What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Trimethylsiloxysilicate
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone
Emollient
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientButylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Rosa Centifolia Flower Water
Skin ConditioningSucrose
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Citrate
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Chloride
MaskingCitric Acid
Buffering
Parfum
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol
Antioxidant
Rosa Hybrid Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Benzoate
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Linalool
Perfuming
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Pentylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Butylene Glycol, Sodium PCA, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Rosa Centifolia Flower Water, Sucrose, Phenoxyethanol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Citrate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Parfum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol, Rosa Hybrid Flower Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Limonene, Potassium Sorbate, Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Trimethylolpropane Triisostearate
Emollient
Polybutene
Cera Microcristallina
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer
Polyethylene
Abrasive
Vp/Eicosene Copolymer
Triisodecyl Trimellitate
EmollientMica
Cosmetic ColorantStearalkonium Bentonite
Gel FormingDicalcium Phosphate
Abrasive
Phytosteryl Isostearate
Skin ConditioningPropylene Carbonate
SolventAscorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
BHT
Antioxidant
Tin Oxide
Abrasive
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 15850
Cosmetic ColorantCI 15985
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantCI 45410
Cosmetic ColorantOctyldodecanol, Trimethylolpropane Triisostearate, Polybutene, Cera Microcristallina, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer, Polyethylene, Vp/Eicosene Copolymer, Triisodecyl Trimellitate, Mica, Stearalkonium Bentonite, Dicalcium Phosphate, Phytosteryl Isostearate, Propylene Carbonate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, BHT, Tin Oxide, CI 77891, CI 15850, CI 15985, CI 19140, CI 42090, CI 45410
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
