What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Glycerin
Humectant
Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
Emollient
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Arachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Sericin
Skin ConditioningCnidium Monnieri Fruit Extract
HumectantViscum Album Extract
Skin ConditioningBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Arachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Euphorbia Cerifera Wax
Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
Masking
Citrus Paradisi Peel Oil
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Castanea Crenata Shell Extract
Skin ConditioningSalix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract
Skin ProtectingGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningLimonene
Perfuming
Glycerin, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Arachidyl Alcohol, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Sericin, Cnidium Monnieri Fruit Extract, Viscum Album Extract, Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Euphorbia Cerifera Wax, Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Panthenol, Carbomer, Arginine, Citrus Paradisi Peel Oil, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Castanea Crenata Shell Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Tocopherol, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Limonene
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Behenyl Alcohol is a type of fatty alcohol (these are different from the drying, solvent alcohols).
Fatty Alcohols have hydrating properties and are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product. They are usually derived from natural fats and oils; behenyl alcohol is derived from the fats of vegetable oils.
Emollients help keep your skin soft and hydrated by creating a film that traps moisture in.
In 2000, Behenyl Alcohol was approved by the US as medicine to reduce the duration of cold sores.
Learn more about Behenyl AlcoholCaprylic/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
