Le Couvent des Minimes Complete Moisturizing Cream

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Aqua/Water, Glycerin⁹, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride¹⁶, Cetyl Alcohol¹⁴, Cetyl Palmitate¹⁵, Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate⁶, Dimethicone, Methyl Glucose¹⁰ Sesquistearate⁷, Rosa Damascena²⁰ Flower³ Water, Rosa Moschata Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit⁴ Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Rosa Gallica Flower Extract, Rosa Damascena Flower Extract, Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract, Sunflower Seed Oil, Rosemary Leaf Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Palmitic Acid⁵, Stearic Acid¹, Parfum/Fragrance¹², Butylene Glycol¹⁷, Polyacrylamide, Chlorphenesin, C13-14 Isoparaffin¹⁸, Tocopherol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Laureth-7, Tetrasodium EDTA¹³, Sodium Hydroxide, Lecithin⁸, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Glycolate², Trisodium NTA, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glyceryl Stearate¹¹, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Formate, Sodium Phytate¹⁹

Ingredient	What it does
¹stearic acid	emulsifier; cleaning agent; stabilizes emulsions; lipophilic thickener; texturizer. Stearic acid is naturally found in skin and is used in cleansers to reduce cleansing-induced damage, aid in moisturization, and replenish with skin-natural lipids.
²sodium glycolate	adjusts pH of a formula
³Rosa Damascena Flower	moisturizing
⁴Rosa Canina Fruit	astringent
⁵palmitic acid	emollient; emulsifier
⁶neopentyl glycol diethylhexanoate	emollient & thickener
⁷Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate	emollient & emulsifier
⁸lecithin	moisturizing phospholipid; emulsifies & thickens a product; water-binder; mild preservative; penetrates skin well so is a great ingredient others can "piggyback on" into your skin
⁹Glycerin	A humectant moisturizer; usually used as a base in (light) moisturizers
¹⁰glucose	has water-binding properties for skin; used also as a filler in a formula
¹¹glyceryl stearate	self-emulsifying emollient & thickening agent, the higher up an ingredient list it is, the thicker the formula
¹²fragrance	Fragrance in skin care is like spraying perfume on your face. Smells nice, but potentially irritating and damaging to your skin's acid mantle. Especially if these ingredients are high up on the ingredient list.
¹³Edta	Chelating agents bind up trace metal ion contaminants in your water-containing cosmetic thus keeping the product microbe free for longer.
¹⁴Cetyl 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
¹⁵Cetyl Palmitate	emollient moisturizing, masks the scent of other ingredients in a formula , moisturizing
¹⁶Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride	Coconut derived emollient moisturizer, sometimes used as a thickener. Rich in fatty acids that replenish skin; has a silky, dry oil feel
¹⁷butylene 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
¹⁸C13-14 Isoparaffin	emollient; solvent
¹⁹Sodium Phytate	chelating agent
²⁰Rosa damascena	Rose extract was found to inhibit the growth of P. acnes bacteria with respective minimum inhibitory concentrations of 2, 0.5, and 1 mg/ml, in one in vitro study.