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The INKEY List Oat Cleansing Balm Versus Boots Ingredients Oat Cleansing Balm

The INKEY List Oat Cleansing Balm Versus Boots Ingredients Oat Cleansing Balm This oil-based makeup remover is made to dissolve makeup, sunscreen, and daily buildup. This oil-based cleanser is made to cleanse while calming and soothing your skin. What's inside

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The INKEY List Oat Cleansing Balm Versus Boots Ingredients Oat Cleansing Balm

This oil-based makeup remover is made to dissolve makeup, sunscreen, and daily buildup.

This oil-based cleanser is made to cleanse while calming and soothing your skin.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil

Cetearyl Alcohol

PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides

Avena Sativa Kernel Oil

Candelilla Cera

Silica

Sorbitan Stearate

Tribehenin

PEG-60 Almond Glycerides

Avena Sativa Kernel Flour

Water

Benzyl Alcohol

Phenoxyethanol

Lecithin

1,2-Hexanediol

Ascorbyl Palmitate

Tocopherol

Biosaccharide Gum-4

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, Avena Sativa Kernel Oil, Candelilla Cera, Silica, Sorbitan Stearate, Tribehenin, PEG-60 Almond Glycerides, Avena Sativa Kernel Flour, Water, Benzyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Lecithin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Biosaccharide Gum-4, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

Paraffinum Liquidum

Cera Microcristallina

Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate

Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer

Silica Dimethyl Silylate

Polyethylene

Trihydroxystearin

Paraffin

BHT

Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate

Paraffinum Liquidum, Cera Microcristallina, Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate, Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Polyethylene, Trihydroxystearin, Avena Sativa Kernel Flour, Paraffin, Avena Sativa Kernel Oil, BHT, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate

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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.

Oatmeal flour is created by grinding down the kernels of oats. Oatmeal helps sooth, hydrate, and protect the skin.

Oatmeal kernel flour has abrasive, or exfoliating, properties.

Learn all about the skin benefits of colloidal oatmeal here.

This ingredient is also known as oat kernel oil. It's an emollient and skin conditioning agent that is great for barrier support, hydrating skin, and calming irritation.

The fatty acid profile is dominated by linoleic acid (~22.8-43.1%), oleic acid (~31.4-51.3%), and palmitic acid (~13.9-18.8%).

Plus, it contains ceramides, phytosterols, phospholipids, vitamin E, and avenanthramides (oat's signature anti-inflammatory polyphenols).

One study found an oat lipid extract applied to human skin cells switched on receptors that tell skin cells to mature properly and make more barrier lipids (including a 70% boost in ceramides).

Basically, oat kernel oil doesn't just sit on top of skin, it nudges your skin to build more its of its own barrier.

Typical usage levels range from 1-10%.

Note: This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe due to the fatty acids present.

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Ingredients & structured notes

Ingredient index

Ingredients Explained

  1. 01These ingredients are found in both products.
  2. 02Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
  3. 03We don't have a description for Acer Saccharum Extract yet.
  4. 04Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract is more commonly known as the bitter orange. Native to Southeast Asia, this extract is commonly found in both cosmetics and foods.
  5. 05The bitter orange possesses antibacterial and antioxidant properties.
  6. 06It can also be mildly exfoliating due to the citric acid, an AHA.
  7. 07Citrus fruits are rich in flavonoids, alkaloids, and vitamin C.
  8. 08Citrus Limon Fruit Extract comes from lemons. While lemon extract is exfoliating and antimicrobial, it can also cause skin sensitivity.
  9. 09Lemons contains antioxidants, which may help with anti-aging. They are also rich in citric acid, an AHA.
  10. 10And of course, lemons are rich in Vitamin C. Vitamin C helps with skin-brightening and increasing collagen production.
  11. 11The acidity of lemons may work as an astringent for acne.
  12. 12However, lemons can also cause skin sensitivity due to its limonene content. It can also increase photosensitivity, or sensitivity to the sun.
  13. 13This ingredient is also used to add a lemon scent to products.
  14. 14Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
  15. 15Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
  16. 16Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
  17. 17Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
  18. 18This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
  19. 19Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
  20. 20Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
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