MyChelle Hand Cream

Ingredients:

Aqua, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Olive Oil, Glycerin:, Sucrose Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Shea Butter, Pumpkin Seed Oil, Lavender Essential Oil, Salicylic Acid, Azelaic Acid, Pumpkin Seed Tar, D-beta Carotene, Clary Sage Essential Oil, Chlorophyll, Green Tea Extract, Grape Seed Extract, Lycopene Extract, Xanthan Gum, Jasmine Alcohol.

aqua: Distilled water.
caprylic/capric triglyceride: Emollient, has good spreading properties, promotes penetration and pigment dispersions. From coconut oil.
olive oil: Great carrier oil with excellent lubricating qualities and powerful antioxidants.
glycerin: A humectant and emollient from plants. It absorbs moisture from the air, and helps keep moisture in creams and other products.
sucrose stearate: A combination of sucrose and stearic acid. Stearic acid occurs naturally in butter acids, and cascarilla bark. Acts as a lubricant.
glyceryl stearate: An emulsifier that assists in forming neutral, stable emulsions. It is also a solvent, humectant, and consistency regulator in water-in-oil and oil-in-water formulations.
shea butter: A moisturizing, soothing emollient fat (from the karite nut tree) with cellular renewal properties.
pumpkin seed oil: Excellent source of zinc and essential fatty acids. It helps skin renew as it moisturizes. lavender essential oil: Excellent source of zinc and essential fatty acids. It helps skin renew as it moisturizes.
salicylic acid: Softens the keratinized barrier cells, anti-bacterial, helps eliminate clogged pores, beta-hydroxy acid responsible for oxygenating and detoxifying. From pumpkin seeds.
azelaic acid: Pigment emulsifier (skin lightening), inhibits tyrosinase activity. Exfoliant and pH adjustor. From Oleic acid (unsaturated fatty acid) found in milk fats.
pumpkin seed tar: a safer and more effective replacement of the commonly used coal tar. Pumpkin seed tar contains vitamin A derivatives complexed with its own botanically based hydrocarbons.
D-beta carotene: Powerful antioxidant anti-carcinogenic, free radical scavenger in the lipid component of the skin, precursor of vitamin A in the body. From carrots, sweet potatoes, apricots, spinach, collard greens, pumpkin and cantaloupe.
clary sage essential oil: Soothing, anti-inflammatory. L-chlorophyll: Green coloring, soothing, healing, antiseptic, antifungal, odor absorbing abilities/mild deodorizing, antioxidant, antibacterial.
green tea extract: Powerful antioxidant, bacteriostatic (an agent that causes inhibition of the growth of bacteria without destructuction), soothing, nutritional qualities and increases the effect of sunscreens. Also prevents irritation of the skin caused by glycolic acid.
grape seed extract: Counter irritant with soothing anti-bacterial properties.
lycopene extract: Counter irritant with soothing anti-bacterial properties.
xanthan gum: AKA cornstarch gum. Serves as a texturizer, carrier agent, and gelling agent. Also stabilizes and thickens formulations.