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Shiro Essence Lip Butter & Oil
Shiro Essence Lip Butter & Oil Shiro Essence Lip Butter & Oil ingredients explained: Essence, Illipe Butter, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Diisostearyl Malate, Glyceryl Diisostearate/Hydrogenated Rosinate, Squalane, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Polyglyceryl-2 Tr
Shiro Essence Lip Butter & Oil Shiro Essence Lip Butter & Oil ingredients explained: Essence, Illipe Butter, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Diisostearyl Malate, Glyceryl Diisostearate/Hydrogenated Rosinate, Squalane, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Petrolatum, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Dextrin Palmitate/Ethylhexanoate, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Phenoxyethanol, Punica Granatum Flower Extract, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Tribehenin, Cymbopogon Martini Oil, Tocopherol, Ci 77891, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Sorbitan Isostearate, Cinnamomum Camphora Bark Oil, Ci 19140, Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit Extract, Juniperus Virginiana Oil, Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil, Ci 15850, Lactic Acid, Eucalyptus Citriodora Oil, Parfum, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Citral, Limonene, Linalool, Citronellol, Farnesol, Geraniol, Diisostearyl Malate, Glyceryl Diisostearate/Hydrogenated Rosinate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Squalane, P Show all ingredients by function Essence Illipe Butter Hydrogenated Polyisobutene emollient, viscosity controlling 2, 1 Diisostearyl Malate emollient, surfactant/cleansing Glyceryl Diisostearate/Hydrogenated Rosinate Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient 0, 1 goodie Butyrospermum Parkii Butter emollient Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate emulsifying Petrolatum Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate Dextrin Palmitate/Ethylhexanoate emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil 0, 0-2 Ethylhexyl Palmitate 0, 2-4 Phenoxyethanol preservative Punica Granatum Flower Extract Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate 0, 4 Tribehenin Cymbopogon Martini Oil Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Ci 77891 colorant 0, 0 Pelargonium Graveolens Oil perfuming icky Lavandula Hybrida Oil Sorbitan Isostearate 0, 1-2 Cinnamomum Camphora Bark Oil Ci 19140 Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit Extract Juniperus Virginiana Oil Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil Ci 15850 Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/humectant, buffering superstar Eucalyptus Citriodora Oil Parfum Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 cell-communicating ingredient Rosa Damascena Flower Oil antioxidant, perfuming, antimicrobial/antibacterial Citral Limonene perfuming, solvent Linalool Citronellol Farnesol Geraniol Essence Lip Oil Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Citrus Junos Peel Oil Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil Solanum Lycopersicum (Tomato) Fruit Extract Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract soothing, antioxidant, perfuming This ingredient name is not according to the INCI-standard. :( What, why?! We don't have description for this ingredient yet. A synthetic liquid oil that can replace mineral oil or silicone oils in the cosmetic formulas. There are different grades depending on the molecular weight ranging from very light, volatile, non-residue leaving ones to more substantial, slight residue leaving ones. Apart from leaving the skin soft and smooth (emollient), it's also used as a waterproofing agent in sunscreens or makeup products and as a shine enhancer in lip gloss formulas. It seems to us that squalane is in fashion and there is a reason for it. Chemically speaking, it is a saturated (no double bonds) hydrocarbon (a molecule consisting only of carbon and hydrogen), meaning that it's a nice and stable oily liquid with a long shelf life. It occurs naturally in certain fish and plant oils (e.g. olive), and in the sebum (the oily stuff our skin produces) of the human skin. As f.c. puts it in his awesome blog post, squalane's main things are "emolliency, surface occlusion, and TEWL prevention all with extreme cosmetic elegance". In other words, it's a superb moisturizer that makes your skin nice and smooth, without being heavy or greasy. Expand to read more Another advantage of squalane is that it is pretty much compatible with all skin types and skin conditions. It is excellent for acne-prone skin and safe to use even if you have fungi-related skin issues, like seborrhea or fungal acne. The unsaturated (with double bonds) and hence less stable version of Squalane is Squalene, you can read about it here >> 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. The famous Vaseline or Petroleum Jelly. Just like mineral oil, it is also a by-product of refining crude oil, aka petroleum, and it is also a mixture of hydrocarbons but with bigger (C18-90+) carbon chain length. The unique thing about petrolatum is that it is the most effective occlusive agent known today. While the occlusivity of mineral oil is in the same league as the occlusivity of plant oils, petrolatum is in a league of its own. It sits on top of the skin and hinders so-called transepidermal water loss (TEWL) like nothing else. This comes in handy healing cracked lips or severely dry skin patches, though overdoing it (i.e. reducing TEWL by more than 40%) is not good as it can create a nice moist place for fungi and bacteria to grow. As for petrolatum and safety, we can write here pretty much the exact same thin what‑it‑does emollient | viscosity controlling irritancy, com. emollient | surfactant/cleansing skin-identical ingredient | emollient emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering antioxidant | perfuming | antimicrobial/antibacterial perfuming | solvent soothing | antioxidant | perfuming