This calming moisturizer is formulated around Aloe Barbadensis Leaf and Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil to calm redness and hydrate skin.
What's inside
What's inside
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningQuillaja Saponaria Bark Extract
CleansingSaponaria Officinalis Leaf/Root Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf
Masking
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Cera
EmollientRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialMauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil
Skin Conditioning
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Brassica Napus Seed Oil
Emollient
Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Emblica Officinalis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningMoringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Glycerin, Water, Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract, Saponaria Officinalis Leaf/Root Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Cera, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Brassica Napus Seed Oil, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Emblica Officinalis Fruit Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
This ingredient is also known as Cocoa butter; it's the fat pressed out of roasted cocoa beans.
Cocoa butter is solid at room temperature and melts right around body temperature, which is why it feels waxy in the jar and slippery on skin.
It has a very saturated profile (stearic acid ~34 to 36%, oleic acid ~30 to 40%, and palmitic acid ~24 to 29%) that makes it a strong occlusive: it sits on top and slows water escaping from skin.
Concentration data shows that it can show up anywhere from a few percent in lotions up to 100% in balms, and the FDA lists cocoa butter as an OTC skin protectant active at 50-100%.
The CIR has reviewed it and concluded it to be safe as used in cosmetics.
This is one of the ingredients with a comedogenic score of 4/5 from the rabbit ear test. Just know that a later human study did find that finished products containing high-comedogenic ingredients like cocoa butter did not increase microcomedone formation.
The fair call here is that this ingredient is most likely fine on body or low-percentage formulas, but can potentially be riskier as a heavy leave-on facial product if you break out easily.
Cocoa butter may not be fungal acne safe; it is a triglyceride of C16-18 fatty acids that the Malassezia yeast can metabolize.
Allergies to cocoa butter are rare and uncommon, but a few cases have been documented (mostly in cases where the person ate chocolate). So if you have a tree nut allergy, be sure to patch test or avoid.
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