What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Punica Granatum Seed Oil
EmollientRosa Canina Fruit Oil
EmollientOpuntia Ficus-Indica Seed Oil
EmollientRicinus Communis Seed Oil
MaskingPassiflora Incarnata Seed Oil
Skin ProtectingCoffea Arabica Seed Oil
MaskingLycium Barbarum Seed Oil
Skin ConditioningPelargonium Graveolens Oil
MaskingBoswellia Carterii Oil
MaskingRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
MaskingDaucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil
EmollientJasminum Officinale Flower Oil
PerfumingBakuchiol
AntimicrobialRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialTocopherol
AntioxidantAstaxanthin
Skin ConditioningPunica Granatum Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Seed Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Passiflora Incarnata Seed Oil, Coffea Arabica Seed Oil, Lycium Barbarum Seed Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Boswellia Carterii Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil, Jasminum Officinale Flower Oil, Bakuchiol, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Astaxanthin
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
EmollientOpuntia Ficus-Indica Seed Oil
EmollientMarmot Oil
Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed
PerfumingCitrus Aurantium Flower Oil
PerfumingSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Seed Oil, Marmot Oil, Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed, Citrus Aurantium Flower Oil, Leptospermum Scoparium Branch/Leaf Oil, Curcuma Longa Root Oil, Citrus Paradisi Peel Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Tocopherol
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
This oil comes from the seed of the prickly pear cactus. Due to its ability to be easily absorbed, it does not leave a greasy feeling behind.
The main parts of this oil are fatty acids - linoleic, oleic, and palmitic. Other than that, the seeds also contains antioxidants such as vitamin E that help soothe the skin.
Due to its fatty acid content, this ingredient may not be fungal-acne safe.
Learn more about Opuntia Ficus-Indica Seed OilThis is a botanical extract from the rosemary plant (the same one you cook with). In skincare, it mostly works as a skin conditioning agent.
Its activity comes from a handful of polyphenols, carnosic acid, carnosol, and rosmarinic acid. Almost 90% of the antioxidant activity of this ingredient can be attributed to canosol and carnosic acid.
These compounds protect your skin two ways:
1) They fight off free radicals, or the unstable molecules from things like sun and pollution that age and damage skin.
2) They help calm inflammation by switching off the chemical signals that tell skin to get red and irritated.
Lab studies also suggest that rosmarinic acid may help protect collagen and slow sugar-related damage to it.
The Cosmetic Ingredient Review has concluded rosemary-derived ingredients to be safe when formulated to be non-sensitizing.
Rosemary can occasionally cause allergic contact dermatitis (due to carnosol), so be sure to patch test if you have reactive or fragrance-sensitive skin.
Learn more about Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf ExtractTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about Tocopherol