My dad has been a long time user of Nelson's Hypercal (which they recommend for cuts and sores) and speaks very highly of it. I like a new cream challenge so I decided to take a look at their ingredients and make my own "home grown" version. They list their ingredients as "active" and "other" rather than just a single list - I suppose to highlight the main stars of the show: the calendula officinalis (marigold) and hypericum perforatum (St. John's Wort). So, here we have Hypercal:
Active ingredients:
- Calendula officinalis tincture 0.45% v/w
- Hypericum perforatum tincture 0.45% v/w
- Purified water
- Glyceryl monostearate + macrogol stearate - an emulsifying & thickening agent
- Apricot kernel oil
- Theobroma oil - cocoa butter
- Glycerol (humectant, i.e - helps the skin retain moisturiser)
- Polawax GP200 (cetearyl alcohol, stearate) - stabiliser/ emulsifier (I think!)
- Cetostearyl alcohol - stabiliser/ thickener
- Cetyl palmitate
- Glyceryl monocaprylate methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218) - preservative
- Propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216) - preservative
- Spring water
- Prunus amygdalus (almond oil)
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate (vegetable-based emulsifier)
- St John's Wort tincture
- Calendula tincture
- Glycerine (humectant)
- Glyceryl stearate (vegetable-based emulsifier)
- Butyrospermum parkii (shea butter)
- Cetyl alcohol (stabiliser/ thickener)
- Tocopherol (Vitamin E oil)
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