Active Ingredients in Body Care (part 1)

We are familiar in of these product or brand:

• Soap (White Dove® Beauty Bar Soap for Deep Moisture);
• Lotion (Vaseline® Intensive Care Total Moisture);
• Shampoo ( Clear ® for Men Anti Dandruff);
• Face Wash Soap (Vaseline ® Men Whitening Face Wash).

In this post, I will tell you several active ingredients of that product. I pick that product because I use it for my daily care, but I did not use Dove ® soap. I use general bar soap, because I think using lotion is enough to take care of my skin. 

Beauty Soap (White Dove® Beauty Bar Soap for Deep Moisture)

Dove ®

Everybody know this White Dove® Beauty Bar Soap for Deep Moisture is one of best beauty soap because its contain ¼ part of moisturizer. This moisturizer makes our skin does not dry anymore. Our skin will see healthy and not dry (even some other people feel scaly in their skin). White Dove® Beauty Bar Soap represent for the costumer very well.

In chemical engineering, this moisturizer known as a hygroscopic chemical compound. However, this chemical compound is harmless for human skin. It does not make allergic (but maybe it can affect several people). This hygroscopic chemical compound can absorb water in air. For the result is our skin, which is been take care by moisturizer; will not dry because of the hygroscopic chemical compound will “Moist” of our skin.

                Ingredients of White Dove® Beauty Bar Soap for Deep Moisture is:

·         Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate,

·         Stearic Acid,

·         Coconut Acid,

·         Sodium Tallowate,

·         Water,

·         Sodium Isethionate,

·         Sodium Stearate,

·         Cocamidopropyl Betaine,

·         Sodium Cocoate,

·         Palm Kernelate,

·         Fragrance,

·         Sodium Chloride,

·         Tetrasodium EDTA,

·         Trisodium Etidronate,

·         BHT,

·         Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891),

·         Sodium Dodecylbenzene Sulfonate.

BHT:

Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is a toluene-based ingredient used as a preservative in food and personal care products.

TITANIUM DIOXIDE:

Titanium dioxide is an inorganic compound used in a range of body care products such as sunscreens and makeup. It appears to have low skin penetration but inhalation is a concern.

COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE:

Cocamidopropyl betaine is a synthetic surfactant; it has been associated with irritation and allergic contact dermatitis, reactions that could be due to the ingredient itself or to impurities present in it, such as 3-dimethylaminopropylamine.

Beauty Lotion (Vaseline® Intensive Care Total Moisture)

Vaseline ®

Vaseline brand is one of best lotion because of the experience of the company for many years serve the customer very well. Same as point 1 (Dove®), this lotion also contain moisturizer that makes our skin does not dry anymore. Our skin will see healthy and not dry (even some other people feel scaly in their skin).

This moisturizer known as a hygroscopic chemical compound. However, this chemical compound is harmless for human skin. It does not make allergic (but maybe it can affect several people). This hygroscopic chemical compound can absorb water in air. For the result is our skin, which is been take care by moisturizer; will not dry because of the hygroscopic chemical compound will “Moist” of our skin.

                Ingredients of Vaseline® Intensive Care Total Moisture is:

·         WATER,

·         GLYCERIN,

·         STEARIC ACID,

·         GLYCOL STEARATE,

·         PETROLATUM,

·         ISOPROPYL PALMITATE,

·         GLYCINE SOJA STEROL (SOYBEAN),

·         HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED OIL (SUNFLOWER),

·         OR GLYCINE SOJA OIL (SOYBEAN),

·         AVENA SATIVA KERNEL PROTEIN (OAT),

·         SODIUM STEAROYL 2 LACTYLATE,

·         TOCOPHERYL ACETATE (VITAMIN E ACETATE),

·         RETINYL PALMITATE (VITAMIN A PALMITATE),

·         CARBOMER,

·         LECITHIN,

·         KERATIN,

·         DIMETHICONE,

·         GLYCERYL STEARATE,

·         CETYL ALCOHOL,

·         SODIUM PCA,

·         POTASSIUM LACTATE,

·         LACTIC ACID,

·         COLLAGEN AMINO ACIDS,

·         MINERAL WATER,

·         FRAGRANCE,

·         TRIETHANOLAMINE,

·         MAGNESIUM ALUMINUM SILICATE,

·         UREA,

·         METHYLPARABEN,

·         DMDM HYDANTOIN,

·         IODOPROPYNYL BUTYLCARBAMATE,

·         DISODIUM EDTA,

·         TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891).

DMDM Hydantoin :

DMDM hydantoin is an antimicrobial formaldehyde releaser preservative. People exposed to such formaldehyde-releasing ingredients may develop a formaldehyde allergy or an allergy to the ingredient itself and its decomposition products. In the U.S., approximately 20% of cosmetics and personal care products contain a formaldehyde-releaser and the frequency of contact allergy to these ingredients is much higher among Americans compared to studies in Europe.

Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate:

Iodopropynyl butylcarbamate is used as a preservative in cosmetic formulations; it is acutely toxic by inhalation and should not be used in products that can be aerosolized or inhaled.

Lecithin:

Lecithin is a naturally ocurring lipid found in both plants and animals. According to the PETA's Caring Consumer guide, lecithin for com mercial purposes is most commonly obtain from eggs and soybeans.

Magnesium Aluminum Silicate:

Magnesium Aluminum Silicate is a naturally occurring mineral derived from refined and purified clay that is used primarily as a thickener in cosmetics and beauty products. It is naturally of a flaky, white consistency and is used most often as filler in deodorants, shaving creams and thick lotions. It is also important to note that Magnesium Aluminum Silicate has unusually large molecules; because of these large molecules, it is unable to be absorbed into the skin.

Will be continued…