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Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Propanediol
Solvent
Glyceryl Ricinoleate
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-3 Cocoate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingAspergillus Ferment
Skin ConditioningArginine
Masking
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Hydrogenated Coconut Acid
Emollient
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Dioscorea Japonica Root Powder
Skin ConditioningAspergillus/Coffee Seed/Rice Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningSodium Isethionate
CleansingWater
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Parfum
Masking
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Wax
Skin Conditioning
Saccharomyces Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Oryza Sativa Powder
Polyquaternium-10
Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningBrassica Oleracea Italica Seed Oil
Emollient
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Calcium Pantothenate
Inositol
Humectant
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Arginine
Masking
Aspergillus Ferment
Skin ConditioningCaesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Extract
Skin ProtectingHelianthus Annuus Sprout Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Alteromonas Ferment Extract
Skin Conditioning
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Lysate Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Hydrogenated Coconut Acid, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Dioscorea Japonica Root Powder, Aspergillus/Coffee Seed/Rice Ferment Filtrate, Sodium Isethionate, Water, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium Lactate, Parfum, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Wax, Saccharomyces Ferment, Butylene Glycol, Stearic Acid, Oryza Sativa Powder, Polyquaternium-10, Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf Extract, Brassica Oleracea Italica Seed Oil, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Calcium Pantothenate, Inositol, Jojoba Esters, Maltodextrin, Arginine, Aspergillus Ferment, Caesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Extract, Helianthus Annuus Sprout Extract, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Tocopheryl Acetate, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Alteromonas Ferment Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Lysate Filtrate
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Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
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 JuiceArginine is a semi-essential amino acid. This just means our bodies can product a bit on its own, but sometimes needs a little boost from food sources.
It is a part of your skin's natural moisturizing factor (NMF), or the water-loving molecules in your outermost layer of skin (stratum corneum) that keeps everything hydrated and happy.
Here's an interesting thing about Arginine: your skin converts it into urea through the Krebs-Henseleit urea cycle. Urea is one of the most effective humectants your skin naturally produces.
A clinical study showed applying 2.5% arginine hydrochloride to atopic dermatitis skin showed significant urea levels in the stratum corneum and improved moisture in just four weeks.
Arginine is also a precursor to nitric oxide; nitric oxide improves microcirculation and supports wound healing and collagen synthesis.
One study found that an amino acid complex containing Arginine reduced skin irritation, improved hydration, and accelerated skin repair in clinical / in-vivo studies.
Arginine itself is an amino acid and not a fatty acid, oil, or ester. On its own, it's not a direct food source for Malassezia, or the yeast that causes fungal acne.
Learn more about ArginineAspergillus Ferment is created when Aspergillus fungi is fermented under controlled conditions. This is the same fungi used to make sake, miso, and soy sauce.
The fungi breaks down to produce a mix of enzymes, amino acids, vitamins, and bioactive compounds during fermentation.
One such compound is kojic acid; kojic acid is widely considered a gentler alternative to hydroquinone. You should know: the amount of kojic acid in Aspergillus Ferment will vary depending on species used and how the fermentation was done.
There's an in-vitro study from 2019 found that ceramide-like compounds from Aspergillus luchuensis helped skin cells turn on the genes related to barrier repair and moisture retention. Just keep in mind this was tested on cells in a lab and not on actual people's faces.
If you're someone who deals with fungal acne (malassezia folliculitis), you might want to instinctively want to skip this ingredient.
That's understandable since it is derived from a fungus. It's worth knowing that Aspergillus and Malassezia are completely different organisms and there's no research suggesting that Aspergillus Ferment feeds or worsens malassezia overgrowth on the skin.
However, if you're actively managing fungal acne, being cautious with any new ingredient is reasonable.
Learn more about Aspergillus FermentGlycerin (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 GlycerinSodium cocoyl isethionate is a natural ingredient from coconut oil. It is an ultra gentle cleanser that gives a nice foam without drying the skin or impacting the skin barrier.
The amount of foam created depends on the amount of sodium cocoyl isethionate used in the product.
This ingredient also helps improve the spreadability of a product.
This ingredient hasn’t been shown in studies to feed fungal acne yeast.
Learn more about Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
