The Ingredient Library

Eight botanicals, all Indian in origin. Ingredients your grandmother would recognise, held to a standard your dermatologist would approve.

Teja Mandara

The cleansing botanicals

What lifts the day away without stripping the barrier.

Anti-aging glow

Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Rich in natural AHAs that gently exfoliate
Improves skin texture and elasticity
Long known as the "botox plant" of India
Sourced from Tamil Nadu

Found in Teja Mandara

Antioxidant shield

Moringa

Moringa oleifera

Vitamins A, C and E for skin nourishment
Deeply purifying, never disruptive
Sourced from Tamil Nadu

Found in Teja Mandara

Soothes and tints

Alkanet Root

Alkanna tinctoria

Soothes and calms sensitive skin
Anti-inflammatory and skin-conditioning
A traditional botanical from Jammu & Kashmir
Sourced from Jammu & Kashmir

Found in Teja Mandara

Soothes and calms

Ginger Lily

Hedychium coronarium

Rich in antioxidants and antimicrobials
Calms and protects the skin during cleansing
Sourced from Arunachal Pradesh

Found in Teja Mandara

Malli Malli

The moisturising botanicals

What nourishes deeply without overwhelming the skin.

Deep hydration

Kokum Butter

Garcinia indica

Deeply nourishes and supports healing
Lightweight, non-greasy texture
Sourced from Kerala

Found in Malli Malli

Deep hydration

Mango Butter

Mangifera indica

Lightweight yet intensely nourishing
Rich in antioxidants for skin protection
Pressed from mango kernels of Andhra Pradesh
Sourced from Andhra Pradesh

Found in Malli Malli

Soothes and calms

Coriander

Coriandrum sativum

Helps refresh and energize the skin
Warm, herbaceous, calming aroma
The hero botanical that gives Malli Malli its name
Sourced from Rajasthan

Found in Malli Malli

Calms and uplifts

Neroli

Citrus aurantium

Helps soothe and calm irritated skin
Luxurious, floral, uplifting aroma
Distilled from orange blossoms of Maharashtra
Sourced from Maharashtra

Found in Malli Malli

Where they come from

From Jammu & Kashmir
to Tamil Nadu

Eight botanicals, seven states. Read top to bottom and you are travelling south down the country, from a root dug in the Himalayan foothills to a tree four degrees off the equator. Nothing here was chosen for the label. Each one is where the formula actually starts.

Botanicals: 8
States: 7
Latitude spanned: 24.0°
North to south: ~2,650 km

Hover any origin to see it.

32.7°N
Jammu & KashmirNorthern Himalaya
Alkanet Root Alkanna tinctoria
Dug in the far north, where the root takes its deep red from cold ground.
In Teja Mandara
27.1°N
Arunachal PradeshEastern Himalaya
Ginger Lily Hedychium coronarium
A wild Himalayan bloom, picked in the wettest corner of the country.
In Teja Mandara
26.9°N
RajasthanNorthwest India
Coriander Coriandrum sativum
The hero of the moisturiser. Malli, in Tamil, means coriander.
In Malli Malli
19.8°N
MaharashtraWestern India
Neroli Citrus aurantium
Distilled from orange blossom, roughly a thousand kilometres south of the root.
In Malli Malli
15.9°N
Andhra PradeshEastern coast
Mango Butter Mangifera indica
Cold-pressed from the kernels, the part of the mango nobody eats.
In Malli Malli
13.1°N
Tamil NaduCoromandel coast
Hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Grown where the brand began, and where it is still formulated.
In Teja Mandara
10.8°N
KeralaWestern Ghats
Kokum Butter Garcinia indica
Pressed from kokum seed, a fruit that grows almost nowhere else.
In Malli Malli
8.8°N
Tamil NaduGulf of Mannar
Moringa Moringa oleifera
The southern end of the list, four degrees off the equator.
In Teja Mandara