What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSqualane
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Disodium Succinoyl Farnesylcysteine
Skin ProtectingNicotinamide Mononucleotide
Antioxidant
Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil
Emollient
Ferulic Acid
Antimicrobial
Spilanthes Acmella Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningPinus Strobus Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Steareth-20
CleansingSodium Phytate
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Squalane, Propanediol, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Disodium Succinoyl Farnesylcysteine, Nicotinamide Mononucleotide, Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil, Ferulic Acid, Spilanthes Acmella Flower Extract, Pinus Strobus Bark Extract, Tocopherol, Maltodextrin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Stearyl Alcohol, Steareth-20, Sodium Phytate, Carbomer, Potassium Hydroxide
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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.
Stearyl Alcohol is a type of fatty alcohol from stearic acid. It is a white, waxy compound used to emulsify ingredients used as an emollient or to thicken a product.
Emollients help soothe and hydrate the skin by trapping moisture.
Fatty alcohols are usually derived from natural fats and oils and therefore do not have the same drying or irritating effect as solvent (ethanol) alcohols.
The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe. It is a primary fatty alcohol with a chain length above 12 carbons. A study from 2019 show Malassezia can feed on fatty alcohols in this range, so it may trigger fungal acne in those prone to it.
Learn more about Stearyl AlcoholWater. 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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