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Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
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Cellulose Gum | viscosity controlling | 0, 0 | |
Styrene Isoprene Styrene Block Copolymer | |||
Polyisobutene | viscosity controlling | ||
Petroleum Resin | |||
Polyurethane Film | |||
Liquid Paraffin | emollient, solvent | 0, 0-2 | |
Tetrakis Methane |
COSRX Clear Fit Master PatchIngredients explained
A cellulose (the big molecule found in the cell wall of green plants) derivative that is used as an emulsion stabilizer and thickener.
This ingredient name is not according to the INCI-standard. :( What, why?!
A polymer (big molecule from repeated subunits) that's used as a gloss improver for lipsticks and lipglosses. Its stickiness also helps lip products to stay on longer.
Combined with polyacrylate-13 and polysorbate 20, it forms a very effective tickener-emulsifier trio.
This ingredient name is not according to the INCI-standard. :( What, why?!
This ingredient name is not according to the INCI-standard. :( What, why?!
The famous or maybe rather infamous mineral oil. The clear oily liquid that is the "cheap by-product" of refining crude oil and the one that gets a lot of heat for its poor provenance. It is a very controversial ingredient with pros and cons and plenty of myths around it. So let us see them:
The pros of mineral oil
Trust us, if something is used for more than 100 years in cosmetic products, it has advantages. Chemically speaking, cosmetic grade mineral oil is a complex mixture of highly refined saturated hydrocarbons with C15-50 chain length. It is not merely a "by-product" but rather a specifically isolated part of petroleum that is very pure and inert.
It is a great emollient and moisturizer working mainly by occlusivity. Occlusivity is one of the basic mechanisms of how moisturizers work and it means that mineral oil sits on top of the skin and hinders so-called trans-epidermal water loss, i.e water evaporating out of your skin. When compared to heavy-duty plant oil, extra virgin coconut oil, the two of them were equally efficient and safe as moisturizers in treating xerosis, a skin condition connected to very dry skin.
This ingredient name is not according to the INCI-standard. :( What, why?!
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what‑it‑does | viscosity controlling |
irritancy, com. | 0, 0 |
what‑it‑does | viscosity controlling |
what‑it‑does | emollient | solvent |
irritancy, com. | 0, 0-2 |