What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningParaffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Theobroma Cacao Extract
Skin ConditioningIsopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Collagen
Cleansing
Hydrolyzed Elastin
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Camellia Oleifera Seed Extract
AstringentChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Lecithin
Emollient
Carnitine
Cleansing
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Polyimide-1
Triethanolamine
BufferingPEG-40 Stearate
Emulsifying
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTetrasodium EDTA
ChelatingAcrylates Copolymer
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Benzyl Cinnamate
Perfuming
Water, Paraffinum Liquidum, Theobroma Cacao Extract, Isopropyl Myristate, Propylene Glycol, Cetyl Alcohol, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Tocopherol, Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Collagen, Hydrolyzed Elastin, Glycerin, Camellia Oleifera Seed Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Ubiquinone, Dimethicone, Lecithin, Carnitine, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Polyimide-1, Triethanolamine, PEG-40 Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Carbomer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tetrasodium EDTA, Acrylates Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Butylene Glycol, Parfum, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Cinnamate
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 also known as Cocoa butter; it's the fat pressed out of roasted cocoa beans.
Cocoa butter is solid at room temperature and melts right around body temperature, which is why it feels waxy in the jar and slippery on skin.
It has a very saturated profile (stearic acid ~34 to 36%, oleic acid ~30 to 40%, and palmitic acid ~24 to 29%) that makes it a strong occlusive: it sits on top and slows water escaping from skin.
Concentration data shows that it can show up anywhere from a few percent in lotions up to 100% in balms, and the FDA lists cocoa butter as an OTC skin protectant active at 50-100%.
The CIR has reviewed it and concluded it to be safe as used in cosmetics.
This is one of the ingredients with a comedogenic score of 4/5 from the rabbit ear test. Just know that a later human study did find that finished products containing high-comedogenic ingredients like cocoa butter did not increase microcomedone formation.
The fair call here is that this ingredient is most likely fine on body or low-percentage formulas, but can potentially be riskier as a heavy leave-on facial product if you break out easily.
Cocoa butter may not be fungal acne safe; it is a triglyceride of C16-18 fatty acids that the Malassezia yeast can metabolize.
Allergies to cocoa butter are rare and uncommon, but a few cases have been documented (mostly in cases where the person ate chocolate). So if you have a tree nut allergy, be sure to patch test or avoid.
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