Snail Bee Ultimate Serum

• Saccharomyces/Snail Secretion Filtrate Ferment FiltrateSkin Conditioning
• Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf WaterSkin Conditioning; Fragrance
• WaterSolvent
• Camellia Sinensis Leaf WaterMasking, Perfuming, Tonic
• Butylene GlycolSolvent, Skin Conditioning, Masking, Fragrance, Humectant, Viscosity Controlling, Viscositydecreasing Agent
• 1,2-HexanediolSolvent
• NiacinamideSkin Conditioning, Hair Conditioning, Smoothing

  Ingredient Notes

  Niacinamide is a B vitamin, but not one of the B vitamins linked to Malassezia. Growth work names thiamine (B1) and pyridoxine (B6) as increasing growth alongside a lipid, without being required for it. Thiamine is not food for the yeast: it speeds the step that turns an amino acid into the carbon skeleton it uses, and supplying that skeleton directly removes the need for thiamine entirely. B3 is not named in any of that work. We rate niacinamide safe on that evidence rather than treating the whole B group as one risk, and nothing we hold shows it treats fungal acne either.

  EWG1

  CIRS

  References

  • https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03616-3_4
  • https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-58-14895
  • https://doi.org/10.1007/s004030050304
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5605215/
  • https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/dth.12481
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25399625/
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3724370/
• GlycerinSolvent, Perfuming, Fragrance, Humectant, Viscosity Decreasing Agent, Hair Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Denaturant

  Ingredient Notes

  In a lab study, Malassezia was unable to grow on glycerin without the presence of fatty acids in the agar, indicating that it is not a fungal acne trigger.

  EWG2

  CIRS

  References

  • https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Glycerol
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18510666
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11301638
  • https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9284/6/3/45
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29737895
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4128616
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC118058/
  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022202X15498574
  • http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-ZHYY201307007.htm
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25134312/
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5137500/
• Pentylene GlycolSolvent, Skin Conditioning
• Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice PowderSkin Conditioning
• Sodium HyaluronateSkin Conditioning, Humectant
• Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf ExtractSkin Conditioning
• Diospyros Kaki Leaf ExtractSkin Protecting, Tonic
• Ulmus Campestris (Elm Bark) ExtractSkin Conditioning, Astringent
• Plantago Asiatica ExtractSkin Conditioning
• Laminaria Digitata ExtractSkin Protecting, Antioxidant
• Salix Alba (White Willow) Bark ExtractHair Conditioning, Skin Conditoning, Astringent, Soothing, Tonic, Anti-inflammatory Agent
• Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf ExtractSkin Conditioning, Emollient, Humectant
• Althaea Rosea Root ExtractHumectant
• AllantoinSkin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Soothing, Anti-inflammatory, Keratolytic Agent
• AdenosineSkin Conditioning
• Bee VenomSkin Protecting, Astringent
• Beta-GlucanSkin Conditioning, Bulking Agent
• BetaineSkin Conditioning, Humectant, Viscosity Controlling, Antistatic Agent, Hair Conditioning
• PanthenolSkin Conditioning, Anti-static Agent, Hair Conditioning
• Citric AcidMasking, Fragrance, Chelating Agent, Ph Adjuster, Buffering Agent
• Caprylyl GlycolSkin Conditioning, Emollient, Humectant, Hair Conditioning
• Xanthan GumSkin Conditioning, Viscosity Controlling, Viscosity Increasing Agent, Emulsion Stabilising, Binding Agent, Binding, Surfactant -Emulsifying Agent, Gel Forming

Packaging and formulations can change. Always verify the live box, bottle, or retailer ingredient list before use.