énummi™ (PART 1)
Hmmm... I was reading Chris' blog and he was promoting his new skin care product. When I looked at the ingredients, I realized that I don't know much about quite a number of them! So I decided to do some food chemistry research on all of the ingredients. Not gonna be finished in an hour or a day. Perhaps a week. Or more... ooppss...
Ingredients:
Water, Aloe Vera Leaf Extract, Hybrid Safflower Seed Oil, Glycerin, Sunflower Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Caprylic/Capric/ Myristic/Stearic Triglyceride, Shea Butter Fruit, Sandalwood Extract, Amur Corktree Bark Extract, Barley Extract, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Moringa Pterygosperma Seed Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid, Transfer Factor E-XF (a patented concentrate of transfer factors and other natural components from cow colostrum and egg yolk), White Tea Leaf Extract, Retinyl Palmitate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phospholipids, Dimethicone, Carbomer, Disodium EDTA, Sodium PCA, Fragrance, Allantoin, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Cyclomethicone, Triethanolamine
1. Aloe Vera Leaf Extract
Traditionally, aloe was used topically to heal wounds and for various skin conditions, and orally as a laxative.
Early studies show that topical aloe gel may help heal burns and abrasions. One study, however, showed that aloe gel inhibits healing of deep surgical wounds. Aloe gel does not prevent burns from radiation therapy. There is not enough scientific evidence to support aloe vera for any of its other uses.
(Maenthaisong et al., 2007; Vogler & Ernst, 1999; Richardson et al., 2005; Langmead et al., 2004; Schmidt & Greenspoon, 1991)
2. Hybrid Safflower Seed Oil
Quite a mouthful, but otherwise, generally known as safflower oil. This is commonly used in food products as part of the fat blend or vegetable oils, for instance, my company's milk formulas.
Hmmm... if this is applied to the skin, wouldn't it get oily? Does most cosmetic products contain vegetable oils like safflower oil? Probably should ask Steph, the skin expert cum model.
3. Glycerin
Glycerin is a common name for the actual chemical compound called glycerol. If you still remember your chemistry, 1 triglyceride is broken down into 1 glycerol and 3 fatty acids by lipase during digestion. The same glycerol.
It is used in medical and pharmaceutical and personal care preparations, mainly as a means of improving smoothness, providing lubrication and as a humectant. It is found in cough syrups, elixirs and expectorants, toothpaste, mouthwashes, skin care products, shaving cream, hair care products, and soaps.
Hmmm... I was reading Chris' blog and he was promoting his new skin care product. When I looked at the ingredients, I realized that I don't know much about quite a number of them! So I decided to do some food chemistry research on all of the ingredients. Not gonna be finished in an hour or a day. Perhaps a week. Or more... ooppss...
Ingredients:
Water, Aloe Vera Leaf Extract, Hybrid Safflower Seed Oil, Glycerin, Sunflower Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Caprylic/Capric/ Myristic/Stearic Triglyceride, Shea Butter Fruit, Sandalwood Extract, Amur Corktree Bark Extract, Barley Extract, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Moringa Pterygosperma Seed Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid, Transfer Factor E-XF (a patented concentrate of transfer factors and other natural components from cow colostrum and egg yolk), White Tea Leaf Extract, Retinyl Palmitate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phospholipids, Dimethicone, Carbomer, Disodium EDTA, Sodium PCA, Fragrance, Allantoin, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Cyclomethicone, Triethanolamine
1. Aloe Vera Leaf Extract
Traditionally, aloe was used topically to heal wounds and for various skin conditions, and orally as a laxative.
Early studies show that topical aloe gel may help heal burns and abrasions. One study, however, showed that aloe gel inhibits healing of deep surgical wounds. Aloe gel does not prevent burns from radiation therapy. There is not enough scientific evidence to support aloe vera for any of its other uses.
(Maenthaisong et al., 2007; Vogler & Ernst, 1999; Richardson et al., 2005; Langmead et al., 2004; Schmidt & Greenspoon, 1991)
2. Hybrid Safflower Seed Oil
Quite a mouthful, but otherwise, generally known as safflower oil. This is commonly used in food products as part of the fat blend or vegetable oils, for instance, my company's milk formulas.
Hmmm... if this is applied to the skin, wouldn't it get oily? Does most cosmetic products contain vegetable oils like safflower oil? Probably should ask Steph, the skin expert cum model.
3. Glycerin
Glycerin is a common name for the actual chemical compound called glycerol. If you still remember your chemistry, 1 triglyceride is broken down into 1 glycerol and 3 fatty acids by lipase during digestion. The same glycerol.
It is used in medical and pharmaceutical and personal care preparations, mainly as a means of improving smoothness, providing lubrication and as a humectant. It is found in cough syrups, elixirs and expectorants, toothpaste, mouthwashes, skin care products, shaving cream, hair care products, and soaps.
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