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The Inkey List Oat Balm Cleanser
The Inkey List Oat Balm Cleanser The Inkey List Oat Balm Cleanser ingredients explained: Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Oil, Cera Microcristallina, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax, S
The Inkey List Oat Balm Cleanser The Inkey List Oat Balm Cleanser ingredients explained: Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Oil, Cera Microcristallina, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax, Sorbitan Olivate, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Jojoba Esters, Phenoxyethanol, Aqua (Water), Hippophae Rhamnoides (Seaberry) Fruit Oil, Tocopherol, Polyglycerin-3, Acacia Decurrens (Early Green Wattle) Flower Wax, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Ascorbyl Palmitate Show all ingredients by function Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil emollient 0, 1-3 goodie PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate emollient, emulsifying Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Oil Cera Microcristallina viscosity controlling Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax Sorbitan Olivate emulsifying Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate Jojoba Esters soothing, emollient, moisturizer/humectant Phenoxyethanol preservative Aqua (Water) solvent Hippophae Rhamnoides (Seaberry) Fruit Oil antioxidant, emollient Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Polyglycerin-3 moisturizer/humectant Acacia Decurrens (Early Green Wattle) Flower Wax Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil 0, 0 Ascorbyl Palmitate 0, 2 icky 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). A clear pale yellow liquid that works as a highly effective but mild surfactant. According to the manufacturer, Peg-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate can create microemulsion facial cleansers (microemulsions are a mixture of water, oil, and surfactants) that are crystal clear, gentle to the skin and can easily be rinsed off leaving no oily residue. If you like oil cleansers but do not like to remove them with a washcloth, look out for this ingredient to find the perfect emulsifiable, water-rinsable oil cleanser. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. A hard wax coming from sunflower that has a high melting point and gives excellent thermal stability to the formulas. Similar to other waxes, it is used to stabilize products and give body to them, or to keep stick type formulas, such as lip balms, solid. An ester coming from sorbitol and the fatty acids of olive oil. It is part of the popular emulsifier trade named Olivem 1000 that is well-known for generating biomimetic liquid crystal structures. We have more info on Olivem 1000 at Cetearyl Olivate >> A vegetable-based, PEG-free ingredient whose job is to help water and oil to mix nicely together (emulsifier). It is created by attaching ten water-loving glycerin molecules with the oil-loving fatty acid, stearic acid. The result is a partly water- and partly oil-loving molecule that creates stable and smooth emulsions that are also cosmetically elegant. It also has some moisturizing and softening benefits for skin and hair. A water-loving emollient that is used as a solubilizer in water-based, toner-like formulas. Solubilizers are handy helper ingredients to dissolve small amounts of oil-loving materials (such as essential oils or fragrances) into watery liquids. Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate also has some emollient properties, making the skin feel nice and smooth. Jojoba-derived emollient wax esters (fatty acid + fatty alcohol) that make your skin feel nice and smooth. Chemically speaking, pure jojoba oil is also a wax ester (read our shiny explanation here), however, the ingredients called jojoba esters on the ingredient lists are made from jojoba oil and/or hydrogenated jojoba oil via interesterification. They have multiple versions with variable fatty acid chain length and the ingredient can have a liquid, a creamy, a soft or firm paste, or even a hard wax consistency. The common thing between all versions is, that unlike most normal triglyceride oils, jojoba esters have superior stability, provide non-greasy emolliency and are readily absorbed into the skin. It’s what‑it‑does irritancy, com. emollient | emulsifying soothing | emollient | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | emollient moisturizer/humectant