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Bisabolol

Explained

Bisabolol is a gentle skin conditioner, antioxidant, and soothing ingredient.

It's primary claim to fame is soothing and research shows topically applied bisabolol can quiet the chemical messengers that cause your skin to become inflamed, helping to sooth any irritation.

A clinical study found that applying 0.5% bisabolol daily for 8 weeks produced an average 9% decrease in skin pigmentation. Researchers found it can also suppress the process that leads to excess melanin production in skin.

In vitro studies found that bisabolol combined with propylene glycol significantly increased skin permeability by increasing lipid fluidity in the stratum corneum.

You'll likely see use concentrations quite low, usually 0.1-0.2%.

Overall, this is a well-tolerated ingredient that works well in formulas designed for sensitive, reactive, or post-procedure skin.

See all 4,791 products with Bisabolol

Users who like it
94%
Users who avoid it
6%

What it does

Masking Obscuring or blocking
Skin Conditioning To hydrate and soften skin
Antioxidant A substance that inhibits oxidation, especially one, such as vitamin e, vitamin c, or beta carotene, that protects cellsfrom the sometimes damaging effects of oxidation.
Soothing Having a calming, assuaging, or relieving effect

Prevalence

Uncommon Percentage of products that contain it
3.7%
Top categories
Moisturizers
Treatments
Sunscreens
Position Predominant list placement
Bottom 50%
Concentration Concentrations we've seen
0% to 1%

References

CosIng Data

CosIng ID 74499
INCI Name BISABOLOL
INN Name levomenol
EC #  208-205-9 / 245-423-3
All Functions Masking, Skin Conditioning, Soothing