Emollient ingredient
Cottonseed Oil
INCI: Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil
A fatty-acid- and vitamin-E-rich plant oil that softens and conditions skin.
Also known as: gossypium herbaceum seed oil, cotton seed oil, gossypium herbaceum oil
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Benefits
- ✓Nourishing emollient
- ✓Mild antioxidant from vitamin E
Watch for
- ⚠Can be comedogenic for very oily skin
In depth
What it does
A fatty-acid- and vitamin-E-rich plant oil that softens and conditions skin. As an emollient ingredient, it is particularly valued for nourishing emollient and mild antioxidant from vitamin e.
Skin type guide
Best suited to normal, dry, or combination skin. Lightweight emollients work for oily skin too — richer ones are best reserved for dry and very dry skin types.
How to use it
Works best as a later step in your routine, after water-based serums and treatments. Emollients help seal in earlier layers, so their placement matters — put lighter textures on first.
