Active Ingredient Hydrocortisone 0.5%
Other Ingredients Distilled Water[1], Olive Oil, Milk Caprilic Triglycerides, Milk Capric Triglycerides, Milk Caprylate, Milk Caprate, Sunflower oil[2] / Safflower Seed Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol[3], Castor[4] Oil, Wheat Germ[5] Oil, Cetearyl Polyglucose[6], Beta-fructan, Beta-glucosamine[7], Lemon Extract[8]s, Apricot Extract[9]s
Ingredient Analysis
2. ↑ Sunflower oil. Occlusive, emollient skin-friendly oil; can improve skin healing, due to linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid. Moisturizing, especially for dry skin & reduces inflammation & repairs skin’s barrier. Combined with PEG- esters it’s an emulsifier.
3. ↑ fatty alcohols ( Cetearyl Alcohol ) coconut-derived emollient moisturizer, emulsifies & stabilizes emulsions; thickeners; carrying agents; slightly waxy texture
4. ↑ hydrogenated castor oil ( Castor ) used as an oily base ingredient; with PEG it’s a non-ionic surfactant and is used as a solubilizer for essential oils.
5. ↑ Wheat Germ. emollient oil; extract is also skin-conditioning. Extract is sometimes listed as a skin lightener (click to read more)
