This may not be something that is visible with this test, but something you can determine as you use products. As you may guess, if something is only recommended in products that you rinse off (cleansers and shampoos), then it’s probably not the best ingredient for the skin. So citric acid is an exfoliant, that can - just like other AHAs - gently lift off the dead skin cells of your skin and make it more smooth and fresh. Ingredients Water, Petrolatum, Sodium Trideceth Sulfate, Sodium Chloride, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Trideceth-3, Fragrance, Niacinamide (Vitamin B3), Retinol, Retinyl Propionate, Sodium Citrate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate, Xanthan Gum, Glyceryl Oleate, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Acrylates/C10-30 Acrylate Crosspolymer, Alkyl Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Yellow 5, Red 33. Overall, it is the gold-standard occlusive agent known today and a tub of Vaseline comes in handy in any household to heal cracked lips or other severely dry skin patches.

Olay Cleansing and Renewing Body Wash, infused with skin care ingredients, pampers skin with rich and cramy lather.Olay Cleansing and Renewing Body Wash, with its rich and creamy lather, infuses your skin with premium skin care ingredients. Infused with Retinol and Vitamin B3 Complex, this hydrating body wash revitalizes and quenches thirsty skin. However, not all retinol ester molecules are made equal when it comes to being transformed and being effective on the skin. The attachment of glycerin and oleic acid that works mainly as a co-emulsifier and stabilizer to create stable water-oil mixes, aka emulsions. Btw, Xanthan gum is all natural, a chain of sugar molecules (polysaccharide) produced from individual sugar molecules ( glucose and sucrose) via fermentation.

This puts our molecule in the place of little Princess Charlotte on the family tree, quite far away from the throne.Seller claimed the item was shipped on January 2nd but instead the USPS label was created on that day! e. reducing TEWL by more than 40%) is not good as it can create a nice moist place for fungi and bacteria to grow. Supercharged with Vitamin C and Vitamin B3 to help give your skin a radiant glow while providing long-lasting hydration. 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).

If (similar to us) you are in the weird habit of reading the label on your shower gel while taking a shower, you might have noticed that sodium chloride is almost always on the ingredient list. Luckily there are plenty of products on the market with other preservative options so if you are a better safe than sorry type it's probably best to avoid it. Other than that, salt also works as an emulsion stabilizer in water-in-oil emulsions, that is when water droplets are dispersed in the outer oil (or silicone) phase. If you are someone who likes to know what you put on your face then fragrance is not your best friend - there's no way to know what’s really in it. How would it compare to a salicylic acid body wash in terms of improving texture and clearing pores?Exactly what it sounds: nice smelling stuff put into cosmetic products so that the end product also smells nice.