Luminous Moisture Shea Butter Body Lotion

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

Full INCI (26): Water, Butylene Glycol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Hydrogenated Poly (C6-14 Olefin), Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, 1,2-Hexanediol, Stellaria Media (Chickweed) Extract, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter (5,000 Ppm), Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Glyceryl Stearate, C14-22 Alcohols, Carbomer, Arachidyl Alcohol, Tromethamine, Behenyl Alcohol, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Arachidyl Glucoside, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Lactobacillus Ferment, Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment, Fragrance

26 of 26 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.

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.

Cetyl Ethylhexanoate emollient

Cetyl Ethylhexanoate is a synthetic ester used as a dry-feeling emollient. It spreads easily, leaves a silky rather than oily finish, and helps disperse pigments and UV filters evenly.

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.

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.

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.

1,2-Hexanediol humectant

1,2-Hexanediol is a glycol used for two reasons: it holds water like glycerin, and it makes a formula harder for microbes to live in, so less traditional preservative is needed. Korean formulas use it heavily for that second reason.

Stellaria Media (Chickweed) Extract plant extract

Chickweed extract, a common garden herb used for the look of reddened, easily bothered skin. It carries saponins and mucilage.

Camellia Japonica Seed Oil emollient

Camellia Seed Oil is the traditional Korean and Japanese hair and skin oil, high in oleic acid. It is a light emollient that absorbs quickly for its richness.

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter (5,000 Ppm) 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.

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.

Hydrogenated Polydecene emollient

Hydrogenated Polydecene is a synthetic hydrocarbon emollient used in place of mineral oil. It is stable, has no scent, and gives a cushioned slip without oxidising.

Market

Korean market, the version sold in Korea

Made in

Republic of Korea

Volume

300ml

Category

Body

Actives

Shea Butter

Ships from

California or Korea

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