Author Archives: William Levins

Scientific evidence joins the empirical wisdom that Cannabis Sativa (Hemp) Seed Oil is beneficial for your skin

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Formulators have known for ages that hemp oil is beneficial to your skin. It’s a rich emollient and delivers a potent dose of essential fatty acids (EFAs). However, it wasn’t until CBD products exploded onto the market that deep clinical research began. Yes, much of this research focused on attempting to authenticate some outlandish “health […]

What is clean beauty to Reviva Labs?

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From our very early years until today, Reviva Labs has been at the forefront of many clean beauty and safety movements. We’re constantly reviewing our product formulas and tinkering to make them better and cleaner. It’s a never-ending process but one we’re committed to. Times change and so does the science. Parabens were once used […]

Why higher percentages of key ingredients isn’t always a good idea

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Within the skin care industry, there seems to be a marketing push to force feed us that more is better. Especially when it comes to “key ingredients” in today’s skin care. If it’s 10% or 20% or 40% percent of “x” then it must be better right? The typical answer is no, not really. More […]

Preservatives in cosmetics; why do we need them?

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It seems like a silly question, but we’re frequently asked why we use preservatives in our skin care and cosmetics. And the simple answer is… to preserve them. Nobody wants to open their skin care to find fuzzy mold or bacteria growing. Or worse, to use skin care that looks fine only to discover it […]

Are Reviva Labs products vegan?

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We’re asked this question a lot and the answer is… yes – somewhat – but also no. So let us be clear; Reviva Labs has never been – nor have we ever attempted to be – certified as a vegan skin care line. We don’t present or sell ourselves as vegan. It’s simply not one […]

Keep Skin Care Simple: Clean, Hydrate, Protect

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Reviva Labs has always advocated for keeping your skin care routine simple and clean. Yes, we believe in layering, but not in the 10-12 step skin care routines that have grown in popularity with the rise of K-Beauty. Instead, we are firm believers in achieving the most with the fewest products. When consumers call us […]

An update on COVID-19 from the Reviva Labs team

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In these challenging times we understand how vital it is to try to keep normalcy in our lives – the same goes for us. Our commitment to our consumers, retailers, and distributors remains as strong as ever. All Reviva Labs offices and warehouses are open and will continue to follow respective local government, state or […]

A few of our president’s favorites: hydrating mask, dark spot brightening serum, and multipeptide complex

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Picking my favorite Reviva products is very tough. Obviously, I enjoy them all, and use many of them every day. But if I had to pick three of my most recent favorite products, it’s our Hydrating Mask, Dark Spot Brightening Serum, and our Multipeptide Complex. These are three must have products, at least for me, […]