What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil
Masking
Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil
Emollient
Sucrose
Humectant
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Cymbopogon Martini Oil
Masking
Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil
Masking
Amyris Balsamifera Bark Oil
Masking
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
Masking
Salvia Sclarea Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Cupressus Sempervirens Leaf/Nut/Stem Oil
Emollient
Myristica Fragrans Kernel Oil
Masking
Vetiveria Zizanoides Root Oil
Masking
Geraniol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Farnesol
Perfuming
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Tribehenin
Emollient
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Caprylic/Capric/Myristic/Stearic Triglyceride
EmollientSpilanthes Acmella Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Humulus Lupulus Extract
AntimicrobialPolygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract
Antioxidant
Hordeum Vulgare Extract
EmollientOenothera Biennis Oil
Emollient
Hypnea Musciformis Extract
Skin ProtectingGelidiella Acerosa Extract
Skin ProtectingCastanea Sativa Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningRubus Idaeus Seed Oil
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Linoleic Acid
Cleansing
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Triticum Vulgare Germ Extract
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Linolenic Acid
Cleansing
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Isostearic Acid
Cleansing
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingStearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Disodium EDTA
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77163
Cosmetic Colorant
CI 77288
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Butylene Glycol, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil, Sucrose, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Cymbopogon Martini Oil, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Amyris Balsamifera Bark Oil, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Salvia Sclarea Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Cupressus Sempervirens Leaf/Nut/Stem Oil, Myristica Fragrans Kernel Oil, Vetiveria Zizanoides Root Oil, Geraniol, Linalool, Limonene, Citral, Farnesol, PEG-100 Stearate, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Stearic Acid, Tribehenin, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Caprylic/Capric/Myristic/Stearic Triglyceride, Spilanthes Acmella Flower Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Humulus Lupulus Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Hypnea Musciformis Extract, Gelidiella Acerosa Extract, Castanea Sativa Seed Extract, Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil, Squalane, Linoleic Acid, Caffeine, Triticum Vulgare Germ Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Linolenic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sodium Hyaluronate, Isostearic Acid, Jojoba Esters, Cetearyl Alcohol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Polysorbate 60, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Carbomer, Stearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Potassium Hydroxide, Hexylene Glycol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Mica, CI 77163, CI 77288, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, CI 77891
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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.
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (aka MCT Oil) is a lightweight emollient, solvent, and texture enhancer. It is considered a skin-softener by helping to prevent moisture loss.
Though it behaves like an oil, it is not technically one due to its chemical composition. One perk of this ingredient is that it is very stable, resistant to oxidation, and unlikely to go rancid.
In practice, that translates to a long shelf life and a consistently elegant skin feel.
While there is an assumption Caprylic Triglyceride can clog pores due to it being derived from coconut oil, there is no research supporting this. Just patch test if you have concerns.
Fractionated coconut oil and MCT Oil are both listed as Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride according to INCI. This is because INCI names are based on the ingredient’s final chemical composition and not its marketing name or source.
This ingredient is treated as the gold standard fungal acne safe oil. Even though it is coconut derived, the problematic lauric acid is stripped out.
This leaves just caprylic (C8) and capric (C10) acid. These chain lengths actually trend antifungal; a 2020 study found caprylic acid was enough to disrupt Malassezia furfur cell membrane, with a caprylic acid derivative damaging membrane structures at concentrations as low as 0.2%.
Learn more about Caprylic/Capric TriglycerideCarthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil comes from the seeds of the safflower plant. It is a skin conditioning agent that helps soften skin and keep it hydrated.
This seed oil has an unusual fatty acid profile: it is one of the highest linoleic acid plant oils out there (~55-77%). It also has low amounts of oleic acid, and this high-linoleic/low-oleic ratio gets people excited.
Linoleic acid helps maintain skin barrier integrity and is a building block for the ceramides in your stratum corneum. Notably, people with acne tend to have lower linoleic acid in their skin lipids as well (and this gets worse as acne gets more severe).
Overall, it's a lightweight, fast-absorbing oil that has a long safety track record. Lab testing has found it to be non-irritating for skin or eyes.
The Malassezia yeast can metabolize the fatty acids in this oil to grow; therefore this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Carthamus Tinctorius Seed OilWater. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
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