
Ingredient choices are crucial when deciding which products to put on your skin! We will be creating informative materials to post here. It takes a little time, but we will begin with the most controversial ingredients and progress through others over time.
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When I (Aurelia) am not researching, formulating, and testing products you will find me teaching High School/Jr. High School, taking care of large dogs, studying Latin, Greek, Classics, playing with my granddaughter, or circling back to the beginning to start all over again. Sleep? nah, who needs that? I'm 53 so sleep will come eventually.
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Any items produced that are Organic, Vegan, Cruelty Free, Eco Friendly, Natural and Animal Testing Free will carry the appropriate symbols below!
In truth, you won't find any product within this company that isn't cruelty free or that tests on animals. If that is ever disproven, that product is gone, out, no more! No one here will stand for animal cruelty or inhumane treatment towards children and workers!
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Commonly used Ingredients at Aurelia's Myth
Allantoin
soothing, wound healing, anti-irritant, protectant, stimulates healthy, normal tissue formation
Aloe Vera
Aloe is able to moisturize the skin by bringing oxygen to the surface and increasing the synthesis as well as the strength of the skin tissue. Aloe improves the skin’s ability to hydrate itself, aids in the removal of dead skin cells and has an effective penetrating ability which all contribute to create an overall healthy aesthetic.
Arrow Root Powder
Reduces greasy/oily skin feel, provides a dryer finish.
Avocado Oil
Excellent absorption, spreadable, adds moisture, low comedogenic so does not clog pores.
Bakuchiol
Not sensitive to UV, reduces pigmentation, fights fine lines and wrinkles, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, retinol replacement, antibacterial, ok for acne or oily skin, improves collagen production, antifungal, non-sensitizing.
BTMS-50
mild on the skin, leaves a nice silky feel.
You can read about Emulsifiers HERE! Specific information about this ingredient is near the bottom of the page. While here are natural alternatives, none of them provide an equal output. BTMS-50 with the co-emulsifier, Cetyl Alcohol, provide a superior experience.
Here you will find more detailed information on BTMS-50
Calendula Extract
Calendula extract offers numerous skin care benefits, including anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antioxidant properties. It helps soothe irritated skin, reduce redness, and promote healing of minor wounds and blemishes. Its gentle nature makes it suitable for sensitive skin and can aid in improving overall skin texture and clarity.
Caprylic/Capric Trigliceride
light weight ester that's easily absorbed into the skin, hydrating and moisturizing. Often referred to as MCT or Fractionated Coconut Oil.
Cetyl alcohol
Natural, Gluten free, easily absorbed and retained, and helps moisturize the skin. Works as a co-emulsifier with BTMS-50.
Chamomile Extract
The plant is said to be capable of inducing collagen synthesis and treating temperature actuated burns. This combination of phytochemicals and active properties makes the plant a perfect ingredient for anti-aging, wound healing and soothing applications.
Cocoa Butter
Anti-oxidant, softens skin, helps skin retain moisture, promotes elasticity, soothing for chapped skin and lips
Coconut Oil
Excellent moisturizer with anti-inflammatory and antibacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-aging properties. Aids in wound healing.
Cucumber Extract
Contains ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and caffeic acid, both of which prevent water retention, help soothe skin irritations and reduce swelling. Cucumbers’ hard skin is rich in fiber and contains a variety of beneficial minerals including silica, potassium and magnesium. The silica in cucumber is an essential component of healthy connective tissue
DL-Panthenol
Hydrating, maintain elasticity and softness, wound healing, anti-itch, mitigates dryness, roughness, scaling
Dragon Fruit Extract
The antioxidant activity of dragon fruit is mainly due to its content of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant agent with free radical scavenging activity, very useful to treat photoaging. This vitamin has photoprotective properties similar to those of vitamin E. Vitamin C neutralizes UVB-generated free radicals. Other experimental models involving human skin demonstrated similar effects for ascorbate, applied alone or in combination with vitamin E
Flexagel
Used as a lip gloss base along with other additions.
Glycerin
hydrate the outer layer of skin, improve skin barrier function, accelerate wound-healing processes, relieve dry skin, may help with psoriasis
Grapeseed Oil
May help control acne by decreasing clogged pores, healing, moisturizes and balances ph, absorbs easily, minimizes the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, antimicrobial, evens out skin tone, supports collagen, antifungal,
Hyaluronic Acid
helps to preserve the characteristics of youthful and healthy skin: suppleness, elasticity and tone.
Jojoba Oil
anti-oxidant, softens skin, helps skin retain moisture, promotes elasticity, soothing for chapped skin and lips
Kaolin Clay
Usually white, but can appear in other colors such as pink or green, originating from South China, Kaolin Clay imparts a gentle cleansing function to the skin.
Liquid Germall Plus
broad spectrum preservative
Mango Butter
nourishes skin and boosts elasticity and suppleness, makes skin look smoother and firmer, high in Omega fatty acids and Vitamins A and E, boosts moisture.
Marshmallow Root Extract
Provides hydration and healing to skin, as well as, creating a protective barrier and aids in anti-inflammation, soothing irritation and taming redness.
Niacinamide
Vitamin B3. Alternative to Vitamin C treatment that is gentler on your skin. Leads to brighter, firmer, more youthful appearing skin. Minimizes the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and pores. Reduces dark spots and dullness, safe for daily and 2x daily use. Read more HERE.
Optiphen
Preservative
Plum Seed Oil
Rich in Vitamin A, C, E, non-comedogenic, regulates sebum production,
Polybutene
Use in cosmetics, lip oil, lip gloss. Gives silky, smooth feeling
Presto Chango
secret color changing ingredient
Propanediol
Hydrates skin, Promotes healing and cell repair.
Shea Butter
Contains polyphenals to aid in anti-inflammatory reaction, antioxidants to neutralize free radicals.
Sunflower Oil
Non-comedogenic, so it doesn't clog pores, contains Vitamin E and other antioxidant benefits, contains linoleic acid that helps maintain the skin's natural barrier, anti-inflammatory, aids in would healing, anti-microbial
Sweet Almond Oil
excellent skin penetration, spreadable, soothing,softening, mosturizing and provides a barrier to help repair and soothe dry or itchy skin.
Vitamin E Tocopherols
protects formulas against oxidation and extends shelf life of oils. This is NOT a preservative!
White Tea Extract
less processed than green tea and retains more of the plant's natural properties, protects from damage, reduces oxidative stress to the skin, anti-aging combats negative results from matrix metalloproteinases.
Willow Bark Extract
Naturally derived. Contains a natural salicylic acid - like compound that behaves like the synthetic type, but doesn't irritate the skin. Thus it enhances skin cell turnover, exfoliates and aids in acne, psoriasis, dermatitis relief. antimicrobial
So much unnecessary fear exists concerning the use of silicones in cosmetics.
I use a few silicone ingredients in some of the products I've formulated. The ingredients for each is provided so that you can determine for yourself whether or not to use it. I believe in transparency!
Belinda Carli of The Institute of Personal Care presents a much better case for the use of silicones than I do. So, I'll let her give you the run down. Click the box to the left! or Click Here.
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You can opt to avoid silicones, you can opt to use them, either way be informed. There are tons of myths that abound and the video busts them up for you.
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I use this ingredient in Silk Mist, hair glossing detangler.