TABLE 1.
Active ingredients in moisturizers for acne
| ACTIVE INGREDIENTS | PROPERTIES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCLUSIVES | HUMECTANTS | EMOLLEINTS | ANTI-INFLAMMATORY | OIL-REDUCING | |
| 1. Almond oil | √ | ||||
| 2. Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis) | √ | ||||
| 3. Arachidyl alcohol | √ | ||||
| 4. Beeswax | √ | √ | |||
| 5. Benzoyl peroxide | √ | ||||
| 6. Betaine | √ | ||||
| 7. Bisabolol | √ | ||||
| 8. Butylene glycol | √ | ||||
| 9. Caprylic/capric triglyceride | √ | ||||
| 10. Cetearyl alcohol | √ | ||||
| 11. Cetyl alcohol | √ | ||||
| 12. Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) | √ | ||||
| 13. Cholesterol | √ | ||||
| 14. Cocoa butter | √ | ||||
| 15. Coconut oil | √ | ||||
| 16. Cetearyl isononanoate | √ | ||||
| 17. Cucumber extract | √ | ||||
| 18. Cyclomethicone | √ | √ | |||
| 19. Cyclopentasiloxane | √ | ||||
| 20. Decyl oleate | √ | ||||
| 21. Dimethicone | √ | √ | |||
| 22. Ethylhexylpalmitate | √ | ||||
| 23. Fatty acids | √ | ||||
| 24. Glycerin (glycerol) | √ | ||||
| 25. Glyceryl stearate | √ | √ | |||
| 26. Glycyrrhetinic acid | √ | ||||
| 27. Grape seed oil | √ | ||||
| 28. Green tea extract | √ | ||||
| 29. Honey | √ | ||||
| 30. Hyaluronic acid | √ | ||||
| 31. Hypericum perforatum (St. John’s wort) | √ | ||||
| 32. Jojoba oil | √ | ||||
| 33. Isohexadecane | √ | ||||
| 34. Isopropyl myristate | √ | ||||
| 35. Lactic acid | √ | ||||
| 36. Lanolin (wool alcohol) | √ | √ | |||
| 37. Lecithin | √ | ||||
| 38. Licochalcone A | √ | √ | |||