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Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate
EmollientIsododecane
EmollientBrassica Oleracea Italica Seed Oil
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Pelargonium Graveolens Oil
Masking
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/Leaf Extract
AstringentDodecylxylylditrimonium Chloride
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Ferulic Acid
Antimicrobial
Butyrospermum Parkii Nut Extract
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Clitoria Ternatea Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningMica
Cosmetic ColorantEnteromorpha Compressa Extract
Skin ProtectingCurcuma Longa Root
Skin ConditioningQuercetin
Antioxidant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Isododecane, Brassica Oleracea Italica Seed Oil, Niacinamide, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ubiquinone, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/Leaf Extract, Dodecylxylylditrimonium Chloride, Ascorbic Acid, Ferulic Acid, Butyrospermum Parkii Nut Extract, Squalane, Clitoria Ternatea Fruit Extract, Mica, Enteromorpha Compressa Extract, Curcuma Longa Root, Quercetin, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin
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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 JuiceEthylhexylglycerin is created from glycerin. It is a multitasker ingredient that:
The CIR Expert Panel found minimal skin absorption or sensitization of any kind in a safety assessment. Though this ingredient is considered well-tolerated, a small number of cases of allergic dermatitis have been published since 2002. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure.
Industry-reported use ranges from 8% in rinse-off products and 2% in leave-on formulations.
Learn more about EthylhexylglycerinGlycerin (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 GlycerinTocopheryl Acetate is AKA Vitamin E. It is an antioxidant and protects your skin from free radicals. Free radicals damage the skin by breaking down collagen.
One study found using Tocopheryl Acetate with Vitamin C decreased the number of sunburned cells.
Tocopheryl Acetate is commonly found in both skincare and dietary supplements.
Learn more about Tocopheryl Acetate
