What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Dicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Sambucus Nigra Seed Oil
Passiflora Incarnata Seed Oil
Skin Protecting
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil
Emollient
Borago Officinalis Seed Oil
Emollient
Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea Seed Oil
Antioxidant
Lupinus Albus Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Hexapeptide-12
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Euterpe Oleracea Sterols
Skin ConditioningLinoleic Acid
Cleansing
Linolenic Acid
Cleansing
Oleic Acid
Emollient
Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract
AstringentBisabolol
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Citrus Paradisi Peel Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil
Masking
Citrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf/Stem Oil
Masking
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate
Emollient
Propylene Carbonate
SolventStearalkonium Hectorite
Gel FormingLimonene
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil, Dicaprylyl Ether, Squalane, Sambucus Nigra Seed Oil, Passiflora Incarnata Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea Seed Oil, Lupinus Albus Seed Extract, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Euterpe Oleracea Sterols, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Oleic Acid, Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract, Bisabolol, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Citrus Paradisi Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf/Stem Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Propylene Carbonate, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Limonene, Citral
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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.
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil is a plant oil derived from the seeds of a sunflower.
It is rich in fatty acids, primarily linoleic acid and oleic acid. This gives it emollient and skin conditioning properties.
The reason this ingredient is so effective is because it forms a thin film on the skin that reduces transepidermal water loss (TEWL) while supplying linoleic acid to the stratum corneum to improve barrier strength.
The high linoleic acid content is particularly noteworthy for acne-prone skin.
Research suggests that acne-prone skin tends to be deficient in linoleic acid in sebum. Topical application may help replenish this to support a healthier follicular environment and less comedone-promoting sebum.
One randomized study found sunflower seed oil preserved skin barrier integrity in adult volunteers with and without atopic dermatitis (outperforming olive oil).
This ingredient is well-studied, gentle, and an effective emollient suitable for most skin types.
On fungal acne: This ingredient may not be Fungal acne (Malassezia folliculitis) safe. This is because it contains fatty acids with carbon chain lengths in the C11-C24 range.
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