Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil

Irritancy: unknownComedogenicity: unknownEmollient

Fungal-acne trigger

The details

This ingredient is also known as Baobab Seed Oil. Like most plant oils, it works by sitting on the skin's surface to slow water loss and keep skin soft. The fatty acid content of this oil is roughly 25-36% linoleic acid , 20-30% oleic acid , and 25-30% palmitic acid . Plus, it has smaller amounts of stearic and linolenic acid. Linoleic acid is the most abundant fatty acid naturally found in your epidermis and your skin uses it to build ceramides. Baobab seed oil also brings some Vitamin E that provides mild antioxidant activity and helps keep the oil itself stable. An actual human study that ran a 48-hour occlusive patch test found this ingredient caused no significant irritation. Because this ingredient is full of C16-18 fatty acids that Malassezia feeds on, this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.