Seychelles Body Butter

7.8
/ 10

Is it right for me?

Moisturizing

10.0Humectancy5.5Occlusivity

Is it right for me?

Rich

In Antioxidants

Overview

How moisturizing is it? Highly moisturizing. The White Company Seychelles Body Butter has a moisturizing rating of 7.8 out of 10.

Is it more humectant or occlusive? Significantly more humectant. It has a maximum Humectancy of 10.0 out of 10 and a moderate Occlusivity of 5.5 out of 10.

What else is good about it? The White Company Seychelles Body Butter is rich in antioxidants. Antioxidants are believed to reduce the oxidative stress caused by free radicals, thus preventing accelerated skin aging.

ALCOHOL-FREE
SULFATE-FREE
PHTHALATE-FREE
SILICONE-FREE
PARABEN-FREE

Score	Ingredient	Origin	Functions
60	Water	Naturally occurring	Formula Helper
11	Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice	Botanical	Moisturizing (humectant),Antioxidant,Soothing,Emollient
6	Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil	Botanical	Moisturizing (occlusive),Emollient,Fragrance
4	Glycerin	Botanical, Synthetic, Animal	Moisturizing (humectant),Soothing,Emollient,Fragrance,Formula Helper
3.5	Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter	Botanical	Moisturizing (occlusive),Emollient,Formula Helper
3	Cetearyl Alcohol	Botanical, Synthetic	Emollient,Formula Helper
2.5	Glyceryl Stearate	Botanical, Synthetic	Emollient,Fragrance,Formula Helper
2	Dicaprylyl Ether	Botanical, Synthetic	Emollient,Formula Helper
1.5	Beeswax	Animal	Moisturizing (occlusive),Emollient,Antimicrobial,Fragrance,Formula Helper
1.3	Cetearyl Glucoside	Botanical, Synthetic	Formula Helper
1	Sodium Polyacrylate	Synthetic	Emollient,Formula Helper
0.3	Fragrance	Botanical, Synthetic, Animal	Fragrance

Ingredients explained

Water

Score

Function

Solvent

Origin

Naturally occurring

The most used ingredient in skincare. Its concentration defines the product texture: rich creams may have about 50% of water while a light jelly about 90%. Water doesn’t moisturize the skin by itself and is used in skincare as a solvent for other ingredients.

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice

Score

Function

Moisturizing (humectant), Antioxidant, Soothing, Emollient

Origin

Botanical

A gelatinous juice from Aloe vera leaves that acts as a powerful humectant, emollient, and antioxidant. It contains enzymes, amino acids, vitamins, and minerals that soothe irritated skin and have wound-healing and anti-inflammatory properties.

Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil

Score

Function

Moisturizing (occlusive), Emollient, Fragrance

Origin

Botanical

A famous occlusive moisturizing and emollient oil. It is derived from coconuts and may give a product a lovely coconut scent. Coconut oil is listed as a common comedogenic ingredient by acne.org.

Glycerin

Score

Function

Moisturizing (humectant), Soothing, Emollient, Fragrance, Denaturant, Solvent, Viscosity controlling

Origin

Botanical, Synthetic, Animal

The most popular moisturizing ingredient in the world. It is a powerful humectant – cheap yet very effective. Glycerin also has soothing and anti-irritant properties and is considered to be very safe for use.

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter

Score

3.5

Function

Moisturizing (occlusive), Emollient, Viscosity controlling

Origin

Botanical

A semi-solid, buttery fat extracted from the seeds of the Shea tree that is a wonderful occlusive and emollient ingredient mainly comprised of fatty acids. Shea butter contains a large amount of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds.