What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Diisostearyl Malate
EmollientPhytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate
Skin Conditioning
Polybutene
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientSynthetic Wax
Abrasive
Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer
Euphorbia Cerifera Wax
Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin)
EmollientBis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Polyethylene
Abrasive
Copernicia Cerifera Wax
Sucrose Tetrastearate Triacetate
Emollient
Oryza Sativa Bran Wax
Skin Conditioning
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hemerocallis Fulva Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCandelilla Wax Esters
Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer
Parfum
Masking
Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter
Emollient
Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer
Dextrin Palmitate/Ethylhexanoate
Emulsifying
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Vaccinium Myrtillus Bud Extract
Antioxidant
Sequoiadendron Giganteum Bud Extract
Skin ProtectingPrunus Persica Bud Extract
HumectantDiisostearyl Malate, Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Polybutene, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Synthetic Wax, Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer, Euphorbia Cerifera Wax, Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin), Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Squalane, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Polyethylene, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Sucrose Tetrastearate Triacetate, Oryza Sativa Bran Wax, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Hemerocallis Fulva Flower Extract, Candelilla Wax Esters, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Parfum, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Dextrin Palmitate/Ethylhexanoate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Water, Glycerin, Citric Acid, Vaccinium Myrtillus Bud Extract, Sequoiadendron Giganteum Bud Extract, Prunus Persica Bud Extract
Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientHydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin)
EmollientPetrolatum
Emollient
Microcrystalline Wax
Emulsion StabilisingMethyl Hydrogenated Rosinate
Perfuming
Centella Asiatica Leaf Water
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Leaf
Skin Conditioning
Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Sucrose Tetrastearate Triacetate
Emollient
Diisostearyl Malate
EmollientPolyethylene
Abrasive
Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer
Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientMadecassoside
Antioxidant
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin), Petrolatum, Microcrystalline Wax, Methyl Hydrogenated Rosinate, Centella Asiatica Leaf Water, Centella Asiatica Leaf, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Sucrose Tetrastearate Triacetate, Diisostearyl Malate, Polyethylene, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Tocopherol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Madecassoside, Asiaticoside, Glycerin, Ceramide NP, Phytosphingosine, Hydrogenated Lecithin
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
This ingredient is a high-molecular weight synthetic polymer. It is used to modify the viscosity of a formula, improve slip, and create a more "cushiony" texture.
Due to its large molecular size, this ingredient is not absorbed into the skin.
Diisostearyl Malate is an emollient and most often used in lip products. It comes from isostearyl alcohol, a fatty acid, and malic acid, an AHA.
As an emollient, Diisostearyl Malate helps create a thin film on your skin to trap moisture in. This helps keep your skin soft and smooth.
This is a synthetic polymer used to thicken formulas, improve texture, and enhance spreadability.
Due to its large molecule size, this ingredient does not penetrate the skin and is considered well-tolerated.
Glycerin (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 GlycerinThis ingredient is a synthetic ingredient with emollient and skin conditioner used to make skincare products feel more lightweight on the skin. It helps improve slip and spreadability without feeling greasy.
Because it is high molecular weight and lipophilic (oil loving), it remains on the surface of skin.
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene is a synthetic polymer. Polymers are compounds with high molecular weight. Hydrogenated Polyisobutene is an emollient and texture enhancer.
In one study, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene showed better skin hydration levels than Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride. As an emollient, it helps keep your skin soft and hydrated by trapping moisture in.
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene is often used as a mineral oil replacement.
Learn more about Hydrogenated PolyisobuteneThis is a plant-derived ester that functions as a skin conditioner. It's basically a two linoleic acid molecules combined with fatty alcohols.
In practice, it works as a rich emollient that helps reduce moisture loss and give skin a soft appearance.
The phytosterol part of this ingredient brings an added structural bonus: phytosterols are structurally similar to cholesterol so they can fit right into the stratum corneum's lipid matrix to help reinforce the skin barrier.
Due to its larch molecular structure, this ingredient delivers a cushiony and glossy feeling without being excessively greasy.
It did not produce skin irritation or sensitization in clinical studies, and this ingredient is deemed safe to use in cosmetics at current practices.
Because this ingredient contains C16, C18, and C22 fatty chains, it may not be Malassezia/fungal acne safe. The Malassezia yeast potentially feeds on fatty acids in the C11-C24 range.
Learn more about Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer DilinoleatePolyethylene is a synthetic ingredient that helps the skin retain moisture. It is a polymer.
It is also typically used within product formulations to help bind solid ingredients together and thicken oil-based ingredients. When added to balms and emulsions, it helps increase the melting point temperature.
Sucrose Tetrastearate Triacetate isn't fungal acne safe.
