Flora x Fauna Featured in Chykalophia’s Female Founders Gift Guide: Barrier-Repairing Beauty That Honors the Skin’s Wisdom
We’re so honored to be featured in the latest Female Founders Gift Guide from Chykalophia, a platform that uplifts women-led brands creating meaningful, design-forward products. Among a beautiful selection of gifts curated for the conscious woman was our Cloud Cream, highlighted in the Beauty Conscious section with this thoughtful description:
“Natural skincare focused on barrier protection and nourishment, offering a spa-like experience without compromising quality.”
This feature felt like a celebration not only of our product, but of the deeper philosophy that inspires it: skincare as a sensory, intuitive ritual that supports the whole self—skin, body, and nervous system alike.
Skincare as Ceremony, Not Just Routine
At Flora x Fauna Skin, we believe skincare is more than just a series of steps, it’s a space to return to yourself. In a world that constantly asks us to do more, be more, or fix ourselves, we believe the most radical thing you can do is nourish yourself as you are.
Our Cloud Cream embodies this. Designed as a deeply hydrating, barrier-repairing moisturizer, it cocoons the skin in a cushion of lightweight, breathable protection. The texture is soft, pillowy, and fast-absorbing, offering what many describe as a “quiet luxury” moment that feels both grounding and elevated.
It’s the kind of cream you reach for when your skin feels tired, stressed, or out of rhythm. The kind that reminds you that healing doesn’t have to come in harsh, high-friction forms. And the kind of gift that truly offers care, especially for someone who might not know how much they need it.
Cloud Cream: For Skin That Needs Deep Nourishment (Without the Weight)
What makes Cloud Cream unique is both its velvety texture and what’s inside (and what’s not).
Formulated without essential oils, fragrances, or endocrine-disrupting ingredients, Cloud Cream is ideal for sensitive, reactive, or hormonally shifting skin. It focuses on barrier restoration and deep, lasting moisture, using only biocompatible fats, oils, and carefully selected botanical extracts.
Unlike many modern moisturizers that rely on synthetics or water-heavy formulas, Cloud Cream is crafted with intentional slowness and integrity. Its richness comes from whole ingredients that your skin recognizes.
This isn’t about masking dryness, it’s about supporting your skin’s innate ability to retain hydration and defend itself naturally. And it’s especially comforting for skin experiencing stress, postpartum shifts, seasonal transitions, or recovery from over-exfoliation.
A Spa-Like Experience, Without the Compromise
Chykalophia’s guide highlighted the Cloud Cream’s “spa-like experience”, and we love that. Because while our ingredients are simple and whole, the feeling is anything but basic.
From the moment you open the jar, there’s a sense of ease. The texture melts effortlessly into the skin, leaving it soft, luminous, and supported—not coated or greasy. The finish is smooth and supple, like your skin just exhaled.
And yet, unlike many spa-branded products on the market, Cloud Cream contains no synthetic perfumes, no ambiguous “fragrance” labels, and no essential oils, making it safe for even the most sensitive or barrier-compromised skin.
This is nourishment that doesn’t ask you to compromise. It's skincare for the woman who wants both purity and performance.
Created by a Female Founder, for Women in All Seasons of Life
Being featured in a Female Founders gift guide holds special meaning for us. Flora x Fauna Skin was born from a deep desire to reimagine beauty from the inside out, especially for women navigating life transitions, burnout, hormonal shifts, and the quiet unraveling that can happen when we’re always in “go” mode.
As a woman-founded brand, we’re here to offer a pause. A breath. A moment to tend to your skin with intention and care, not just because it’s dry or inflamed, but because you are worthy of rituals that restore you.
Cloud Cream is part of that vision. Whether used as part of a nightly reset, a postpartum ritual, or a midwinter skin rescue, it offers more than surface-level results, it offers presence.
For the Beauty-Conscious Giver (or Receiver)
Whether you’re shopping for a loved one or building your own wishlist, our entire line is a beautiful gift for the person who appreciates quality, purity, and purpose. It’s an ideal offering for:
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The friend who’s overwhelmed by long ingredient lists
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The new mom in need of hormone-safe skincare
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The sister who’s into clean beauty but skeptical of greenwashing
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Yourself, because sometimes the most powerful gifts are the ones we give to ourselves
As Chykalophia’s guide gently reminds us, conscious gifting isn’t about perfection, it’s about intention. It’s about choosing items that reflect values, nourish the senses, and offer something deeper than the usual holiday fluff.
From Our Hands to Your Skin
We’re deeply grateful to Chykalophia for including us in this beautiful roundup of woman-led, heart-centered brands. Every mention helps us continue doing what we love: handcrafting skincare that honors both the earth and the human body.
If you’ve yet to experience Cloud Cream, we invite you to explore it for yourself. Your skin deserves to feel supported, softened, and seen— and this cream is a beautiful place to begin.