What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCoco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Daucus Carota Sativa Root Water
MaskingGlycerin
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Sulfate
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientCanola Oil
Emollient
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Olea Europaea Husk Oil
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSantalum Album Oil
Masking
Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil
Emollient
Olus Oil
Emollient
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Chrysanthemum Morifolium Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningRosa Centifolia Flower Extract
Astringent
Lavandula Angustifolia Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Zea Mays Oil
Emulsifying
Mentha Piperita Oil
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Water, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, 1,2-Hexanediol, Magnesium Sulfate, Pentylene Glycol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Canola Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Propanediol, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Sodium Gluconate, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Olea Europaea Husk Oil, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Allantoin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Santalum Album Oil, Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil, Olus Oil, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract, Chrysanthemum Morifolium Flower Extract, Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Zea Mays Oil, Mentha Piperita Oil, Tocopherol
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Lavandula Angustifolia Extract comes from the flowers and leaves of the lavender plant. It's mostly used in skincare for its scent plus a bit of skin conditioning properties.
Lab research credits it with soothing, antioxidant, and wound-supporting effects. This is largely thanks to a compound called rosmarinic acid.
Rosmarinic acid has been shown to calm inflammation signaling in skin cells (the same pathways that flare up in conditions like eczema and psoriasis). It also has real antimicrobial and antifungal activity in test-tube studies.
This ingredient is typically used in low concentrations (generally well under 1%) where it acts as a light fragrance + mild skin soother extract.
The main thing to know is that lavender contains two naturally fragrant molecules: Linalool and Linalyl Acetate. Some people's skin does perfectly fine with fragrance while others don't.
Just be sure to patch test if you have reactive skin or known plant allergies.
Linalool and Linalyl Acetate are gentle when fresh but oxidize into compounds that can cause allergic contact dermatitis when exposed to air. Patch-test studies of patients already being investigated for skin allergies found about 5-7% of patients had reactions to oxidized linalool, and 2.8% of patients reacted to oxidized lavender oil.
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