Shea Butter Fresh Steam Cream

Not on the ingredient list below: denatured or SD alcohol, essential oils, parabens, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil or petrolatum and added color.

Full INCI (49): Water, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin), Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric/Myristic/Stearic Triglyceride, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cetearyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Synthetic Beeswax, Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sea Water, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Bertholletia Excelsa Seed Oil, Vegetable Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Vaccinium Angustifolium (Blueberry) Fruit Extract, Fragaria Chiloensis (Strawberry) Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Fruit Extract, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Fruit Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Dimethicone, PEG-100 Stearate, Pentylene Glycol, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Tromethamine, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Phytate, Tocopherol, Citric Acid, Carbomer, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Fragrance, Benzyl Salicylate, Limonene, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Geraniol, Citronellol

Ingredient list read from naturerepublic.com on 30 August 2026.

47 of 49 explained

Water solvent

Water is the base almost every serum, toner and cream is built on. It dissolves the water-loving ingredients and sets how light the finished texture feels. On an INCI list it is usually first, which only means it is the largest single ingredient by weight.

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter emollient

Shea Butter is the fat pressed from the shea nut, rich in oleic and stearic acids and unsaponifiable plant sterols. It is a heavy emollient and partial occlusive, which is why it sits in balms and night creams rather than in essences.

Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin) emollient

Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin) is a synthetic hydrocarbon emollient. It gives a smooth, silicone-like glide and is completely stable, so it does not go rancid.

Dipropylene Glycol humectant

Dipropylene Glycol is a glycol used as a solvent and a light humectant. Its main job is keeping the rest of the formula dissolved and the texture fluid rather than adding hydration of its own.

Glycerin humectant

Glycerin is the most used humectant in skincare. It draws water into the outer layer of skin and holds it there, and it is one of the very few ingredients whose hydrating effect is settled science rather than marketing. Higher amounts feel tacky, which is why it is usually blended.

Butylene Glycol humectant

Butylene Glycol is a small glycol that does two jobs at once: it holds water in the top layer of skin and it dissolves plant extracts and actives that plain water cannot. It also thins a formula, which is why watery Korean essences lean on it.

Caprylic/Capric/Myristic/Stearic Triglyceride emollient

A blend of coconut and palm fatty acids rebuilt onto glycerin. The longer myristic and stearic chains make it thicker and more cushioning than plain caprylic triglyceride.

Cyclopentasiloxane silicone

Cyclopentasiloxane is a volatile silicone: it spreads a formula thin and smooth then evaporates, leaving no residue. It is the silicone behind a dry, powdery primer finish.

Cetearyl Alcohol fatty alcohol

Cetearyl Alcohol is a waxy solid, not the drying kind of alcohol. It is a blend of cetyl and stearyl alcohols used to thicken a cream and keep oil and water from separating, and it softens skin as it does so.

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride is the light fraction of coconut oil, with the heavy parts removed. It is the workhorse emollient of modern formulas: it softens skin, dissolves oil-soluble actives and absorbs without the greasy weight of a whole plant oil.

Synthetic Beeswax occlusive

Synthetic Beeswax is a lab-built blend of esters and waxes matched to beeswax. It thickens and sets a formula, and unlike real beeswax it contains nothing from bees.

Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil emollient

Macadamia Seed Oil is unusually high in palmitoleic acid, a fatty acid that human sebum also contains, which is why it absorbs faster than most nut oils. It is a cushioning emollient for dry skin.

Market

Korean market, the version sold in Korea

EAN (barcode)

8806173473472

Made in

Republic of Korea

Volume

100 ml

Category

Moisturizer

Actives

Jojoba Seed Oil, Sea Buckthorn, Shea Butter

Ships from

California or Korea

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