Eucerin Aquaphor Skin Repairing Balm 198 g

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If that wasn’t enough panthenol is also useful in nail and hair care products. A study shows that a nail treatment liquide with 2% panthenol could effectively get into the nail and significantly increase the hydration of it.

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The pros of mineral oilcan be interpreted as cons if we look at them from another perspective. Not penetrating the skin but mostly just sitting on top of it and not containing biologically active components, like nice fatty acids and vitamins meanthat mineral oil does not "nourish" the skin in the way plant oils do. Mineral oil doesnot give the skin any extra goodness, it is simply a non-irritating moisturizer working mainly by occlusivity.INCI formula: Paraffinum Liquidum, Microcrystalline Cera, Ceresin, Lanolin Alcohol (Eucerit), Panthenol, Glycerin, Bisabolol. The famous or maybe rather infamous mineral oil. The clear oily liquid that is the "cheap by-product" of refining crude oil and the one that gets a lot of heat for its poor provenance. It is a very controversial ingredient with pros and cons and plenty of mythsaround it. So let us see them:

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A clear, oily liquid that comes from refining crude oil. Even though it is a highly controversial ingredient, the scientific consensus is that it is a safe, non-irritating and effective emollient and moisturizer working mainly by occlusivity. Badmouthing mineral oil is a favorite sport of many, it is a cheap material and being connected to petrolatum makes it fairly easy to demonize. Thanks to its advanced technological expertise, Eucerin proposes reliable and efficient innovations, with high dermatological norms.While it is true that industrial grade mineral oil contains carcinogenic components (so-calledpolycyclic compounds), these are completely removed from cosmetic and food grade mineral oil and there is no scientific data showing that the pure, cosmetic grade version is carcinogenic.

Eucerin Aquaphor Skin Repairing Balm ingredients (Explained) Eucerin Aquaphor Skin Repairing Balm ingredients (Explained)

Eucerin is a brand of cosmeto-medical cares, recommended by dermatologists, that preserves and re-establishes skin health.

Effective from as low as 3% with even more benefits for dry skin at higher concentrations up to 20-40%