Ukrainian beauty brand YAKA is known for its high-quality cosmetics based on natural ingredients. It presents several cosmetic lines named after their key ingredients: Marine Line, Nut Line, Citrus Line, and Herbal Line. YAKA’s Herbal Cosmetic Line is formulated with extracts obtained from medicinal herbs that have been used in traditional medicine for centuries. It comprises about a dozen skin and hair care products.
YAKA is a beauty brand owned by Remos, a Ukrainian cosmetic manufacturer based in Kyiv. The brand’s name is an acronym that stands for “quality, use, aromatherapy” in Ukrainian. These three words reflect YAKA’s key values and principles: the manufacturer’s mission is to produce high-quality and effective cosmetics that help to restore the natural health of the skin and hair, as well as produce an aromatherapeutic effect due to the high content of essential oils and herbal extracts.
Today, YAKA offers a great selection of personal care products in several lines, such as Pharmaceutical Line, Organic Line, Daily Care Line, Green Care for Men, and four cosmetic lines. Let us take a closer look at some of the product that make up the brand’s Herbal Cosmetic Line.
Aloe & Beeswax Soap
Just like other hard soaps produced by YAKA, Aloe & Beeswax Soap is handmade. It is designed to take care of dry and sensitive skin. It moisturises the skin, prevents dehydration, and accelerates the healing of minor skin injuries. Key ingredients contained in the soap are aloe vera leaf juice famous for its strong moisturising properties and natural beeswax that softens the skin, speeds up the healing process, and protects the skin from harmful environmental factors.
The soap is based on natural vegetable oils, such as olive oil, palm oil, coconut oil, castor oil, and soybean oil. It is free of animal fat and synthetic surfactants, such as SLS/SLES (sodium lauryl/laureth sulfate). The product is additionally enriched with wheat germ oil, lavender essential oil, and rosemary essential oil.
Plantain Liquid Soap
This liquid soap by YAKA is formulated with medicinal herb extracts that take good care of oily and combination skin prone to greasy shine and acne. The product contains plantain extract, nettle extract, clover extract, and oat extract. These extracts are known for their antibacterial and soothing properties. Thanks to them, the soap relieves irritated skin, prevents acne scars, speeds up the healing of minor skin injuries, tightens pores, and produces a matte effect.
The soap has a light, herbal scent. It lathers well and effectively cleanses the skin without drying it out. With Plantain Liquid Soap by YAKA, your skin will never feel tight again! The product will keep it soft, supple, and hydrated.
Olive Shower Gel
YAKA’s creamy shower gel is based on olive oil. Olive oil is one of the most widely used cosmetic oils due to its high vitamin E (tocopherol) content. Thanks to olive oil, Olive Shower Gel by YAKA has excellent moisturising and softening properties. It deeply nourishes the skin, making it soft and silky smooth.
The product is infused with yarrow extract, sweet flag root extract, oat extract, green tea extract, birch leaf extract, hops extract, and burdock root extract. These natural ingredients complement and enhance the effect of olive oil. They produce a soothing and antibacterial effect, stimulate skin regeneration, and prevent premature skin ageing.
Herbal Body Scrub
Herbal Body Scrub takes good care of the skin due to containing macadamia oil, olive oil, marigold (calendula) extract, nettle extract, chamomile extract, and oregano extract. It effectively removes dead epidermal cells, softens the skin, makes it silky smooth, stimulates skin regeneration, and produces a rejuvenating effect.
The scrub has a moderately thick texture which makes it easy to spread over the skin. Salt crystals act as an exfoliating agent and remove dead skin cells, dirt, grime and excess sebum delicately, yet effectively. The scrub has a light, herbal scent which makes it a perfect product for at-home spa treatments.
Herbal Strengthening Hair Mousse
Herbal Strengthening Hair Mousse is designed to repair damaged hair structure, strengthen the hair, and improve its elasticity and flexibility. It is suitable for all hair types. The product is based on a blend of herbal extracts that includes chamomile extract, nettle extract, burdock root extract, marigold extract, and oregano extract. Due to these extracts, the mousse makes the hair silky and shiny, prevents hair loss, and restores hair structure along the entire length.
The mousse has a light texture and a delicate herbal scent. It is very easy to use. All you need to do is apply a small amount of mousse to wet, clean hair and leave it on for 2 to 5 minutes. Then rinse your hair thoroughly.
Aloe Vera Strengthening Shampoo
Aloe Vera Strengthening Shampoo by YAKA is based on aloe vera leaf juice that has a strong hydrating effect. This shampoo cleanses the hair and scalp without drying them out, moisturises the hair, and helps to keep it hydrated. If used regularly, the shampoo makes the hair softer, shinier, and tamer.
Key ingredients contained in the shampoo include sweet flag root extract, periwinkle extract, and birch bark extract. Due to these ingredients, the shampoo actively nourishes and strengthens hair follicles, makes the hair stronger from roots to tips, and helps to keep it healthy.
YAKA Cosmetics in Our Store
YAKAHair Spray for Colour Treated Hair, 100 ml |
YAKARestorative Conditioner for Damaged Hair, 200 ml |
YAKASpirulina Body Wrap Cream, 300 ml |
YAKAVanilla Body Lotion, 200 ml |