Face & Body Lotion LT Cream w/PT-3

(30006-03)

INGREDIENTS: Water (Aqua), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (Plant Derived), Dimethylpolysiloxane (Mineral Based), Calcium Carrageenan, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Fruit, Butylene Glycol, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Polysorbate-60 (Plant Derived), Glyceryl Stearate (Plant Derived), Glycerin (Plant Derived), Cetearyl Alcohol (Plant Derived), Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E Acetate), Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Tocopherol (Antioxidant), Panthenyl Triacetate, Oleyl Alcohol, Ethyl Linoleate, Chamomilla Recutita Matricaria (Chamomile) Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Phenoxyethanol (Preservative), Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Mangifera Indica (ORGANIC Mango) Seed Butter, Cetyl Lactate, Gardenia Tahitensis (Tiare) Flower Extract, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice, Ethylhexylglycerin (Plant Derived Preservative), Carbomer, Caprylyl Glycol (Naturally Derived Preservative), Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A Palmitate)

Water

Caprylic/Capric: Triglyceride derived from coconut, and considered to be a good emollient and thickening agent in cosmetics.

Glycerin: Also called glycerol; it is present in all natural lipids (fats), whether animal or vegetable. It can be manufactured by the hydrolysis of fats and by the fermentation of sugars. It can also be synthetically manufactured. For some time it was thought that too much glycerin in a moisturizer could pull water out of the skin instead of drawing it into the skin. That theory now seems to be completely unfounded. What appears to be true is that glycerin shores up the skin's natural protection by filling in the area known as the intercellular matrix and by attracting just the right amount of water to maintain the skin's homeostasis. There is also research indicating that the presence of glycerin in the intercellular layer helps other skin lipids do their jobs better.

Cetyl Lactate: Natural or synthetic compounds used as emollients and texturizers in cosmetics.

Dimethicone: Substance derived from silica (sand is a silica). The unique fluid properties of silicone give it a great deal of slip and in its various forms it can feel like silk on the skin, impart emolliency, and be a water-binding agent that holds up well, even when skin becomes wet. In other forms, it is also used extensively for wound healing and for improving the appearance of scars.

Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil: Grape seed extract contains proanthocyanidins, which are considered to be very potent antioxidants, helpful for diminishing the sun's damaging effects and lessening free-radical damage. It has also been shown to have wound-healing properties.

Glyceryl Stearate: Used as an emollient and thickening agent in cosmetics

PEG-100 Stearate PEG: Stands for polyethylene glycol. Various forms of PEG compounds are mixed with fatty acids and fatty alcohols to create a variety of substances that have diverse functions in cosmetics, including surfactants, binding agents (to keep ingredients blended), stabilizers, and emollients.

Cetearyl Alcohol: Fatty alcohol used as an emollient, emulsifier, thickener, and carrying agent for other ingredients. Can be derived naturally, as in coconut fatty alcohol, or synthetically.

Mangifera Indica: Derived from the mango tree: It can have antioxidant properties (Mango) Seed Butter

Butyrospermum Parkii: Fruit from the karite tree, scientific name Butyrospermum parkii, used to obtain the fat that makes shea butter (Shea Butter) The intercellular matrix is the skin’s first line of defense against water loss. When the lipid and NMF content of skin is reduced, we experience surface roughness, flaking, fine lines, and a tight, uncomfortable feeling. The longer the skin’s surface layer (stratum corneum) is impaired, the less effective the skin’s intercellular matrix becomes. Moreover, the skin's healing process is impaired. NMFs make up an expansive group of ingredients that include amino acids, ceramides, hyaluronic acid, cholesterol, fatty acids, triglycerides, phospholipids, glycosphingolipids, urea, linoleic acid, glycosaminoglycans, glycerin, mucopolysaccharide, and sodium PCA (pyrrolidone carboxylic acid). Ingredients that mimic the lipid content of skin are apricot oil, canola oil, coconut oil, corn oil, jojoba oil, jojoba wax, lanolin, lecithin, olive oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, shea butter, soybean oil, squalane, and sweet almond oil, which can all be extremely helpful for making dry skin look and feel better.

All of the skin's supporting NMFs and lipids are present in the intercellular structure of the epidermis, both between skin cells and in the lipid content on the surface of skin. When any of these ingredients are used in skin-care products, they appear to help stabilize and maintain this complex intercellular-skin matrix. Although none of these very good NMFs and lipids can permanently affect or change skin, they are great at temporarily keeping depleted skin from feeling dry and uncomfortable. More important, all of these ingredients, and many more, can help support the intercellular area of the skin by keeping it intact. This support helps prevent surface irritation from penetrating deeper into the skin, works to keep bacteria out, and aids the skin's immune/healing system. Selecting moisturizers of any kind with NMFs (whether they are labeled as being antiaging, antiwrinkle, serums, lotions, or sunscreens) allows your skin to do its job of repairing and regenerating itself without the impedances brought on when skin is suffering from dryness and excess irritation.

Tocopheryl Acetate: “More than other tissues, the skin is exposed to numerous environmental chemical and physical agents such as ultraviolet light causing oxidative stress [free-radical damage]. In the skin this results in several short- and long-term adverse effects such as erythema [redness], edema [swelling], skin thickening, wrinkling, and an increased incidence of skin cancer…. Vitamin E is the major naturally occurring lipid-soluble … antioxidant protecting skin from the adverse effects of oxidative stress including photoaging [sun damage]. Many studies document that vitamin E occupies a central position as a highly efficient antioxidant, thereby providing possibilities to decrease the frequency and severity of pathological events in the skin.”

Retinyl Palmitate Form of vitamin: It is a combination of retinol (pure vitamin A) and palmitic acid. There is research showing it to be effective as an antioxidant and skin-cell regulator.

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice: There is research indicating that isolated components of aloe vera, such as glycoprotein, can have some effectiveness for wound healing and as an anti-irritant.

Gardenia Tahitensis Flower: The Tiare flower is the emblem of Tahit and rich in essential oils. It is also one of the main ingredients in French Polynesia’s traditional pharmacopoeia. It is believed to effectively relieve migraine and earache, heal wounds, and even cure certain types of eczema.

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract: Anti-oxidant & anti-irritant

Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract: Soothing & anti-inflammatory

Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract: Powerful antioxidant and exhibits some wound healing properties. There are no published studies indicating that grapes in any form, applied topically, can affect the wrinkling process. However, grape seed extract contains proanthocyanidins, which are considered to be very potent antioxidants, helpful for diminishing the sun's damaging effects and lessening free-radical damage. It has also been shown to have wound-healing properties

Hydrogenated Coconut Oil: Non-volatile plant kernel oil that has emollient properties for skin.

Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate: This skin conditioning agent works to improve the appearance of dry/damaged skin by reducing flaking and restoring suppleness, and also functions as an anti-irritant with anti-inflammatory and skin soothing capabilities. In fact, clinical tests point to the ingredient as an effective treatment for atopic dermatitis.

Furthermore, studies suggest it may also inhibit the skin’s tyrosinase activity and melanin production, making it a potential lightening/brightening agent that prevents hyper-pigmentation. Further studies have shown it to help reduce the redness and irritation commonly associated with various ailments such as Rosacea, Psoriasis and acne. Also known as licorice root extract

Butylene Glycol: Along with other glycols and glycerol, this is a humectant or humidifying and delivery ingredient used in cosmetics.

Ceteareth-20: Fatty alcohol that is used to thicken cosmetics and keep ingredients mixed together and stable.

Chondrus Crispus (Carrageenan): Seaweed gum used in cosmetics as a thickening agent with water-binding properties.

Carbomer

Tetrasodium EDTA: A chelating agent. It is used to prevent minerals present in formulations from bonding to other ingredients.

Phenoxyethanol: Common cosmetic preservative that is considered one of the less irritating ones to use in formulations. It does not release formaldehyde.

Caprylyl Glycol: humectant

Ethylhexylglycerin: Natural moisturizing

Hexylene Glycol: humectant