What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Snail Secretion Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingEthyl Hexanediol
SolventPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Arginine
Masking
Dimethicone
Emollient
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingStearic Acid
Cleansing
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Snail Secretion Filtrate, Betaine, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butylene Glycol, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Carbomer, Ethyl Hexanediol, Phenoxyethanol, Arginine, Dimethicone, Sodium Polyacrylate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Allantoin, Palmitic Acid, Panthenol, Xanthan Gum, Stearic Acid, Adenosine, Water, Myristic Acid
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Milk
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Persea Gratissima Butter
Skin Conditioning
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
PEG-10 Glyceryl Stearate
Emulsifying
Parfum
Masking
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed
Perfuming
Citrus Aurantium Amara Peel
Skin ConditioningJasminum Grandiflorum Flower Extract
Masking
Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Euphorbia Cerifera Cera
Astringent
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Eugenol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Hydroxycitronellal
Perfuming
Isoeugenol
Perfuming
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Farnesol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Butylphenyl Methylpropional
Perfuming
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Milk, Glycerin, Persea Gratissima Butter, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, PEG-10 Glyceryl Stearate, Parfum, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed, Citrus Aurantium Amara Peel, Jasminum Grandiflorum Flower Extract, Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Euphorbia Cerifera Cera, Benzyl Salicylate, Citral, Eugenol, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Isoeugenol, Benzyl Benzoate, Farnesol, Limonene, Linalool, Butylphenyl Methylpropional
Reviews
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Cetearyl 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 AlcoholPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
