Arrowroot Powder
The Ingredient Library · Powders, Clays & Minerals
What it is
Arrowroot is a starchy root native to the Caribbean and Central America, ground to a velvety powder so fine it feels like talc between your fingers. Unlike cornstarch, arrowroot is well-tolerated by sensitive skin and works in formulas designed for the most reactive faces. It has been used by indigenous communities for centuries on babies and on skin that needs a soft, dry finish.
Why we use it
Because tallow on its own can feel slightly waxy on warm summer skin. A small amount of arrowroot lifts the texture from buttery to whipped, gives the balms their soft, dry finish, and creates the slightly silky feel that customers describe as powder-soft. It is part of why our Radiant Hours body balms feel so different from straight tallow.
What it offers your skin
A silky, dry, almost-powder finish on whipped balms. A plant starch suitable for sensitive skin. The texture that transforms tallow from waxy to airy.
Found in
The First Light Body Balm · The Golden Hour Body Balm · The Nightfall Body Balm
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Our products are cosmetics intended to cleanse and beautify; they are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Patch test before first use.