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What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Mentha Piperita Oil
Masking
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Menthol
Masking
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Equisetum Arvense Extract
AstringentAloe Barbadensis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil
Emollient
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Oenothera Biennis Oil
Emollient
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Benzyl Nicotinate
Skin ConditioningPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Biotin
AntiseborrhoeicArctium Lappa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Apium Graveolens Seed Extract
Antioxidant
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Cholecalciferol
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Ocimum Basilicum Oil
Masking
Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil
Masking
Salvia Officinalis Oil
Masking
Silica
Abrasive
Urtica Dioica Extract
AstringentGlycine Soja Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Mentha Piperita Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Menthol, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Benzyl Nicotinate, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Biotin, Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Glycerin, Apium Graveolens Seed Extract, Retinyl Palmitate, Cholecalciferol, Ascorbic Acid, Ocimum Basilicum Oil, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Salvia Officinalis Oil, Silica, Urtica Dioica Extract
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Ingredients Explained
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Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil comes from the seeds of the safflower plant. It is a skin conditioning agent that helps soften skin and keep it hydrated.
This seed oil has an unusual fatty acid profile: it is one of the highest linoleic acid plant oils out there (~55-77%). It also has low amounts of oleic acid, and this high-linoleic/low-oleic ratio gets people excited.
Linoleic acid helps maintain skin barrier integrity and is a building block for the ceramides in your stratum corneum. Notably, people with acne tend to have lower linoleic acid in their skin lipids as well (and this gets worse as acne gets more severe).
Overall, it's a lightweight, fast-absorbing oil that has a long safety track record. Lab testing has found it to be non-irritating for skin or eyes.
The Malassezia yeast can metabolize the fatty acids in this oil to grow; therefore this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Carthamus Tinctorius Seed OilThis ingredient is also known as sweet almond oil. It is a lightweight, cold-pressed oil from the ripe seeds of the sweet almond tree.
Sweet almond oil is rich in skin-nourishing fatty acids such as oleic acid (55-86%) and linolenic acid (7-35%).
As an emollient, it softens and hydrates skin by forming a thin barrier that locks in moisture.
Clinical studies have found it to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing. The CIR Expert Panel has evaluated the available safety data and concluded it is safe for topical use.
Because of the oleic acid content, this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
