Blue Sequoia
Blue Sequoia is a striking blue-green botanical extract derived from the majestic California redwood tree. Increasingly popular in UK skincare and haircare, it offers a natural way to soothe and protect while delivering a subtle, ethereal blue tint to formulas. Shoppers love it for its clean, forest-inspired credentials and gentle yet effective performance.
How it works in skincare
In cosmetics and skincare, Blue Sequoia functions as a soothing, antioxidant-rich extract that helps calm the skin and protect against environmental stressors. Its unique colour comes from natural pigments within the sequoia, allowing formulators to create beautiful blue or green-tinted serums, creams and hair masks without synthetic dyes. It is typically used at low percentages to deliver its skin-comforting properties while enhancing the visual appeal of the product.
Key benefits
- Calms and soothes sensitive or irritated skin
- Provides antioxidant protection against daily environmental damage
- Helps maintain skin hydration and barrier function
- Adds a natural blue-green tint to formulas
- Suitable for scalp-soothing haircare products
- Gives a clean, botanical feel to minimalist formulations
Best for
sensitive skin, dry skin, irritated skin, mature skin, dull skin
Where it comes from
Blue Sequoia is sustainably sourced from the needles and bark of the giant sequoia tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum), native to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. It is a purely plant-derived extract obtained through eco-friendly aqueous or glycolic extraction methods.
Products with Blue Sequoia
Not every product on UK Lips lists a full ingredient breakdown — so there may be many more formulas that contain Blue Sequoia than we can show here. These are the comparisons where we’ve confirmed it in the listed ingredients.
- Tiffany & Co. & Love for Her Eau de Parfum 50ml Tiffany & Co