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Shelter Skin No. 3 Perfume Oil

Name: No. 3 Perfume Oil
Brand: Shelter Skin

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Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil

Emollient

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Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract

Skin Conditioning

Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed

Perfuming

Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil

Perfuming

Jasminum Grandiflorum Flower Extract

Masking

Amyris Balsamifera Bark Oil

Masking

Copaifera Officinalis Resin

Masking

Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil, Jasminum Grandiflorum Flower Extract, Amyris Balsamifera Bark Oil, Copaifera Officinalis Resin

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Ingredients Explained

Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil

Emollient, Skin Conditioning

Jojoba oil is one of the most well-studied plant-derived ingredients in cosmetics. It is an emollient with a special structure.

Because it is made up of 97-98% wax esters, it closely mirrors the linear monoesters found in human sebum. This makes it skin compatible, non-greasy, and lightweight.

Unlike other plant oils, jojoba wax doesn't easily penetrate skin. It mostly works in the uppermost layers as an emollient. This just means it forms a light barrier on the skin to help retain moisture.

Formulations with jojoba esters up to 90% reduced transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and increased barrier recovery by 81% (outperforming bisabolol at 47%).

Besides barrier support, the science also suggests jojoba to have anti-inflammatory effects and potential applications for skin infections, aging, and wound healing.

Fun fact: Indigenous cultures have used jojoba as a moisturizer and to help treat burns for centuries.

Fungal acne: The Malassezia yeast is known to metabolize fatty acids in the C11-24 range and jojoba's dominant fatty acid components fall into this range. This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.

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Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract

Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Smoothing

Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract comes from the vanilla orchid native to central America. It is a skin-soothing ingredient.

This ingredient is skin-soothing and contains polyphenols that give it antioxidant properties.

This ingredient is not known to sensitize or irritate skin (unlike Vanilla Tahitensis). Vanilla tahitensis has shown to irritate skin in low amounts.

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Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed

Perfuming

Sweet orange peel oil is made by cold-pressing the peel of a sweet orange to squeeze out its naturally fragrant oil. In skincare, it's mostly used to give products a fresh, citrusy scent.

It's generally considered safe, but citrus peel naturally contains compounds called furocoumarins. These become phototoxic when exposed to UV - meaning they react with sunlight in a way that can irritate or damage skin.

At higher concentrations, that reaction can lead to sun sensitivity, irritation, or dermatitis (red, inflamed skin). If your skin is sensitive, it's worth being a little cautious with fragrant citrus oils like this one.

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Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil

Perfuming

Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil is oil obtained from the peel of the bergamot orange. It is used to add a "fresh" and "fruity" scent to cosmetics.

The main aromatic compounds in this ingredient are limonene (~37%), linalyl acetate (~30%), and linalool (~8%). All of these compounds are EU fragrance allergens that can irritate sensitive skin.

Phototoxicity is a bigger issue here; cold-pressed bergamot peel oil naturally contains furanocoumarins that absorb UV-A and trigger a phototoxic reaction on skin. This can lead to redness, blistering, and/or hyperpigmentation on sun-exposed skin.

Due to this, this ingredient is capped at 0.4% in leave-on products applied to skin areas exposed to sunlight. Rinse-off products aren't restricted.

A furanocoumarin-free version made by distillation is widely used in modern cosmetics and avoids the photoxicity issue (but the fragrance-allergen content still remains).

Be sure to reach out to the brand if you have questions about their source of this ingredient.

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Jasminum Grandiflorum Flower Extract

Masking, Perfuming

Jasminum Grandiflorum Flower Extract is a fragrance. It can cause irritation.

Amyris Balsamifera Bark Oil

Masking, Perfuming

This ingredient is used as a perfuming ingredient, or to add a fragrance. It is described to have a woody, balsamic, slightly sweet scent.

Copaifera Officinalis Resin

Masking

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