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Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantCetrimonium Chloride
AntimicrobialCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
BleachingSilybum Marianum Extract
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Oil
PerfumingCucumis Sativus Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Grandis Extract
AntimicrobialAngelica Archangelica Extract
Skin ConditioningArtemisia Absinthium Extract
Skin ConditioningSimmondsia Chinensis Leaf Extract
HumectantHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
EmollientMalus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Fruit Cell Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Limon Leaf Cell Extract
Skin ConditioningAscorbic Acid
AntioxidantTocopherol
AntioxidantAllantoin
Skin ConditioningSodium Citrate
BufferingSodium Chloride
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Linoleic Acid
CleansingIsomalt
HumectantThiamine Hcl
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingLinolenic Acid
CleansingLitsea Cubeba Fruit Oil
MaskingCinnamomum Camphora Wood Oil
MaskingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Cetrimonium Chloride, Carbomer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Silybum Marianum Extract, Vitis Vinifera Oil, Cucumis Sativus Extract, Citrus Grandis Extract, Angelica Archangelica Extract, Artemisia Absinthium Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis Leaf Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Cell Extract, Citrus Limon Leaf Cell Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Tocopherol, Allantoin, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Linoleic Acid, Isomalt, Thiamine Hcl, Xanthan Gum, Linolenic Acid, Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil, Cinnamomum Camphora Wood Oil
Water
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
CleansingGlycerin
HumectantBetaine
HumectantGlycolipids
Skin ConditioningCopernicia Cerifera Wax
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningCarrageenan
Citric Acid
BufferingCoco-Glucoside
CleansingGlyceryl Oleate
EmollientXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSaccharomyces Ferment
Skin ConditioningSucrose
HumectantTocopherol
AntioxidantHydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate
EmollientLecithin
EmollientSodium Benzoate
MaskingPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeAscorbyl Palmitate
AntioxidantPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeWater, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Betaine, Glycolipids, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Carrageenan, Citric Acid, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Xanthan Gum, Saccharomyces Ferment, Sucrose, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate, Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Phenoxyethanol
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Ingredients Explained
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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 JuiceGlycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.
A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.
As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.
Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.
Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.
In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.
This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinTocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.
Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.
Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.
You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.
There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.
Learn more about TocopherolXanthan 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