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BIOSSANCE Squalane + Magnesium Deodorant

BIOSSANCE Squalane + Magnesium Deodorant BIOSSANCE Squalane + Magnesium Deodorant ingredients explained: Magnesium Hydroxide, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydrogenated Farnesene, Squalane, Stearyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Tapioca Starch, Jojoba Ester

BIOSSANCE Squalane + Magnesium Deodorant BIOSSANCE Squalane + Magnesium Deodorant ingredients explained: Magnesium Hydroxide, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydrogenated Farnesene, Squalane, Stearyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Tapioca Starch, Jojoba Esters, Magnesium Carbonate Hydroxide, Sodium Caproyl/Lauroyl Lactylate, Bisabolol, Citrus Nobilis (Mandarin Orange) Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Peel Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Ethylhexylglycerin, Triethyl Citrate, Citronellol, Geraniol, Linalool, Limonene Show all ingredients by function Magnesium Hydroxide buffering Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient Hydrogenated Farnesene emollient, solvent Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient 0, 1 goodie Stearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 2, 2 Hydrogenated Castor Oil Tapioca Starch viscosity controlling Jojoba Esters soothing, emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Magnesium Carbonate Hydroxide buffering, viscosity controlling Sodium Caproyl/Lauroyl Lactylate antimicrobial/​antibacterial, surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying Bisabolol soothing Citrus Nobilis (Mandarin Orange) Peel Oil perfuming icky Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Peel Oil Pelargonium Graveolens Oil Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Triethyl Citrate Citronellol Geraniol Linalool Limonene perfuming, solvent We don't have description for this ingredient yet. 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. 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 >> A handy multi-tasker, white to light yellowish oil-loving wax that works very well in oil-in-water emulsions. It makes your skin feel nice and smooth (emollient), stabilizes oil-water mixes and gives body to them. Oh, and one more thing: it's a so-called fatty alcohol - the good, emollient type of alcohol that is non-drying and non-irritating. It is often mixed with fellow fatty alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, and the mixture is called Cetearyl Alcohol in the ingredient list. A chemically modified version of castor oil that results in a solid, waxy material that serves as an emollient and consistency building material. It also has some unique moisturizing properties as it is both occlusive and humectant. The former one is common for oils and waxes and it means that it sits on top of the skin hindering water to evaporate out of the top layers. The latter one, the humectant property, is surprising and comes from the unique property of ricinoleic acid (the dominant fatty acid in castor oil) having an extra water-loving -OH group on its otherwise oil-loving fatty chain. We have some more info about this at castor oil, so if you are interested, read on here. A soft, white powder that can be used as a talc replacement in body powders or in pressed powders. It also has some oil absorbing properties and gives increased cushion and richness to emulsion-type formulas. 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 ing what‑it‑does emollient | solvent skin-identical ingredient | emollient irritancy, com. emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing soothing | emollient | moisturizer/humectant buffering | viscosity controlling antimicrobial/antibacterial | surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying perfuming | solvent