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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningLanolin
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Cetearyl Olivate
Colloidal Oatmeal
Absorbent
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCarrageenan
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Sodium Polyacrylate Starch
AbsorbentCitric Acid
Buffering
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Lac Powder
Skin ConditioningLinalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Water, Lanolin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cetearyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopherol, Cetearyl Olivate, Colloidal Oatmeal, Benzyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Olivate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Carrageenan, Glycine Soja Oil, Parfum, Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Polyacrylate Starch, Citric Acid, Hexyl Cinnamal, Lac Powder, Linalool, Limonene, Geraniol, Citral
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Ingredients Explained
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Lanolin is a waxy substance secreted by the sebaceous glands of wool-bearing sheep. It is an effective moisturizer that works as both a humectant and emollient.
As a humectant, it is able to absorb up to 400% of its own weight in water; this also gives it emulsifying properties as it can help stabilize water-in-oil emulsions.
On the other hand, lanolin is able to reduce transepidermal water loss (TEWL) by about 20-30%. It can also incorporate into the lipid matrix to surround skin cells and reinforce the skin barrier.
This is why you'll see lanolin as an ingredient for heavy-duty moisturizers.
You might have seen an "allergy concern" that gives lanolin a bad reputation. The rate of lanolin contact allergy in the general population is estimated to be under 0.5%, and most of these are seen in people with compromised-skin dealing with eczema, atopic dermatitis, or leg ulcers.
Healthy, intact skin tolerates lanolin well. Even people who have previously reacted to it test negative on patch tests when the test is done on normal skin.
Because lanolin comes from an animal, it is not considered vegan. Sheep secrete lanolin through sebaceous glands to help protect their skin from the environment.
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