Plant-Based Ingredients That Help Soothe Skin Irritation

Key Takeaways: Botanical Ingredients for Everyday Skin Care

• Weather, dryness, and environmental exposure can all leave skin feeling uncomfortable and in need of extra care.
• Botanical ingredients like aloe, calendula, tea tree, and menthol are commonly used in skin and lip care formulas.
• Plant-based ingredients like geraniol, citronella, and peppermint oil offer a DEET-free* repellent option for families spending time outdoors.
• Quantum Health offers a range of plant-based skin, lip, and bug care products designed with thoughtful botanical formulations.

From dry winter air to summer bug bites, skin faces a lot throughout the year. Heat, cold, wind, and environmental exposure can all contribute to dryness, cracking, itching, and general discomfort — making it a good time to take a closer look at what's actually in your skin care products.

Botanical ingredients have long been valued for their gentle, plant-derived properties. Whether used in a daily moisturizer, a lip care formula, or a bug bite relief product, ingredients like aloe, calendula, tea tree, and menthol are familiar staples in plant-based skin care routines.

Botanical Ingredients Worth Knowing

Aloe is widely recognized for its moisturizing properties and is a common ingredient in formulas designed to support skin comfort. Calendula is a soothing botanical historically used to calm dry skin. Tea tree oil is a plant-derived ingredient often included in topical formulas for its skin-supportive properties. Menthol delivers a cooling sensation and is used in OTC drug products to relieve pain and itching.

When it comes to nourishing very dry or cracked skin, plant-based oils like sunflower and jojoba are known for their moisturizing qualities, while allantoin and vitamin E are valued for their skin-supporting roles in topical formulas.

Quantum Health's Plant-Based Skin and Lip Care

For overworked hands, dry elbows, cracked heels, and other areas that need extra moisture, Quantum Health Skin Crack Cream starts with ultra-moisturizing sunflower oil and real cocoa butter. The fragrance-free formula also includes allantoin, organic sunflower and jojoba seed oils, and vitamin E and lysine — and is balanced for both very cracked and sensitive skin.

For lip care with a botanical blend, Lip Clear® Lysine+® Ointment is a cold sore treatment featuring menthol as its active ingredient to relieve pain, alongside calendula — a soothing botanical historically used to calm dry skin — and olive oil and propolis to deeply moisturize lips.

Bug Repellent and After-Bite Care

Spending time outdoors means exposure to mosquitoes and ticks. Buzz Away Extreme® offers a DEET-free* option powered by a proprietary blend of plant-based active ingredients: geraniol, peppermint oil, citronella oil, thyme oil, and clove oil. Available as both a spray and convenient resealable wipes — making it easy to apply at home or on the go, and especially easy for squiggly kids.

For after-bite care, Buzz Away Sting Soothe® features menthol to relieve pain and itching from bug bites and stings, along with over a dozen soothing ingredients, such as aloe, nettle extract, clove leaf oil, and camphor.

*not a safety claim

A More Thoughtful Approach to Skin Care

Whether you're preparing for a camping trip, dealing with dry seasonal skin, or stocking a first aid kit, plant-based formulas offer a way to care for your skin with recognizable, botanically driven ingredients. Explore Quantum Health's skin care products and find the right fit for your routine.