Therapium SERICA™ Silk Body Serum — Spices & Sandalwood
Body serum · organic jojoba and rosehip oils with sodium hyaluronate · 270 ml, body only
The brighter of the two scents — a body serum rather than a body lotion, finished with warm spices and sandalwood.
It reads like a face formula scaled up to body size: organic jojoba seed oil and organic rosehip fruit oil for softness, sodium hyaluronate, betaine and sodium PCA to hold water in the surface, plus organic watercress and organic ginkgo leaf extracts. Coconut alkanes give it the dry, silky slip that lets it disappear in seconds. The scent stays close to the skin — juniper, atlas cedar and patchouli with lavender behind them.
Which of the two scents — and what differs on the label
Both serums share one formula. Only the fragrance changes, and the fragrance decides which allergens have to be declared:
- Spices & Sandalwood — this one. Declared: Linalyl Acetate, Beta-Caryophyllene, Pinene, Limonene, Linalool, with juniper, cedar, patchouli and lavender oils. It carries limonene and lavender oil, and no coumarin.
- Woody Amber & Leather — declared: Vanillin, Linalyl Acetate, Linalool, Coumarin. That one carries coumarin, which this one does not.
Worth knowing if you are comparing across the range: neither body serum contains benzyl alcohol, and both hand creams do. If benzyl alcohol is what you react to, the serum works for you where the matching hand cream does not.
Serum, not lotion
The difference is real rather than a naming choice. A lotion is an emulsion built to sit and slowly sink; this is thinner, absorbs in seconds and leaves a dry finish, which is why you can dress straight afterwards. What it does not do is seal as heavily as a rich cream — on genuinely rough skin, a urea cream does more.
How to use
- Smooth over clean skin after showering.
- It absorbs in seconds — no need to wait before dressing.
- Layer the matching hand cream on hands and forearms.
What's in the bottle
270 ml.
Key ingredients
- Organic jojoba seed oil — the lead emollient.
- Organic rosehip fruit oil — the richer second oil.
- Sodium hyaluronate — hyaluronic acid, a humectant.
- Betaine and sodium PCA — two more humectants.
- Organic watercress and ginkgo leaf extracts — the botanical pair.
Scent
Warm and spiced — juniper and atlas cedar, with a woody, sandalwood-style base of patchouli and lavender underneath.
Good to know
- Body only — not intended for the face.
- Naturally certified.
- Declared fragrance allergens: Linalyl Acetate, Beta-Caryophyllene, Pinene, Limonene, Linalool.
- What "fragrance free" actually means explains how to read these names on any label.
Full ingredients (INCI)
Aqua/Water, Coconut Alkanes, Pentylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Glycerin, Betaine, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil➀, Sodium PCA, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil➀, Parfum/Fragrance, Undecane, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate, Tridecane, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Rosa Canina (Rosehip) Fruit Oil➀, Sodium Phytate, Nasturtium Officinale (Watercress) Flower/Leaf Extract➀, Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ginkgo Biloba (Ginkgo) Leaf Extract➀, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Juniperus Virginiana Oil, Linalyl Acetate➁, Cedrus Atlantica Oil/Extract, Pogostemon Cablin Oil, Beta-Caryophyllene➁, Lavandula Oil/Extract, Pinene➁, Limonene➁, Linalool➁. ➀ Ingredients from organic farming. ➁ From natural essential oils.Therapium Ltd, company number 16471805 · 71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom
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