Panthenol comes from vitamin B5 and is a moisturizing compound. It can come from either animal or plant sources.
Panthenol can be found in the ingredients in hair conditioners or body wash.
Panthenol comes from pantothenic acid. These compounds naturally help your skin and hair look and feel better.
This is due to the way panthenol reacts to the surface of your skin.
It works as a humectant and emollient.
Where Is Vitamin B5 Found?
Pantothenic acid occurs naturally in many types of food. Foods that usually contain vitamin B5 include:
Meats like beef, poultry, and seafood
Milk and eggs
Vegetables like avocados, broccoli, mushrooms, and potatoes
Whole grains like whole-wheat bread and brown rice
Peanuts, sunflower seeds, and chickpeas
Panthenol Role for Skin
Panthenol as an ingredient in Metabase Cream is known for its moisturizing, soothing, and repairing properties for the skin.
Panthenol is known for its repairing properties for the skin by activating fibroblast proliferation, aiding wound healing.
Panthenol maintains skin hydration and protects the skin barrier.
Panthenol interacts with lipids (ceramides and cholesterol) and proteins (keratin) in dry skin to improve hydration and elasticity. It relieves itching through its soothing action.
Panthenol as an ingredient in Metabase Cream improves the skin barrier and reduces irritation on atopic skin suffering from eczema.
Panthenol has soothing properties on atopic skin suffering from atopic dermatitis, ichthyosis, psoriasis, or contact dermatitis.
Panthenol helps the skin to self-repair. In particular, it stimulates the production of cells present in the skin, known to act in the healing of wounds.
Panthenol enables faster healing than mineral oil and improves the appearance of scars.
