Ingredient

Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen (Job's Tears) Seed Extract

Low risk

Also known asCoix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract

FunctionBotanical

What it is — Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen (Job's Tears) Seed Extract (INCI: Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract) is a plant-derived, conditioning botanical from the seed of Job's tears (adlay).

What it does — It is commonly used as a conditioning, antioxidant-supporting botanical to give skin a soft, comfortable feel.

Typical use — It appears in essences, serums, creams and masks, often in brightening- or comfort-positioned East Asian formulas.

Who it suits / good to know — Generally well tolerated. As with any botanical, the specific composition can vary by harvest and processing.

Safety — DHALIORA grades it low risk in its EWG-style, ingredient-by-ingredient review. This reflects the ingredient in general and is not medical advice; patch-test if your skin is easily irritated.

Cross-reference

Found in these DHALIORA products

Found in 2 DHALIORA products

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How grades are set — Risk reflects our own reading of publicly available safety data, an EWG-style reading shown at the worst-case grade we've assigned this ingredient across products. It isn't a third party's proprietary score, and it isn't medical advice. Always read the packaging and patch-test where indicated.
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