FATH SKINCARE
Review by Deborah Ferguson
FATH: A new luxury organic sustainable skincare brand launched in Early 2021. Their brand manifesto confirms them as one of the pioneers within the emerging concept; soil health ensures quality, potent, plant ingredients.
The founder Faith Appleton: after decades of experimenting at home creating her own skincare products while growing up on an Island of Maine started with her handmade sea kelp face masks she created as a child then lead to her current horticulture expertise. The amalgamation of high-level botanical ingredients led her to enlist experienced scientists to formulate result driven products based on herbalism and emulsification.
I seek out skincare brands to try that are with in the zone of organic, botanical, sustainable. Fath products are stand out in the new frontier of skincare for their high-quality ingredients, results, and their unique trailblazing formulations.
A lot of skincare brands claim to be organic, sustainable, with local gown ingredients. There is a new wave of sustainable luxury skincare in which we can now ask: is the product made in small batches? How and where are the plants sourced used for the formulations? What sort of fillers do the products contain, are they safe?
There is a long list of reasons why I absolutely recommend this well researched & formulated brand. I’ll start with the scent of each product: intensely pure, authentic, luxurious, which is both therapeutic for the skin as well as the senses. The Skincare is like an organic, aromatherapy feast for the skin, you feel the potency as the ingredients absorb immediately into your skin.
After my 30-day trial of the 5 key products, my skin is deeply hydrated and nourished, skin texture is velvety soft and my, pores are smaller. The impeccable, potent and organic ingredients ensure a long-lasting anti-ageing effect.
The 5 products I tried are great to mix for day and night depending on if your is skin dry or not. I recommend the Resurfacing cleanser 3-4 times a week, The Mage oil twice daily, The Rose Nectar daily before moisturizing, The Collagen Serum at night before The Infinity Cream.
RESURFACING BOTANICAL CLEANSER
The texture is thick, and grainy, when I applied it felt like a therapeutic mask meets cleanser. I used 2 pumps and gently massaged into my skin. While using the grain resurfaced my skin in a unique. yet intense way. I will stress a gentle massage is ideal for the best results. After rinsing I could have just spiritized my face with the Rose nectar for a lightly moisturized effect, ideal for a humid day.
Brand Notes:
A deep-cleansing treatment that combines gentle physical exfoliation with skin-buffing enzymes to thoroughly refresh and renew skin.
This exfoliating facial cleanser purifies and renews skin with utter care and gentleness. It’s formulated with fine-grain sustainable bamboo fibers, pomegranate enzymes, and white clay to lift dead skin cells and impurities, while nourishing and hydrating skin for a complete complexion reset that reveals softer, smoother, more vibrant skin.
Ingredient Highlights
+ Pomegranate enzymes help gently unbind dead skin cells so they can be sloughed away, leaving skin brighter, softer, and renewed.
+ Sustainable bamboo fibers help lift dead skin cells that may be trapping dirt, oil, and makeup, improving oxygenation for smoother, more radiant skin.
+ Kaolin white clay helps draw out impurities from deep in the pores, leaving skin thoroughly purified and refined.
+ Sea buckthorn oil helps to promote skin elasticity, hydration, and brightness.
Addresses: Roughness, dullness, impurities, dryness
Complexion types: Dry skin, sensitive skin, combination skin, oily skin
THE COLLAGEN SERUM
This serum has an un serum-like texture; it’s a light textured but ingredient loaded cream. I applied sparingly after cleansing and spritzing with the rose Nectar. It absorbs immediately and disappeared into my skin. I let it set a few minutes and more pores were minimized, and my skin had slight taught texture. I would suggest using this twice daily before moisturizing for an intense anti-aging result.
Brand notes:
An ancient herb-powered serum that combines herbal extracts from Ayurvedic and traditional medicine to fortify and amplify the skin’s natural firming techniques for smoother, more luminous skin.
Powered by little-known murraya koenigii stem extract, pressed from the leaves of the curry tree, that helps promote skin density and elasticity for an overall lifted appearance, and supported by other ancient herbs known for their ability to stimulate and protect collagen, smooth the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and brighten the complexion. Recommended as a nightly treatment for all skin types following cleansing and misting to offer powerful support for aging skin.
Ingredient Highlights
+ Murraya koenigii helps promote skin density and elasticity for an overall lifted “anti-gravity” effect.
+ Paracress extract is known for its Botox-like effect on facial muscle relaxation helping reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
+ Astragalus extract is known to help skin protect against the breakdown of collagen while supporting hyaluronic acid production.
+ Ashwagandha root’s powerful antioxidants alongside exfoliating pineapple enzymes together give the complexion an overall brighter appearance.
Addresses: Fine lines & wrinkles, sagging, dullness, hyperpigmentation, signs of aging.
Complexion types: Dry skin, sensitive skin, combination skin, oily skin
THE MAGE OIL
I’m absolutely in armored with this skin oil, the texture, the scent, the long lasting after glow. I experimented with the oil; I tried it after cleansing as a solo moisturizer and around my eyes. I then mixed it with the infinity cream after spritzing my cleansed skin with the Rose nectar, and after the applying the collagen serum.
This was the ultimate nighttime ritual moisturizing experience for my skin. The results of these products resulted in plumped skin, my pores and fine lines minimized. Not to mention the incredible afterglow. The Mage oil left long-lasting results due to the potent ingredients that deliver an immediate effect. The unique natural scent has a soothing aromatherapeutic affect. I applied it day and night, it has a long-lasting hydrating moisturizer. Overall, it’s a deeply hydrating, firming, and brightening daily botanical oil for all skin types.
Brand notes:
Our signature restorative face oil with 29 botanical ingredients chosen for their ability to stimulate collagen production, fortify the moisture barrier, and prompt cell renewal, helping to brighten skin and diminish fine lines. Press 5-8 drops into skin morning or night or mix into your favorite moisturizer for an ultra-nourishing routine boost.
Addresses: Dryness, dullness, appearance of fine lines & wrinkles
Complexion types: Dry skin, sensitive skin, combination skin, oily skin
Ingredient Highlights + Pomegranate seed oil helps skin retain moisture content, improves discoloration and wards off environmental stressors.
+ Cypress leaf oil has been shown to support increased blood circulation helping to give skin a vibrant, glowing appearance.
+ Prickly pear oil is known for its ability to help skin fortify its moisture barrier, leaving skin deeply hydrated.
+ Helichrysum extract smooths the appearance of fine lines
+ Arnica extract aids the skin’s natural rejuvenation process and is specifically prized for protecting skin health from the body’s stress response.
THE INFINITY CREAM
This rich but quick to penetrate face cream has one of the best cream textures I’ve ever experienced. I applied it after cleansing, and after the serum which is ideal 3 times a week due to the richness of the cleanser. I also mixed it with the Mage Oil for a deeper hydration when not using the Botanical Resurfacing Cleanser, I did not breakout in fact the small breakouts and maskne minimized. A must have face anti-ageing face cream which works well in the day, pre makeup if you have dry skin.
Brand Notes :
A powerful overnight treatment that aids skin’s natural regeneration process, so you wake up to smoother, brighter, firmer skin.
This luxurious night cream is powered by prized botanicals known for their ability to restore connective tissue, prompt cell renewal and encourage lymphatic drainage, leaving skin firm, sculpted, and glowing by dawn.
Addresses: appearance of fine lines & wrinkles, puffiness, dryness, dullness.
Complexion types: Dry skin, sensitive skin, combination skin, oily skin
Ingredient Highlights
+ Labdanum oil is an energy-moving essential oil that reduces puffiness as it promotes firm, even skin.
+ Camellia seed oil is super moisturizing and rapidly absorbing with high levels of plant collagen that improve appearance of fine lines, ward off hyperpigmentation, while helping to form a protective barrier and lock in moisture.
+ Sea buckthorn oil promotes skin elasticity, hydration, and brightness.
+ Frankincense oil has been prized since ancient times for its ability to brighten the skin and reduce the appearance of fine lines.
+ Borage seed oil helps correct moisture loss by rebuilding the skin barrier, improving skin suppleness and bounce.
THE ROSE NECTAR
The scent and ingredients of this nectar are divine. I have not yet tried a spray nectar with such an intense pure Bulgarian rose scent and ingredients. I use it 2-3 times a day, after cleansing and as a mid-day hydrator. The scent is addictive and as are the effects.
Brand Notes:
A luxuriously refreshing facial mist, infused with a skin-renewing botanical blend to hydrate, plump, brighten and help prep skin for moisturizer.
Our signature Bulgarian rose-infused facial mist blends super hydrators that help skin retain moisture content with toning and brightening botanicals with natural AHAs to help renew and revive skin. Super fine mist spritzes, and true rose scent offer a spa-like experience anytime, anywhere.
Addresses: Dryness, dullness, appearance of fine lines & wrinkles, roughness
Complexion types: Dry skin, sensitive skin, combination skin, oily skin
Ingredient Highlights
+ Bulgarian rose extract refines skin texture and evens skin tone
+ Aloe leaf extract is a super hydrator that firms and plumps skin while helping it retain moisture.
+ Lotus flower extract helps brighten skin and retain elasticity
+ Apple extract gently exfoliates and brightens skin tone with natural AHAs, reducing pore appearance and smoothing skin.
About:
FaTH, a luxury collection mixed at Apple Street Farm, a family farmstead based in Essex, Massachusetts, that dates back to 1634. The historic farm serves as a field laboratory for heirloom seeds and old vine grafts, grown in proprietary soil and cultivated for potency and purity with the earth’s natural rhythms, with plans for extracts from these exquisitely cultivated plants to become heroes in the collection in 2022. This is what Founder Faith Appleton calls slow beauty, from soil to serum, one plant at a time.
FaTH takes plant-based skincare to new levels by digging deeper into the way the plant is grown and cultivated. All ingredients are cultivated for potency with ideal conditions, and the products are formulated by top chemists, offering farm-based skincare with the best of potency, purity, performance, and outcomes for the planet.
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Deborah Ferguson
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