What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Isopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
Emollient
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1,3-Diol
Preservative
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil
Masking
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Artemisia Pallens Herb Oil
Perfuming
Cistus Ladaniferus Oil
Emollient
Citrus Aurantifolia Oil
Cleansing
Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Amara Leaf/Twig Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Amara Peel Oil
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil
Perfuming
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Flower Water
Skin ConditioningCitrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycine Soja Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycerin, Isopropyl Myristate, Parfum, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Allantoin, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Tocopheryl Acetate, 2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1,3-Diol, Xanthan Gum, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Artemisia Pallens Herb Oil, Cistus Ladaniferus Oil, Citrus Aurantifolia Oil, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil, Citrus Aurantium Amara Leaf/Twig Oil, Citrus Aurantium Amara Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Flower Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Flower Water, Citrus Limon Peel Oil
Ingredients Explained
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Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
This ingredient is also known as shea butter. It is a plant-derived extract from the nuts of the Africa shea tree and one of the most well-studied emollients.
Because it has a high concentration of fatty acids (primarily oleic, stearic, and linoleic) it is able to form a protective barrier on the skin's surface. This helps seal in moisture and prevents transepidermal water loss (TEWL).
In vitro research found an increase in skin hydration by 58% and a decrease in TEWL by 37.8% after 24 hours of applying this ingredient (pretty impressive for a single ingredient!).
Besides hydration, shea butter also contains triterpenes that have anti-inflammatory potential. In particule, lupeol cinnamate has shown the highest anti-inflammatory activity in vivo.
Shea butter also contains vitamins A and E which may contribute to antioxidant activity.
While Shea Butter has an SPF rating of about 3-4, it is not a sunscreen replacement.
This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe because its fatty acids fall within the C11-C24 range that the Malassezia yeast can metabolize.
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