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A skein of lustrous raw silk fibres and a pale silk cocoon on wet black basalt
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Hydrolyzed silk

Hydrolyzed silk

Silk protein broken into small pieces. Leaves a smooth, satiny finish, in Solar Plexus.

Origin
Animal (silkworm)Silk protein from silkworm cocoons, broken down into smaller pieces.
Hero in
Solar Plexus
Also called
Silk amino acids, Silk protein, Silk peptides

What it is

Silk is a protein that silkworms spin into their cocoons. Hydrolyzed silk is that protein broken down with water into smaller pieces, peptides and amino acids; the Solar Plexus description calls it silk amino acids.

What it does

It conditions the skin and leaves a smooth, satiny finish.

Why it’s clean

A protein ingredient, named plainly on the list. It gives a smooth finish without silicones.

What clean means here

Found in

One formula.

Labels list ingredients from most to least, so where hydrolyzed silk sits gives a rough idea of how much is in the formula.

  1. SerumHero ingredient

    Solar Plexus

    No. 3 of 8 on Solar Plexus’s label

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    The Solar Plexus label, in order

    Water (Aqua)Glycerin (vegetable)Hydrolyzed silkBee Pollen ExtractLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment FiltrateLactobacillusCocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit ExtractSodium Alginate

Same family

Water and hydrators

Water, and the humectants that draw it to the skin's surface and help hold it there. See the whole family