Gisou’s formulas return to a small set of ingredients. Honey is the constant; around it sit barrier-supporting ceramides, water-binding hyaluronic acid, proteins and the oils that give the line its slip and shine. This glossary explains what each ingredient is and where it appears in the collection. It describes an ingredient’s role in a formula, not a medical effect.
Mirsalehi Honey
Mirsalehi Honey is the proprietary honey harvested from the Mirsalehi Bee Garden in the Netherlands. It is the ingredient named on almost every product page, from hair oil and hair perfume to lip oil and body oil. Honey is a humectant, meaning it attracts and retains water, which is why it recurs across a collection built on hydration and gloss.
Fermented Mirsalehi Honey
The Honey Gloss shampoo, conditioner and hair mask use fermented Mirsalehi Honey rather than the plain ingredient. The brand lists it as the honey-powered base of the wash-day range and pairs it with ceramides and AHAs in the shampoo, and with silk protein in the conditioner. In the four-step Honey Gloss routine it is named alongside biomimetic ceramides and hyaluronic acid.
Propolis
Propolis is a resinous material that bees produce and use in the hive. The Mirsalehi family’s beekeeping practice covers the sustainable harvest of honey and propolis alike, and the brand names both when it describes the expertise behind the collection. It is a bee-derived ingredient that belongs to the same garden-to-formula story as the honey.
Bee Garden Oil Blend
The Bee Garden Oil Blend is the brand’s name for the oil blend used across the hair oils, lip oils and some perfumes. Individual products name their own oils as well: argan oil in the hair perfumes, jojoba seed oil in the lip products. Oils are emollients, which soften and smooth the surface of hair or lips and add shine, and they usually come last in a routine.
Ceramides
Ceramides are lipids that occur naturally in hair and skin, and in a formula they support the lipid barrier that helps keep moisture in. They appear in the Honey Gloss Ceramide Therapy shampoo, conditioner and hair mask, and in the Honey Glaze Collagen Therapy lip mask. The brand describes them as biomimetic in the four-step Honey Gloss routine, where they are present in the shampoo, mask and conditioner but not in the hair oil.
Hyaluronic Acid
Hyaluronic acid is a water-binding ingredient used where a formula needs to hold moisture rather than seal it in. It appears in the Honey Gloss hair mask, the Honey Glaze lip mask, the Honey Infused Hair & Body Mist and the styling range. In a mask it supports the hydrating effect that a rinse-off step can leave behind.
Collagen
Collagen appears as a collagen active in the Honey Glaze Collagen Therapy lip mask and in the Honey Gloss Collagen Drops Hair Oil. In cosmetics the term usually describes a collagen-derived ingredient used for plumping and smoothness rather than whole collagen. The drops are positioned for fine to medium hair, where a lighter finish matters more than weight.
Hydrolyzed Milk Protein and Silk Protein
Hydrolyzed milk protein appears in the Honey Milk leave-in conditioner and the Honey Milk 5-in-1 Styling Cream, both positioned around repair, detangling and heat protection. Silk protein appears in the Honey Gloss conditioner, where the brand lists it alongside fermented honey for detangling and polishing. Proteins in haircare act as conditioning films, which is why they tend to make hair feel smoother and look glossier.
AHAs
AHAs, or alpha-hydroxy acids, appear in the Honey Gloss Ceramide Therapy Hydrating Shampoo alongside fermented Mirsalehi Honey and ceramides. The brand lists them as part of the shampoo’s cleansing and hydrating system rather than as a separate treatment. The shampoo is described as balancing the scalp’s microbiome, and the AHAs sit within that description.
Peptides
Peptides appear in the Honey Infused Hair & Body Mist, which the brand describes as a skincare-inspired, microbiome-friendly formula enriched with hyaluronic acid and peptides. Peptides are short chains of amino acids that suit a light, hydrating mist.
Reading an Ingredient List
Ingredient lists are written for formulators, not shoppers, and the order of a list says more about a formula than any single entry does. This glossary follows the ingredients named in the products’ own published descriptions; it does not claim effects those descriptions do not state.