Ingredients
The ingredients of a cosmetic are listed in descending order of weight; those below 1% may follow in any order.[2]
The list: Aqua (Water), Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Squalane, Butylene Glycol, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Calendula Officinalis (Marigold) Flower Extract, Ruscus Aculeatus Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein, Niacinamide, Saccharide Isomerate, Escin, Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Tocopherol, Lecithin, Glucose, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Cetearyl Glucoside, Xanthan Gum, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum (Fragrance).
Composition in plain words
The same ingredients grouped by what they do in the cream. Many have several functions; each is listed once.
- Base and emulsifiers: water,[3] Cetearyl Alcohol,[4] Lecithin,[5] Cetearyl Glucoside.[6]
- Skin conditioning agents and humectants: glycerin,[7] Coco-Caprylate/Caprate,[8] Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride,[9] shea butter,[10] Squalane,[11] Butylene Glycol,[12] sweet almond oil,[13] Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil,[14] sodium hyaluronate,[15] panthenol,[16] Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein,[17] Saccharide Isomerate,[18] Ammonium Glycyrrhizate,[19] Glucose,[20] Ethylhexylglycerin.[21]
- Plant extracts: marigold flower extract,[22] butcher's broom root extract,[23] centella extract.[24]
- Antioxidants: Tocopheryl Acetate,[25] tocopherol (vitamin E),[26] Ascorbyl Palmitate.[27]
- Thickeners and stabilisers: Xanthan Gum.[28]
- Preservatives: phenoxyethanol.[29]
- pH adjusters and buffers: Sodium Citrate,[30] Citric Acid,[31] sodium hydroxide.[32]
- Fragrance and fragrance components: fragrance (Parfum).[33]
- Other: Niacinamide,[34] Escin,[35] Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate.[36]
Vitamins and other ingredients:
- Tocopherol is a form of vitamin E, the collective name for fat-soluble compounds with antioxidant activity;[37] the cream also contains tocopheryl acetate.
- The last entry is Parfum (Fragrance), so the cream is not fragrance-free.
Plant extracts named in the description:
- Marigold flowers are traditionally used for minor inflammation of the skin, such as sunburn, and to help minor wounds heal; this rests on long experience, because the clinical studies had problems with their design.[38]
- Centella extract was tested in a cream and a gel applied to the forearms of 25 volunteers twice a day for four weeks: the formulations with 5% extract worked best in raising skin moisture and reducing water loss through the skin, and in a test of mild skin irritation provoked on purpose they showed anti-inflammatory properties.[39]
- Both points are about the ingredients, not about this cream.
How to use
Apply the cream to the face several times a day, as needed, and massage it gently into the skin.
Precautions
People allergic to plants of the daisy family, to nuts or to fragrances should check the ingredient list before use; the cream contains marigold, sweet almond oil and perfume.
- Skin sensitisation has been reported with marigold flower medicines, and they must not be used by people allergic to plants of the daisy family (Asteraceae).[38]
- Contact allergy to fragrance ingredients can develop after skin contact, often through cosmetics; in Europe an estimated 1-3% of the general population has such an allergy.[40]
The cream is a cosmetic, applied to the skin mainly to clean, protect or keep it in good condition; it is not a medicine.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Vivasan, product packaging of Calendula Anti-Irritation (I 890).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 European Parliament and Council of the European Union, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: AQUA. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: CETEARYL ALCOHOL. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: LECITHIN. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: CETEARYL GLUCOSIDE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: GLYCERIN. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: COCO-CAPRYLATE/CAPRATE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: SQUALANE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: BUTYLENE GLYCOL. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS OIL. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: SODIUM HYALURONATE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: PANTHENOL. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: HYDROLYZED YEAST PROTEIN. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: SACCHARIDE ISOMERATE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: AMMONIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: GLUCOSE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: CALENDULA OFFICINALIS FLOWER EXTRACT. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: RUSCUS ACULEATUS ROOT EXTRACT. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: TOCOPHERYL ACETATE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: TOCOPHEROL. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: ASCORBYL PALMITATE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: XANTHAN GUM. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng, Annex V: list of preservatives allowed in cosmetic products. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: SODIUM CITRATE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: CITRIC ACID. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: SODIUM HYDROXIDE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: PARFUM. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: NIACINAMIDE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: ESCIN. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: TETRASODIUM GLUTAMATE DIACETATE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E: Fact Sheet for Health Professionals. Retrieved 8 November 2026.
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 European Medicines Agency, Calendulae flos: herbal medicinal product. Retrieved 8 November 2026.
- ↑ A. Ratz-Łyko, J. Arct and K. Pytkowska, Moisturizing and Antiinflammatory Properties of Cosmetic Formulations Containing Centella asiatica Extract. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2016, 78(1), 27–33.
- ↑ Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS), Opinion on fragrance allergens in cosmetic products, SCCS/1459/11, adopted 26–27 June 2012.