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| Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosehip Oil/Rosa Canina Seed Oil | emollient | goodie | |
| Vitamin E Acetate/Tocopheryl Acetate | antioxidant | 0, 0 |
Revox Bio Rosehip Oil 100% PureIngredients explained
The oil coming from the seeds of dog-rose, a wild rose species native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia. It's a nice emollient, moisturizing plant oil loaded with skin-nourishing fatty acids (linoleic acid - 51%, linolenic acid - 19% and oleic acid - 20%).
If you start to dig a bit deeper into the rosehip oil topic, you will soon see that there are lots of species of rose, and it's all a bit confusing to know what the differences and similarities between the oils of the different roses are. As far as our research can tell, here is the gist.
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.
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| what‑it‑does | emollient |
| what‑it‑does | antioxidant |
| irritancy, com. | 0, 0 |