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Butter London Extra Whip Deluxe Hand & Foot Treatment - Mini

Ingredients

Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.

Ingredient overview

20ingredients found

16 · 80%ingredients grouped by use

7types of use

Hydration2

Skin conditioning6

Skin softening7

Moisture retention4

Texture · feel7

Preservation · stability1

Fragrance5

Counts show formula structure, not concentration, clinical efficacy, or a safety score.

What the ingredients do

Draws in moisture

Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.

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Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT: Glycerin
Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT: Glycerin

Softens the skin

Glyceryl Stearate · Ethylhexyl Palmitate · Cetearyl Alcohol · Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter · Cetyl Alcohol · Niacinamide · Sodium Polyacrylate

Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.

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Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT: Glyceryl Stearate · Ethylhexyl Palmitate · Cetearyl Alcohol · Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter · Cetyl Alcohol · Sodium Polyacrylate
Reduces surface roughnessSMOOTHING: Niacinamide

Skin conditioning

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter · Sodium Polyacrylate · Caffeine · Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate · Ethylhexylglycerin

CosIng's broadest category. On its own it does not say what the ingredient does.

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Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING: Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter · Sodium Polyacrylate · Caffeine · Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate · Ethylhexylglycerin

Keeps moisture in

Glycerin · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride · Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter · Sodium Polyacrylate

Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.

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Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING: Glycerin · Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter
Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING: Sodium Polyacrylate

Cleanses

Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Cetearyl Glucoside · Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate

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Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING: Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Cetearyl Glucoside
Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING: Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol
Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING: Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate

Mixes oil and water

Glyceryl Stearate · Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Sodium Polyacrylate · Cetearyl Glucoside · Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate

Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.

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Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING: Glyceryl Stearate · Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Cetearyl Glucoside · Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING: Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Sodium Polyacrylate

Texture and feel

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Glycerin · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride · Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Sodium Polyacrylate

Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.

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Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING: Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Glycerin · Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Sodium Polyacrylate
Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT: Glycerin · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Holds powders togetherBINDING: Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT: Sodium Polyacrylate

Colour and shine

Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol

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Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING: Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol

Keeps microbes from growing

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Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE: Phenoxyethanol
Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL: Phenoxyethanol

Keeps the product stable

Glycerin · Sodium Phytate · Citric Acid

Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.

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Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING: Sodium Phytate · Citric Acid
Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT: Glycerin
Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING: Citric Acid

Fragrance-related

Glycerin · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride · Ethylhexyl Palmitate · Caffeine · Fragrance (Parfum)

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Gives the product a scentPERFUMING: Glycerin · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride · Ethylhexyl Palmitate · Caffeine · Fragrance (Parfum)

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