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The Formulary · a plain reading of what is in the bottleIndex · Sheets 01-09
[ The Formulary ]

Nine ingredients,
nine sheets.

One sheet per ingredient: what it is, what its number means, what it does, and - printed the same size - what it does not. Written so you can read any label better, including somebody else’s.

A percentage is honest about exactly one thing: quantity. It does not tell you the ingredient is good, where it came from, or what the rest of the bottle is doing. The sheets take it from there.

01JojobaSimmondsia chinensis82.5%Sheet 01 →02RosehipRosa moschata15%Sheet 02 →03SandalwoodSantalum spicatum2.0% blendSheet 03 →04LavenderLavandula angustifolia2.0% blendSheet 04 →05FrankincenseBoswellia serrata2.0% blendSheet 05 →06CedarwoodCedrus atlantica2.0% blendSheet 06 →07Vitamin ETocopherol0.35%Sheet 07 →08SunflowerHelianthus annuus0.5% blendSheet 08 →09Tea TreeMelaleuca alternifolia2.0% blendSheet 09 →

Printed-label INCI order, descending weight. Percentages per the Master Formula. Within the 2.0% essential-oil blend: sandalwood 0.7%; lavender, frankincense and cedarwood 0.4% each; tea tree 0.1%.

Appendix · Words on other bottles

Each sheet closes with one word from the industry’s vocabulary: what it means, what it does not, and why this label declines it. Collected so far:

“Proven” · “Fragrance-free” (Sheet 01) - “Natural” (02) - “Sustainably sourced” (03) - “Hypoallergenic” (04) - “Used for millennia” (05) - “Dermatologist-tested” (06) - “Antioxidants” (07) - “Free-from” (08) - “Active ingredient” (09)

Read across the sheets