Goat Milk Hand and Body Lotion Ingredients
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Glyceryl Stearate is an emollient that keeps products blended together; it can also be a surfactant (making it possible for soap to mix with water), emulsifier (helps water and oil to mix), and thickener in food. It adds body to creams and leaves the skin feeling soft and smooth.
Isopropyl Myristate can help to improve the texture of products. It helps to thicken the product, which enhances the feeling of the product
Cetearyl Alcohol & Ceteareth-20 is an emulsifying wax that is a vegetable-based emulsifier (helps water and oil to mix) used for combining oil and water in recipes for lotions, creams, and other cosmetics.
Stearic Acid is a saturated fatty acid that occurs naturally in animal and plant fats. It’s a major component of cocoa and shea butter. Stearic acid is an emulsifier (helps water and oil to mix), emollient (softening or smoothing the skin), and lubricant that can soften skin. It helps to keep products from separating and helps maintain texture. Stearic acid is used in many personal care products, including soap, moisturizers, makeup, sunscreen, and baby lotion. It may also help burns heal. It helps to moisturize, protect, and lubricate the skin and hair. It can condition and protect the hair shaft without weighing it down.
Caprylic/Capric Glycerides is an ingredient used in soaps and cosmetics. It's usually made by combining coconut oil with glycerin. Caprylic acid is a type of saturated fatty acid that has antifungal and anti-inflammatory properties.
Stearyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol used as an emollient (softening or smoothing the skin) and helps keep other ingredients intact in a formulation. Not to be confused with the drying, irritating types of alcohol such as SD alcohol or denatured alcohol, stearyl alcohol isn’t considered drying on skin. This versatile ingredient also has cleansing and foam-boosting properties.
Soybean Oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean. It is one of the most widely consumed cooking oils and the second most consumed vegetable oil. As a drying oil, processed soybean oil is also used as a base for printing inks and oil paints.
Shea Butter is a fat extracted from the nut of a Shea tree. Shea Butter is used in lotion or natural soap because of its moisturizing benefits. It can help with the healing process of many things from burns to scars and even improve the appearance of stretch marks.
Diheptyl Succinate is a 100% vegetable derived, biodegradable emollient, derived from castor oil, that enhances the shine and texture of the hair and skin. Diheptyl succinate is a lightweight, emollient texture enhancer.
Capryloyl Glycerine/Sebacic Acid Copolymer is an ingredient that functions as a polymer and film-forming agent, as well as a replacement for silicones in cosmetic formulas. Capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer can be naturally derived from coconut and castor oil or produced synthetically.
Sunflower Oil is the non-volatile oil pressed from the seeds of the sunflower. Sunflower oil is commonly used in food as a frying oil, and in cosmetic formulations as an emollient. Sunflower oil is primarily composed of linoleic acid, a polyunsaturated fat, and oleic acid, a monounsaturated fat.
Aloe Vera Juice is the juice extracted from the pulp of the aloe barbadensis plant. It has been used topically since ancient times for its skin soothing properties. It is used in many products, such as beverages, skin lotion, cosmetics, creams, ointments, topical sprays, or in the form of gel for minor burns and sunburns.
Goat Milk Extract (Powder) is an extract of goat's milk. It acts as a moisturizing agent. It has detoxifying and anti-oxidant effects. It is helpful for moisturizing skin. Goat Milk Extract is used in cosmetic products.
Honeyquat is a natural, active ingredient that is made from pure honey. It has been used as a natural anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory, and improves the skin barrier leaving the skin feeling soft.
Methylparaben is used as a preservative in cosmetic formulations.
Propylparaben is a preservative typically found in many water-based cosmetics, such as creams, lotions, shampoos, and bath products. It has antifungal and antimicrobial properties and is typically used in a variety of water-based cosmetics and personal-care products. It is also used as a food additive.
DMDM Hydantoin is a preservative and antimicrobial agent found in a wide range of cosmetics and skin-care and hair-care products. It helps to keep beauty products from spoiling.
Triisopropanolamine is used as an emulisifier (helps water and oil to mix) and a stabilizer.
Disodium EDTA helps products to remain stable for a longer time. It helps prevent your beauty and personal care products from going rancid. It is typically used in tiny amounts, around 0.1% or less.