- The Intention
- The Ingredients
- The Ritual
- The Botnia Story
A cutting-edge, next-generation retinoid serum that's sun-safe and pregnancy-safe, biome-friendly, and won't leave skin feeling irritated or sensitized, Well Serum is designed to target and rejuvenate skin from the inside-out. Brought to life to safely give your skin all the benefits of a retinol serum - glowing, clear, balanced skin - in a gentle, nutritive formula, Well Serum is a wellspring of nourishment that brings to light your healthiest, most vibrant skin. Helping to boost skin renewal and repair where it’s needed most, this revolutionary offering aids your skin holistically in plumping fine lines and wrinkles, reducing acne, brightening, evening skin texture, and fortifying the overall barrier of the skin. At the heart of Well Serum is a sustainably-sourced wild strain of the algae Chlorella vulgaris, a treasure trove of pure microalgae apocarotenoids that act as natural retinoids by binding to specific retinoic acid receptors in the skin and remodeling the skin to enhance youthfulness and vibrancy, promote tissue healing, and enhance collagen synthesis. Uniting with this transformative algae are rose hydrosol, amino acids, hyaluronic acid, vitamin B5, and an oil blend of jojoba, seabuckthorn, rosehip, and red raspberry to bring vital hydration, repair the barrier, and act as an overall well of resources for your skin. More than just a skincare product, Well Serum is a testament to the power of harnessing nature's most potent ingredients to care for our skin sustainably and effectively.
1.69fl oz
Rosa spp. (Rose) Hydrosol, Olivem (Cetearyl Olivate and Sorbitan Olivate), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Seed Oil, Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Seed Oil, Rosa Canina (Rosehip) Fruit Oil, D-Panthenol (Vitamin B5), Tocobiol SF C (Tocopherol), Xanthan Gum, Benzeneethanol, Lactobacillus Ferment, Sodium Hyaluronate (Hyaluronic Acid), Glycerin (and) Collagen Amino Acids (and) Propanediol (and) Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Cananga Odorata (Ylang Ylang) Essential Oil
Apply once or twice daily (may be used morning and night) to freshly cleansed skin, after toning, and prior to oil/moisturizer application.
Founded by longtime esthetician Justine Kahn after eight years of working in spas and realizing she couldn’t do all she wanted for her clients’ skin with the ingredients and products available to her – not to mention she noticed that not only were these ingredients not helping to heal, but they were actually causing damage with synthetic fragrances, alcohols, and questionable preservatives – she began her mission to help people understand that our skin IS our body. What we put on it will eventually be working its way through our entire system. This motivated her to figure out which ingredients positively impact the skin.
While training in cosmetic chemistry at the Nova Studio in Richmond, CA, Justine became very clear on this: simple skincare is more effective and healthy. And in December of 2010, with deep motivation to create something that would truly serve each individual’s needs and desires, she opened Skin Remedy, a luxury spa in San Francisco, CA. Using her new energy and excitement from all that she had learned, she designed the business to be able to customize each client’s experience in the treatment room. This is when she began to develop her signature collection of powerful, raw ingredients that she would use to formulate the perfect remedy for each person’s skin.
Six years later, Justine expanded on what she had been developing and using in the treatment room. Teaming up with an incredible plant biologist to help ensure each product and service they offered was using plants to their nutritional maximum, they were able to create a complete line of science-based, truly organic skin: Botnia.
And to ensure the Botnia team has access to the most potent and fresh botanicals, they grow and care for their own plants on their microfarm at Botnia HQ and take them right into their own green laboratory on-site in Sausalito, California to keep the supply chain simple and transparent, reduce fossil fuels, and create incredibly effective products with in-house infusion, macerations, extracts, and hydrosols. And if they're not able to grow it, they source as locally as possible and look for the same organic farming practices they use on their farm.
They think about every aspect of the product creation process: starting with organic soil and seed quality through growing to harvest, drying, and finally processing each botanical in their own lab. Botnia’s farm follows the natural cycle of their climate, and they employ water catchment and eco-farming practices. The Botnia farm is protected from any pesticides and their pest control consists of neem, ladybugs, and their farm cat Aleister. They utilize organic soil, fertilized with homemade compost - mainly of leaves and vegetable scraps - into a rich soil amendment that keeps their plants thriving from the moment they are planted to the time they harvest them.
As conscious stewards of Mother Earth, they take responsibility for every step of their process and question how it can be less of a burden on the planet. Their goal is that their little organic farm nurtures a holistic relationship between the soil, plants, and waterways, which in turn creates a more sustainable earth.
The Intention
A cutting-edge, next-generation retinoid serum that's sun-safe and pregnancy-safe, biome-friendly, and won't leave skin feeling irritated or sensitized, Well Serum is designed to target and rejuvenate skin from the inside-out. Brought to life to safely give your skin all the benefits of a retinol serum - glowing, clear, balanced skin - in a gentle, nutritive formula, Well Serum is a wellspring of nourishment that brings to light your healthiest, most vibrant skin. Helping to boost skin renewal and repair where it’s needed most, this revolutionary offering aids your skin holistically in plumping fine lines and wrinkles, reducing acne, brightening, evening skin texture, and fortifying the overall barrier of the skin. At the heart of Well Serum is a sustainably-sourced wild strain of the algae Chlorella vulgaris, a treasure trove of pure microalgae apocarotenoids that act as natural retinoids by binding to specific retinoic acid receptors in the skin and remodeling the skin to enhance youthfulness and vibrancy, promote tissue healing, and enhance collagen synthesis. Uniting with this transformative algae are rose hydrosol, amino acids, hyaluronic acid, vitamin B5, and an oil blend of jojoba, seabuckthorn, rosehip, and red raspberry to bring vital hydration, repair the barrier, and act as an overall well of resources for your skin. More than just a skincare product, Well Serum is a testament to the power of harnessing nature's most potent ingredients to care for our skin sustainably and effectively.
1.69fl oz
The Ingredients
Rosa spp. (Rose) Hydrosol, Olivem (Cetearyl Olivate and Sorbitan Olivate), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Seed Oil, Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Seed Oil, Rosa Canina (Rosehip) Fruit Oil, D-Panthenol (Vitamin B5), Tocobiol SF C (Tocopherol), Xanthan Gum, Benzeneethanol, Lactobacillus Ferment, Sodium Hyaluronate (Hyaluronic Acid), Glycerin (and) Collagen Amino Acids (and) Propanediol (and) Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Cananga Odorata (Ylang Ylang) Essential Oil
The Ritual
Apply once or twice daily (may be used morning and night) to freshly cleansed skin, after toning, and prior to oil/moisturizer application.
The Botnia Story
Founded by longtime esthetician Justine Kahn after eight years of working in spas and realizing she couldn’t do all she wanted for her clients’ skin with the ingredients and products available to her – not to mention she noticed that not only were these ingredients not helping to heal, but they were actually causing damage with synthetic fragrances, alcohols, and questionable preservatives – she began her mission to help people understand that our skin IS our body. What we put on it will eventually be working its way through our entire system. This motivated her to figure out which ingredients positively impact the skin.
While training in cosmetic chemistry at the Nova Studio in Richmond, CA, Justine became very clear on this: simple skincare is more effective and healthy. And in December of 2010, with deep motivation to create something that would truly serve each individual’s needs and desires, she opened Skin Remedy, a luxury spa in San Francisco, CA. Using her new energy and excitement from all that she had learned, she designed the business to be able to customize each client’s experience in the treatment room. This is when she began to develop her signature collection of powerful, raw ingredients that she would use to formulate the perfect remedy for each person’s skin.
Six years later, Justine expanded on what she had been developing and using in the treatment room. Teaming up with an incredible plant biologist to help ensure each product and service they offered was using plants to their nutritional maximum, they were able to create a complete line of science-based, truly organic skin: Botnia.
And to ensure the Botnia team has access to the most potent and fresh botanicals, they grow and care for their own plants on their microfarm at Botnia HQ and take them right into their own green laboratory on-site in Sausalito, California to keep the supply chain simple and transparent, reduce fossil fuels, and create incredibly effective products with in-house infusion, macerations, extracts, and hydrosols. And if they're not able to grow it, they source as locally as possible and look for the same organic farming practices they use on their farm.
They think about every aspect of the product creation process: starting with organic soil and seed quality through growing to harvest, drying, and finally processing each botanical in their own lab. Botnia’s farm follows the natural cycle of their climate, and they employ water catchment and eco-farming practices. The Botnia farm is protected from any pesticides and their pest control consists of neem, ladybugs, and their farm cat Aleister. They utilize organic soil, fertilized with homemade compost - mainly of leaves and vegetable scraps - into a rich soil amendment that keeps their plants thriving from the moment they are planted to the time they harvest them.
As conscious stewards of Mother Earth, they take responsibility for every step of their process and question how it can be less of a burden on the planet. Their goal is that their little organic farm nurtures a holistic relationship between the soil, plants, and waterways, which in turn creates a more sustainable earth.