What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Honey
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Stearalkonium Chloride
Preservative
Salvia Officinalis Leaf Powder
Exfoliating
Urtica Dioica Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil
Emollient
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
Silk Amino Acids
HumectantOryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialCaramel
Cosmetic ColorantAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Honey, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearalkonium Chloride, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Powder, Urtica Dioica Leaf Extract, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Silk Amino Acids, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Sorbic Acid, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Caramel
Water
Skin ConditioningCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Behentrimonium Chloride
Preservative
Brassica Alcohol
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Cetyl Esters
Emollient
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Actinidia Chinensis Fruit Extract
EmollientSpirulina Maxima Extract
SmoothingSpinacia Oleracea Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Biotin
AntiseborrhoeicTheobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil
Emollient
Isododecane
EmollientBrassicyl Isoleucinate Esylate
Emulsion StabilisingCoccinia Indica Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Flower Extract
EmollientSolanum Melongena Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCurcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract
TonicOcimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningIsopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCetrimonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningCorallina Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Volcanic Ash
Abrasive
Arginine
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Curcumin
Antioxidant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Palmaria Palmata Extract
Skin ProtectingMineral Salts
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Water, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Chloride, Brassica Alcohol, Propanediol, Cetyl Esters, Persea Gratissima Oil, Actinidia Chinensis Fruit Extract, Spirulina Maxima Extract, Spinacia Oleracea Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Biotin, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil, Isododecane, Brassicyl Isoleucinate Esylate, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract, Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Isopropyl Myristate, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Cetrimonium Chloride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Panthenol, Volcanic Ash, Arginine, Glycerin, Curcumin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Palmaria Palmata Extract, Mineral Salts, Butylene Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum, Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceBehentrimonium Methosulfate is an ammonium salt. It is mainly used to prevent static in haircare products as a surfactant.
Surfactants have differing ends: one side is hydrophilic while the other end is hydrophobic.
Surfactants also help your cleansers remove pollutants more easily from the skin.
Learn more about Behentrimonium MethosulfateCetearyl alcohol is a waxy mixture of two fatty alcohols: cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol. It is an emollient and emulsifier.
Despite having "alcohol" in its name, it has nothing to do with drying solvent alcohols; the FDA also allows "alcohol-free" products to contain fatty alcohols like this ingredient.
It plays several roles in a formula:
Typical use levels for this ingredient sit around 1-10% and the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has affirmed safety at concentrations up to 25% in leave-on products.
Multiple assessments have found it to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing to most people.
However, there have been some cases of allergic contact dermatitis in patients with chronically compromised skin barriers.
Cetearyl alcohol has a comedogenic rating of 2 and irritancy rating of 1. Both of these numbers come from the 1989 study that used rabbit ears; a "2" means mildly comedogenic and a "1" means low irritancy.
Here's the catch: rabbit skin is more sensitive than human skin and throws a lot of false positives. A 1996 reappraisal found that ingredients rated 1-2 in the rabbit ear tests are generally safe for humans.
Remember comedogenic ratings are unable to assess the entire formula of a product or how it will react on your skin. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure about certain ingredients.
This ingredient is not fungal acne safe. Cetearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol with chain lengths that fall within the range that Malassezia can metabolize.
Learn more about Cetearyl AlcoholRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract comes from rosemary. Rosemary is native to the Mediterranean.
While Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil can be volatile due to its fragrant properties, the fragrance components are usually removed in the leaf extract.
Rosemary Leaf Extract contains many antioxidants such as rosmarinic acid and caffeic acid. Rosemarinic acid, a compound found in rosemary leaf, has been found to help soothe skin conditions such as eczema and acne.
Learn more about Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
