Dot & Key SPF 50 Ceramide & Peptide Lip Balm

Dot & Key SPF 50 Ceramide & Peptide Lip Balm Dot & Key SPF 50 Ceramide & Peptide Lip Balm ingredients explained: Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Hydrogenated Soy Polyglycerides, C15-23 Alkane, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Sorbitan Olivate, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Color, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Cetyl-PG Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide, Ceramide 1,2,3,4,6Ii, Cholesterol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Aqua, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Caprylyl Glycol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Sucralose, Flavour, Phenoxyethanol Show all ingredients by function Ricinus Communis Seed Oil emollient, perfuming 0, 0-1 Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2 emollient Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate sunscreen 0, 0 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate goodie Hydrogenated Soy Polyglycerides viscosity controlling C15-23 Alkane solvent Hydrogenated Polyisobutene emollient, viscosity controlling 2, 1 Sorbitan Olivate emulsifying Ethylhexyl Triazone Color Laminaria Digitata Extract Hydrogenated Lecithin emollient, emulsifying Cetyl-PG Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide Ceramide 1,2,3,4,6Ii Cholesterol skin-identical ingredient, emollient 1,2-Hexanediol Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil antioxidant, emollient 0, 0-3 Aqua Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Ascorbyl Palmitate antioxidant 0, 2 icky Tocopheryl Acetate Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter 0, 4 Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate antioxidant, preservative Sucralose Flavour Phenoxyethanol preservative 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. A thick, paste-like emollient ester that is touted as a vegetable-derived lanolin alternative. It has a smooth spreadability and touch, and it gives a substantive film to protect and moisturize the skin. A clear, oil-soluble, "cosmetically-elegant" liquid that is the most commonly used chemical sunscreen. It absorbs UVB radiation (at wavelengths: 280-320 nm) with a peak protection at 310nm. It only protects against UVB and not UVA rays (the 320-400 nm range) – so always choose products that contain other sunscreens too. It is not very stable either, when exposed to sunlight, it kind of breaks down and loses its effectiveness (not instantly, but over time - it loses 10% of its SPF protection ability within 35 mins). To make it more stable it can be - and should be - combined with other sunscreen agents to give stable and broad-spectrum protection (the new generation sunscreen agent, Tinosorb S is a particularly good one for that). Regarding safety, there are also some concerns around Octinoxate. In vitro (made in the lab not on real people) and animal studies have shown that it may produce hormonal (estrogen-like) effects. Do not panic, the studies were not conducted under real life conditions on real human people, so it is probably over-cautious to avoid Octinoxate altogether. However, if you are pregnant or a small child (under 2 yrs. old), choose a physical (zinc oxide/titanium dioxide) or new-generation Tinosorb based sunscreen, just to be on the super-safe side. :) Overall, Ethy what‑it‑does emollient | perfuming irritancy, com. emollient | viscosity controlling emollient | emulsifying skin-identical ingredient | emollient antioxidant | emollient cell-communicating ingredient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | emollient antioxidant | preservative

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