Shape Of You - Atopic Skin Oil
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Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
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Pentaclethra Macroloba Seed Oil | emollient | ||
Aleurites Moluccana Seed Oil | soothing, emollient | goodie | |
Oenothera Biennis Oil | soothing, emollient | 2, 3 | goodie |
Tocopheryl Acetate | antioxidant | 0, 0 | |
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil | perfuming | icky |
Plush Bio Shape Of You - Atopic Skin OilIngredients explained
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Having such a cool name and coming from Hawaii how could this oil be not good? Well, it is good. It's absorbed excellently by the skin and is used traditionally by the Hawaiians to soothe sunburn and other inflammations.
Research confirms this: it's shown to have anti-inflammatory, pain reducing, and wound healing properties. It's also a particularly rich source of moisturizing essential fatty acids linoleic and linolenic (about 42 and 32%) and it's not so rich in oleic acid - around 15% - that can be good even for acne prone skin.
The oil coming from the seeds of the nice, little, yellow-flowered plant called Evening Primrose. Similar to other plant oils, it's loaded with nourishing and moisturizing fatty acids. It's a very rich source of linoleic acid (66-76%), and also contains the soothing and healing superstar fatty acid, gamma-linolenic acid (aka GLA, 7-12%) (Btw, the richest known source of GLA is the borage oil, but evening primrose still counts as a very good source of it). It also contains oleic acid, but not too much around 6-15%.
Since the 1980's, EPO is a well-known food supplement and there are quite a lot of studies examining what happens if you take it orally. It seems to be helpful with a bunch of things: atopic dermatitis, dry eyes, brittle nails, sunburn and even acne.
It’s the most commonly used version of pure vitamin E in cosmetics. You can read all about the pure form here. This one is the so-called esterified version.
According to famous dermatologist, Leslie Baumann while tocopheryl acetate is more stable and has a longer shelf life, it’s also more poorly absorbed by the skin and may not have the same awesome photoprotective effects as pure Vit E.
The fragrant essential oil coming from the flowers of Rose Geranium. Like most essential oils, it contains antioxidant and antimicrobial components, but the main ones are fragrant constituents (like citronellol and geraniol). Be careful with it, if your skin is sensitive.
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what‑it‑does | emollient |
what‑it‑does | soothing | emollient |
what‑it‑does | soothing | emollient |
irritancy, com. | 2, 3 |
what‑it‑does | antioxidant |
irritancy, com. | 0, 0 |
what‑it‑does | perfuming |