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Babyganics Natural Insect Repellent Spray

Name: Natural Insect Repellent Spray
Brand: Babyganics

Other bath & body with 7 ingredients

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Ingredients List

Active Ingredients

Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil 1.5%

Masking

Cymbopogon Nardus Oil 0.95%

Masking

Pelargonium Graveolens Oil 0.75%

Masking

Juniperus Virginiana Oil 0.7%

Masking

Mentha Piperita Oil 0.6%

Masking

Lemongrass Oil 0.25%

Inactive Ingredients

Glycine Soja Oil 95.25%

Emollient

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Active Ingredients: Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil 1.5%, Cymbopogon Nardus Oil 0.95%, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil 0.75%, Juniperus Virginiana Oil 0.7%, Mentha Piperita Oil 0.6%, Lemongrass Oil 0.25%
Inactive Ingredients: Glycine Soja Oil 95.25%

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Ingredients Explained

Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil

Masking, Skin Conditioning

Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil is an essential oil also known as rosemary essential oil. In skincare, it is a skin conditioning agent and also acts as a natural fragrance that gives products a fresh/herby smell.

The oil is a mix of over 100 volatile compounds with 1,8-cineole, α-pinene, camphor, and verbenone usually leading the pack.

Lab studies credit this oil with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial activity. Some research even show rosemary compounds calming acne-related inflammation.

The Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) has concluded rosemary-derived ingredients to be safe when formulated to be nonsensitizing.

Since this is a fragrant essential oil, the main concern is for fragrance-sensitive folks.

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Cymbopogon Nardus Oil

Masking, Perfuming, Tonic

This ingredient is also known as citronella oil. It has a fresh, lemony, and slightly herbal scent.

Citronella oil is rich in citronellal, geraniol, citronellol and contains small amounts of limonene and methyl isoeugenol. These components are known EU allergens and may cause skin sensitization. Undiluted citronella oil is classified as a skin and eye irritant.

Unlike other citrus peel oils, this ingredient does not cause phototoxicity.

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Pelargonium Graveolens Oil

Masking, Perfuming

Pelargonium Graveolens Oil is the pressed oil of the Rose Geranium plant. It has perfuming and masking properties.

This ingredient contains citronellol and geraniol. These compounds may cause allergies and skin-sensitivity.

The scent of Rose Geranium closely resembles. you guessed it: roses.

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Juniperus Virginiana Oil

Masking, Tonic

Juniperus Virginiana Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the fruits and leaves of the Red Cedar tree. This tree is native to North America.

Mentha Piperita Oil

Masking, Perfuming, Refreshing

This essential oil is steam-distilled from peppermint leaves, also known as peppermint oil. It's mainly used for scent in skincare but also provides that signature "cooling" sensation.

Peppermint oil is a "feels amazing" ingredient until it doesn't.

At higher doses or for those with sensitive skin, methol-type cooling can quickly turn into burning/irritation. It can also trigger irritant dermatitis or even allergic contact dermatitis. In a large patch-test dataset, peppermint oil had a low but positive rate for this.

In cosmetics, Cosmetic Safety Reviews (CIR) concludes that peppermint oil is safe to use when formulated to be non-sensitizing with some restrictions; for instance, pulegone, a naturally occurring component of peppermint oil, should not exceed 1%.

Since peppermint oil contains fragrance allergens such as limonene, linalool, and menthol, it can be sensitizing for those with rosacea, eczema, a broken skin barrier, or just sensitive skin in general.

In Japan, this ingredient is known as Hakka Yu.

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Lemongrass Oil

Lemongrass Oil is an oil.

Glycine Soja Oil

Emollient, Skin Conditioning

Glycine Soja Oil is a plant-derived oil from soybean seeds. Like other oils, it is rich in essential fatty acids (mostly linoleic and oleic) that support skin hydration and barrier function.

The fatty acids are able to integrate into the lipid matrix of the stratum corneum to help soften skin and reduce water loss.

On top of that, soybean oil is rich in vitamins like vitamin E, a potent antioxidant.

Research on soybean's active components also point to anti-inflammatory, collagen-stimulating, antioxidant activity, and protection against UV-induced oxidative damage.

Most of this research applies to the broader soybean plant and not just the oil fraction alone.

This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe due to the oleic acid content.

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