Your Best Skin by Hannah English

Author:Hannah English [Hannah English]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
Published: 2022-05-14T00:00:00+00:00

Deciphering the labels

Let’s apply our new-found knowledge by looking at some skincare label examples. Note: Emollients are highlighted, humectants are underlined, occlusives are italic.

Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Cream. This cream contains a lot of emollients, but the two most abundant ingredients are glycerin and water, followed by an evaporating silicone and then squalane, which is also lightweight and silky. With this information, I can tell that the cream is a lightweight gel and likely won’t leave a heavy feeling. Great for combination or dehydrated skin, but you might need a bit more from your cream in winter, or if you’re feeling very dry.

AQUA/WATER, GLYCERIN, CYCLOHEXASILOXANE, SQUALANE, BIS-PEG-18 METHYL ETHER DIMETHYL SILANE, SUCROSE STEREATE, STEARYL ALCOHOL, PEG-8 STEREATE, MYRISTYL MYRISTATE, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAETHYLHEXANOATE, PRUNUS ARMENIACA KERNEL OIL/APRICOT KERNEL OIL, PHENOXYETHANOL, PERSEA GRATISSIMA OIL/AVOCADO OIL, GLYCERYL STEREATE, CETYL ALCOHOL, ORYZA SATIVA BRAN OIL/RICE BRAN OIL, OLEA EUROPEA FRUIT OIL/OLIVE FRUIT OIL, CHLORPHENESIN, STEARIC ACID, PALMITIC ACID, DISODIUM EDTA, ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, CARBOMER, PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS OIL/SWEET ALMOND OIL, XANTHAN GUM, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TOCOPHEROL, GLYCINE SOJA OIL/SOYBEAN OIL, PSEUDOALTEROMONAS FERMENT EXTRACT, MYRISTIC ACID, HYDROXYPALMITOYL, SPHINGANINE, BHT, SALICYLIC ACID, CITRIC ACID

Indeed Labs Hydraluron Moisture Jelly. Both emollients in this formula are also humectants, so you can tell this formula is a very lightweight gel. Best suited to those living in humid climates or with truly oily skin.

WATER (AQUA/EAU), GLYCERIN, PENTYLENE GLYCOL, GLYCERETH-26, CARBOMER, GLYCERYL POLYACRYLATE, TREHALOSE, UREA, STRELITZIA NICOLAI SEED ARIL EXTRACT, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, DISODIUM EDTA, SERINE, BIOSACCHARIDE GUM-1, ALGIN, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, PULLULAN, SODIUM HYALURONATE, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL

Avène Skin Recovery Cream Rich. From this ingredient list you can tell that the moisturiser is rich. There’s mineral oil (a breathable occlusive) and a couple of humectants. As for the emollients, there’s squalane, only it’s combined with a couple of waxes and shea butter, which is quite thick. It doesn’t look like there’s much shea butter, given it’s halfway down the ingredient list, so it’s unlikely to clog pores. This moisturiser is a great one for winter or for dry, sensitive skin.

AVENE THERMAL SPRING WATER (AVENE AQUA), MINERAL OIL (PARAFFINUM LIQUIDUM), GLYCERIN, SQUALANE, DIMETHICONE, GLYCERYL STEARATE, BEHENYL ALCOHOL, SERINE, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER, CARBOMER, TETRASODIUM EDTA, TRIETHANOLAMINE, WATER (AQUA), XANTHAN GUM

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