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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Triheptanoin
Skin ConditioningCoconut Alkanes
Emollient
Coco-Caprylate
Emollient
Isoamyl Laurate
Emollient
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Oleyl Alcohol
Emollient
Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate
Antioxidant
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil
Masking
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Alaria Esculenta Extract
Skin ProtectingBrassica Campestris Sterols
EmollientDimethyl Isosorbide
SolventDioscorea Villosa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientGlycine Soja Sterols
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Olive Oil Decyl Esters
Parfum
Masking
Pinus Nigra Bud/Needle Extract
Antimicrobial
Pyrus Malus Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningSesamum Indicum Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Spilanthes Acmella Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningSqualene
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Zea Mays Germ Oil
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Triheptanoin, Coconut Alkanes, Coco-Caprylate, Isoamyl Laurate, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Oleyl Alcohol, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Alaria Esculenta Extract, Brassica Campestris Sterols, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Dioscorea Villosa Root Extract, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glycine Soja Sterols, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Olive Oil Decyl Esters, Parfum, Pinus Nigra Bud/Needle Extract, Pyrus Malus Seed Extract, Sesamum Indicum Seed Extract, Spilanthes Acmella Flower Extract, Squalene, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Zea Mays Germ Oil
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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.
Dimethyl Isosorbide (often shortened to DMI) is a sugar-derived solvent made from sorbitol. It's used to dissolve tricky ingredients and help them mix smoothly into a formula.
Many actives sit as gritty crystals when undissolved, so DMI swoops in to full dissolve them. This helps improve texture, stability, and how evenly an active is distributed.
It does have a penetration-enhancing reputation that is a bit more nuanced than marketing suggests; a cell study on human skin found that 10% DMI didn't significantly boost the permeation of Hydroquinone, Salicylic Acid, or Octadecenedioic Acid compared to controls (though it did improve their solubility in the formula itself).
Typical usage concentrations usually range from 1-10% depending on the formula's needs; this ingredient is also well tolerated at these levels.
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