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Ingredients Side-by-side
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Passiflora Alata Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Rhus Succedanea Fruit Wax
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Copernicia Cerifera Wax
Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Pelargonium Graveolens Oil
Masking
Aniba Rosaeodora Wood Oil
Astringent
Viola Odorata Oil
Masking
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Gardenia Jasminoides Meristem Cell Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningAnise Alcohol
Perfuming
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Coumarin
Perfuming
Farnesol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Isoeugenol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Passiflora Alata Leaf Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Rhus Succedanea Fruit Wax, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Parfum, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Aniba Rosaeodora Wood Oil, Viola Odorata Oil, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Gardenia Jasminoides Meristem Cell Culture Extract, Anise Alcohol, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Citral, Citronellol, Coumarin, Farnesol, Geraniol, Isoeugenol, Limonene, Linalool
Squalane
Emollient
Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Brassica Alcohol
Emollient
Hydrogenated Olive Oil Decyl Esters
Emulsion Stabilising
Silica
Abrasive
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Tapioca Starch
Rosa Canina Seed Oil
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Water
Skin ConditioningRhus Succedanea Fruit Cera
EmollientOlea Europaea Oil Unsaponifiables
Skin Conditioning
Rhus Verniciflua Peel Cera
EmollientHelianthus Annuus Seed Cera
EmollientShorea Robusta Resin
TonicLupinus Albus Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialBisabolol
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Squalane, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Brassica Alcohol, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Decyl Esters, Silica, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Sorbitan Olivate, Glycerin, Tapioca Starch, Rosa Canina Seed Oil, Panthenol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Water, Rhus Succedanea Fruit Cera, Olea Europaea Oil Unsaponifiables, Rhus Verniciflua Peel Cera, Helianthus Annuus Seed Cera, Shorea Robusta Resin, Lupinus Albus Seed Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Bisabolol, Tocopherol, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
This ingredient is also known as shea butter. It is a plant-derived extract from the nuts of the Africa shea tree and one of the most well-studied emollients.
Because it has a high concentration of fatty acids (primarily oleic, stearic, and linoleic) it is able to form a protective barrier on the skin's surface. This helps seal in moisture and prevents transepidermal water loss (TEWL).
In vitro research found an increase in skin hydration by 58% and a decrease in TEWL by 37.8% after 24 hours of applying this ingredient (pretty impressive for a single ingredient!).
Besides hydration, shea butter also contains triterpenes that have anti-inflammatory potential. In particule, lupeol cinnamate has shown the highest anti-inflammatory activity in vivo.
Shea butter also contains vitamins A and E which may contribute to antioxidant activity.
While Shea Butter has an SPF rating of about 3-4, it is not a sunscreen replacement.
This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe because its fatty acids fall within the C11-C24 range that the Malassezia yeast can metabolize.
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