L'Occitane Shea Body Rich Lotion Versus L'Occitane Shea Butter Ultra Rich Body Cream

L'Occitane Shea Body Rich Lotion Versus L'Occitane Shea Butter Ultra Rich Body Cream Detailed comparison of L'Occitane Shea Body Rich Lotion versus L'Occitane Shea Butter Ultra Rich Body Cream. Water Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Glycerin Coco-Caprylate/Caprate Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate Cetyl Palmitate Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract Linum Usitatissimum Seed Extract Honey Extract Althaea Officinalis Root Extract Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Fruit Extract Jojoba Esters Caprylyl Glycol Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil Cetyl Alcohol Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax Xanthan Gum Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate Sodium Polyacrylate Butylene Glycol Tocopherol Alcohol Chlorphenesin Urea Parfum Linalool Coumarin Citronellol Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone Limonene Geraniol Water, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Glycerin, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate, Cetyl Palmitate, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Extract, Honey Extract, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Fruit Extract, Jojoba Esters, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Butylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Alcohol, Chlorphenesin, Urea, Parfum, Linalool, Coumarin, Citronellol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Limonene, Geraniol Dicaprylyl Carbonate Tapioca Starch Pentylene Glycol Cetearyl Alcohol Glyceryl Stearate PEG-100 Stearate Dimethicone Ceteareth-33 Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Sodium PCA Glyceryl Caprylate Polysorbate 60 Sorbitan Isostearate Beta-Glucan Water, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Glycerin, Tapioca Starch, Pentylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Dimethicone, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Ceteareth-33, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Sodium PCA, Glyceryl Caprylate, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate, Beta-Glucan, Caprylyl Glycol, Parfum Be the first to review These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. This ingredient is also known as shea butter. It is a plant-derived extract from the nuts of the Africa shea tree and one of the most well-studied emollients. Because it has a high concentration of fatty acids (primarily oleic, stearic, and linoleic) it is able to form a protective barrier on the skin's surface. This helps seal in moisture and prevents transepidermal water loss (TEWL). In vitro research found an increase in skin hydration by 58% and a decrease in TEWL by 37.8% after 24 hours of applying this ingredient (pretty impressive for a single ingredient!). Besides hydration, shea butter also contains triterpenes that have anti-inflammatory potential. In particule, lupeol cinnamate has shown the highest anti-inflammatory activity in vivo. Shea butter also contains vitamins A and E which may contribute to antioxidant activity. While Shea Butter has an SPF rating of about 3-4, it is not a sunscreen replacement. This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe because its fatty acids fall within the C11-C24 range that the Malassezia yeast can metabolize. Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created. Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin. Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on). Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum. Topically, glycerin does several things at once: Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3. Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin. This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products. Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity. Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine. Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil is a plant oil derived from the seeds of a sunflower. It is rich in fatty acids, primarily linoleic acid and oleic acid. This gives it emollient and skin conditioning properties. The reason this ingredient is so effective is because it forms a thin film on the skin that reduces transepidermal water loss (TEWL) while supplying linoleic acid to the stratum corneum to improve barrier strength. The high linoleic acid content is particularly noteworthy for acne-prone skin. Research su