This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Sodium Hyaluronate and Panthenol to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.
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Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantParaffinum Liquidum
EmollientButylene Glycol
HumectantCoix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningBetaine
HumectantCholesteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPolyglyceryl-10 Eicosanedioate/Tetradecanedioate
Skin ConditioningPEG-150
HumectantSodium Hydroxide
BufferingSorbitan Isostearate
EmulsifyingIsohexadecane
EmollientStearic Acid
CleansingSucrose Stearate
EmollientSorbitan Sesquioleate
EmulsifyingSodium Palmoyl Glutamate
CleansingBehenyl Alcohol
EmollientPolysorbate 60
EmulsifyingMethyl Gluceth-10
EmulsifyingMethylparaben
PreservativeWater, Glycerin, Paraffinum Liquidum, Butylene Glycol, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract, Betaine, Cholesteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Polyglyceryl-10 Eicosanedioate/Tetradecanedioate, PEG-150, Sodium Hydroxide, Sorbitan Isostearate, Isohexadecane, Stearic Acid, Sucrose Stearate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Sodium Palmoyl Glutamate, Behenyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 60, Methyl Gluceth-10, Methylparaben
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingPolyglyceryl-3 Distearate
Emulsifying1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientPhenyl Trimethicone
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingButylene Glycol
HumectantChlorphenesin
AntimicrobialSorbitan Isostearate
EmulsifyingSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantPanthenol
Skin ConditioningPunica Granatum Extract
AstringentGarcinia Mangostana Peel Extract
Skin ConditioningClitoria Ternatea Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Phenyl Trimethicone, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Butylene Glycol, Chlorphenesin, Sorbitan Isostearate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Punica Granatum Extract, Garcinia Mangostana Peel Extract, Clitoria Ternatea Flower Extract
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Ingredients Explained
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Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolGlycerin (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 GlycerinThis is a synthetic polymer. It helps improve the texture of products by adding thickness and gel-like feel.
It is also an emulsifer, meaning it prevents ingredients such as oil and water from separating. It also helps evenly disperse other ingredients.
Sorbitan Isostearate is an emulsifer. It is created from isostearic acid and sorbitol.
As an emulsifier, it keeps the water and oil ingredients from separating. This keeps formulas stable and smooth.
In a 24 hour occlusive patch test on 56 subjects, 10% sorbitan isostearate was completely non-irritating. Most formulas use less than 10%.
Because it's a fatty acid ester, it may not be fungal acne safe since the Malassezia yeast can utilize it as a nutrient source.
Learn more about Sorbitan IsostearateWater. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
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