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Ingredients Side-by-side
Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
Humectant
Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil
Emollient
Tanacetum Annuum Flower Oil
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Pelargonium Graveolens Oil
Masking
Commiphora Myrrha Oil
Masking
Boswellia Carterii Oil
Masking
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Schisandra Sphenanthera Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Helichrysum Angustifolium Flower Oil
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Tanacetum Annuum Flower Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Commiphora Myrrha Oil, Boswellia Carterii Oil, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Schisandra Sphenanthera Fruit Extract, Helichrysum Angustifolium Flower Oil, Limonene, Linalool, Citral, Citronellol, Geraniol
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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.
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil is more commonly known as lavender essential oil. It is considered a fragrancing ingredient.
Lavender imparts a famous scent. While the smell is lovely, this ingredient and may sensitize skin in topical products. This is because about 85% of the oil is made up of linalool and linalyl acetate.
When exposed to air, these two compounds become strong allergens. This ingredient exhibits cytotoxicity at low concentrations; amounts of 0.25% have been shown to damage skin cells.
A study from Japan found this ingredient caused lavender sensitivity after widespread exposure.
Lavender essential oil has some antimicrobial, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties. However, the cons of this ingredient may outweight the pros.
More research is needed to confirm lavender essential oil's effects when used in aromatherapy.
Lavandula Angustifolia is known as the English Lavender and famous for creating purple fields in Provence, France.
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