanol
- pH stability: Best between 5.0–7.0
- Heat stability: Good; therefore avoid prolonged heating above 70 °C
Price range: KSh 100.00 through KSh 1,000.00Niacinamide
Price range: KSh 100.00 through KSh 1,000.00- Other names: Vitamin B3 ; nicotinamide
Neem oil
A potent, 100% natural purifying oil used for centuries in traditional beauty rituals. Our Pure Neem Oil is a high-performance botanical designed to clarify blemish-prone skin and refresh the scalp. Rich in nourishing fatty acids, it provides intensive care for dry, troubled skin areas while promoting a balanced and healthy-looking complexion.
Best For: Clarifying treatments, scalp balancing, and intensive body care.
Key Action: Deeply purifies and smooths surface skin.
Formulation: Highly concentrated; ideal for soaps, balms, and targeted serums.
Price range: KSh 500.00 through KSh 3,800.00Neem oil
Price range: KSh 500.00 through KSh 3,800.00Oat Milk Extract
Oat Milk Extract is a beautifully soothing and skin-conditioning ingredient, ideal for sensitive, dry, or irritated skin.
Oat extract adds a luxurious, calming feel to skincare.INCI Name: Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
🌾Composition & Active Compounds
- Beta-glucans → powerful skin-soothing polysaccharides that enhance hydration and barrier repair
- Avenanthramides → unique anti-inflammatory and anti-itch molecules
- Lipids & proteins → strengthen and nourish the skin barrier
- Phenolic antioxidants → protect against oxidative stress
Price range: KSh 120.00 through KSh 1,200.00Oat Milk Extract
Price range: KSh 120.00 through KSh 1,200.00Pure Benzoyl Peroxide Powder – Intensive Clarifying Active for Blemish-Control Formulations
A high-performance cosmetic clarifying active engineered to target surface congestion and oily skin types. Our Benzoyl Peroxide powder works effectively at 2%–10% concentrations to keep pores clear and minimize the appearance of persistent skin blemishes. Perfect for non-heating face washes, clarifying gels, and specialized rinse-off lotions, it offers a powerful path to a smooth, balanced, and visible clear complexion.
Best For: Blemish-control face washes, clarifying spot gels, and oil-balancing cleansers.
Key Action: Deeply purifies pores and manages the look of excessive surface oils.
Quality: Cosmetic grade; requires suspension formulation techniques (cold-process only).
Price range: KSh 100.00 through KSh 1,000.00Pure Benzoyl Peroxide Powder – Intensive Clarifying Active for Blemish-Control Formulations
Price range: KSh 100.00 through KSh 1,000.00
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Minoxidil
A premium, high-purity active designed for specialized scalp and hair density formulations. Our Minoxidil powder is the professional’s choice for creating targeted solutions that promote the appearance of thicker, fuller-looking hair. Perfect for high-performance scalp serums and foams, it invigorates the roots and supports a revitalized, voluminous head of hair.
Best For: Specialized scalp serums, hair density foams, and root-vitality mists.
Key Action: Invigorates the scalp environment for fuller-looking hair.
Technical: 99%+ Purity; requires solvent-based dissolution (Alcohol/Propylene Glycol).
Formulator’s Note: To minimize the potential for crystals to crash out of the solution, ensure the solvent ratio (Propylene Glycol to Ethanol) is accurately balanced and the final product is stored at room temperature.
KSh 500.00Minoxidil
KSh 500.00Cedarwood Essential Oil – Rich Aromatic Base Note & Sebum-Aligning Scalp Conditioner
A premium, 100% pure steam-distilled essential oil engineered for men’s grooming, fine perfumery, and clarifying hair care. Featuring a deep, warm, and balsamic-woody scent profile, our Cedarwood oil balances excessive surface oiliness, smooths skin textures, and provides intensive scalp conditioning. Perfect for luxury beard oils, clarifying shampoos, conditioning hair masks, colognes, and handmade cold-process soaps.
Best For: Luxury masculine/unisex fragrance design, beard care, and oil-balancing skin lines.
Key Action: Anchors fragrance compositions and refines the look of skin and scalp congestion.
Quality: 100% Pure cosmetic grade; high-purity woody distillate.
KSh 400.00Argan Oil – Premium De-Frizzing Hair Active & Nourishing Face Emollient
A premium, nutrient-rich botanical oil engineered for advanced hair smoothing and weightless skin replenishment. Naturally packed with essential fatty acids and protective Vitamin E, our Argan Oil minimizes frizz, restores brilliant shine to dull hair, and smooths the appearance of fine lines on the face. Perfect for luxury anti-frizz hair serums, pro-youth moisturizers, non-greasy body oils, and conditioning nail treatments, it leaves skin and hair looking flawless, silky, and deeply revitalized.
Best For: Frizzy or coarse hair, dry/mature skin types, and brittle cuticle care.
Key Action: Imparts brilliant luster, tames unruly texture, and seals in surface hydration.
Quality: High-purity cosmetic grade; fast-absorbing golden lipid format.
KSh 550.00Pure Alpha Arbutin Powder – High-Performance Water-Soluble Active for Complexion Illumination
A premium, water-soluble cosmetic active engineered for intense skin brightening and spot refinement. Our Alpha Arbutin powder works effectively at 1%–2% concentrations to visibly unify uneven skin tone and diminish the appearance of persistent surface discolouration. Perfect for high-end leave-on serums, moisturizing creams, and lightweight gels, it offers a gentle, safe, and highly effective path to a radiant, flawless-looking glow.
Best For: Brightening serums, uneven tone adjustment, and dark spot correction.
Key Action: Illuminates skin appearance and refines surface clarity.
Quality: High-stability format; fully water-soluble crystalline powder.
Price range: KSh 250.00 through KSh 2,500.00Pure Alpha Arbutin Powder – High-Performance Water-Soluble Active for Complexion Illumination
Price range: KSh 250.00 through KSh 2,500.00Salicylic Acid
Predissolved salicylic acid
This refers to salicylic acid that has already been dissolved in a suitable solvent rather than supplied as a dry powder.
Because salicylic acid is poorly soluble in water, formulators often first dissolve it in solvents like propylene glycol, ethanol, or other glycols before adding it to cosmetic or pharmaceutical products.Salicylic Acid Isn’t Water-Friendly
Pure salicylic acid typically comes as a white crystalline powder and dissolves very poorly in water.
To effectively incorporate it into skincare solutions, toners, serums, or lotions, it must first be dissolved in a solvent that readily dissolves it .
At Formulators Haven, ours come dissolved at 4% strength.This saves time and ensures even distribution of the active ingredient in final formulations like toners, serums, or exfoliating products.
KSh 350.00Salicylic Acid
KSh 350.00Vegetable Glycerine
One of the most important and effective humectants in skincare, haircare, and cosmetic formulation.
It is simple, affordable, and extremely powerful when used correctly.
INCI: Glycerin
Origin: Vegetable-derived (soy, palm, coconut)
Form: Clear, colorless, viscous liquid
Solubility: Fully water-soluble
KSh 600.00Vegetable Glycerine
KSh 600.00Yellow Castor oil
Typical Usage Rates
Hair oils/serums — 5–50% (often blended with lighter oils)
Creams & lotions — 1–10%
Balms & pomades — 10–40%
Soaps — 5–10% (boosts lather)
Formulation Tips
Blend with grapeseed, sunflower, jojoba, or squalane to reduce heaviness
Works well with essential oils (good solubilizing capacity)
KSh 1,200.00Yellow Castor oil
KSh 1,200.00Royal Jelly
Cosmetic Applications
Face Care
Serums
Face creams
Sheet masks
Eye creams
Essences and emulsionsBody Care
Hand creams
Repair balms
Body lotionsHair and Scalp
Strengthening shampoos
Nourishing conditioners
Hair masks
Scalp repair treatmentsLip Care
Lip balms
Lip repair serumsKSh 400.00Royal Jelly
KSh 400.00Dead Sea Clay
A 100% natural, mineral-dense botanical mud designed for professional skincare and spa applications. Our Dead Sea Clay is exceptionally rich in magnesium and potassium, offering superior pore-cleansing and skin-softening benefits. Perfect for creating revitalizing facial masks, body wraps, and scalp treatments, it leaves the skin feeling deeply purified and looking radiantly healthy.
Best For: Oily and combination skin, pore refinement, and mineral-rich body treatments.
Key Action: Absorbs excess oil and smooths skin texture.
Packaging Note: Best stored in glass or plastic; avoid metal lids to prevent mineral reaction.
Price range: KSh 280.00 through KSh 500.00Dead Sea Clay
Price range: KSh 280.00 through KSh 500.00Seaweed Extract
Key Skin Benefits
1. Deep Hydration
Seaweed contains polysaccharides (alginate, carrageenan) that bind water and maintain hydration.
2. Anti-inflammatory & Soothing
Reduces redness, irritation, and sensitivity. Perfect for:
Acne skin
Sunburn
Barrier-damaged skin
3. Anti-aging
Rich in antioxidants
Helps improve firmness and elasticity
Supports collagen production
4. Oil Control & Detox
Especially brown seaweed (fucus) helps reduce excess sebum and tighten pores.
5. Brightening
Some species (e.g., red algae) improve tone and reduce dullness.
Price range: KSh 120.00 through KSh 1,000.00Seaweed Extract
Price range: KSh 120.00 through KSh 1,000.00Korean Ginseng Extract
Benefits for Skin
Anti-aging: Rich in antioxidants that reduce wrinkles and fine lines and increases collagen synthesis.
Brightening: Helps fade dullness and improves skin tone and radiance.
Anti-inflammatory & Soothing: Calms irritated or stressed skin.
Revitalizing: Improves circulation for a healthy glow.
Price range: KSh 100.00 through KSh 800.00Korean Ginseng Extract
Price range: KSh 100.00 through KSh 800.00
