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@Sthomaslover wrote:

I'm concerned with the 2nd and 3rd ingrediant being alcahol??


 

    hello @Sthomaslover 

 

There are fatty alcohols, and there are drying alcohols. Both have their uses in a wide variety of cosmetic products.

 

Fatty alcohols act as emollients on hair and skin. These are moisturizing alcohols, beneficial to dry skin and hair.

  • Cetyl alcohol
  • Cetearyl alcohol
  • Stearyl alcohol
  • Lauryl alcohol

You will find them used in cosmetic products adding a thicker creamy slippery texture, detaingling, fighting frizz, soothing and smoothing roughness and dry skin.

 

 

You would find a drying alcolol used to deliver something else.  For example, when you spritz on a parfum, a drying alcohol carries the true scent onto your skin, then quickly evaporates leaving only the parfum scent behind.

 

You might find a drying alcohol in a styling product, delivering and aiding even spreading of the other ingredients throughout your hair. It then evaporates leaving the other ingredients behind.

  • Ethanol alcohol
  • Ethyl alcohol
  • Propanol alcohol
  • Alcohol denat.
  • Isopropyl alcohol
  • Isopropanol alcohol
  • Benzyl alcohol
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Re: Bella Spirit face cream

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@x Hedge wrote:
Description
 

Bella Spirit Restorative Facial Night Creme nourishes you with skin-loving ingredients that will transform your face overnight! Ceramides, Vitamin K and Arnica help to replenish damaged skin cells, Oat Kernel Extract, 11 Amino Acids, and Peptides smooth fine lines while Sodium Hyaluronate penetrates deep into the skin to impart long-lasting hydration, leaving you supple and glowing. 

 

 

Directions
 
Massage a thin layer over face and neck in a gentle upward motion, avoiding the eye area.
 
 
Ingredients

 

Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Glycerin, Isopropyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Ceteareth-20, Aloe Vera Leaf Juice, Tocopheryl Acetate, Isohexadecane, Stearic Acid, Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclotetrasiloxane, Bamboo Water, Coconut Water, Abyssinian Seed Oil, Grape Seed Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Vitamin K, Lavender Oil, Eucalyptus Leaf Oil, Cucumber Fruit Extract, Niacinamide, Ceramide 3, Ceramide 6,II, Ceramide 1, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Oat Kernel Extract, Radish Sprout Juice, Broccoli Sprout Juice, Turmeric Root Extract, Ginger Root Extract, Vanilla Fruit Extract, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-7, Sodium PCA, PCA, Sodium Lactate, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, Glycine, Alanine, Serine, Proline, Valine, Isoleucine, Histidine, Threonine, Phenylalanine, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Zea Mays Oil, BHT, BHA, Sodium Hydroxide, Fragrance.


@x Hedge 

 

Thanks for posting the ingredients.


Bummer.  Not only is there the lavender oil, but it has added fragrance too.  I don't use anything with added fragrance on my face.