BIOSSANCE Squalane + Rose Vegan Lip Balm

BIOSSANCE Squalane + Rose Vegan Lip Balm BIOSSANCE Squalane + Rose Vegan Lip Balm ingredients explained: Diisostearyl Malate, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Glycerin, Hydroxystearic/Linolenic/Oleic Polyglycerides, Myristic/Palmitic/Stearic/Ricinoleic/Eicosanedioic Glycerides, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Squalane, Water/Aqua/Eau, Rosa Damascena Flower Wax, Ceramide NP, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Jojoba Esters, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Dextrin Palmitate Show all ingredients by function Diisostearyl Malate emollient, surfactant/​cleansing Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2 emollient Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Hydroxystearic/Linolenic/Oleic Polyglycerides Myristic/Palmitic/Stearic/Ricinoleic/Eicosanedioic Glycerides Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil emollient, perfuming 0, 0-1 Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient 0, 1 goodie Water/Aqua/Eau solvent Rosa Damascena Flower Wax Ceramide NP skin-identical ingredient Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil antioxidant, emollient Undaria Pinnatifida Extract Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate antioxidant, skin brightening Sodium Hyaluronate Jojoba Esters soothing, emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Hydrogenated Castor Oil emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Glyceryl Caprylate preservative Glyceryl Undecylenate emollient, emulsifying Dextrin Palmitate emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing We don't have description for this ingredient yet. The friend of Diheptyl Succinate as the duo is usually used together and is touted as a natural silicone alternative. Read more there >> 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 natural moisturizer that’s also in our skin A super common, safe, effective and cheap molecule used for more than 50 years Not only a simple moisturizer but knows much more: keeps the skin lipids between our skin cells in a healthy (liquid crystal) state, protects against irritation, helps to restore barrier Effective from as low as 3% with even more benefits for dry skin at higher concentrations up to 20-40% High-glycerin moisturizers are awesome for treating severely dry skin 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. 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 a what‑it‑does emollient | surfactant/cleansing skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. emollient | perfuming skin-identical ingredient | emollient antioxidant | emollient antioxidant | skin brightening soothing | emollient | moisturizer/humectant emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | emulsifying emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing