What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
Ingredients Side-by-side
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Euphorbia Cerifera Wax
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Triticum Vulgare Seed Extract
BufferingZea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Tribehenin
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Cyclomethicone
Emollient
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77489
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77007
Cosmetic ColorantCI 15850
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77742
Cosmetic ColorantHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Euphorbia Cerifera Wax, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Triticum Vulgare Seed Extract, Zea Mays Starch, Tribehenin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Cyclomethicone, CI 77891, CI 77492, CI 77491, CI 77499, CI 77489, CI 77007, CI 15850, CI 77742
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%.
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