Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm - Cherry

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm - Cherry Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm - Cherry ingredients explained: Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Diisostearyl Malate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Polybutene, Hydrogenated Poly (C6-14 Olefin), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Microcrystalline Wax/Cera Microcristallina/Cire Microcristalline, Octyldodecanol, Synthetic Wax, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Vanillin, Propylene Carbonate, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Flavor/Aroma, Mica, Rosin/Colophonium/Colophane, BHT, Cinnamal, Eugenol, Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77499), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Red 6 (Ci 15850), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410) Show all ingredients by function Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate viscosity controlling Diisostearyl Malate emollient, surfactant/​cleansing Hydrogenated Polyisobutene emollient, viscosity controlling 2, 1 Polybutene Hydrogenated Poly (C6-14 Olefin) Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter emollient goodie Microcrystalline Wax/Cera Microcristallina/Cire Microcristalline Octyldodecanol emollient, perfuming Synthetic Wax Disteardimonium Hectorite Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter Sodium Hyaluronate skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Vanillin Propylene Carbonate solvent, viscosity controlling Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate emulsifying Aluminum Hydroxide emollient, moisturizer/​humectant, viscosity controlling Flavor/Aroma Mica colorant Rosin/Colophonium/Colophane BHT antioxidant, preservative Cinnamal perfuming Eugenol icky Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77499) Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140) Red 6 (Ci 15850) 0, 1 Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850) Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410) 0, 2 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. 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 clear, slightly yellow, odorless oil that's a very common, medium-spreading emollient. It makes the skin feel nice and smooth and works in a wide range of formulas. An organic derivative of hectorite clay, Disteardimonium Hectorite is used as a viscosity controller - it thickens up formulations to make them less runny. It’s most popular use in cosmetics is in sunscreens, under the trademarked name Bentone 38 from Elementis. According to the manufacturer info, it is a real multi-tasker, including the ability to prevent pigments settling during storage, stabilizing a formula for longer, creating a light and smooth skin feel and enhancing the water-resistance of sunscreen formulas. It’s the - sodium form - cousin of the famous NMF, hyaluronic acid (HA). If HA does not tell you anything we have a super detailed, geeky explanation about it here. The TL; DR version of HA is that it's a huge polymer (big molecule from repeated subunits) found in the skin that acts as a sponge helping the skin to hold onto water, being plump and elastic. HA is famous for its crazy water holding capacity as it can bind up to 1000 times its own weight in water. As far as skincare goes, sodium hyaluronate and hyaluronic acid are pretty much the same and the two names are used interchangeably. As cosmetic chemist kindofstephen writes on reddit "sodium hyaluronate disassociates into hyaluronic acid molecule and a sodium atom in solution". Expand to read more In spite of this, if you search for "hyaluronic acid vs sodium hyaluronate" you will find on multiple places that sodium hyaluronate is smaller and can penetrate the skin better. Chemically, this is definitely not true, as the two forms are almost the same, both are polymers and the subunits can be repeated in both forms as much as you like. (We also checked Prospector for sodium hyaluronate versions actually used in cosmetic products and found that the most common molecular weight was 1.5-1. what‑it‑does emollient | surfactant/cleansing emollient | viscosity controlling irritancy, com. emollient | perfuming skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant solvent | viscosity controlling emollient | moisturizer/humectant | viscosity controlling antioxidant | preservative