Babor Effect Fluid

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Water, Pentylene Glycol⁹, Propylene Glycol⁷, Glycerin¹⁷, Peg-7 Glyceryl Cocoate¹¹, Aloe²⁷ Ferox Leaf Extract²², Cucumber¹⁹ Extract, Hamamelis²⁵ Virginiana (Witch Hazel¹) Extract, Horse Chestnut¹⁵ Seed Extract, Soluble Collagen²⁰, Allantoin²³, Eucalyptus²⁶ Globulus Leaf Oil¹⁸, Sodium Hyaluronate², Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract, Ppg-26-Buteth-26⁸, Sodium Chloride⁶, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil¹⁶¹², Ethoxydiglycol, Sodium Lactate, Butylene Glycol²¹, Lactic Acid¹⁴, Serine, Sorbitol⁵, Triethanolamine⁴, Urea³, Sodium Hydroxide, Lauryl Aminopropylglycine¹³, Lauryl Diethylenediaminoglycine, Phenethyl Alcohol¹⁰, Alcohol Denat.²⁴, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate

Ingredient	What it does
¹witch hazel	fragrant astringent; antioxidant & anti-irritant properties (some forms can be irritating, click to read why)
²sodium hyaluronate	A humectant moisturizer; proven to boost skin's moisture content, reduce inflammation, have cell-communicating abilitites & help prevent moisture loss
³urea	Humectant moisturizer; improves penetration of other ingredients; minimizes water loss; speeds up skin renewal; adjusts pH of a product. If you're in the UK and looking for urea products, check the ingredient list for "carbamide" instead. It's the same thing.
⁴triethanolamine	adjusts pH; emulsifier; surfactant; masking fragrance; buffering agent
⁵sorbitol	a humectant moisturizer; product thickener; similar to glycerin with a gel-like consistency; creates a slippery feel
⁶sodium chloride	salt; used in exfoliators or as a thickener/stabilizer in a formula
⁷propylene glycol	solvent; humectant; gives a product "slip"; helps "carry" other ingredients into the skin; also enhances the efficacy of preservatives
⁸Ppg-26-Buteth-26	moisturizer
⁹pentylene glycol	synthetic humectant moisturizer; also a solvent & anti-microbial preservative
¹⁰Phenethyl Alcohol	fragrant ingredient with antimicrobial properties; preservative
¹¹PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate	Cleansing surfactant; Solubilizer; makes the product smooth and foamy
¹²Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil	emulsifier; surfactant
¹³Lauryl Aminopropylglycine	antistatic moisturizer
¹⁴lactic acid	the most moisturizing of AHAs; whitening astringent; exfoliant
¹⁵horse chestnut	potent antioxidant & anti-inflammatory; but no studies prove it works on cellulite; contains high levels of saponins
¹⁶hydrogenated castor oil	used as an oily base ingredient; with PEG it's a non-ionic surfactant and is used as a solubilizer for essential oils.
¹⁷Glycerin	A humectant moisturizer; usually used as a base in (light) moisturizers
¹⁸Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil	fragrance; conditioning
¹⁹cucumber	moisturizing & anti-inflammatory (contains 95% water)
²⁰collagen	humectant moisturizer; film-former; has never been shown to have a direct effect on producing or building collagen in skin
²¹butylene glycol	solvent; penetration enhancer; humectant moisturizer; in cleansing creams it dissolves dirt, avoids the product from drying too quickly during the removal stage & helps formulas spread better
²²Aloe Ferox Leaf Extract	moisturizing
²³allantoin	considered an effective anti-irritant; an occlusive that temporarily helps protect from chapped skin or windburn damage; softens skin & exfoliates; also a preservative
²⁴Alcohol Denat.	masking, solvent to dissolve things in a formula, viscosity controlling
²⁵Hamamelis	fragrant astringent; antioxidant & anti-irritant properties (some forms can be irritating, click to read why)
²⁶eucalyptus	antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties but it's very irritating!
²⁷aloe	emollient moisturizer with anti-inflammatory; antioxidant, & antibacterial qualities