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Arctium Lappa Seed Water
Skin ConditioningWater
Skin ConditioningLavandula Angustifolia Water
Masking
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Rosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract
AstringentButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Honey
Humectant
Hamamelis Virginiana Extract
Antiseborrhoeic
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Triethanolamine
BufferingLavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Amara Peel Oil
Skin Conditioning
Pelargonium Graveolens Oil
Masking
Rosa Damascena Callus
Antimicrobial
Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Cera
Skin ProtectingStyrax Benzoin Gum
Masking
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Benzyl Cinnamate
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Coumarin
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Arctium Lappa Seed Water, Water, Lavandula Angustifolia Water, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Stearic Acid, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Honey, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Cetearyl Alcohol, Triethanolamine, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Citrus Aurantium Amara Peel Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Rosa Damascena Callus, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Cera, Styrax Benzoin Gum, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Cinnamate, Citral, Citronellol, Coumarin, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Water
Skin ConditioningPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Bud Extract
Skin ConditioningTheobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Illipe Butter
Skin ConditioningAlcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter
Skin Conditioning
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Bulnesia Sarmientoi Wood Oil
Masking
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantVanillin
Masking
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Triethanolamine
BufferingVanilla Planifolia Fruit Water, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Glycerin, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Bud Extract, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Illipe Butter, Alcohol Denat., Stearic Acid, Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Cetearyl Alcohol, Bulnesia Sarmientoi Wood Oil, Dipropylene Glycol, Vanillin, Benzoic Acid, Triethanolamine
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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.
Cetearyl alcohol is a waxy mixture of two fatty alcohols: cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol. It is an emollient and emulsifier.
Despite having "alcohol" in its name, it has nothing to do with drying solvent alcohols; the FDA also allows "alcohol-free" products to contain fatty alcohols like this ingredient.
It plays several roles in a formula:
Typical use levels for this ingredient sit around 1-10% and the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has affirmed safety at concentrations up to 25% in leave-on products.
Multiple assessments have found it to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing to most people.
However, there have been some cases of allergic contact dermatitis in patients with chronically compromised skin barriers.
Cetearyl alcohol has a comedogenic rating of 2 and irritancy rating of 1. Both of these numbers come from the 1989 study that used rabbit ears; a "2" means mildly comedogenic and a "1" means low irritancy.
Here's the catch: rabbit skin is more sensitive than human skin and throws a lot of false positives. A 1996 reappraisal found that ingredients rated 1-2 in the rabbit ear tests are generally safe for humans.
Remember comedogenic ratings are unable to assess the entire formula of a product or how it will react on your skin. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure about certain ingredients.
This ingredient is not fungal acne safe. Cetearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol with chain lengths that fall within the range that Malassezia can metabolize.
Learn more about Cetearyl AlcoholGlycerin (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 GlycerinStearic Acid is a fatty acid that is already found in your skin. It's one of the free fatty acids that works alongside ceramides and cholesterols to maintain your barrier.
In cosmetics, it is a multitasker:
Safety-wise, the CIR Expert Panel has concluded it to be safe in cosmetics when formulated to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing.
Free stearic acid is a C18 fatty acid that the Malassezia yeast can substrate, so this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Stearic AcidTriethanolamine (TEA) is an emulsifier and pH adjuster. It is created using ethylene oxide and ammonia. This gives Triethanolamine a nitrogen core and a similar scent to ammonia.
As an emulsifier, it prevents ingredients from separating and enhances texture by adding volume to a product.
PH adjusters are common in cosmetic products. The pH of a product can affect the effectiveness of other ingredients. A product with a high pH may also irritate the skin.
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