L'Occitane Shea Butter Intensive Hand Balm Versus L'Occitane Shea Butter Ultra Rich Body Cream

L'Occitane Shea Butter Intensive Hand Balm Versus L'Occitane Shea Butter Ultra Rich Body Cream Detailed comparison of L'Occitane Shea Butter Intensive Hand Balm versus L'Occitane Shea Butter Ultra Rich Body Cream. Water Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Glycerin Pentylene Glycol Tapioca Starch Coco-Caprylate/Caprate Cetearyl Alcohol Glyceryl Stearate Se Brassica Campestris Sterols Sodium PCA Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil Cetearyl Glucoside Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate Xanthan Gum Sodium Gluconate Glyceryl Caprylate Tocopherol Citric Acid Beta-Glucan Caprylyl Glycol Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Parfum Water, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Tapioca Starch, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Brassica Campestris Sterols, Sodium PCA, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil, Cetearyl Glucoside, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Gluconate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Tocopherol, Citric Acid, Beta-Glucan, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Parfum Dicaprylyl Carbonate Glyceryl Stearate PEG-100 Stearate Dimethicone Ceteareth-33 Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Polysorbate 60 Sorbitan Isostearate 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 These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Beta-Glucan is a soluble polysaccharide (a chain of glucose sugars) sourced from the cells walls of oats, baker's yeast, mushrooms, and seaweed. It's a rare ingredient that pulls double-duty as a heavy-duty hydrator and skin-soothing repair agent. On the surface, it acts as a humectant that holds water in place and reduces moisture loss for a plumper, smoother feel, while its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties make it a great pick for calming redness or sensitive skin The more interesting story is underneath: Despite its large molecular size, oat beta-glucan has been shown to penetrate the epidermis and reach the dermis by slipping between skin cells. Here, it interacts with fibroblasts and macrophages to nudge collagen synthesis and support wound repair. A small 2005 split-face clinical study of 27 subjects found topical beta-glucan produced measurable reductions in wrinkle depth, height, and roughness after 8 weeks of use. It is worth noting the trial was small and the penetration testing used frozen, irradiated skin so the anti-aging data is encouraging rather than definitive. This ingredient gets along with pretty much everything and is typically used around 0.1-1%. Fungal acne: This ingredient is not a food source for the Malassezia yeast because it is a glucose polysaccharide with no fatty acid or ester component. 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). Cetearyl alcohol is a waxy mixture of two fatty alcohols: cetyl alcohol and stearyl a