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Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Salvia Officinalis Water
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Polyglyceryl-6 Laurate
Emulsifying
Raspberry Ketone
Masking
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Bicarbonate
Abrasive
Azulene
Skin Conditioning
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Myristyl Glucoside
CleansingBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Salvia Officinalis Water, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Polyglyceryl-6 Laurate, Raspberry Ketone, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Lauryl Glucoside, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Bicarbonate, Azulene, Dehydroacetic Acid, Myristyl Glucoside, Benzyl Alcohol
Water
Skin ConditioningDicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Sorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
Diheptyl Succinate
EmollientCapryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningTapioca Starch
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Natto Gum
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingLactic Acid
Buffering
Parfum
Masking
P-Anisic Acid
Masking
Ormenis Multicaulis Flower Oil
Perfuming
Water, Dicaprylyl Ether, Stearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sorbitan Stearate, Diheptyl Succinate, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Sodium Lactate, Sodium Gluconate, Tapioca Starch, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Natto Gum, Glyceryl Caprylate, Xanthan Gum, Lactic Acid, Parfum, P-Anisic Acid, Ormenis Multicaulis Flower Oil
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Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride (aka MCT Oil) is a lightweight emollient, solvent, and texture enhancer. It is considered a skin-softener by helping to prevent moisture loss.
Though it behaves like an oil, it is not technically one due to its chemical composition. One perk of this ingredient is that it is very stable, resistant to oxidation, and unlikely to go rancid.
In practice, that translates to a long shelf life and a consistently elegant skin feel.
While there is an assumption Caprylic Triglyceride can clog pores due to it being derived from coconut oil, there is no research supporting this. Just patch test if you have concerns.
Fractionated coconut oil and MCT Oil are both listed as Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride according to INCI. This is because INCI names are based on the ingredient’s final chemical composition and not its marketing name or source.
This ingredient is treated as the gold standard fungal acne safe oil. Even though it is coconut derived, the problematic lauric acid is stripped out.
This leaves just caprylic (C8) and capric (C10) acid. These chain lengths actually trend antifungal; a 2020 study found caprylic acid was enough to disrupt Malassezia furfur cell membrane, with a caprylic acid derivative damaging membrane structures at concentrations as low as 0.2%.
Learn more about Caprylic/Capric TriglycerideGlycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
