What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCarthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPersea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Retinol
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Water, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Stearic Acid, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Cetyl Alcohol, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Cellulose Gum, Persea Gratissima Oil, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Bakuchiol, Retinol, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Allantoin, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum
Isoamyl Laurate
Emollient
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Isohexadecane
EmollientDiheptyl Succinate
EmollientCapryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Skin ConditioningSilica Silylate
Emollient
Pentaclethra Macroloba Seed Oil
Emollient
Pseudozyma Epicola/Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil Ferment Extract Filtrate
Humectant
Spilanthes Acmella Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningAstragalus Membranaceus Root Extract
Emollient
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Melia Azadirachta Leaf
Skin ConditioningEclipta Prostrata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Eclipta Prostrata Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCorallina Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Melia Azadirachta Bark Extract
AntimicrobialMoringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract
TonicOcimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningEthylcellulose
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Lavandula Hybrida Oil
Emollient
Lavandula Spica Flower Oil
Masking
Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningEucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Hydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone
Skin ConditioningUbiquinone
Antioxidant
Water
Skin ConditioningLinalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Geraniol
Perfuming
Isoamyl Laurate, Octyldodecanol, Isohexadecane, Diheptyl Succinate, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Silica Silylate, Pentaclethra Macroloba Seed Oil, Pseudozyma Epicola/Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil Ferment Extract Filtrate, Spilanthes Acmella Flower Extract, Astragalus Membranaceus Root Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Eclipta Prostrata Leaf Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Melia Azadirachta Bark Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Ethylcellulose, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Lavandula Spica Flower Oil, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Hydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone, Ubiquinone, Water, Linalool, Limonene, Tocopherol, Geraniol
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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.
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil comes from the seeds of the safflower plant. It is a skin conditioning agent that helps soften skin and keep it hydrated.
This seed oil has an unusual fatty acid profile: it is one of the highest linoleic acid plant oils out there (~55-77%). It also has low amounts of oleic acid, and this high-linoleic/low-oleic ratio gets people excited.
Linoleic acid helps maintain skin barrier integrity and is a building block for the ceramides in your stratum corneum. Notably, people with acne tend to have lower linoleic acid in their skin lipids as well (and this gets worse as acne gets more severe).
Overall, it's a lightweight, fast-absorbing oil that has a long safety track record. Lab testing has found it to be non-irritating for skin or eyes.
The Malassezia yeast can metabolize the fatty acids in this oil to grow; therefore this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Carthamus Tinctorius Seed OilWater. 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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