🎯 At a Glance
🔬 How It Actually Works
A naturally occurring mixture of fats essential to human cells. In skincare, it acts as a water-binding emollient and helps encapsulate active ingredients into "liposomes" for deeper penetration.
💖 Why your skin loves it
Softens skin, repairs the barrier, and forces stubborn ingredients deep into the dermis.
💡 Pro Tip
Crucial for delivering unstable ingredients like Vitamin C into the skin.
⚖️ Myth vs. Fact
The Myth
It is always derived from soy.
The Science
While soy is common, cosmetic lecithin is often derived from sunflowers to avoid soy allergies.
