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Oat Milk
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Rosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningTheobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sugarmulse
Emulsifying
Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Polyaminopropyl Biguanide
Preservative
Styrax Benzoin Resin Extract
Masking
Aniba Rosaeodora Wood Oil
Astringent
Citrus Junos Peel Oil
Astringent
Linum Usitatissimum Seed Flour
Abrasive
Water
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Water
Masking
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Honey
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed
Perfuming
Hamamelis Virginiana Extract
Antiseborrhoeic
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Triethanolamine
BufferingCamellia Oleifera Leaf Extract
AstringentLavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Amara Peel
Skin ConditioningPelargonium Graveolens Oil
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Styrax Benzoin Resin Extract
Masking
Geraniol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Parfum
Masking
Methylparaben
Preservative
Propylparaben
Preservative
Linum Usitatissimum Seed Flour, Water, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Lavandula Angustifolia Water, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Honey, Stearic Acid, Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cetearyl Alcohol, Triethanolamine, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Citrus Aurantium Amara Peel, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Glycerin, Styrax Benzoin Resin Extract, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool, Parfum, Methylparaben, Propylparaben
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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.
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.
A 2019 study has also observed Malassezia growth in the presence of this ingredient, confirming it to be not-fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Cetearyl AlcoholGlycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinRosa Damascena Flower Water is the water-based byproduct of steam-distilling damask rose petals. It has skin conditioning, masking, and skin protecting properties.
Research shows that Rosa damascena is rich in flavonoids and phenolic compounds like gallic acid that contribute to its antioxidant activity.
In vitro studies have shown that Rosa damascena can scavenge free radicals and reduce melanin overproduction. Research has also found this extract offers some degree of UV absorption but this should not replace your sunscreen.
Learn more about Rosa Damascena Flower WaterStearic Acid is a fatty acid that is already found in your skin. It's one of the free fatty acids that works alongside ceramides and cholesterols to maintain your barrier.
In cosmetics, it is a multitasker:
Safety-wise, the CIR Expert Panel has concluded it to be safe in cosmetics when formulated to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing.
Free stearic acid is a C18 fatty acid that the Malassezia yeast can substrate, so this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Stearic AcidThis ingredient is used to add a warm, sweet, and vanilla-like scent to products.
Water. 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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