Paula's Choice Ultra-rich Soothing Body Butter

Paula's Choice Ultra-rich Soothing Body Butter Paula's Choice Ultra-rich Soothing Body Butter ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Dimethicone, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Stearic Acid, Cetyl Alcohol, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Butter, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Squalene, Glycerin, Beta-Sitosterol, Panthenol, Hydrogenated Vegetable Glycerides Citrate, Propylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua) solvent Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter emollient goodie Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Glyceryl Stearate SE emulsifying 2, 3 Dimethicone 0, 1 Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil antioxidant, emollient 0, 0-2 Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter Stearic Acid emollient, viscosity controlling 0, 2-3 Cetyl Alcohol 2, 2 Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Butter Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil emollient, perfuming 0, 4 Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil 0, 0-3 Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract antioxidant, soothing, emollient, abrasive/​scrub Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil 0, 3 Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Ascorbyl Palmitate 0, 2 icky Squalene skin-identical ingredient, antioxidant, emollient Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Beta-Sitosterol Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Hydrogenated Vegetable Glycerides Citrate Propylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Disodium EDTA chelating Phenoxyethanol preservative Ethylhexylglycerin Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product. It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water. Expand to read more Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) is drying. One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized (it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed). Like this, the products can stay more stable over time. Unless you live under a rock you must have heard about shea butter. It's probably the most hyped up natural butter in skincare today. It comes from the seeds of African Shea or Karite Trees and used as a magic moisturizer and emollient. But it's not only a simple emollient, it regenerates and soothes the skin, protects it from external factors (such as UV rays or wind) and is also rich in antioxidants (among others vitamin A, E, F, quercetin and epigallocatechin gallate). If you are looking for rich emollient benefits + more, shea is hard to beat. A super common emollient that makes your skin feel nice and smooth. It comes from coconut oil and glycerin, it’s light-textured, clear, odorless and non-greasy. It’s a nice ingredient that just feels good on the skin, is super well tolerated by every skin type and easy to formulate with. No wonder it’s popular. An oily kind of ingredient that can magically blend with water all by itself. This is called self-emulsifying and SE in its name stands for that. The difference between "normal" Glyceryl Stearate and this guy is that the SE grade contains a small amount of water-loving soap molecules, such as sodium stearate. This increases Glyceryl Stearate's affinity for water and gives it stronger emulsifying abilities. Other than that, it’s a nice emollient that gives a smooth and soft appearance to the skin. You can read some more at Glyceryl Stearate >> Probably the most common silicone of all. It is a polymer (created from repeating subunits) molecule and has different molecular weight and thus different viscosity versions from water-light to thick liquid. As for skincare, it makes the skin silky smooth, creates a subtle gloss and forms a protective barrier (aka occlusive). Also, works well to fill in fine lines and wrinkles and give skin a plump look (of course that is only temporary, but still, it's nice). There are also scar treatment gels out there using dimethicone as their base ingredient. It helps to soften scars and increase their elasticity. As for hair care, it is a non-volatile silicone meaning that it stays on the hair rather than evaporates from it and smoothes the hair like no other thing. Depending on your hair type, it can be a bit difficult to wash out and might cause some build-up (btw, this is not true to all silicones, only the non-volatil what‑it‑does irritancy, com. antioxidant | emollient emollient | emulsifying emollient | viscosity controlling emollient | perfuming antioxidant | soothing | emollient | abrasive/scrub skin-identical ingredient | antioxidant | emollient skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant soothing | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | solvent

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