
Luxury Hair Oil
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Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
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Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil | emollient | 0, 1-2 | goodie |
Calendula Officinalis Flower Oil | perfuming | ||
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil | emollient | 0, 0 | goodie |
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil | emollient | 0, 1-3 | goodie |
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil | emollient | 0, 0-2 | goodie |
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Flower Oil | |||
Juniperus Communis Oil | perfuming | ||
Rosmarinus Officinalis Oil | antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial | icky | |
Limonene | perfuming, solvent | icky | |
Linalool | perfuming | icky |
Rodin Luxury Hair OilIngredients explained
The emollient plant oil coming from the kernel (the seed of the seed) of the delicious apricot fruit. Like other plant oils, it contains antioxidant vitamin E and nourishing fatty acids (mostly oleic acid 54-74%, linoleic acid 12-35%).
It's a nice general purpose emollient, has nourishing and moisturizing properties (as a high oleic oil it's ideal for dry skin types) and is quite easily absorbed into the skin.
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Sunflower does not need a big intro as you probably use it in the kitchen as cooking oil, or you munch on the seeds as a healthy snack or you adore its big, beautiful yellow flower during the summer - or you do all of these and probably even more. And by even more we mean putting it all over your face as sunflower oil is one of the most commonly used plant oils in skincare.
It’s a real oldie: expressed directly from the seeds, the oil is used not for hundreds but thousands of years. According to The National Sunflower Association, there is evidence that both the plant and its oil were used by American Indians in the area of Arizona and New Mexico about 3000 BC. Do the math: it's more than 5000 years – definitely an oldie.
The emollient plant oil that comes from almonds. Similar to other plant oils, it is loaded with skin-nourishing fatty acids (oleic acid - 55-86% and linoleic acid 7-35%) and contains several other skin goodies such as antioxidant vitamin E and vitamin B versions.
It's a nice, basic oil that is often used due to its great smoothing, softening and moisturizing properties. It's also particularly good at treating dry brittle nails (source).
Jojoba is a drought resistant evergreen shrub native to South-western North America. It's known and grown for jojoba oil, the golden yellow liquid coming from the seeds (about 50% of the weight of the seeds will be oil).
At first glance, it seems like your average emollient plant oil: it looks like an oil and it's nourishing and moisturizing to the skin but if we dig a bit deeper, it turns out that jojoba oil is really special and unique: technically - or rather chemically - it's not an oil but a wax ester (and calling it an oil is kind of sloppy).
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
The essential oil coming from the leafs of the lovely herb, rosemary. It contains several fragrant components, including the well-known irritant, camphor (around 15%). It has a nice smell, is a potent antioxidant and it's also an antimicrobial agent.
If your skin is sensitive, it's probably a good idea to avoid it.
A super common and cheap fragrance ingredient. It's in many plants, e.g. rosemary, eucalyptus, lavender, lemongrass, peppermint and it's the main component (about 50-90%) of the peel oil of citrus fruits.
It does smell nice but the problem is that it oxidizes on air exposure and the resulting stuff is not good for the skin. Oxidized limonene can cause allergic contact dermatitis and counts as a frequent skin sensitizer.
Linalool is a super common fragrance ingredient. It’s kind of everywhere - both in plants and in cosmetic products. It’s part of 200 natural oils including lavender, ylang-ylang, bergamot, jasmine, geranium and it can be found in 90-95% of prestige perfumes on the market.
The problem with linalool is, that just like limonene it oxidises on air exposure and becomes allergenic. That’s why a product containing linalool that has been opened for several months is more likely to be allergenic than a fresh one.
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what‑it‑does | emollient |
irritancy, com. | 0, 1-2 |
what‑it‑does | perfuming |
what‑it‑does | emollient |
irritancy, com. | 0, 0 |
what‑it‑does | emollient |
irritancy, com. | 0, 1-3 |
what‑it‑does | emollient |
irritancy, com. | 0, 0-2 |
what‑it‑does | perfuming |
what‑it‑does | antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial |
what‑it‑does | perfuming | solvent |
what‑it‑does | perfuming |