STAR INGREDIENTS
Lav Kids Skincare is dedicated to keeping your little ones' skin healthy and happy. We use a blend of carefully selected ingredients to provide gentle, effective care for kids, ensuring they receive the best for their skin.
Let's explore these ingredients, their benefits, and a few fun facts about them.
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Allantoin
Skin Benefits: Allantoin has soothing properties, making it ideal for calming and hydrating the skin.
Aqua (Water)
Skin Benefits: Water is the ultimate hydrator. It helps maintain your child's skin moisture balance, preventing dryness and ensuring skin health.
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BetaineSkin
Benefits: This sugar beet extract locks in moisture, keeping your child's skin hydrated and acts as an anti-irritant, reducing redness and irritation.
BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene)
Skin Benefits: An antioxidant that helps protect Lav Kids Skincare products from oxidation, maintaining their effectiveness.
Butylene Glycol
Skin Benefits: Butylene glycol acts as a solvent, aiding the penetration of other ingredients into the skin, making them more effective.
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
Skin Benefits: Shea butter is a natural moisturizer, rich in vitamins and fatty acids, offering intense hydration and skin nourishment.
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Calcium Gluconate
Skin Benefits: This ingredient promotes skin renewal and improves skin texture.
Candelilla Cera
Fun Fact: Candelilla wax is derived from the leaves of the candelilla shrub native to the southwestern United States and Mexico, and it's used in skincare products to thicken and stabilize them.
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Skin Benefits: A skin-conditioning agent that helps keep the skin soft and supple.
Cetyl Alcohol and Cetearyl Alcohol
Skin Benefits: These fatty alcohols are used to thicken and stabilize skincare products, making them easier to apply.
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract (Chamomile)
Skin Benefits: Chamomile is the go-to for calm and soothing properties. It's perfect for children's sensitive or irritated skin.
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Skin Benefits: Derived from coconuts, this ingredient gently cleanses and helps remove dirt and excess oil without drying the skin.
Coco-Caprylate Caprate
Skin Benefits: This ingredient acts as a lightweight emollient, keeping the skin soft and smooth.
Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax
Skin Benefits: Carnauba wax acts as a natural emollient, helping to lock in moisture and create a protective barrier on the skin's surface.
Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil
Skin Benefits: Promotes skin softness, plumpness, and is naturally anti-inflammatory.
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Glyceryl Stearate SE
Skin Benefits: An emulsifier that ensures proper blending of ingredients in the skincare product, making it easy to apply.
Gluconolactone
Skin Benefits: As a gentle exfoliant, gluconolactone removes dead skin cells and promotes a smoother complexion, perfect for kids with delicate skin.
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Oryza Sativa Bran Cera (Rice Bran Wax)
Skin Benefits: Rice bran wax is used for its skin-conditioning properties, helping to lock in moisture and maintain skin hydration.
P
Polyquaternium-7
Skin Benefits: This conditioning agent enhances the feel and texture of Lav Kids Skincare products, helping keep your child's hair and skin soft and manageable.
Polysorbate 20
Skin Benefits: Polysorbate 20 acts as an emulsifier, ensuring that oil and water-based ingredients mix evenly for a well-blended product.
Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil (Apricot Kernel Oil)
Skin Benefits: Apricot kernel oil is rich in essential fatty acids, making it an excellent natural moisturizer that nourishes and softens the skin.
Pyrus Communis (Pear) Fruit Extract
Skin Benefits: Rich in vitamins and antioxidants, pear extract helps hydrate your child's skin and protects it from environmental damage.
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Ricinus Communis Seed Oil (Castor Seed Oil)
Skin Benefits: Castor seed oil is known for its hydrating properties, keeping the skin soft and supple.
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Sodium Benzoate
Skin Benefits: A preservative that ensures product safety and effectiveness, keeping Lav Kids Skincare products free from harmful microorganisms.
Sodium Lauryl Sarcosinate
Skin Benefits: Another mild cleansing agent, ideal for effectively removing impurities without causing irritation.
Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate
Skin Benefits: A mild foaming agent, this ingredient creates a luxurious lather while being gentle on sensitive skin.
Sorbitol
Skin Benefits: As a sugar alcohol, sorbitol draws moisture into the skin, maintaining hydration levels.
Squalene
Skin Benefits: A natural lipid that provides moisture and protects the skin's moisture barrier.
Sweet Almond Oil
Skin Benefits: Rich in fatty acids, sweet almond oil is a great emollient, leaving the skin soft and supple.
Steareth-20 (Stealth-20) and Steareth-2 (Stealth-2)
Fun Fact: These are emulsifying agents that help combine oil and water-based ingredients in skincare products for a smooth consistency.
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Tocopherol (Vitamin E)
Skin Benefits: Vitamin E is an antioxidant that protects the skin from free radicals and helps maintain a youthful complexion.