INCI: Crithmum Maritimum Extract
Botanical source: Sea fennel / rock samphire, Crithmum maritimum
Source: Greece

Sea fennel, also known as rock samphire, is a resilient coastal plant that grows along sea cliffs, shorelines and saline soils. Around the Wadden Sea, it can be found in sheltered places between the basalt stones of the dike, especially where grazing sheep do not reach. Crithmum maritimum is native across parts of Western Europe, the Mediterranean, Macaronesia and the western Caucasus, including the Netherlands, France, Great Britain and Ireland.

For centuries, sea fennel has been valued as an edible and traditional coastal plant. Modern research describes it as a halophyte — a salt-tolerant plant — rich in bioactive compounds, including phenolics, flavonoids, terpenoids and other plant constituents associated with antioxidant activity.

In SKAAI formulas, we choose sea fennel for its coastal resilience and skin-conditioning character. It brings a refined, protective-feeling quality to formulas designed for dry, mature or sensitive skin. Rather than using it as a strong “anti-ageing” promise, we value it as a botanical active that helps skin feel more comfortable, balanced and resilient.

Sea fennel fits SKAAI’s preservation-based approach beautifully: a plant shaped by salt, wind and exposure, used with restraint to support the skin’s natural comfort and healthy-looking vitality.

A resilient coastal plant extract chosen for its skin-conditioning character, sea fennel helps dry, mature or sensitive skin feel more comfortable, supple and protected.