What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Glyceryl Heptanoate
EmollientPropanediol
Solvent
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Sodium Polyglutamate
HumectantSaccharomyces Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Valine
MaskingThreonine
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Glycine
Buffering
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Bis(Tripeptide-1) Copper Acetate
Skin Conditioning
Nymphaea Caerulea Flower Oil
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Tripropylene Glycol
Antioxidant
Diethoxyethyl Succinate
Solvent1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Ectoin
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Glycereth-25 PCA Isostearate
Emulsifying
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Poloxamer 407
EmulsifyingArginine
Masking
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAsiaticoside
Antioxidant
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Water, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Tripropylene Glycol, Diethoxyethyl Succinate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ectoin, Hydroxyacetophenone, Glycereth-25 PCA Isostearate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Poloxamer 407, Arginine, Carbomer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Xanthan Gum, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinPropanediol is an all-star ingredient. It softens, hydrates, and smooths the skin.Â
It’s often used to:
Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use. It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.
Learn more about PropanediolWater. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
Learn more about WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
