Serum Elixir
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Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
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Moringa Oil | emollient | goodie | |
Musk Rose Oil | emollient | ||
Argan Oil | antioxidant, emollient | goodie | |
Rosa Damascena (Eo) | antioxidant, perfuming, antimicrobial/antibacterial | icky | |
Italian Helichrysum (Eo) | |||
Sandalwood (Eo) | |||
Green Myrtle (Eo) | |||
Vitamin E | antioxidant | 0-3, 0-3 | goodie |
idoine Serum ElixirIngredients explained
The oil coming from the seeds of the Moringa tree, a big white-flowered tree native to India. It's a yellow oil similar to olive oil. It's rich in nourishing and moisturizing fatty acid, oleic (75%) and also contains behenic acid (up to 8%) that makes moringa very stable and gives the oil a long shelf life.
It blends easily with essential oils and can also help to stabilize scents so it's a popular oil in the perfume industry.
When it comes to cosmetic oils and hype, argan oil is for sure leading the way. Dubbed as the "liquid gold of Morocco", we have to admit we have some trouble determining why this oil enjoys such a special miracle status. Not that it's not good, it is good, even great but reading the research about argan and a bunch of other plant oils we just do not see the big, unique differentiating factor (though that might be our fault not reading enough, obvs.)
So, argan oil comes from the kernel of the argan fruit that comes from the argan tree that grows only in Morocco. The tree is slow growing and getting the oil is a hard job. The traditional process is that the ripe argan fruits fall from the tree, then goats eat them up and poop out the seeds. The seeds are collected and smashed with a stone to get the kernels inside. This part is the hard one as the seeds have extremely hard shells. Once the kernels are obtained, the oil is pressed out from them (the kernels contain about 50% oil).
We are big fans of all kinds of roses as ornamental plants but when it comes to skincare, it is a mixed bag. Before we list out the good and the not so good, here is an interesting thing.
The oil content in rose is very, very low so distilling rose essential oil requires huge amounts of rose flowers. It has such a wonderful scent that there are no comparable synthetic alternatives. You can probably guess that this means rose essential oil is expensive.... very very expensive.
This ingredient name is not according to the INCI-standard. :( What, why?!
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
This ingredient name is not according to the INCI-standard. :( What, why?!
- Primary fat-soluble antioxidant in our skin
- Significant photoprotection against UVB rays
- Vit C + Vit E work in synergy and provide great photoprotection
- Has emollient properties
- Easy to formulate, stable and relatively inexpensive
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what‑it‑does | antioxidant | perfuming | antimicrobial/antibacterial |
what‑it‑does | antioxidant |
irritancy, com. | 0-3, 0-3 |