What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Water
Skin ConditioningHelichrysum Stoechas Flower Extract
Perfuming
Quillaja Saponaria Wood Extract
Skin ConditioningPrunus Armeniaca Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningTerminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Morus Alba Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPinus Pinaster Bark Extract
Antioxidant
Saponaria Officinalis Leaf/Root Extract
Skin ConditioningHippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil
Skin Protecting
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Water, Helichrysum Stoechas Flower Extract, Quillaja Saponaria Wood Extract, Prunus Armeniaca Fruit Extract, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Morus Alba Leaf Extract, Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract, Saponaria Officinalis Leaf/Root Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningDicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientBorago Officinalis Seed Oil
Emollient
Citrullus Lanatus Seed Oil
Emollient
Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Sucrose Laurate
Emollient
Methylpropanediol
SolventSucrose Stearate
EmollientCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil Expressed
Perfuming
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Cupressus Sempervirens Oil
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCitrus Aurantifolia Oil
Cleansing
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil
Perfuming
Juniperus Mexicana Oil
Masking
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Lavandula Hybrida Oil
Emollient
Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil
Masking
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil
Masking
Thuja Occidentalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Algin
Masking
Sucrose Palmitate
EmollientCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Ferula Galbaniflua Resin Oil
Antimicrobial
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Gardenia Florida Extract
Antioxidant
Gardenia Jasminoides Fruit Extract
Cosmetic ColorantLimonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Water, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Citrullus Lanatus Seed Oil, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Sucrose Laurate, Methylpropanediol, Sucrose Stearate, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil Expressed, Caprylyl Glycol, Cupressus Sempervirens Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Cellulose Gum, Citrus Aurantifolia Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil, Juniperus Mexicana Oil, Allantoin, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Thuja Occidentalis Leaf Oil, Algin, Sucrose Palmitate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Ferula Galbaniflua Resin Oil, Maltodextrin, Tocopherol, Hydrolyzed Gardenia Florida Extract, Gardenia Jasminoides Fruit Extract, Limonene, Linalool
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (aka MCT Oil) is a lightweight emollient, solvent, and texture enhancer. It is considered a skin-softener by helping to prevent moisture loss.
Though it behaves like an oil, it is not technically one due to its chemical composition. One perk of this ingredient is that it is very stable, resistant to oxidation, and unlikely to go rancid.
In practice, that translates to a long shelf life and a consistently elegant skin feel.
While there is an assumption Caprylic Triglyceride can clog pores due to it being derived from coconut oil, there is no research supporting this. Just patch test if you have concerns.
Fractionated coconut oil and MCT Oil are both listed as Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride according to INCI. This is because INCI names are based on the ingredient’s final chemical composition and not its marketing name or source.
This ingredient is treated as the gold standard fungal acne safe oil. Even though it is coconut derived, the problematic lauric acid is stripped out.
This leaves just caprylic (C8) and capric (C10) acid. These chain lengths actually trend antifungal; a 2020 study found caprylic acid was enough to disrupt Malassezia furfur cell membrane, with a caprylic acid derivative damaging membrane structures at concentrations as low as 0.2%.
Learn more about Caprylic/Capric TriglycerideGlycerin (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 GlycerinWater. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water
