Therapium SERICA™ Silk Body Serum — Woody Amber & Leather
Body serum, 270 ml · Jojoba and rosehip oils, sodium hyaluronate, betaine and sodium PCA · Fast-absorbing, body only
The darker of the two scents — a body serum rather than a body lotion, finished with woody amber and leather.
It reads like a face formula scaled up to body size: jojoba seed oil and rosehip fruit oil for softness, sodium hyaluronate, betaine and sodium PCA to hold water in the surface, plus watercress and ginkgo leaf extracts. Coconut alkanes give it the dry, silky slip that lets it disappear in seconds. The scent lingers — patchouli, atlas cedar and coumarin over a warm amber base.
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:
- Woody Amber & Leather — this one. Declared: Vanillin, Linalyl Acetate, Linalool, Coumarin, with patchouli and atlas cedar oils. It is the only one of the two that contains coumarin.
- Spices & Sandalwood — declared: Linalyl Acetate, Beta-Caryophyllene, Pinene, Limonene, Linalool, with juniper, cedar, patchouli and lavender oils. No coumarin, but it does carry limonene and lavender oil.
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
- Jojoba seed oil — the lead emollient.
- Rosehip fruit oil — the richer second oil.
- Sodium hyaluronate — hyaluronic acid, a humectant.
- Betaine and sodium PCA — two more humectants.
- Watercress and ginkgo leaf extracts — the botanical pair.
Scent
Woody and warm — atlas cedar and patchouli over amber, with a soft leather edge from coumarin and vanillin.
Good to know
- Body only — not intended for the face.
- Declared fragrance allergens: Vanillin, Linalyl Acetate, Linalool, Coumarin.
- The matching hand cream and the Hand & Body Wash range share the same scent family.
- What "fragrance free" actually means explains how to read these names on any label.
Full ingredients (INCI)
Aqua, Coconut Alkanes, Pentylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Betaine, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Sodium PCA, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Parfum, Undecane, Tridecane, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Sodium Phytate, Nasturtium Officinale Flower/Leaf Extract, Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Vanillin, Linalyl Acetate, Pogostemon Cablin Oil, Linalool, Coumarin, Cedrus Atlantica Oil/Extract.Therapium Ltd, company number 16471805 · 71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom
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