Typical Ingredients In Active Renewal Product

A more expensive, hypoallergenic version of this products is available. The ingredients are identical with the exception that the Parfum and the CI 17200 colorant have been excluded from the formulation.

Aqua- Water, the water ingredients that adds moisture directly to the skin.

Glycerin- A humectant to hold water and keep it on the skin.

Sorbitan Stearate- Emulsifier to aid the mixing of the oily ingredients with water.

Dimenthicone- a synthetic silicone polymer which acts as an intifoaming agent and forms a waterproof layer on tke sin to prevent water loss by evaporation.

Paraffinum liquidium- Light, petroleum-derived oil which moisturizes by forming a waterproof barrier.

Petrolatum- Heavy, petroleum-derived oil which moisturizes by forming a waterproof barrier.
Cetyl palmitate- Moisturizing ingredient.

Cetyl Alcohol- Act as a thickener and has moisturizing properties.

Citric Acid- A beta-hydroxy acid that is used to exfoliate skin. It also control acidity in the finished product.

Steareth-100- Surfactant to aid mixing of ingredients and to aid even spreading of the product.
Acrylate/C10-30 alkylacrylates crosspolymer - This forms a thin film on the skin, binds the other ingredients together and thickens the product.

Salicylic Acid- A beta-hydroxy acid used to exfoliates skin. It is banned from products intended for use on children under the age of three with the exception of shampoo.

Glyceryl hydroxy stearate- a moisturizing ingredients that also act as an emulsifier.

Sodium stearate- This is essentail soap and is used as a surfactant to aid spreading, and as an opacifier to disguise the watery nature of the main ingredients.

Tetrasodium EDTA- Prevents the calcium and magnesium ions present in hard water from combining with some of the other ingredients.

Parfum- A mixture of fragrance chemicals, often more than 50 in number, many of which are artificial.

Octyl methoxycinnamate - A UV absorber to protect the skin from the harmful effect of ultraviolent rays. This is needed because the exfoliating ingredients remove the outer layer on skin cells that contains out natural UV-absorbing pigments.

Phenoxyethanol- Preservative, restricted to 1% of the finished product.

Methylparaben- Water-soluable preservative, restricted to 0.4% of the finished product.

Butylparaben - Oil-soluble preservative, restricted to0.4% of the finished roduct.

CI 17200- Red azo dye