Bielenda Peptide Plumping Lip Balm

Bielenda Peptide Plumping Lip Balm Bielenda Peptide Plumping Lip Balm ingredients explained: Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Euphorbia Cerifera Cera, Trihydroxystearin, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Hyaluronic Acid, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Sorbitan Isostearate, Tribehenin, Lactic Acid, Stevia Rebaudiana Extract, Aroma, Limonene, Citrus Aurantifolia Peel Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Pinene Show all ingredients by function Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil emollient 0, 1-3 goodie Ricinus Communis Seed Oil emollient, perfuming 0, 0-1 Euphorbia Cerifera Cera perfuming, viscosity controlling Trihydroxystearin viscosity controlling Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter 0, 4 Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Ethylhexyl Palmitate 0, 2-4 Hyaluronic Acid skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 cell-communicating ingredient Sorbitan Isostearate emulsifying 0, 1-2 Tribehenin Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering superstar Stevia Rebaudiana Extract Aroma Limonene perfuming, solvent icky Citrus Aurantifolia Peel Oil perfuming Citrus Limon Peel Oil Pinene The emollient plant oil that comes from almonds. Similar to other plant oils, it is loaded with skin-nourishing fatty acids (oleic acid - 55-86% and linoleic acid 7-35%) and contains several other skin goodies such as antioxidant vitamin E and vitamin B versions. It's a nice, basic oil that is often used due to its great smoothing, softening and moisturizing properties. It's also particularly good at treating dry brittle nails (source). Castor oil is sourced from the castor bean plant native to tropical areas in Eastern Africa and the Mediterranean Basin. It is an age-old ingredient (it’s over 4,000 years old!) with many uses including as a shoe polish, food additive and motor lubricant. You would be reasonable to think that putting shoe polish on your face wouldn’t be the best idea, but it turns out castor oil has some unique properties that make it a stalwart in thick and gloss-giving formulas (think lipsticks and highlighters). So what is so special about it? The answer is its main fatty acid, called ricinoleic acid (85-95%). Unlike other fatty acids, ricinoleic acid has an extra water-loving part (aka -OH group) on its fatty chain that gives Castor Oil several unique properties. First, it is thicker than other oils, then its solubility is different (e.g. dissolves in alcohol but not in mineral oil), and it allows all kinds of chemical modifications other oils do not, hence the lots of Castor oil-derived ingredients. It is also more glossy than other oils, in fact, it creates the highest gloss of all natural oils when applied to the skin. Other than that, it is a very effective emollient and occlusive that reduces skin moisture loss so it is quite common in smaller amounts in moisturizers. Expand to read more While it is very unlikely (and this is true for pretty much every ingredient), cases of reactions to castor oil have been reported, so if your skin is sensitive, it never hurts to patch test. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. A hydrogenated castor oil derivative that is used as an oil gelling agent. It can thicken up both oils as well as silicones. Theobroma means "food of the gods" in Greek though probably "treat of the people" would be more spot on. The cacao fruits and especially the seeds in it need no introduction as everyone knows them as the magical raw material of the magical sweet treat, chocolate (the flavour is composed of more than 1200(!) substances, and the exact chemical nature of it is not really understood, so it's indeed magic. :)). As for skincare, cocoa butter counts as a rich emollient that can moisturize and nourish even the driest skin (think chapped hands or lips). It's solid at room temperature and melts nicely when you smear it on. It's loaded with good-for-the-skin things: it contains fatty acids, mainly oleic (35%), stearic (34%), and palmitic (25%) and it also has antioxidant vitamin E and polyphenols. An ex-vivo (made on human skin but not on real people) study examined the cocoa polyphenols what‑it‑does irritancy, com. emollient | perfuming perfuming | viscosity controlling skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering perfuming | solvent

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