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What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract
CleansingPunica Granatum Seed Oil
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Vitis Vinifera Juice
Antioxidant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Punica Granatum Fruit Juice
MaskingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Diheptyl Succinate
EmollientCapryloyl Glycerin
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Punica Granatum Pericarp Extract
Skin ConditioningCoenochloris Signiensis Extract
Skin ConditioningSpirulina Platensis Extract
Skin ProtectingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Phytate
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGlucose
Humectant
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingPalmitic Acid
Emollient
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Lecithin
Emollient
Menthol
Masking
Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract, Punica Granatum Seed Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Vitis Vinifera Juice, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Squalane, Cetearyl Glucoside, Sodium PCA, Punica Granatum Fruit Juice, Sodium Hyaluronate, Zea Mays Starch, Diheptyl Succinate, Capryloyl Glycerin, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Punica Granatum Pericarp Extract, Coenochloris Signiensis Extract, Spirulina Platensis Extract, Panthenol, Ascorbic Acid, Gluconolactone, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Phytate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Xanthan Gum, Glucose, Potassium Hydroxide, Palmitic Acid, Maltodextrin, Lecithin, Menthol
Zinc Oxide 20%
Cosmetic Colorant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sorbitan Sesquioleate
Emulsifying
Pyrus Malus Juice
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Juice
Antioxidant
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Punica Granatum Pericarp Extract
Skin ConditioningPunica Granatum Extract
AstringentLaminaria Digitata Extract
Skin Protecting
Pongamia Pinnata Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningCucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Citrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPolyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingPolyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Citric Acid
Buffering
Silica
Abrasive
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantJojoba Esters
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Zinc Oxide 20%, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Pentylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Pyrus Malus Juice, Vitis Vinifera Juice, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Hyaluronic Acid, Bisabolol, Punica Granatum Pericarp Extract, Punica Granatum Extract, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Pongamia Pinnata Seed Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Glycerin, Xanthan Gum, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate, Maltodextrin, Citric Acid, Silica, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, Jojoba Esters, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
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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.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceCaprylic/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 TriglycerideGlycerin (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 GlycerinMaltodextrin is a polysaccharide. It is derived from starch such as rice, corn, wheat, or potato starch.
In food, Maltodextrin is used to improve the texture and thicken a product. Due to its structure, it can help create a gel texture. As an emulsion stabilizer, it helps keep the ingredients in a product together.
As a polysaccharide, Maltodextrin has moisturizing properties. Polysaccharides are a type of carbohydrate. The top layer of skin uses polysaccharides to retain water, keeping the skin hydrated.
Maltodextrin is water soluble and has a sweet taste.
Learn more about MaltodextrinWe don't have a description for Punica Granatum Pericarp Extract yet.
Vitis Vinifera Juice comes from grapes.
Grapes are rich in skin conditioning ingredients, such as Vitamin E and Vitamin C. It also contains many potent antioxidants: proanthocyanidins, polyphenols, flavonoids, and anthocyanins. Proanthocyanidin has been shown to help even out skin tone.
Antioxidants help fight free-radical molecules. Free-radical molecules are capable of damaging our cells and other genetic material. Antioxidants help stabilize free-radicals by donating extra electrons.
This ingredient may help reduce the signs of aging.
Learn more about Vitis Vinifera JuiceXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
