What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningOctyldodecanol
Emollient
Polyvinyl Alcohol
Methylpropanediol
SolventButylene Glycol
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Algin
Masking
Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
Emollient
Pullulan
Sphingomonas Ferment Extract
Skin Conditioning
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingSodium Polystyrene Sulfonate
Emulsion StabilisingMicrocrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Phytate
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Soluble Proteoglycan
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Rice Protein
Skin ConditioningRice Amino Acids
Skin Conditioning
Silica
Abrasive
Kaolin
Abrasive
Water, Octyldodecanol, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Methylpropanediol, Butylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, 1,2-Hexanediol, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Niacinamide, Algin, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Polysorbate 80, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Pullulan, Sphingomonas Ferment Extract, Oryza Sativa Extract, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Panthenol, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Allantoin, Adenosine, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Phytate, Tocopherol, Ceramide NP, Citric Acid, Soluble Proteoglycan, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Rice Amino Acids, Silica, Kaolin
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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.
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%.
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