Show all ingredients by function. Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin hello long baths! One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed.
Like this, the products can stay more stable over time. It does have some very nice properties indeed, though famous dermatologist Leslie Baumann warns us in her book that most of the evidence is anecdotal and the plant might be a bit overhyped. It also helps wound healing and skin regeneration in general. All in all definitely a goodie. Castor oil is sourced from the castor bean plant native to tropical areas in Eastern Africa and the Mediterranean Basin.
So what is so special about it? Unlike other fatty acids, ricinoleic acid has an extra water-loving part aka -OH group on its fatty chain that gives Castor Oil several unique properties. First, it is thicker than other oils , then its solubility is different e. It is also more glossy than other oils, in fact, it creates the highest gloss of all natural oils when applied to the skin. Other than that, it is a very effective emollient and occlusive that reduces skin moisture loss so it is quite common in smaller amounts in moisturizers.
While it is very unlikely and this is true for pretty much every ingredient , cases of reactions to castor oil have been reported, so if your skin is sensitive, it never hurts to patch test.
A so-called fatty the good, non-drying kind of alcohol that does all kinds of things in a skincare product: it makes your skin feel smooth and nice emollient , helps to thicken up products and also helps water and oil to blend emulsifier. Can be derived from coconut or palm kernel oil. An extremely common multitasker ingredient that gives your skin a nice soft feel emollient and gives body to creams and lotions.
