In other words, it's a superb moisturizer that makes your skin nice and smooth, without being heavy or greasy. Similar to other plant oils, it is loaded with skin-nourishing fatty acids ( oleic acid - 55-86% and linoleic acid 7-35%) and contains several other skin goodies such as antioxidant vitamin E and vitamin B versions. According to The National Sunflower Association, there is evidence that both the plant and its oil were used by American Indians in the area of Arizona and New Mexico about 3000 BC. And by even more we mean putting it all over your face as sunflower oil is one of the most commonly used plant oils in skincare.

Sodium hydroxide in itself is a potent skin irritant, but once it's reacted (as it is usually in skin care products, like exfoliants) it is totally harmless. It is very common in gel-type formulas that also contain an oil-phase as well as in cleansers as it also works with most cleansing agents (unlike a lot of other thickeners). It’s safe and gentle, but even more importantly, it’s not a feared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reason paraben.It can be a replacement for mineral oil and is often combined with other emollients to achieve different sensorial properties. It comes from the seeds of African Shea or Karite Trees and used as a magic moisturizer and emollient. It’s a solid white stuff that’s very alkaline and used in small amounts to adjust the pH of the product and make it just right. Leslie Bauman notes in Cosmetic Dermatology that one application of sunflower oil significantly speeds up the recovery of the skin barrier within an hour and sustains the results 5 hours after using it.

And people don’t go for them because they’re cheap, for Iranians these brands absolutely don’t come cheap! It is excellent for acne-prone skin and safe to use even if you have fungi-related skin issues, like seborrhea or fungal acne.

This only shows how people in emerging countries are the next to fall victim to industrialized and globalized companies. For example, in case of AHA or BHA exfoliants, the right pH is super-duper important, and pH adjusters like sodium hydroxide are needed. So being a wax ester results in a couple of unique properties: First, jojoba oil is extremely stable.