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Phytosterols
Phytosterols · Sterols · Beta-SitosterolBarrier
Plant-derived sterols used as emollients and emulsion stabilizers that condition the skin and help structure creams.
What it does
Phytosterols are sterols from plant oils, structurally related to lipids found in skin. In formulas they act as emollients that soften and condition the surface and as co-emulsifiers and stabilizers that give creams a smooth, stable body. We describe their conditioning and structural role here; any specific barrier-repair claims belong with their own cited evidence.
Also known as
plant sterols, beta-sitosterol, sterols
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