What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Cocos Nucifera Oil
MaskingOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
MaskingSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
EmollientRice Bran Acid
CleansingTheobroma Cacao Fruit Powder
Skin ConditioningMalpighia Emarginata Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningPunica Granatum Seed Powder
AbrasiveRosa Canina Fruit Extract
AstringentCucurbita Pepo Seed Oil
EmollientTremella Fuciformis Extract
HumectantCicer Arietinum Seed Powder
AbrasiveSesamum Indicum Seed
AbrasiveSalvia Sclarea Oil
MaskingEucalyptol
PerfumingBoswellia Carterii Oil
MaskingPelargonium Graveolens Oil
MaskingHydrolyzed Grape Fruit
AstringentCocos Nucifera Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Rice Bran Acid, Theobroma Cacao Fruit Powder, Malpighia Emarginata Seed Extract, Punica Granatum Seed Powder, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Cucurbita Pepo Seed Oil, Tremella Fuciformis Extract, Cicer Arietinum Seed Powder, Sesamum Indicum Seed, Salvia Sclarea Oil, Eucalyptol, Boswellia Carterii Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Hydrolyzed Grape Fruit
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Cucurbita Pepo Seed oil comes from the field pumpkin, including winter squash and the traditional orange pumpkin we see in Autumn.
Pumpkin seed oil is rich in vitamin E and plenty of fatty acids such as linoleic acids. Pumpkin seeds also have zinc and cartenoids.
Linoleic acid helps moisturize your skin as an emollient. Emollients act as a thin film to prevent moisture from escaping.
Cartenoids are an antioxidant. Antioxidants protect your skin against external damage. They also give pumpkins their classic orange color.
Fun fact: Pumpkins were first domesticated in Southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago.
Learn more about Cucurbita Pepo Seed OilJojoba oil is one of the most well-studied plant-derived ingredients in cosmetics. It is an emollient with a special structure.
Because it is made up of 97-98% wax esters, it closely mirrors the linear monoesters found in human sebum. This makes it skin compatible, non-greasy, and lightweight.
Unlike other plant oils, jojoba wax doesn't easily penetrate skin. It mostly works in the uppermost layers as an emollient. This just means it forms a light barrier on the skin to help retain moisture.
Formulations with jojoba esters up to 90% reduced transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and increased barrier recovery by 81% (outperforming bisabolol at 47%).
Besides barrier support, the science also suggests jojoba to have anti-inflammatory effects and potential applications for skin infections, aging, and wound healing.
Fun fact: Indigenous cultures have used jojoba as a moisturizer and to help treat burns for centuries.
Due to its fatty acid content, Jojoba oil may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil