BODY LOTION ESSENTIAL

INCI declaration of ingredients:

Aqua, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butylene Glycol, Vegetable Oil, Urea, Sucrose Stearate, Sodium Lactate, Cetearyl Glucoside, Lactic Acid, Xanthan Gum

Further explanations of the ingredients:

Aqua:
Water. It makes up approximately 65% of the human body's weight and is therefore of fundamental importance for bodily functions, including those of the skin. In many cosmetic products (aqueous solutions, cleaning agents, emulsions), water is the ingredient with the largest quantitative proportion in the formulation and forms the basis of the aqueous phase in emulsions. Water is a good solvent for polar (hydrophilic) substances such as alcohols, water-soluble vitamins, or salts. For use in cosmetic products, the water used is generally pretreated to remove microorganisms that could lead to product spoilage or dissolved salts that could potentially impair the stability of emulsions or gels (sterilization and desalination).

Caprylic/Capric Triglycerides:
Neutral vegetable oil (triglyceride) with short-chain fatty acids. Has moisturizing properties.

Butylene Glycol:
Solvent with moisturizing effect on the skin, very good tolerability, should be preferred to propylene glycol in daily used products

Vegetable Oil:
Skin-identical base oil made from plant-based raw materials, also labeled as Olus Oil.

Urea:
Water-soluble urea is used in numerous cosmetic products. Urea is a component of the natural moisturizing factors of the stratum corneum (content between 7% and 12%; up to half that in chronically dry skin) and has a high water-binding capacity. It contributes to the long-lasting moisturization of the skin and reduces transepidermal water loss. Urea has a keratoplastic effect, and in higher concentrations, a keratolytic effect, and is therefore also used to care for skin affected by psoriasis or atopic dermatitis (neurodermatitis). Urea is also able to reduce the irritating potential of surfactants.

Sucrose Stearate:
O/W emulsifier derived from cane sugar and fat, very skin-friendly, moisturizing.

Sodium Lactate:
Sodium lactic acid salt: Has a moisturizing effect on the skin, with the skin's physiological pH value averaging 5.5. An important component of the skin's natural moisturizing factor (NMF) and its protective acid mantle.

Cetearyl Glucosides:
Plant-based emulsifier composed of body-identical fatty alcohols and body-identical glucose molecules.

Lactic Acid:
Lactic acid. Occurs as a metabolic product in the body and on the skin. In higher concentrations and at a low pH of 2 to 3, it has an exfoliating effect on the stratum corneum. In buffered form (physiological pH of the skin is approximately 5.5), it supports moisture content and preserves the skin's protective acid mantle.

Xanthan Gum:
Polysaccharide, a natural gelling agent with very good skin-compatible properties, is obtained biotechnologically.