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glycerin
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant |
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water
| Plain old water |
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cocos nucifera (coconut) oil
| An emollient. Found to be as effective as a moisturizer for dry skin as mineral oil. Could be comedogenic |
4 |
palmitic acid
| An emollient that is naturally present in skin and helps soften it |
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stearic acid
| Helps oil and water mix together and works as an emollient |
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lauryl betaine
| Helps water and oil mix together |
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betaine
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improves the product texture |
8 |
camellia sinensis leaf(0.3%)
| Green tea leaf powder that might contain antioxidants to help neutralize free radicals in skin |
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camellia sinensis seed oil(0.1%)
| A plant oil that helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and can help restore the skin barrier. Might have some anti-oxidant effect |
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camellia japonica seed oil
| A plant oil that helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and can help restore skin's barrier function. Might have an anti-oxidant effect |
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oleaeuropaea (olive) fruit oil
| An emollient that helps soften the skin but is not effective for restoring its barrier function. Might be helpful to calm down inflammation |
12 |
helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil
| A great emollient due to its high linoleic acid content. One of the most effective plant oils in helping skin hydration and repairing skin barrier function |
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limnanthes alba (meadowfoam)seed oil
| This oil's cmposition is closest to rapeseed oil. It is a very stable oil and serves as an emoillient. |
14 |
oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil
| Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and can support skin barrier function |
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citrus aurantifolia (lime) oil
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ocimum basilicum(basil) oil
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cananga odorata flower oil
| An essential oil. Can be irritating |
18 |
citrus limon (lemon) peel oil
| A highly irritating fragrance |
19 |
origanum majorana leaf oil
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citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil
| An essentil oil from orange peel. Potential allergen and can be irritating |
21 |
tocopheryl acetate
| A more stable but less bio-available form of vitamin E compared to Tocopherol. Might help moisturize and protect the skin from free radicals, but mostly used in low concentrations to stabilize other ingredients. |
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sodium chloride
| Used to stabilize mixtures of oil and water, and create thicker, gel-like product textures |
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fragrance
| An aromatic blend of unspecified irritating ingredients |