Matte Balancing Moisturizer by Grown Alchemist is the perfect choice for those who want balanced, comfortable skin with a flawless matte finish. This lightweight cream has been designed to deeply hydrate while helping to regulate excess sebum and diffuse shine, leaving the skin visibly more even, smooth, and refined throughout the day. Ideal for urban routines and dynamic lifestyles, it offers oil control without sacrificing hydration or the feeling of well-being on the skin.

Key Benefits

• Balance between hydration and shine control: helps keep the skin comfortable and flexible while contributing to reducing the appearance of oiliness on the skin's surface.
• Smooth matte finish to the touch: tapioca-based technology provides a subtle mattifying effect, creating a silky, non-powdery finish, ideal for both solo use and under makeup.
• Reinforced skin barrier: botanical oils and antioxidant actives work in synergy to support barrier function and protect against external aggressors.
• Visibly more even skin: continued use helps the texture appear more refined and pores less noticeable, enhancing a healthy skin appearance.
• Sophisticated sensory experience: its delicate lavender and sage aroma accompanies a lightweight cream texture that melts quickly without leaving a greasy residue.

Protagonist Bioactive Ingredients

Tapioca

Tapioca, a plant-based starch, acts as a next-generation mattifying agent. It helps absorb excess sebum on the skin's surface and creates a “soft-focus” effect that optically smooths the texture, leaving a soft, even, and pleasant matte finish. Its action helps prolong the appearance of balanced skin throughout the day without the feeling of dryness.

Acai Berry

The extract of acai berry (Euterpe oleracea) presents itself as a plant-based alternative to lanolin, offering an extra boost of hydration and support to the lipid barrier. Rich in antioxidants, it helps combat the impact of free radicals and environmental stress, supporting a more resilient, nourished, and radiant skin appearance, even in combination or oily-prone skin.

Rosehip Oil

Rosehip oil (Rosa canina) is known for its profile of essential fatty acids and its conditioning ability. This oil helps to soften the skin's surface, improve the feeling of elasticity, and provide extra comfort, keeping the skin looking more even and healthy without adding weight or unwanted shine.

Other Key Botanical Oils

• Camellia kissi seed oil: lightweight botanical oil that helps nourish and soften the skin, contributing to a velvety touch.
• Grape seed oil (Vitis vinifera): rich in antioxidants and fatty acids, helps protect against oxidative stress and maintain skin flexibility.
• Jojoba oil (Simmondsia chinensis): with a structure similar to natural sebum, helps balance the skin, providing hydration without clogging pores.
• Borage oil (Borago officinalis): recognized for its content in gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), supports the barrier function and provides comfort to reactive or dehydrated skin.
• Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis): helps to hydrate and soothe the skin, assisting in alleviating the feeling of tightness.

Skin type and needs

Matte Balancing Moisturizer is especially indicated for combination, oily, or shine-prone skin that seeks balanced hydration with a sophisticated matte finish. It is ideal for those who wish to control excess sebum in the T-zone, refine the appearance of pores, and maintain a smooth and even texture, without giving up a formula that respects and cares for the skin barrier.

Recommended usage

• Apply in the morning and/or evening on clean, toned skin.
• Deposit a small amount of product on the fingertips.
• Spread over the face, neck, and, if desired, décolletage, using gentle upward movements, avoiding the immediate eye area.
• On combination skin, it can be concentrated on the T-zone (forehead, nose, and chin) and use another specific moisturizer in drier areas.
• In the morning, always finish the routine with sunscreen to complete daily defense against external aggressions.

Sensory experience

The texture is that of a light cream with a matte finish, which spreads easily and integrates quickly into the skin without leaving a greasy residue. The result is a face with controlled shine, a soft touch, and a feeling of comfortable hydration. The subtle aroma of lavender and sage provides a moment of calm and refined care with each application, aligned with the brand's sensory philosophy.

Perceived results*

• A great majority of users perceive their skin as more balanced, with visibly reduced excess shine.
• The texture appears more uniform, with visually refined pores and a discreet and elegant matte finish.
• The skin maintains a healthy, hydrated, and comfortable appearance throughout the day.

*Results based on an independent user trial over 4 weeks.

Complete ingredient list (INCI)

Ingredients: Water/Aqua/Eau, Camellia Kissi Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Heptyl Undecylenate, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Olivate, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Sorbitan Olivate, Tapioca Starch, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Levulinic Acid, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Gluconate, Tocopherol, Sodium Benzoate, Xanthan Gum, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Myristyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Salvia Sclarea (Clary) Extract, Sodium Hydroxide, Linoleic Acid, Oleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Linalool.