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Apotheke Spot Treatment

Name: Spot Treatment
Brand: Apotheke

This facial treatment is formulated around Camellia Sinensis Callus to hydrate.

Worth noting

Contains Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, an EU-listed fragrance allergen.

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What's inside

Ingredients List

Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf

Abrasive

Camellia Sinensis Callus

Antimicrobial

Lavandula Angustifolia Oil

Masking

Melia Azadirachta Leaf

Skin Conditioning

Vitis Vinifera

Masking

Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf, Camellia Sinensis Callus, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Melia Azadirachta Leaf, Vitis Vinifera

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Ingredients Explained

Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf

Abrasive, Skin Conditioning

Tea tree leaves have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties.

Camellia Sinensis Callus

Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Emollient

Camellia Sinensis Callus comes from the mass of cells used to cover a plant wound. This ingredient has antimicrobial, skin hydrating, and antioxidant properties.

Lavandula Angustifolia Oil

Masking, Perfuming, Tonic

Lavandula Angustifolia Oil is more commonly known as lavender essential oil. It is considered a fragrancing ingredient.

Lavender imparts a famous scent. While the smell is lovely, this ingredient and may sensitize skin in topical products. This is because about 85% of the oil is made up of linalool and linalyl acetate.

When exposed to air, these two compounds become strong allergens. This ingredient exhibits cytotoxicity at low concentrations; amounts of 0.25% have been shown to damage skin cells.

A study from Japan found this ingredient caused lavender sensitivity after widespread exposure.

Lavender essential oil has some antimicrobial, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties. However, the cons of this ingredient may outweight the pros.

More research is needed to confirm lavender essential oil's effects when used in aromatherapy.

Lavandula Angustifolia is known as the English Lavender and famous for creating purple fields in Provence, France.

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Melia Azadirachta Leaf

Skin Conditioning

We don't have a description for Melia Azadirachta Leaf yet.

Vitis Vinifera

Masking, Skin Protecting

Vitis Vinifera refers to grapes.

Grapes have many skin benefits. It also contains many potent antioxidants such as Vitamin E , Vitamin C, proanthocyanidins, polyphenols, flavonoids, and anthocyanins. Proanthocyanidin has been shown to help even out skin tone.

Grapes also have soothing and hydrating properties.

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