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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Stellaria Media Extract
Skin ConditioningUrtica Dioica Extract
AstringentChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Water, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Alcohol, Stellaria Media Extract, Urtica Dioica Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Glyceryl Caprylate, Xanthan Gum, Benzyl Alcohol
Water
Skin ConditioningPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingPropanediol
Solvent
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Viola Tricolor Extract
EmollientAlthaea Officinalis Callus Culture Extract
Antioxidant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Helichrysum Italicum Flower Extract
Perfuming
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Phytic Acid
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Lactobacillus Ferment, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Propanediol, Lactobacillus, Glyceryl Stearate, Viola Tricolor Extract, Althaea Officinalis Callus Culture Extract, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Helichrysum Italicum Flower Extract, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Phytic Acid, Citric Acid
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract comes from the common Marigold plant part of the Asteraceae family. This ingredient is a skin conditioner.
Marigolds contain flavonoids. Flavonoids are a group of substances found naturally in plants. They possess antioxidant and inflammation properties.
This ingredient soothes skin inflammation by inhibiting inhibiting a part of the inflammation process.
Marigolds have been used in traditional medicine throughout Asia and Europe.
Learn more about Calendula Officinalis Flower ExtractCetearyl 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 AlcoholGlycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinWater. 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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