Vida Glow Marine Collagen Lip Balm

Vida Glow Marine Collagen Lip Balm Vida Glow Marine Collagen Lip Balm ingredients explained: Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Oil, Tocopherol, Stevioside, Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol Show all ingredients by function Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil emollient, perfuming 0, 0-1 Hydrogenated Soybean Oil emollient, moisturizer/​humectant, viscosity controlling Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil emollient 0, 1-3 goodie Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax perfuming, viscosity controlling Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter 0, 4 Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil 0, 3 Hydrolyzed Collagen emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Oil Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Stevioside Water (Aqua) solvent Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate emulsifying Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Phenoxyethanol 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. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. 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). 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. Theobroma means "food of the gods" in Greek though probably "treat of the people" would be more spot on. The cacao fruits and especially the seeds in it need no introduction as everyone knows them as the magical raw material of the magical sweet treat, chocolate (the flavour is composed of more than 1200(!) substances, and the exact chemical nature of it is not really understood, so it's indeed magic. :)). As for skincare, cocoa butter counts as a rich emol what‑it‑does emollient | perfuming irritancy, com. emollient | moisturizer/humectant | viscosity controlling perfuming | viscosity controlling emollient | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | solvent

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