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Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
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Certified Organic Calendula (Calendula Officinalis, Flower) | soothing, antioxidant | goodie | |
Certified Organic Extra-Virgin Olive Oil (Olea Europaea, Fruit) | antioxidant, emollient | 0, 0-2 | goodie |
Certified Organic Beeswax | emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, perfuming | 0, 0-2 |
St Francis Herb Farm Calendula SalveIngredients explained
The extract coming from the popular garden plant Calendula or Marigold. It's used traditionally as a skin-repairing and soothing plant extract.
Click here to read more at the calendula flower extract.
You probably know olive oil from the kitchen as a great and healthy option for salad dressing but it's also a great and healthy option to moisturize and nourish the skin, especially if it's on the dry side.
Similar to other emollient plant oils, it's loaded with nourishing fatty acids: oleic is the main component (55-83%), and also contains linoleic (3.5-20%) and palmitic acids (7-20%). It also contains antioxidant polyphenols, tocopherols (types of vitamin E) and carotenoids and it's one of the best plant sources of skin-identical emollient, Squalene.
Overall, a great option for dry skin but less so for acne-prone or damaged skin.
It's the yellow, solid stuff that you probably know from beeswax candles. It's a natural material produced by honey bees to build their honeycomb.
As for skincare, it's used as an emollient and thickening agent. It's super common in lip balms and lipsticks.
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what‑it‑does | soothing | antioxidant |
what‑it‑does | antioxidant | emollient |
irritancy, com. | 0, 0-2 |
what‑it‑does | emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | perfuming |
irritancy, com. | 0, 0-2 |