AM Daily Facial Moisturizing Lotion with SPF 30

• HomosalateSkin Conditioning, Fragrance, Uv Absorber, Sunscreen Agent, Uv Filter
• Menthyl AnthranilateUv Absorber, Sunscreen Agent
• Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate (Octinoxate)UV Absorber, UV Filter
• OctocryleneUv Absorber, Sunscreen Agent, Uv Filter
• Zinc OxideSkin Protecting, Bulking Agent, Sunscreen Agent, Cosmetic Colorant
• WaterSolvent
• NiacinamideSkin Conditioning, Hair Conditioning, Smoothing

  Ingredient Notes

  Niacinamide is a B vitamin, but not one of the B vitamins linked to Malassezia. Growth work names thiamine (B1) and pyridoxine (B6) as increasing growth alongside a lipid, without being required for it. Thiamine is not food for the yeast: it speeds the step that turns an amino acid into the carbon skeleton it uses, and supplying that skeleton directly removes the need for thiamine entirely. B3 is not named in any of that work. We rate niacinamide safe on that evidence rather than treating the whole B group as one risk, and nothing we hold shows it treats fungal acne either.

  EWG1

  CIRS

  References

  • https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03616-3_4
  • https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-58-14895
  • https://doi.org/10.1007/s004030050304
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5605215/
  • https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/dth.12481
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25399625/
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3724370/
• GlycerinSolvent, Perfuming, Fragrance, Humectant, Viscosity Decreasing Agent, Hair Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Denaturant

  Ingredient Notes

  In a lab study, Malassezia was unable to grow on glycerin without the presence of fatty acids in the agar, indicating that it is not a fungal acne trigger.

  EWG2

  CIRS

  References

  • https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Glycerol
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18510666
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11301638
  • https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9284/6/3/45
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29737895
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4128616
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC118058/
  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022202X15498574
  • http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-ZHYY201307007.htm
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25134312/
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5137500/
• Cetearyl AlcoholFungal Acne TriggerEmollient, Viscosity Controlling, Viscosity Increasing Agent, Emulsion Stabilising, Emulsifying, Opacifying, Foam Boosting, Viscosity Increasingagent - Aqueous

  May cause fungal acne (Malassezia folliculitis) breakouts.

  Ingredient Notes

  Unexpectedly, the growth of some Malassezia spp., especially M. furfur, was observed in the presence of a primary fatty alcohol, Cetylstearyl Alcohol (Cetearyl Alcohol). (Dobler et al. - 2019).

  EWG1

  CIRS

  References

  • https://doi.org/10.3390/cosmetics6030045
• Behentrimonium MethosulfateSurfactant, Antistatic Agent, Hair Conditioning
• DimethiconeSkin Conditioning, Emollient, Anti-foaming Agent, Skin Protecting
• BHTMasking, Fragrance, Antioxidant
• Ceramide NPSkin Conditioning, Hair Conditioning
• Ceramide APSkin Conditioning Agent
• Ceramide EOPSkin Conditioning, Hair Conditioning
• CarbomerViscosity Controlling, Viscosity Increasing Agent, Emulsion Stabilizing, Gel Forming
• TriethoxycaprylylsilaneBinding Agent, Binding
• MethylparabenFragrance, Preservative
• Sodium Lauroyl LactylateSurfactant, Emulsifying
• CholesterolSkin Conditioning, Emollient, Viscosity Controlling, Viscosity Increasing Agent, Emulsion Stabilising, Emulsifying, Stabilising
• Aluminum Starch OctenylsuccinateViscosity Controlling, Viscosity Increasing Agent, Emulsion Stabilising, Absorbent
• Disodium EDTAViscosity Controlling, Chelating Agent
• PropylparabenPerfuming, Fragrance, Preservative
• HydroxyethylCelluloseViscosity Controlling, Viscosity Increasing Agent, Emulsion Stabilising, Binding Agent, Binding, Stabilising, Film Forming
• Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic AcidSkin Conditioning, Humectant, Hair Conditioning, Moisturizer
• PhytosphingosineSkin Conditioning, Hair Conditioning
• Xanthan GumSkin Conditioning, Viscosity Controlling, Viscosity Increasing Agent, Emulsion Stabilising, Binding Agent, Binding, Surfactant -Emulsifying Agent, Gel Forming

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