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Balance Serum

Clarifying Relief

Balance Serum is a clarifying, lipid-based facial serum and moisturizer formulated for oily, congested, and breakout-prone skin. The lightest Serum in the Laurel Skin collection, it delivers gentle nourishment and calming relief to regulate excess oil production and microbial imbalances, decongest pores, and minimize breakouts without stripping the skin.

KEY ACTIONS

  • Balances excess oil while clarifying and decongesting pores
  • Promotes clearer-looking skin and minimizes breakouts
  • Nourishes and stabilizes the skin barrier and microbiome

SKIN TYPE

Oily, congested, breakout-prone skin, suitable for most

30ml

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$94.00

When balancing excess oil or congestion, it’s essential not to strip away natural lipids or disrupt the microbiome, the skin’s natural surface ecosystem. Made from 27 whole organic plants, Balance Serum was designed to work in harmony with this system by mimicking the skin’s natural lipids, supporting compromised, acne-prone skin without forcing correction.

Raw, unrefined SESAME and JOJOBA oils are chosen for their ceramide-like structure and ability to strengthen the barrier while helping normalize oil production. These are layered with anti-inflammatory TAMANU and clarifying CRANBERRY SEED OIL, creating a lightweight yet highly functional oil profile well suited for congestion, reactivity, and imbalance.

A three-month maceration of anti-inflammatory plants, including LICORICE, PASSIONFLOWER, and CALENDULA, is then blended into the formula. These plants help with breakout prevention as well as softening the visible after-effects of breakouts, including post-inflammatory pigmentation and scarring.

Microdosed essential oils are used intentionally as tools of plant medicine rather than for scent. LAVENDER, ROSE GERANIUM and CLARY SAGE are selected for their balancing influence on oil production, the microbiome, and the skin’s response to stress. As the connection between stress and acne becomes increasingly understood, Balance Serum offers both topical support and a grounding element within the skin ritual itself.

SENSORY PROFILE
How it smells: A feather-light, silky, pale green oil that absorbs quickly with a soft-matte finish
How it feels: Earthy and green with a gently medicinal note that signals healing and clarification

PHYTOCHEMISTRY PROFILE
Balance Serum contains these notable phytonutrients, along with many others:
essential fatty acids (including omega 3 and GLA), carotenoids (including beta carotene, zeaxanthin, lutein, lycopene, ++), vitamin E, resveratrol, flavonoids (including rutin, quercetin, catechin, anthocyanin, ++), various polyphenols, phytosterols, vitamin D, phytoceramides, phytosteroids (triterpenoids), xanthones, zinc, selenium, tannins, potassium, copper, manganese, magnesium, geraniol, sesquiterpenes, linalool, camphor, palmitic acid, neryl acetate, pinene

USAGE
After applying Elixir generously for hydration, press 3–5 drops of Serum into the slightly damp face, neck, and décolleté. When additional moisture or barrier support is needed, follow with Balm.

RITUAL
As the Serum settles in, take a moment for slow, intentional massage. Release tension at the temples, sweep upwards on the forehead, glide down the neck several times to encourage lymphatic movement. Let the soft floral and resinous aromatics deepen your breath for just a moment.

Use within six months of opening and before the recommended use-by date on the bottom of the bottle. Store in a cool, dry, and dark place.

100% Whole Plant Organic

JOJOBA + SESAME
Raw, unrefined Jojoba and Sesame oils form the lightweight lipid foundation of Balance Serum. Both have a wax-like structure similar to the skin’s own lipids, allowing them to support balance in oily and congested skin without heaviness. These oils are pressed fresh exclusively for Laurel Skin and selected for their ability to nourish while helping regulate oil production.

HELICHRYSUM
Freshly cultivated, harvested, and distilled in the Pacific Northwest, Helichrysum is a powerful skin-healing plant traditionally used to support irritated and reactive skin. It brings potent anti-inflammatory support while helping strengthen and steady compromised skin.

CRANBERRY SEED OIL
Lightweight yet deeply nutrient-dense, Cranberry Seed Oil delivers a high concentration of tannins, minerals, and antioxidants, making it especially well-suited for oily, congested, and dermatitis-prone skin. Its unique profile of Omegas 3, 6, and 9, along with phytosterols and phospholipids, supports clarity, resilience, and long-term skin vitality.

LICORICE
Licorice is used for its soothing and clarifying properties, helping calm visible redness and support skin experiencing breakouts or irritation with its steroidal triterpenoids. Slow maceration allows its effective constituents to fully express themselves, bringing a wealth of additional benefits like the fading of post-inflammatory acne scars.

PASSIONFLOWER
This locally grown flowering vine is known for its calming effect on stressed, reactive skin. In Balance Serum, Passionflower supports skin clarity while helping soothe visible irritation and imbalance.

CALENDULA
Grown on our own biodynamic farm, Calendula is a traditional, reliable plant for skin recovery and comfort. It is deeply restorative and healing with an abundance of carotenoids, triterpenoids, and resins that bring steady support to irritated, reactive, or compromised skin, microbiomes, or damaged barriers.

FULL INGREDIENT LIST: Jojoba OilËš, Sesame Seed OilËš, Macadamia Nut OilËš, Almond OilËš, Cranberry Seed OilËš, Red Raspberry Seed OilËš, Tamanu OilËš, Rosehip Fruit and Seed OilËš, Sea Buckthorn Fruit and Seed OilËš, Rosemary ExtractËš; House Made Whole Plant Extracts of PassionflowerËš, LicoriceËš, CalendulaËš, ChamomileËš, EchinaceaËš, YarrowËš, Baical SkullcapËš, Gotu KolaËš, ComfreyËš, AstragalusËš, NettleËš, LavenderËš, Orange PeelËš; Essential Oils of LavenderËš, HelichrysumËš, Clary SageËš, Rose GeraniumËš
Ëšorganically grown ingredient

Laurel Skin formulas set a benchmark for high ingredient and formulation standards that the beauty industry would collectively consider unreasonable. Here are a few highlights that set our Balance Serum apart from other facial oils.

  • Exclusive use of freshly pressed, unrefined, virgin oils to maintain antioxidant and nutrient availability
  • Exclusive use of 100% organic, biodynamic and regeneratively grown plants
  • A 3-month whole-plant infusion in every bottle
  • No lab-made, synthetic isolates, bioidenticals, or biomimetics – only whole plants
  • Micro-dosed essential oils for immediate phytonutrient support, without overwhelming the skin

    • The abbreviated list above cannot be found elsewhere – our level of care and integrity is proudly unreasonable.

    OILS, BARRIERS + THE COMEDOGENIC SCALE
    The skin’s lipid barrier is mostly made up of fatty acids, ceramides, and cholesterol. Plants contain their own versions of fatty acids, ceramides, and cholesterols that closely resemble our own and can support barrier health, but only when those plant oils are left unrefined. Traditional cosmetic oil refinement strips away the very nutrients that make oils biologically compatible with skin. This is why, at Laurel Skin, we work exclusively with whole, unprocessed plants and raw oils.

    Oil balances oil. While this can sound counterintuitive, most oily and breakout-prone skin has been through years of stripping from foaming cleansers, alcohol-based toners, and oil-free moisturizers. This leaves skin stressed, inflamed, and more prone to imbalance. When skin is properly hydrated with a Hydrating Elixir and supported with a lightweight oil Serum, it often begins to recalibrate on its own. Internal factors matter too, and we always encourage addressing those alongside topical care.

    Balance Serum, like all of our Serums, is non-comedogenic. The comedogenic scale is based on outdated testing of standardized, highly refined cosmetic oils and additionally doesn’t account for the skin microbiome. Our oils are raw, nutrient-rich, and enzyme-intact, meaning they are recognized, metabolized, and utilized by the skin more readily. For this reason, the comedogenic scale simply doesn’t apply to whole-plant formulations like ours.

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