Drunk Elephant
Bora Barrier Repair Cream
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Beta Glucan Daily Moisture Cream+12 on ingredient safety
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Robust62 of 62 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 62 listed ingredients.
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- Water/Aqua/Eau
- Glycerinhumectant
- Propanediol
- Ethylhexyl Olivate
- Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
- C10-18 Triglycerides
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
- Cetearyl Olivate
- Sorbitan Olivate
- Beta-Sitosterol
- Oenothera Biennis Oil
- Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
- Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
- Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil
- Oleic Acid
- Squalane
- Butylene Glycol
- Glucosyl Ceramide
- Linoleic Acidbarrier lipid
- Linolenic Acid
- Glycosphingolipids
- Rosa Canina Fruit Oil
- Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
- Alpha-Glucan
- Resveratrol
- Epigallocatechin Gallate
- Magnesium Aspartate
- Copper Gluconate
- Acacia Senegal Gumfragrance material
- Sodium PCAhumectant
- Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
- Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
- Sorbitan Isostearate
- Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract
- Quercetin
- Astaxanthin
- Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
- Ceramide APbarrier lipid
- Ceramide NPbarrier lipid
- Ceramide EOPbarrier lipid
- Dextrin
- Palmitic Acid
- Coco-Glucoside
- Sodium Lactate
- Stearic Acid
- Pentylene Glycol
- Brassica Campestris Seed Oil
- Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
- Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
- Phytosphingosine
- Cholesterolbarrier lipid
- Xanthan Gum
- Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
- Tocopherol
- Polysorbate 60
- Ethylhexylglycerin
What these ingredient tags mean (2)
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humectantGlycerin, Sodium PCA
- Glycerin: A humectant, and one of the two ingredients a comparison of moisturiser components found made a significant difference to skin hydration. FDA OTC skin protectant monograph, 21 CFR 347.10(h), lists glycerin as a skin protectant at 20 to 45%. On the humectant half: Jeong CB, Han JY, Cho JC, Suh KD, Nam GW, "Analysis of electrical property changes of skin by oil-in-water emulsion components", Int J Cosmet Sci 2013;35(4):402-410, DOI 10.1111/ics.12059, PMID 23621673, found that "glycerine and urea showed significant skin hydration effects compared with other humectants".
- Sodium PCA: The salt of PCA, one of the water-holding substances the outer layer of skin makes for itself. Dörner C, Steinbinder J, Sachslehner AP, Sukseree S, Eckhart L, "Amino Acid Metabolism of the Skin: Control by Specific Enzymes and Contribution to Protective Functions", Metabolites 2025;15(9):601, DOI 10.3390/metabo15090601, open access, section "Glutamine Is Converted to Pyrrolidone Carboxylic Acid, a Component of the NMF": "pyrrolidone carboxylic acid (PCA), also known as pyroglutamic acid or 5-oxoproline, accumulates in the stratum corneum."
barrier lipidLinoleic Acid, Ceramide AP, Cholesterol
- Linoleic Acid: An essential fatty acid the skin barrier uses and cannot make for itself. Khnykin D, Miner JH, Jahnsen F, "Role of fatty acid transporters in epidermis", Dermatoendocrinol 2011;3(2):53-61, DOI 10.4161/derm.3.2.14816, open access: "The human body can produce all but two of the fatty acids it needs: linoleic acid (C18:2, n6) and alpha-linolenic acid (C18:3, n3)", and replacing linoleic acid with a non-essential fatty acid "will lead to barrier defects". Feingold and Elias, J Lipid Res 2024: linoleate "is required for the synthesis of a subgroup of acylceramides".
- Ceramide AP: One of the lipid families the skin barrier is actually built from. Feingold KR and Elias PM, "The role of ceramides in the disruption of the cutaneous permeability barrier, a common manifestation of skin disorders", J Lipid Res 2024;65(8):100593, DOI 10.1016/j.jlr.2024.100593, open access: the barrier lipid matrix "by weight is approximately 50% ceramides, 25% cholesterol, and 15% free fatty acids".
- Cholesterol: One of the three lipid classes that make up the skin barrier, alongside ceramides and fatty acids. Feingold KR and Elias PM, J Lipid Res 2024, open access: the barrier lipid matrix "by weight is approximately 50% ceramides, 25% cholesterol, and 15% free fatty acids". Corroborated by Wertz PW, "Roles of Lipids in the Permeability Barriers of Skin and Oral Mucosa", Int J Mol Sci 2021;22(10):5229, DOI 10.3390/ijms22105229, PMID 34063352.