What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Cyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Triethyl Citrate
Masking
Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Extract
EmollientLactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract
Antioxidant
Saccharomyces/Barley Seed Ferment Filtrate
HumectantLactobacillus/Pear Juice Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide As
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Lecithin
Emollient
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingSorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Acrylates Copolymer
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPolyisobutene
Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantDipropylene Glycol
HumectantPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Mannan
Vinyldimethicone
Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Water, Glycerin, Glyceryl Glucoside, Alcohol, Niacinamide, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butylene Glycol, Cyclohexasiloxane, Triethyl Citrate, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Extract, Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract, Saccharomyces/Barley Seed Ferment Filtrate, Lactobacillus/Pear Juice Ferment Filtrate, Ceramide NP, Ceramide Ns, Ceramide As, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Cholesterol, Allantoin, Propanediol, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Sorbitan Olivate, Glyceryl Stearate, Lecithin, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sorbitan Isostearate, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Sorbitan Oleate, Acrylates Copolymer, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Polyisobutene, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Dipropylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Mannan, Vinyldimethicone, Beeswax
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (aka MCT Oil) is a lightweight emollient, solvent, and texture enhancer. It is considered a skin-softener by helping to prevent moisture loss.
Though it behaves like an oil, it is not technically one due to its chemical composition. One perk of this ingredient is that it is very stable, resistant to oxidation, and unlikely to go rancid.
In practice, that translates to a long shelf life and a consistently elegant skin feel.
While there is an assumption Caprylic Triglyceride can clog pores due to it being derived from coconut oil, there is no research supporting this. Just patch test if you have concerns.
Fractionated coconut oil and MCT Oil are both listed as Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride according to INCI. This is because INCI names are based on the ingredient’s final chemical composition and not its marketing name or source.
This ingredient is treated as the gold standard fungal acne safe oil. Even though it is coconut derived, the problematic lauric acid is stripped out.
This leaves just caprylic (C8) and capric (C10) acid. These chain lengths actually trend antifungal; a 2020 study found caprylic acid was enough to disrupt Malassezia furfur cell membrane, with a caprylic acid derivative damaging membrane structures at concentrations as low as 0.2%.
Learn more about Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
