🎯 At a Glance
🔬 How It Actually Works
A 100% plant-derived, volatile hydrocarbon. It is designed to evaporate rapidly upon contact with the skin, leaving active ingredients behind without any heavy or greasy residue.
💖 Why your skin loves it
Provides an incredibly light, fresh texture and ensures makeup/sunscreen dries down matte.
💡 Pro Tip
Often paired with Tridecane (commercially known as Cetiol Ultimate).
⚖️ Myth vs. Fact
The Myth
It dries out the skin like rubbing alcohol.
The Science
It is a lipid that evaporates cleanly without disrupting the acid mantle.