THE BODY SHOP Drops Youth Essence Cream, 160 ml

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Fragrance in the US and parfum in the EU is a generic term on the ingredient list that is made up of 30 to 50 chemicals on average (but it can have as much as 200 components!

INCI is a list of the standardized and internationally accepted names used in the declaration of ingredients on cosmetic and personal care products. Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths! Btw, Xanthan gum is all natural, a chain of sugar molecules (polysaccharide) produced from individual sugar molecules ( glucose and sucrose) via fermentation. Great natural moisturizer and skin-identical ingredient that plays an important role in skin hydration and general skin health. It can be used to improve skin moisturization, as a solvent, to boost preservative efficacy or to influence the sensory properties of the end formula.

It can be used in many types of formulations as it has great thermal stability (can be heated up to 85°C) and works on a wide range of pH levels (ph 3-10). It also gives sensorial benefits to the formulaand when used in cleansers, it helps to make them milder and gentler. In a 2001 worldwide study with 178 people with known sensitization to fragrances citronellol tested positive in 5. All in all, limonene has some pros and cons, but - especially if your skin is sensitive -the cons probably outweigh the pros. It's quite a multi-tasker: can be used to improve skin moisturization, as a solvent, to boost preservative efficacyor to influence the sensory properties of the end formula.

For example, in case of AHA or BHA exfoliants, the right pH is super-duper important, and pH adjusters like sodium hydroxide are needed.

So citric acid is an exfoliant, that can - just like other AHAs - gently lift off the dead skin cells of your skin and make it more smooth and fresh.

It goes by the trade name Majestem and the manufacturer claims that it has a visible lifting action on the neck and face.Super common little helper ingredient thathelps products to remain nice and stable for a longer time. It’s an ingredient whose safety hasn’t been questioned so far by anyone (at least not that we know about).