Skincare
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Safety Is A Given
Consumers have to take charge of their own health these days. Codex Beauty wants to make that process less daunting by being extremely transparent about what goes into our product.
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Making It
How a product is made is crucial to how it performs. For that reason, Codex Beauty follows what’s known as current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), which regulates everything from how...
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What's In Skincare?
Codex Beauty’s ingredients are plant-based, locally sourced, safe, and effective. We choose organic whenever possible.
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Organic Sourcing
It’s a simple truth: you need the best ingredients to make the best products. We carefully source everything that goes into our COSMOS-certified formulas, relying on wild harvesting techniques, or...
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What Is Skin?
Skin is a vital organ in the body. It’s the main line of defense—a physical shield—to the outside world and helps regulate everything from moisture retention to vitamin D production.
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Replenishing Dry, Dehydrated Skin
More than 60 percent of the human body is comprised of water. Aside from just quenching one’s thirst, water is essential for replenishing skin by transporting nutrients and oxygen to...
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The Beauty Of Oils
The use of hair and skin oils dates back centuries to the ancient Greek and Egyptians civilizations. Today, oils are experiencing a renaissance as a time-honored way to enhance and...
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Soap Basics
Soap is the result of a chemical reaction between fatty acids (oils) and an alkaline solution (lye), which is called saponification. Cold-processed soap is made by mixing sodium hydroxide (lye)...
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Plant Science
Plant remedies and cures have been passed down for centuries to heal the body. Herbal science takes the best parts from ancient herbal medicine and builds on it with modern...
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Irish Herbal Medicine
Codex honors the ancient Irish herbal traditions of the past—which date back to the 8th century—and applies modern science to unlock even more benefits from plant ingredients.
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It Takes A Village: Skincare Professions
Creating a science-based, high-tech skincare product requires a team comprised of many different professionals. These critical players contribute to developing, manufacturing, and testing of skincare products.
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A Men’s Skincare Routine that Really Works
Men’s skincare routines often prioritize efficiency over pampering. At Codex Beauty, we’d like to change that.