First Aid Beauty Anti-Chafe Stick with Shea Butter + Colloidal Oatmeal Versus Body Glide Moisturizing Anti Chafe Balm

First Aid Beauty Anti-Chafe Stick with Shea Butter + Colloidal Oatmeal Versus Body Glide Moisturizing Anti Chafe Balm

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Ozokerite

Tapioca Starch

Magnesium Hydroxide

Cocos Nucifera Oil

Colloidal Oatmeal

Butyrospermum Parkii Butter

Bisabolol

Zingiber Officinale Root Extract

Magnesium Carbonate

Piroctone Olamine

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ozokerite, Tapioca Starch, Magnesium Hydroxide, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Colloidal Oatmeal, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Bisabolol, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Magnesium Carbonate, Piroctone Olamine

Cetearyl Alcohol

Glyceryl Behenate

Stearyl Alcohol

Allantoin

Tocopherol

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ozokerite, Glyceryl Behenate, Stearyl Alcohol, Allantoin, Tocopherol

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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.

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%.

Ozokerite is a naturally occuring mineral wax. In cosmetics, ozokerite is used as a texture enhancer.

Ceresin wax is derived from this ingredient.

The melting point of ozokerite is 58-100 C.

Ozokerite is found all over the world including Scotland, the US, and India.

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