I bought this because of the supply chain story, not the ingredients. Indigenous women in the Amazon hand-harvest the star adaptogen — and they own a piece of the profit. That’s rare enough to make me open my wallet.
The brand flew the harvest team to France to meet the formulators. That never happens. Most brands hide their sourcing behind a PDF. Aja put faces on it.
$92 for 30ml. It’s an adaptogen face serum — basically a stress shield for your skin. The claim that got me: “reduces cortisol in the skin.” Sounded like pseudoscience. But stress breakouts are real, so I caved.
Verde Complex
Three Amazonian plants fermented together — smells earthy, not perfumey.
Cold-Pressed Copaiba
A resin that calms redness faster than my usual centella stuff.
No Water Base
It’s oil-soluble, so it sinks in differently. More like a treatment than a moisturizer.
Photo: Poko Skincare / Unsplash
Hero ingredient is *Verde* — a wild-grown adaptogen called *cunani* that indigenous women harvest at dawn. The brand says the timing matters because the compound peaks in the plant at that hour. I can’t verify that, but the texture tells me it’s potent.
- Cunani root: Stress-hormone blocker for skin
- Copaiba resin: Anti-inflammatory, faster redness fade
- Buriti oil: Vitamin A boost, morning glow
- Fermented açai: Antioxidant that doesn’t stain your pillow
Photo: Kalos Skincare / Unsplash
It’s a thin oil that absorbs in 8 seconds. No grease. No film. I put it on before moisturizer and it just… disappears. First night I woke up with a weird glow — like I’d slept 9 hours instead of 6.
Week 2: My jawline breakouts (the stress ones) calmed down. But I also got a tiny whitehead on my forehead around day 5. Purging or product reaction? Not sure. It cleared in 48 hours.
Photo: Content Pixie / Unsplash
My redness is down 40%. That’s measurable — my cheeks used to look flushed by 2pm, now they don’t. The glow is real but subtle. It didn’t fix my pores or erase fine lines. It’s a calm-down serum, not a fix-everything serum.
Photo: Content Pixie / Unsplash
It’s a beautiful product that actually works for stress skin — and the sourcing genuinely changes how indigenous communities profit from luxury beauty. I’ll repurchase, but only when I need it, not as a daily staple.