Vitamin E Lipstick Ingredients
Ingredients Overview
Octyldodecanol, Petrolatum, Beeswax (Cera Alba), Polyethylene, Isopropyl Palmitate, Polybutene, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Menthol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf, Sorbic Acid
Highlights
#Alcohol-Free #Fragrance & Essential Oil-Free
Key Ingredients
Antioxidant: Tocopheryl Acetate
Soothing: Menthol
Ingredients Explained
What-It-Does: Emollient, Perfuming
A Clear, Slightly Yellow, Odorless Oil That's A Very Common, Medium-Spreading
Emollient. It Makes The Skin Feel Nice And Smooth And Works In A Wide Range Of Formulas.
Petrolatum (also called Petroleum Jelly (Vaseline)
What-It-Does: Emollient
The Famous Vaseline Or Petroleum Jelly Is Just Like Mineral Oil, A By-Product Of Refining Crude Oil, Aka Petroleum, And It Is Also A Mixture Of Hydrocarbons But With Bigger (C18-90+) Carbon Chain Length.
The Unique Thing About Petrolatum Is That It Is The Most Effective Occlusive Agent Known Today. While The Occlusivity Of Mineral Oil Is In The Same League As The Occlusivity Of Plant Oils, Petrolatum Is In A League Of Its Own. It Sits On Top Of The Skin And Hinders So-Called Trans Epidermal Water Loss (Tewl) Like Nothing Else.
Beeswax (also called Cera Alba)
What-It-Does: Emollient, Viscosity Controlling, Emulsifying, Perfuming
Irritancy: 0
Comedogenicity: 0-2
It's The Yellow, Solid Stuff That You Probably Know From Beeswax Candles.
It's A Natural Material Produced By Honeybees To Build Their Honeycomb.
As For Skincare, It's Used As An Emollient And Thickening Agent.
It's Super Common In Lip Balms And Lipsticks.
What-It-Does: Viscosity Controlling
Polyethylene Is The Most Common Plastic In The World. It Is A Super Versatile Polymer (molecule from repeated subunits) And When It Comes To Cosmetics, It Is Often Referred To As Microbeads And Was Banned In 2015 In The " Microbead-Free Waters Act" Due To The Small Plastic Spheres Accumulating In The Waters And Looking Like Food To Fish.
But Being Versatile Means That Polyethylene Does Not Only Come As Scrub Particles But Also As A White Wax.
In Its Wax-Form, It’s Still Pretty Popular. It Thickens Up Water-Free Formulas, Increases Hardness And Raises The Melting Point Of Emulsions And Water-Less Balms. It Is Particularly Common In Cleansing Balms And Stick-Type Makeup Products Due To Its Ability To Add Body, Hardness And Slip To These Formulas.
What-It-Does: Emollient
Irritancy: 1
Comedogenicity: 3-4
A Clear, Colorless Emollient Ester (oily liquid from Isopropyl Alcohol + Palmitic Acid) That Makes The Skin Nice And Smooth.
It Has Very Good Spreading Properties And Gives A Silky Touch To The Products.
What-It-Does: Viscosity Controlling
We Don't Have Description For This Ingredient Yet.
Butyrospermum Parkii (also called Shea) Butter
What-It-Does: Emollient, Viscosity Controlling
Shea Butter Is Probably The Most Publicized Natural Butter In Skincare Today. It Comes From The Seeds Of African Shea Or Karite Trees And Used As A Magic Moisturizer And Emollient.
But It's Not Only A Simple Emollient, It Regenerates And Soothes The Skin, Protects It From External Factors (such as UV rays or wind) And Is Also Rich In Antioxidants (among others Vitamin A, E, F, Quercetin and Epigallocatechin Gallate). If You Are Looking For Rich Emollient Benefits + More, Shea Is Hard To Beat.
What-It-Does: Preservative
It’s Pretty Much The Current It-Preservative Because It’s Safe And Gentle
It Was Introduced Around 1950 And Today It Can Be Used Up To 1% Worldwide.
It Can Be Found In Nature - In Green Tea - But The Version Used In Cosmetics Is Synthetic.
What-It-Does: Moisturizer/Humectant, Emollient, Deodorant
It’s A Handy Multi-Tasking Ingredient That Gives The Skin A Nice, Soft Feel.
At The Same Time, It Also Boosts The Effectiveness Of Other Preservatives, Such As The Super Commonly Used Phenoxyethanol.
The Blend Of These Two (Caprylyl Glycol + Phenoxyethanol) Is Called Optiphen, Which Not Only Helps To Keep Your Cosmetics Free From Contaminants For A Long Time But Also Gives A Good Feel To The Finished Product. It's A Popular Duo.
What-It-Does: Emollient
A Super Common Emollient That Makes Your Skin Feel Nice And Smooth With Its Light-Textured, Clear, Odorless And Non-Greasy Formula
It Comes From Coconut Oil And Glycerin
It’s A Nice Ingredient That Just Feels Good On The Skin, Is Super Well Tolerated By Every Skin Type And Easy To Formulate With, No Wonder It’s Popular.
What-It-Does: Soothing
It's The Ingredient That Causes The Cooling Sensation So Well-Known Both From Cosmetic Products As Well As Scores Of Other Things Like Chocolate, Chewing Gum, Toothpaste Or Cigarette. It's A Natural Compound That Comes From The Essential Oil Of Mentha Species (Peppermint Oil contains 40-50% Menthol) And It Gives Them Their Typical Minty Smell And Flavor.
As For Skincare, Menthol Seems To Have Mixed Reactions. Apart From The Cooling Sensation (that might last up to 70 mins!), It Also Has Painkilling, Itch Reducing, Antibacterial, Antifungal And Even Penetration Enhancing Properties.
On The Other Hand, It Also Seems To Act As A Skin Irritant That Increases Trans-Epidermal Water Loss (the water that evaporates from the outer layer of the skin) And Thus Contributes To Drying Out The Skin.
Tocopheryl Acetate (also called Vitamin E Acetate
What-It-Does: Antioxidant
Irritancy: 0
Comedogenicity: 0
It’s The Most Commonly Used Version Of Pure Vitamin E In Cosmetics. This One Is The Esterified Version.
According To Famous Dermatologist, Leslie Baumann While Tocopheryl Acetate Is More Stable And Has A Longer Shelf Life, It’s Also More Poorly Absorbed By The Skin And May Not Have The Same Awesome Photoprotective Effects As Pure Vit E.
Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf
We Don't Have Description For This Ingredient Yet.
What-It-Does: Preservative
A Mild, Natural Preservative That Usually Is Used Together With Its Other Mild Preservative Friends, Such As Benzoic Acid And/Or Dehydroacetic Acid.
It's Also Used As A Food Preservative.
