The difference between "normal" Glyceryl Stearate and this guy is that the SE grade contains a small amount of water-loving soap molecules, such as sodium stearate. Twenty years, later the entrepreneur Antje Stickel bought the intellectual properties for the product from Henkel and founded Creme 21, GmbH. Similar to other plant oils, it is loaded with skin-nourishing fatty acids (oleic acid - 55-86% and linoleic acid 7-35%) and contains several other skin goodies such as antioxidant vitamin E and vitamin B versions. If you are someone who likes to know what you put on your face then fragrance is not your best friend - there's no way to know what’s really in it.

If you check out the classic French pharmacy brands and their moisturizers for the most sensitive, allergy prone skin, they usually contain mineral oil. The ingredients in this cream work overtime to give your skin the hydration and nourishment it needs to look and feel its best. Badmouthing mineral oil is a favorite sport of many, it is a cheap material and being connected to petrolatum makes it fairly easy to demonize. Creme 21 All Day Cream sets about giving an oily feeling, but once it gets absorbed you won’t feel the oiliness.The pampering Light non-sticky formula locks in moisture for irresistible smooth supple and glowing skin. Limonene's nr1 function is definitely being a fragrance component, but there are several studies showing that it's also a penetration enhancer, mainly for oil-loving components. This rich, creamy formula which is non-greasy and non-sticky, intensively moisturizes, nourishes and protects the skin from that rough, dry, and under nourished feel. It’s one of the “EU 26 fragrances” that has to be labelled separately (and cannot be simply included in the term “fragrance/perfume” on the label) because of allergen potential. It's a cheap, effective and well-tolerated ingredient to make sure the cosmetic formula does not go wrong too soon.

Creme 21 skincare products activate your skin’s natural ability to heal itself, while protecting it from external factors – without any harmful additives. This light, non-sticky, non-greasy formula melts gently into the skin leaving its feeling smooth, soft and well moisturized all day long. Other than having a good safety profile and being quite gentle to the skin it has some other advantages too. The best part about this product is that it is compatible with all skin types and also comes with a lovely fragrance. It has a lasting moisturizing effect and cares for and protects your skin, making it smooth, supple and gentle.

The study was not done with real people on real skin but still - using a good sunscreen next to MP containing products is a good idea. One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized (it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed). In a 2001 worldwide study with 178 people with known sensitization to fragrances citronellol tested positive in 5.