Sonya Dakar Blue Butterfly Balm

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Caprylyl Caprylate/ Caprate (from Coconut), Macadamia (Macadamia Integrifolia) Seed Oil, Polyglycerol-3 Beeswax¹⁰, Linmanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Caprylic Capric Triglycerides, Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate, Pentylene Glycol³ (from Sugar² Cane), Clitora Ternatea (Butterfly Pea) Flower Extract, Mangifera Indica (Mango⁴) Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii¹³ (Shea) Butter, Glyceryl Stearate⁶ (From coconut), Cetyl Alcohol⁹ (From Coconut), Theobroma Grandifolium (Cupuacu) Seed Butter, Linum Usitatissimum (Flax) Seed Oil, Rosa Canina (Rosehips) Fruit Oil, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Starch, Jojoba Esters, Boswellia Carterii (Frankincense) Oil, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose⁷) Oil, Adansonia Digitata¹² (Baobab¹¹) Oil, Citrus Lanatus (Kalahari Melon) Seed Oil, Sclerocaya Birrea (Marula) Seed Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens (Geranium⁸) Oil, Lavandula Angustifoilia (Lavender⁵) Oil, Tanacetum Annuum (Blue Tansy) Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Tocopherol Acetate (Vitamin E¹)

Ingredient	What it does
¹Vitamin E	Antioxidant emollient & occlusive moisturizer with proven effects: protects the epidermis from early stages of ultraviolet light damage; increases the efficacy of active sunscreen ingredients; reduces the formation of free radicals upon skin exposure to UVA rays and other sources of skin stress; reduces transepidermal water loss from skin and strengthens the skin's barrier function; protects the skin barrier's oil (lipid) balance during the cleansing process; reduces the severity of sunburn; preservative (if at the end of the list)
²sugar	humectant moisturizer; often used as a preservative substitute for glycerin
³pentylene glycol	synthetic humectant moisturizer; also a solvent & anti-microbial preservative
⁴mango	an occlusive, skin-conditioning butter/oil; rich in fatty acids with anti-inflammatory properties. The extract is an antioxidant.
⁵lavender	Mainly used for aromatherapy than skincare; mild antimicrobial/anti-inflammatory effects make it useful as part of a preservative system in a product; fragrance components oxidize on skin & can cause irritation
⁶glyceryl stearate	self-emulsifying emollient & thickening agent, the higher up an ingredient list it is, the thicker the formula
⁷evening primrose	very rich & delicate skin-friendly moisturizing oil; anti-inflammatory & great for eczema & psoriasis
⁸geranium	the oil is antibacterial and used as a fragrance but can be irritating, the extract is an antioxidant
⁹Cetyl Alcohol	emollient moisturizing, emulsifying, emulsion stabilizing, foam boosting, masks the scent of other ingredients in a formula , opacifying aka makes the formula less clear, cleansing surfactant, viscosity controlling
¹⁰beeswax	a thickening agent that has some emollient properties
¹¹baobab	Said to be an emollient, insulator, rejuvenator, nonsiccative, cicatrizant, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory oil.
¹²adansonia digitata	the oil is used in skin conditioners, the powder is used as a thickener
¹³Butyrospermum Parkii	emollient & occlusive anti-inflammatory moisturizer; contains allantoin, phytosterols, fatty acids & vitamins A,D&E BUT may break out some people due to its richness