Adding Anti-Irritant Ingredients to Massage Cream

Question

I have a massage cream formula and would like to add anti-irritant ingredients. I am considering using the following ingredients:

SKIN-DEFENSE® V
Hi-Quercetin®
Atopic-Telmesteine™
Phyto Glycyrrhetinic Acid
Bisabolol
Allantoin

Another user also suggested Ceramide and Beta Glucan.

My questions are:

Is it necessary to add these ingredients to prevent irritation from the massage cream formula itself?
How do the effectiveness of these ingredients compare?
What are the recommended usage percentages for these ingredients, particularly for Bisabolol or if used in a wash-off product?
Are Ceramide and Beta Glucan also suitable for this purpose?

MySkinRecipes Expert · Accepted Answer

Based on the staff's response: The ingredients in your current massage cream formula are not inherently irritating, so adding anti-irritant ingredients is not necessary to counteract irritation from the formula itself. Anti-irritant ingredients do not prevent allergic reactions. Irritation and allergy are different. The ingredients you mentioned (Bisabolol, SKIN-DEFENSE® V, Hi-Quercetin®, Atopic-Telmesteine™, Phyto Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Allantoin) and those suggested by another user (Ceramide, Beta Glucan) can help strengthen the skin and reduce irritation caused by other factors. While these ingredients can be included in your formula for general skin benefits, they are not needed specifically to address irritation from your current formula. If you were to create a separate product specifically designed to reduce irritation or allergy symptoms when they occur, the staff recommends using a combination of 3-4 of these ingredients together for broader and more reliable effectiveness. The staff did not provide specific usage concentrations for a wash-off product or for using Bisabolol alone in this context, but the general recommendation for a targeted anti-irritant product is to use a combination of ingredients.