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A nutrient-dense, whole-plant alternative to conventional retinol or lab-grown stem cell serums featuring potent tonic herbs like Comfrey, Nettle, and Horsetail to support the skin’s own regenerative processes - smoothing fine lines, stimulating collagen production, and restoring elasticity, firmness, and vibrancy to skin that feels dull, fragile, or time-worn.
A nutrient-dense, whole-plant alternative to conventional retinol or lab-grown stem cell serums featuring potent tonic herbs like Comfrey, Nettle, and Horsetail to support the skin’s own regenerative processes - smoothing fine lines, stimulating collagen production, and restoring elasticity, firmness, and vibrancy to skin that feels dull, fragile, or time-worn.

Vitality Compound

Wild Weeds

Vitality Compound is our whole-plant alternative to retinol and stem cell serums. This concentrated infusion of powerful, adaptive, leafy greens works as a botanical growth factor to support the skin’s own regenerative processes. Mineral-rich and restorative, these superfoods provide the nutrients needed to repair, rebuild, and restore vitality in skin that feels dull, thin, or time-worn. The result is resilient, vibrant skin that is able to thrive with longevity — just as the weeds do.

KEY ACTIONS

  • Acts as a growth factor for new skin cells
  • Restores vibrancy and vitality to dull skin
  • Provides nutrient building blocks for collagen + new cells

CONVENTIONAL COMPARISON

Retinol or Stem Cell Serum

SKIN TYPE

Healthy aging, dull, time-worn, lacking vibrancy

20ml

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$92.00

In stock

Weeds in the wild are the ultimate act of resilience: adaptive, resilient, and evolving, with the ability to thrive in even the most environmentally stressful conditions. These medicinal tonic herbs offer a blueprint of longevity for our skin to follow – showing our skin how to age vibrantly, even under conditions of depletion or chronic oxidative stress.

Vitality Compound begins as a slow herbal infusion, a process of repeated pressing and infusing over the course of six months. The finished yield is a concentrated whole-plant infusion rich with vitality from these resilient weeds. The chlorophylls and xanthophylls are visibly present in the infusion, constituents that are responsible for the energy of life within the plants themselves.

Regenerative COMFREY leaf anchors the formula. Long revered in herbal traditions for its ability to stimulate cellular renewal, it contributes allantoin and restorative plant nutrients that encourage fresh cell growth while helping maintain firmness and elasticity.

NETTLE and HORSETAIL act as wild superfoods for the skin, rich in minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and polyphenols that provide the building blocks needed for cellular proliferation and collagen formation. LEMON BALM brings anti-inflammatory phenolic acids and free radical scavenging polyphenols to close the intertwined cycle of oxidation stress and inflammation.

Beautifully aromatic, ROSE GERANIUM supports elasticity, firmness, and a strong lipid barrier across all skin types. The wildest of all the weeds, DANDELION provides a plethora of nutrients, but is also a powerful teacher, showing the skin how to maintain resilience and longevity in the face of stress and time.

As the sole lipid-based formula in the Laurel Skin Compound Collection, Vitality Compound helps carry and amplify the activity of every Compound it’s paired with, making it a powerful step within any Laurel Skin ritual.

SENSORY PROFILE
How it feels: a lightweight, deep inky-green oil that disappears quickly into an invisible veil
How it smells: fresh, crushed, green leaves and cut grass, hints of lemon and geranium

PHYTOCHEMISTRY PROFILE
Vitality Compound contains these notable phytonutrients, along with many others:

chlorophyll, xanthophylls, carotenoids, flavonoids, allantion, rosemarinic acid, caffeic acid, ferulic acid, quercetin, chlorogenic acid, terpenes, sesquiterpene lactones, tannins, trace minerals such as copper, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, iron, silica, sulfur, potassium

USAGE
Laurel Skin Compounds are designed to be used after a Hydrating Elixir application.

Shake well before each use; for best mixing results, empty dropper fully prior to shaking. After misting skin generously with a Hydrating Elixir, apply 2-3 drops of Compound onto fingertips and press into damp skin, including face, neck, and chest. Follow with Serum and/or Balm.

SENSITIVITY NOTE
Our Compounds are not recommended for reactive skin (with the exception of Soothe Compound).
Due to the phytonutrient potency of our Compounds, we do not recommend them for those who are brand new to Laurel Skin, but rather for those who are already using a Laurel Skin ritual with ease.

RITUAL
Vitality Compound’s lipid structure is designed for layering and mixing. As the sole lipid-based formula in the collection, Vitality boosts the effectiveness of all other Laurel Skin Compounds. It pairs well with Hydration, Radiance, or Brighten to sustain long-lasting skin transformation by providing the nourishment needed for restoration. To use in combination with other Compounds, use any other Compounds first, and follow up with Vitality as your final Compound, prior to moisturizing.

Another way to use Vitality is by mixing it with your Laurel Skin Serum. Put 2-5 drops of Serum into your fingertips as you normally would to moisturize your skin, and include 1 drop of Vitality as a nutrient-dense, renewing boost.

Store this product in a cool, dry, and dark place. Use within 6 months of opening and by the use-by date found on the bottom of the bottle.

100% Whole Plant Organic

COMFREY
Comfrey leaf mimics our skin’s stem cells, promoting rapid epithelial cell growth much like retinol. It is a superior regenerator, providing essential nutrients for healthy cell and tissue creation, unlike conventional options. Abundant in allantoin, Comfrey helps restore elasticity and firmness. It grows unapologetically abundant and sprawling, a living lesson in resilience and transformation.

NETTLE
A wild superfood rich in hundreds of plant constituents, including vitamins A, B, C, D, E, and K. It is high in essential minerals like iron, calcium, zinc, and magnesium, along with potent antioxidants such as ferulic acid, quercetin, and caffeic acid. This powerhouse leaf nourishes cells with the building blocks needed for healthy functioning, including collagen production and new cell growth. As a tonic herb, Nettle supports vitality by delivering these vital nutrients.

LEMON BALM
Also known as Melissa, this nutrient-rich leafy weed in the mint family contains a wide range of antioxidant phytochemicals and anti-inflammatory compounds that help diminish oxidative damage and revitalize skin. It addresses inflamed and problematic skin, providing calming and soothing effects. Constituents like catechin, chlorogenic acid, and rosmarinic acid contribute to its effectiveness as an ally in vibrant aging.

ROSE GERANIUM
A well-rounded herbal skin queen that benefits and balances all skin types. Medicinal terpene compounds from the leaf and sweet pink flower help strengthen, plump, and firm delicate skin. Acting as a humectant, it improves hydration retention and helps reinforce weakened lipid barriers. Fragrant Rose Geranium also soothes broken capillaries and supports a balanced skin microbiome.

FULL INGREDIENT LIST: Extended, Concentrated Macerations of Comfrey°, Lemon Balm°, Nettle°, Rose Geranium°, Dandelion°, Horsetail° in Jojoba Oil°
˚organically grown ingredient

Laurel Skin Compounds break an industry mold. A new approach to plant-active skincare and cosmeceuticals, these Compounds have created a first-of-their-kind category.

While it’s common practice for natural skincare to include lab-made synthetic cosmeceutical ingredients like retinol, vitamin C, or hyaluronic acid, we see imbalance in that formulation approach. Those ingredients force the skin into specific actions without providing the complex synergistic nutrients needed to sustain those actions in a balanced way.

The Laurel Skin Compounds provide whole-plant alternatives to common cosmeceutical serums, like retinol, vitamin C, and niacinamide.

These herbalist-created, topical, whole-plant skin supplements are formulated to support the skin through both momentary flare-ups and chronic conditions. Used by the drop with our Hydrating Elixirs, the Compounds support specific skin concerns and evolving symptoms of imbalance, allowing for a more customized Laurel Skin Ritual.

Each Compound is a labor of patient dedication, taking several months to create. Containing multiple types of plant mediums, medicines, and techniques, the intricate process involves each plant undergoing a diverse array of maceration, extraction, and infusion. This process ensures that we capture the complete phytonutrient profile of each whole plant in the final product.

This category and approach is not only unheard-of and unprecedented, but proudly unreasonable.

Plants vs Synthetics
There remains a significant stigma in the beauty industry that synthetic nutrients are necessary to alter the health and appearance of our skin – this belief couldn’t be further from reality. Whole organic plants, when handled with great care and formulated appropriately, deliver potent concentrations of phytonutrients that can transform the skin. Laurel Skin Compounds are rich in valuable constituents such as botanical hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, vitamin C, and ferulic acid. All of the plant’s nutrients are proportioned and in balance, with complex delivery and stability systems inherent in the plants themselves.

This approach is known as Whole Plant Herbalism. Most Herbalist lineages believe that a plant’s vast synergistic chemical profile is more impactful than any of its single, isolated parts. Every plant is made up of hundreds to thousands of intricate constituents, harmoniously working together, and whole plant herbalism relies on that full spectrum of a plant’s complex chemical profile to support the body’s natural functions. The Laurel Skin Compounds fully embody this approach of whole plant herbalism.

For examples of whole plant herbalism and synergistic phytochemicals working together, read more on our blogs about Flavonoids or Carotenoids.

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