Ingredient Glossary
Powered by Nature. Perfected for Performance.
Below is a curated glossary of the clean, high-performance ingredients we trust to deliver results you can see and feel. At Rogue Raven Grooming, every formula begins with nature’s finest oils, butters, and botanical extracts—each chosen with intention to nourish, hydrate, and protect your skin and elevate your grooming ritual.
You will never find any harmful or suspect chemicals in our grooming products. We are proud to be free of parabens, sulfates, phthalates, petrochemicals, synthetic fragrances, or artificial colors. Just pure, purposeful care—crafted to perform as boldly as you do.
Aloe Vera Juice
A classic soothing botanical, aloe vera juice delivers a surge of hydration while calming irritation, redness, and post-shave sensitivity. Naturally rich in enzymes and antioxidants, it supports healing and leaves skin feeling soft, cool, and balanced.
Apple Cider Vinegar
This powerhouse tonic gently exfoliates and clarifies the skin, helping restore balance and tone. Its natural acidity helps regulate pH, reduce excess oil, and brighten dull or congested skin—making it a secret weapon for smooth, refreshed skin.
Avocado Oil
Rich in oleic acid and essential nutrients, avocado oil deeply nourishes and softens dry or mature skin. It enhances skin elasticity, supports collagen production, and helps improve the appearance of fine lines. Its anti-inflammatory properties also soothe irritation and calm redness.
Baobab Oil – Organic
Bursting with Vitamins A, D, E, and F, baobab oil absorbs quickly to hydrate deeply without clogging pores. It improves skin elasticity, restores suppleness, and helps combat signs of aging by nourishing and softening from within. Its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties make it ideal for dry, mature, or sensitive skin.
Why We Love It: Yes, it really IS that amazing!
Beeswax/USA
Nature’s breathable barrier, pure beeswax locks in moisture while allowing skin to breathe. It softens and protects dry or chapped skin, and its natural antibacterial properties help support skin health and resilience.
Why We Love It: It seals the deal—literally. Your skin’s own personal bodyguard, minus the drama.
Bentonite Clay
This mineral-rich clay gently detoxifies, draws out impurities, and adds slip to shave soaps for a smoother glide. It helps clarify skin without stripping it, making it ideal for oily or congested complexions.
Calendula Flowers
Perfect for infusing, these golden blooms are prized for their calming, skin-repairing benefits. Calendula supports healing, soothes inflammation, and reduces redness—perfect for sensitive or reactive skin types.
Calendula Infused Coconut Oil
Nourishing and soothing, this infusion delivers all the anti-inflammatory magic of calendula with the lightweight moisture of coconut oil. Great for delicate, damaged, or reactive skin in need of gentle TLC.
Calendula Infused Jojoba Oil
A calming, antioxidant-rich infusion perfect for sensitive or easily irritated skin. Calendula flowers bring soothing anti-inflammatory benefits, while jojoba oil hydrates and balances—making this blend ideal for calming redness and promoting healing.
Calendula + Chamomile Infused Sunflower Oil
This skin-loving infusion blends two botanical powerhouses for ultimate calm. Calendula and chamomile soothe, soften, and support barrier repair, while sunflower oil delivers essential fatty acids to keep skin smooth, nourished, and irritation-free.
Carrot Seed Essential Oil
Rich in antioxidants and known for its rejuvenating properties, carrot seed oil helps firm, tone, and revitalize dull skin. It supports elasticity and collagen while promoting a radiant, even complexion.
Why We Love It: Smells like old whiskey, but it works like a youth elixir!
Chamomile Flowers
Used in our carrier oil infusions, chamomile is gentle and nourishing, helping calm redness, soothe irritation, and supporting healing. Its anti-inflammatory properties make it ideal for sensitive or stressed-out skin.
Cocoa Butter
A deeply nourishing butter that softens, smooths, and improves skin’s elasticity. Cocoa butter helps reduce the appearance of scars and stretch marks while delivering long-lasting hydration.
Coconut Oil – Fractionated
Lightweight and non-greasy, fractionated coconut oil delivers deep hydration without clogging pores. It absorbs quickly, softens skin, and enhances the penetration of other ingredients. Ideal for dry, sensitive, or reactive skin types.
Eucalyptus Essential Oil
Naturally purifying and refreshing, eucalyptus essential oil soothes irritation, clears pores, and leaves skin feeling cool and revitalized. Its crisp, clean scent adds an energizing finish to any formula.
Frankincense Essential Oil
Often called "liquid gold" for the skin, frankincense promotes cellular regeneration, reduces inflammation, and improves tone and texture. It’s prized for its ability to minimize fine lines, tighten skin, and even out pigmentation. Its calming scent adds a ritual-like serenity to any skincare routine.
Why We Love It: Sacred, ancient, and indulgent. Frankincense doesn’t just age well—it reverses the story. An oil straight from the Anti-Aging Gods.
Grape Seed Oil
A fast-absorbing, antioxidant-rich oil that tightens skin and reduces the appearance of pores. Its linoleic acid content makes it perfect for oily or acne-prone skin, helping balance sebum and fight breakouts.
Hemp Seed Oil
A soothing and balancing oil rich in omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Hemp seed oil calms inflammation, strengthens the skin barrier, and helps regulate oil production—making it ideal for acne-prone or irritated skin.
Jojoba Oil
A skin-balancing, non-comedogenic oil that mimics the skin’s own sebum. Jojoba oil delivers long-lasting hydration, regulates oil production, and protects the skin barrier. It’s ideal for all skin types, from sensitive to acne-prone.
Why We Love It: It’s the overachiever of the oil world—adaptable, reliable, and always on point.
Lavender Essential Oil
Loved for its calming properties, lavender essential oil soothes irritation, reduces redness, and supports skin recovery. Its soft, herbal scent promotes relaxation and ritual.
Why We Love It: Well, what's not TO love?
Lemon Balm Infused Coconut Oil
Lemon balm is a botanical multitasker with antioxidant and antibacterial properties. Lemon balm helps tone, clarify, and soothe troubled or sensitive skin while defending against environmental stress. When infused in lightweight + hydrating coconut oil, it soothes irritation, balances, and refreshes the skin.
Marula Oil
A luxurious oil bursting with antioxidants and essential fatty acids. Marula deeply hydrates, smooths fine lines, and defends against environmental damage. It leaves skin silky, supple, and youthfully radiant.
Meadowfoam Oil
This luxurious oil mimics the skin’s natural sebum and locks in moisture for long-lasting hydration. Its antioxidant properties help extend the shelf life of other oils and promote a soft, plump, and glowing complexion.
Olive Oil
Packed with antioxidants, vitamins A and E, and essential fatty acids, olive oil nourishes, softens, and protects the skin. It’s known for its anti-inflammatory and healing properties, making it a classic for restoring compromised skin.
Olive Squalane
A luxe, lightweight oil that mirrors the skin’s own lipids. Olive-derived squalane boosts hydration, restores suppleness, and improves skin texture—without feeling greasy. It strengthens the skin barrier and enhances elasticity, making it perfect for all skin types, especially mature or sensitive skin.
Why We Love It: It’s the sleek operator—plumping skin without the heavy feeling. Hello, silky-smooth skin!
Patchouli Essential Oil
Earthy and grounding, patchouli helps soothe dry, cracked, or aging skin while encouraging cell regeneration. Its rich scent adds a touch of mystique to every application.
Peppermint Essential Oil
A cooling, invigorating essential oil that calms itchiness, refreshes tired skin, and delivers a subtle tingle that energizes the senses. Great for post-shave relief and clarity.
Pine Essential Oil (Siberian Fir Needle)
Crisp, woodsy, and subtly invigorating. This essential oil offers antibacterial properties and helps calm congested or irritated skin. Its forest-fresh scent awakens the senses and promotes a feeling of clarity.
Why We Love It: It’s rugged refinement in a bottle—fresh air meets forest charm.
Pomegranate CO2 Extract
A nutrient-rich extract high in antioxidants and polyphenols, pomegranate helps promote skin regeneration, improve elasticity + firmness, and protect against environmental damage.
Rice Bran Oil
Gentle and nutrient-rich, rice bran oil is full of antioxidants like ferulic acid and oryzanol, which help fight signs of aging and protect from environmental stress. It hydrates, improves skin texture, and brightens the complexion.
Rosehip Seed Oil
A powerhouse of natural Vitamin A (retinol) and essential fatty acids, rosehip seed oil visibly improves skin tone, smooths texture, and supports collagen production. It helps reduce the appearance of scars, fine lines, and discoloration, making it a go-to for radiant, youthful skin. Its antioxidant profile fights free radical damage and supports natural skin renewal.
Rosemary Essential Oil
Stimulates circulation and tones the skin while delivering antibacterial benefits. Rosemary adds a subtle herbal note and helps maintain clarity and balance.
Sandalwood Essential Oil
Prized oil for mature and sensitive skin, this exquisite, deeply calming and hydrating essential oil helps soothe irritation, reduce inflammation, and support smoother, softer skin. Its warm, grounding, and sensual aroma enhances the ritual of self-care.
Sea Buckthorn CO2 Extract (Organic)
Rich in skin-rejuvenating Vitamin C, E, beta-carotene, and omega-7 fatty acids, this golden oil is a skin superfood. It promotes elasticity, strengthens the skin barrier, and supports collagen synthesis while reducing inflammation and dryness. Its high antioxidant content makes it a fierce defender against premature aging and environmental damage.
Shea Butter
Rich and indulgent. This skin-loving superhero rich in fatty acids, vitamins A and E, and anti-inflammatory properties. Shea butter deeply nourishes and protects the skin, locking in moisture while helping to soothe irritation, dryness, and minor skin damage. Its creamy texture and natural emollience make it a go-to for restoring skin’s suppleness and elasticity, while improving texture—without clogging pores. We use only pure, unrefined, premium-grade shea butter to preserve its full spectrum of skin-benefiting nutrients.
Why we love it: Because your skin deserves luxury with purpose—and shea butter delivers it in spades.
Sunflower Oil
A lightweight, Vitamin E-rich oil that moisturizes, soothes, and helps protect the skin barrier. It absorbs quickly, making it a versatile base for all skin types.
Sweet Almond Oil
Lightweight yet deeply moisturizing, sweet almond oil is packed with Vitamin E and fatty acids. It smooths rough texture, brightens dull skin, helps fade dark spots, and fights the signs of aging—making it a real hero for skin care.
Tea Tree Essential Oil
A potent natural purifier with antibacterial and anti-fungal properties. Tea tree oil helps combat blemishes, reduce inflammation, and promote clearer, calmer skin.
Vitamin E
A potent antioxidant that helps neutralize free radicals and protect against environmental stressors. Vitamin E supports skin repair and regeneration, enhances moisture retention, and helps prolong the shelf life of natural oils. It’s a key player in keeping skin smooth, supple, and youthful.
Wheat Germ Oil
Rich in Vitamin E and essential fatty acids, wheat germ oil is a skin-repairing powerhouse. It supports collagen production, promotes healing, helps elasticity, and improves the appearance of scars and uneven texture. Perfect for dry, cracked, or weather-worn skin.
A Note on Preservatives:
We’re all about natural, but not naïve. Many skincare brands brag about being “preservative-free”—even in regards to their water-based products. That’s not innovative, that’s irresponsible.
We believe in transparency. We believe in honesty. We believe in keeping our products and our customers SAFE. As a responsible skincare company, we use a very small amount of a gentle and effective broad-spectrum preservative if + when needed to maintain a formula’s stability and safety. When water is in any skincare formula, a preservative system is absolutely non-negotiable. Why? It is simple…preservatives inhibit the growth of microorganisms - bacteria, fungi, and other icky microbes that will start growing in your pricey water-based, all-natural organic toner, quickly turning it into a potentially dangerous petri dish of nasties. Green, clean skincare? Indeed. At Rogue Raven, we care more about your health than hype.
Just because an ingredient is found in nature doesn't mean it is better for you or the environment. All-natural doesn’t always mean safe, and synthetic doesn’t always mean toxic. And clean skincare? Well, it should never make you sick.
You deserve honest formulation. Always.