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What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Glycerin
HumectantWater
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Glycinate
CleansingButylene Glycol
HumectantSqualane
EmollientStearic Acid
CleansingDiheptyl Succinate
EmollientButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Seed Oil
EmollientShea Butter Ethyl Esters
EmollientCapryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Skin ConditioningAvena Sativa Kernel Oil
Skin ConditioningSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
EmollientAdansonia Digitata Seed Oil
EmollientCitrullus Lanatus Seed Oil
EmollientArgania Spinosa Kernel Oil
EmollientHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
EmollientRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialFicus Carica Fruit Extract
HumectantAgastache Mexicana Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningAvena Sativa Kernel Extract
AbrasiveAdansonia Digitata Fruit Extract
EmollientAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin ConditioningHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCocamidopropyl Betaine
CleansingSodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
CleansingSodium Methyl Oleoyl Taurate
CleansingPropanediol
SolventGluconolactone
Skin ConditioningCoco-Glucoside
CleansingLauryl Glucoside
CleansingOctyldodecanol
EmollientPropylene Glycol
HumectantOctyldodecyl Xyloside
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientGlyceryl Undecylenate
EmollientPhospholipids
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-10 Dioleate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-10 Oleate
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-2 Isostearate
EmulsifyingCalcium Gluconate
HumectantPEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
EmulsifyingDisodium Sebacoyl Bis-Lauramidolysine
Skin ConditioningDisodium Phosphate
BufferingPolysorbate 60
EmulsifyingSodium Phosphate
BufferingSodium Citrate
BufferingSodium Benzoate
MaskingPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeGlycerin, Water, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Butylene Glycol, Squalane, Stearic Acid, Diheptyl Succinate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Shea Butter Ethyl Esters, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Avena Sativa Kernel Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Citrullus Lanatus Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Ficus Carica Fruit Extract, Agastache Mexicana Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Adansonia Digitata Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Hyaluronate, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Sodium Methyl Oleoyl Taurate, Propanediol, Gluconolactone, Coco-Glucoside, Lauryl Glucoside, Octyldodecanol, Propylene Glycol, Octyldodecyl Xyloside, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Phospholipids, Xanthan Gum, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Polyglyceryl-10 Dioleate, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Polyglyceryl-2 Isostearate, Calcium Gluconate, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Disodium Sebacoyl Bis-Lauramidolysine, Disodium Phosphate, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate
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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.
Jojoba oil is one of the most well-studied plant-derived ingredients in cosmetics. It is an emollient with a special structure.
Because it is made up of 97-98% wax esters, it closely mirrors the linear monoesters found in human sebum. This makes it skin compatible, non-greasy, and lightweight.
Unlike other plant oils, jojoba wax doesn't easily penetrate skin. It mostly works in the uppermost layers as an emollient. This just means it forms a light barrier on the skin to help retain moisture.
Formulations with jojoba esters up to 90% reduced transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and increased barrier recovery by 81% (outperforming bisabolol at 47%).
Besides barrier support, the science also suggests jojoba to have anti-inflammatory effects and potential applications for skin infections, aging, and wound healing.
Fun fact: Indigenous cultures have used jojoba as a moisturizer and to help treat burns for centuries.
Fungal acne: The Malassezia yeast is known to metabolize fatty acids in the C11-24 range and jojoba's dominant fatty acid components fall into this range. This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
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