The Essentials 100% Plant Squalane
Squalane - what is it exactly? An ancient deep-sea monster that fights pirates? A triangle with unequal sides? A lightweight moisturizer that can do everything? Yes, that's the one. It
really is one of the most amazing, where -have-you-been-all-my life singe source serums out there. Easily absorbed and light enough for layering and day time wear, you're going to love this simple plant-derived solution. But, if you were sort of hoping there was a deep-sea monster in this box I apologize (I kinda was too).
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Ingredients overview
Paraben free, Sulfate free, Mineral oil free, Petrolatum free, Formaldehyde free, Cruelty free
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Highlights
Alcohol Free
Fragrance and Essential Oil Free
Key Ingredients
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| Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Squalane | skin-identical ingredient, emollient | 0, 1 | goodie |
Acure The Essentials 100% Plant SqualaneIngredients explained
Squalane - goodie
It seems to us that squalane is in fashion and there is a reason for it. Chemically speaking, it is a saturated (no double bonds) hydrocarbon (a molecule consisting only of carbon and hydrogen), meaning that it's a nice and stable oily liquid with a long shelf life.
It occurs naturally in certain fish and plant oils (e.g. olive), and in the sebum (the oily stuff our skin produces) of the human skin. As f.c. puts it in his awesome blog post, squalane's main things are "emolliency, surface occlusion, and TEWL prevention all with extreme cosmetic elegance". In other words, it's a superb moisturizer that makes your skin nice and smooth, without being heavy or greasy.
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| what‑it‑does | skin-identical ingredient | emollient |
| irritancy, com. | 0, 1 |
An emollient and natural moisturizer that can be found also in the sebum (oily stuff our skin produces). It leaves a nice non-greasy, non-heavy feeling on the skin.
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