Ingredient glossary

Aloe Vera Powder is a concentrated, dehydrated form of the succulent Aloe Barbadensis Miller.

INCI

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder

Part used

Dried inner leaf gel (filet)

Key actives

Acemannan (polysaccharides), proteolytic enzymes, vitamins A, C, E & B12

Amla Powder is the dried, finely milled fruit of Phyllanthus emblica — the Indian gooseberry, and one of the most celebrated plants in Ayurveda.

INCI

Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Powder

Part used

Dried fruit

Key actives

Vitamin C, emblicanin A & B (tannins), gallic acid

Aritha Powder — also called reetha, or soapnut — is the dried, milled fruit shell of Sapindus mukorossi, the soapnut tree.

INCI

Sapindus Mukorossi Fruit Powder

Part used

Dried fruit shells (pericarp)

Key actives

Saponins (natural cleansing surfactants)

Often referred to as the "King of Hair" (Kesharaj) in Ayurvedic tradition, Bhringraj is a creeping herb belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae).

INCI

Eclipta Prostrata Leaf Powder

Part used

Aerial parts (leaves and stems)

Key actives

Wedelolactone, Ecliptine

Brahmi Powder is the dried, finely milled herb of Bacopa monnieri, a small creeping plant of wetlands and riverbanks across India.

INCI

Bacopa Monnieri Leaf Powder

Part used

Dried leaves and aerial parts

Key actives

Bacosides A & B (triterpenoid saponins)

Henna Powder is a plant-based permanent hair colourant made from the dried, milled leaves of the Lawsonia inermis shrub.

INCI

Lawsonia Inermis Leaf Powder

Part used

Dried leaves

Key actives

Lawsone (hennotannic acid)

Indigo Powder is a natural, plant-based dye derived from the crushed leaves of the Indigofera tinctoria shrub.

INCI

Indigofera Tinctoria Leaf Powder

Part used

Dried leaves (fermented and oxidized)

Key actives

Indican, Indigotin (blue dye), Indirubin

Multani Mitti — Fuller's Earth — is the one mineral among Spierb's twelve ingredients: a soft, naturally occurring clay, mined, sun-dried and milled to a fine powder.

INCI

Solum Fullonum

Key actives

Absorbent hydrated aluminium & magnesium silicates

Neem Powder is the dried, finely milled leaf of Azadirachta indica — the neem tree, known across the Indian subcontinent as the “village pharmacy”.

INCI

Azadirachta Indica Leaf Powder

Part used

Dried leaves

Key actives

Nimbin, nimbidin, quercetin

Orange Peel Powder is the dried, finely milled peel of the sweet orange — the zest, turned into a cosmetic powder.

INCI

Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Powder

Part used

Dried peel

Key actives

Vitamin C, hesperidin, limonene

Shikakai Powder is the ground fruit pod of Acacia concinna, a thorny climbing shrub of South and Southeast Asia whose name is usually translated as “fruit for hair”.

INCI

Acacia Concinna Fruit Powder

Part used

Dried fruit pods

Key actives

Saponins (natural cleansing surfactants)

Walnut Shell Powder is the finely ground shell of the common walnut, Juglans regia — the shell, not the nut.

INCI

Juglans Regia Shell Powder

Part used

Ground shells (not the nut)

Key actives

Cellulose & lignin (natural abrasive structure)