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Ego Egoderm Cream Ichthammol 1%

Name: Egoderm Cream Ichthammol 1%
Brand: Ego

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Ingredients List

Ichthammol

Antimicrobial

Methyl Dihydroxybenzoate

Propylparaben

Preservative

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Ichthammol, Methyl Dihydroxybenzoate, Propylparaben

Benefits

Ingredients Explained

Ichthammol

Antimicrobial

Ichthammol is created from sulfur-rich oil shale. It has anti-inflammatory, bactericidal, and fungicidal properties.

This ingredient is chemically incompatible with acids, alkali carbonates or hydrates and alkaloidal salts.

It is water-soluble.

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Methyl Dihydroxybenzoate

Methyl Dihydroxybenzoate can help to reduce the visibility of dark spots.

Propylparaben

Preservative

Propylparaben is a preservative and one of the most widely used members of the paraben family (it's been used in cosmetics for over a century now).

It works by disrupting microbial cell membranes and enzymes, and is a broad-spectrum protector that works exceptionally well against molds, yeasts, and gram-positive bacteria.

You'll likely see it paired with methylparaben to cover the full range (including gram-negative bacteria).

This ingredient is effective at low concentrations (~0.2-0.5%) and stable across a wide pH range (4.5-7.5 pH). It's effectiveness drops off above pH 8 and it can lose potency when combined with non-ionic surfactants like polysorbate 80 due to micellization.

The regulatory bodies have concluded this ingredient to be safe as used in cosmetics. The EU has capped it at 0.14% and combined parabens are not to exceed 0.8%.

While parabens do cross the stratum corneum, only about 1% remains for absorption into the body. This is because most of it is metabolized within living skin.

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