What's inside
What's inside
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
Brassica Alcohol
Emollient
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Oil
Masking
Mica
Cosmetic Colorant
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Water
Skin ConditioningCitral
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77288
Cosmetic ColorantBehentrimonium Methosulfate, Brassica Alcohol, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Jojoba Esters, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Stearic Acid, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Parfum, Benzyl Alcohol, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Oil, Mica, Dehydroacetic Acid, Water, Citral, Geraniol, Linalool, CI 77891, CI 77288
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Behentrimonium Methosulfate is an ammonium salt. It is mainly used to prevent static in haircare products as a surfactant.
Surfactants have differing ends: one side is hydrophilic while the other end is hydrophobic.
Surfactants also help your cleansers remove pollutants more easily from the skin.
Learn more about Behentrimonium MethosulfateBenzyl Alcohol is most commonly used as a preservative. It also has a subtle, sweet smell. Small amounts of Benzyl Alcohol is not irritating and safe to use in skincare products. Most Benzyl Alcohol is derived from fruits such as apricots.
Benzyl Alcohol has both antibacterial and antioxidant properties. These properties help lengthen the shelf life of products. Benzyl Alcohol is a solvent and helps dissolve other ingredients. It can also improve the texture and spreadability.
Alcohol comes in many different forms. Different types of alcohol will have different effects on skin. This ingredient is an astringent alcohol.
Using high concentrations of these alcohols are drying on the skin. They may strip away your skin's natural oils and even damage your skin barrier. Astringent alcohols may also irritate skin.
Other types of astringent alcohols include:
According to the National Rosacea Society based in the US, you should be mindful of products with these alcohols in the top half of ingredients.
Any type of sanitizing product will have high amounts of alcohol to help kill bacteria and viruses.
Learn more about Benzyl AlcoholDehydroacetic Acid is fungicide and bactericide. It is used as a preservative in cosmetics. Preservatives help elongate the shelf life of a product.
Dehydroacetic Acid is not soluble in water.
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter comes from the Theobroma cacoa, or Cacao tree. Cacao trees are native to tropical landscapes.
Like other plant butters, Cacao seed butter is an emollient. Emollients help soothe and soften your skin. By creating a barrier to trap moisture in, emollients help keep your skin hydrated.
Cacao seed butter contains antioxidants known as polyphenols. Antioxidants help fight free-radical molecules by stabilizing them. Unstable free-radicals may cause damage to your skin cells. Antioxidants may help with anti-aging.
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter can be bad for acne prone skin.
Learn more about Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
