INGREDIENTS WITH A PURPOSE.
We are not interested in a long list of ānaturalā ingredients. Every ingredient in a ZINDEO product has a specific job: targeting the bacteria associated with body odour, absorbing moisture, giving the cream its texture or cleansing the skin.
WHATāS IN EACH PRODUCT
All ZINDEO products
No aluminium salts and no baking soda.
Anti-odorant Cream and Cream Refill
Water-free formula with no added silver ingredients and no conventional emulsifiers.
Fragrance-Free Anti-odorant Cream
No added fragrance, essential oils or alcohol.
Anti-odorant Roll-on
Fragrance-Free, water-based formula.
For a general guide to common deodorant ingredients, read Deodorant Ingredients to Avoid (and What to Look For).
FRAGRANCE-FREE ANTI-ODORANT CREAM: CLINICALLY AND DERMATOLOGICALLY TESTED
Body odour
Tested on people with strong body odour: 32% lower body odour intensity after 24 hours. 11 of 12 people had less body odour 24 and 48 hours after the last application. The reduction was still statistically significant 72 hours after the last application (after 6 days of use).
Skin microbiome
In 9 of 10 participants, skin microbiome diversity was higher after 28 days of daily use.
Dermatological testing
25 of 25 volunteers had no skin reaction. Classified as not irritating.
Three separate studies, all on the Fragrance-Free Anti-odorant Cream. The Tea Tree variant's efficacy is supported by the clinical test of the Fragrance-Free variant.
CORNEOTHERAPY: HOW INGREDIENTS WORK TOGETHER
The founder of ZINDEO studied corneotherapy, an approach to skin care that focuses on the stratum corneum and looks at a product as a whole rather than ingredient by ingredient. That way of thinking shaped how we make our products.
The skinās outer layer
The stratum corneum is the outermost layer of the skin: flattened skin cells held together by lipids. It helps limit water loss and is the first point of contact for everything you apply. Under the arm, a product stays on warm, often covered and frequently shaved skin for hours every day.
Why the cream is water-free
Without a water phase, there is nothing to blend with oil, so the cream needs no conventional emulsifier. Emulsifiers are useful in many products; a water-free cream simply does not need one. The result is a concentrated formula ā a thin layer is enough.
Formulated with the skin barrier in mind
For us, this means short ingredient lists and choosing every ingredient for its role in the whole formula. These are formulation choices, not a promise of a specific skin result.
ZINC OXIDE
Zinc oxide is the key active ingredient in the Anti-odorant Cream, the core step of the ZINDEO routine, and is also used in the Anti-odorant Roll-on. Based on our experience, the Cream offers more intensive and longer-lasting odour control than the Roll-on. ZINDEO targets the bacteria associated with body odour without blocking sweating.
The Anti-odorant Cream uses verified non-nano zinc oxide, combined with triethyl citrate, an ester of citric acid widely used in deodorant formulas.
BOTANICAL INGREDIENTS
Chamomile oil macerate
Organic chamomile (Chamomilla Recutita Extract) is extracted in oil rather than water, so it fits the Anti-odorant Creamās water-free formula.
Witch hazel leaf water
Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Water is a botanical water used in the Anti-odorant Roll-on. The Roll-on also contains alcohol, which helps it dry quickly.
ORGANIC POTATO STARCH
Organic potato starch (Solanum Tuberosum Starch) absorbs excess moisture and gives the Anti-odorant Cream a dry, comfortable feel. Organic carnauba wax (Copernicia Cerifera Cera) gives the cream its firm, smooth texture.
PLANT OILS
Castor oil
Organic castor oil (Ricinus Communis Seed Oil) is the base of the Anti-odorant Cream and makes it easy to spread. It is also used in SALSOAPĀ®.
Coconut oil
Coconut oil forms the base of SALSOAPĀ® and is not used in the cream. Together with castor oil, it gives the soap a rich, creamy lather.
Vitamin E
Tocopherol is an antioxidant that helps protect the oils in the Anti-odorant Cream.
Essential oils
The Fragrance-Free Anti-odorant Cream and the Anti-odorant Roll-on contain no essential oils. The Tea Tree cream contains organic tea tree and peppermint oils. SALSOAPĀ® essential oils are listed by variant below.
SEA, HIMALAYAN AND ROCK SALT
All five SALSOAPĀ® variants contain a mix of sea, Himalayan and rock salt in a coconut-based soap. The soap washes away sweat, sebum and product residue, and the contained salts contribute to gentle skin exfoliation.
SALSOAPĀ® VARIANTS
All five variants share the same soap base and differ in their added ingredients:
Dead Sea Mud ā Dead Sea mud with organic Cymbopogon schoenanthus and rosemary oils
Tea Tree ā organic peppermint and tea tree oils with Indigofera tinctoria extract
Spa ā organic peppermint and rosemary oils
Rose ā organic lavender, sweet orange and amyris oils
Carbon ā activated charcoal with organic eucalyptus and spearmint oils
