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Ingredients Side-by-side
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Corylus Avellana Seed Oil
Emollient
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Oenothera Biennis Oil
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Rosa Damascena Extract
MaskingRosa Canina Fruit Extract
Astringent
Medicago Sativa Extract
TonicTaraxacum Officinale Root Extract
Skin ConditioningJasminum Officinale Flower Extract
Masking
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Lamium Album Flower Extract
AstringentCarthamus Tinctorius Flower
MaskingCitrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Boswellia Carterii Oil
Masking
Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil
Emollient
Curcuma Longa Root Oil
Perfuming
Cupressus Sempervirens Oil
Masking
Caryocar Brasiliense Fruit Oil
Skin Conditioning
Ferula Galbaniflua Gum Extract
Antimicrobial
Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract
Cleansing
Citrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Corylus Avellana Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Rosa Damascena Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Medicago Sativa Extract, Taraxacum Officinale Root Extract, Jasminum Officinale Flower Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Lamium Album Flower Extract, Carthamus Tinctorius Flower, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Boswellia Carterii Oil, Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil, Curcuma Longa Root Oil, Cupressus Sempervirens Oil, Caryocar Brasiliense Fruit Oil, Ferula Galbaniflua Gum Extract, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract, Citrus Limon Peel Oil
Ingredients Explained
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Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Boswellia Carterii Oil is also known as Frankincense oil. It has a warm, spicy, smokey, and woody aroma.
Citrus Limon Peel Oil is created from the peels of the lemon. It is used to add a lemon-scent to products. Lemon peel oil also has antibacterial, antifungal, and antioxidant properties. However, it may also cause phototoxicity and sensitize skin.
Lemon peel oil contains limonene, a skin sensitizing ingredient. Another component is furanocoumarin, which induces phototoxicity in skin.
Furanocoumarins bind and destabilize your DNA to increase the rate of sunburn.
Most reputable companies will remove furanocoumarins from their formulations.
Learn more about Citrus Limon Peel OilOenothera Biennis Oil (aka Evening Primrose Oil) is a non-fragrant oil from the evening primrose. Like other botanical oils, it is an emollient that helps hydrate and nourish skin.
It has an interesting fatty acid profile: linoleic (70-74%) and γ-linolenic (8-10%), with some amounts ofoleic palmitic, and stearic acids.
The gamma-linoleic acid (GLA) is the headliner here; it's relatively rare in plant oils and acts as a precursor for anti-inflammatory signaling molecules in the skin.
There's a mixed body of clinical research with this ingredient as well, mostly on eczema/atopic dermatitis skin.
Some controlled trials showed improvement in inflammation, dryness, scaling, and overall severity. Other studies and large meta-analysis failed to show a significant effect; the honest takeaway here is "promising but inconsistent" rather than "miracle oil".
On the safety front, this ingredient is found to be safe as used in cosmetics and even has a history of safe food use.
Since this oil is contains oleic acid and palmitic acid, it may not be fungal acne safe. The Malassezia yeast feeds on fatty acids with carbon chain lengths between C11-C24. Oleic Acid sits at C18 and Palmitic acid sits at C16.
In vitro studies have shown that oleic acid and palmitic acid are some of the fatty acids that induce rapid Malassezia growth in lab settings.
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