Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil[1]*, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil*, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter*, Canola Oil[2]*, Euphorbia Cerifera[3] (Candelilla) Wax, Simmondsia Chinensis[4] (Jojoba) Seed Oil*, Tocopherol[5], Helianthus Annuus[6] (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Vanilla Planifolia (Vanilla) Fruit Extract*, Macadamia Integrifolia (Macadamia) Nut Extract* *Certified Organic
Ingredient Analysis
1. ↑ hydrogenated castor oil ( Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil ) used as an oily base ingredient; with PEG it’s a non-ionic surfactant and is used as a solubilizer for essential oils.
2. ↑ Canola Oil. Canola Oil is used in skincare and cosmetics as a/an emollient moisturizing ingredient.
3. ↑ candelilla wax ( Euphorbia Cerifera ) protects the skin against moisture loss, used as a beeswax alternative; also used as an astringent, emulsion stabilizing, film forming, fragrance, moisturizing, viscosity controlling ingredient
4. ↑ jojoba oil ( Simmondsia Chinensis ) moisturizing skin-friendly oil (actually a wax) that limits oil production in skin; stimulates collagen; enhances skin’s barrier repair properties & ability to heal from damage
5. ↑ Vitamin E ( Tocopherol ) 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)
