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What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Morus Alba Root Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Potassium Cocoate
Emulsifying
Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCitrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Carica Papaya Fermented Extract
Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningRice Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Salix Alba Extract
Skin ConditioningArctostaphylos Uva Ursi Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Solanum Lycopersicum Calyx Extract
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Lentinus Edodes Extract
Skin ConditioningAscorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Essential Oil Blend
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil
Masking
Vetiveria Zizanoides Root Oil
Masking
Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed
Perfuming
Salvia Officinalis Oil
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Morus Alba Root Water, Glycerin, Potassium Cocoate, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Carica Papaya Fermented Extract, Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract, Rice Ferment Filtrate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Salix Alba Extract, Arctostaphylos Uva Ursi Leaf Extract, Solanum Lycopersicum Calyx Extract, Lactobacillus, Niacinamide, Lentinus Edodes Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Essential Oil Blend, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil, Vetiveria Zizanoides Root Oil, Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed, Salvia Officinalis Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Sweet orange peel oil is made by cold-pressing the peel of a sweet orange to squeeze out its naturally fragrant oil. In skincare, it's mostly used to give products a fresh, citrusy scent.
It's generally considered safe, but citrus peel naturally contains compounds called furocoumarins. These become phototoxic when exposed to UV - meaning they react with sunlight in a way that can irritate or damage skin.
At higher concentrations, that reaction can lead to sun sensitivity, irritation, or dermatitis (red, inflamed skin). If your skin is sensitive, it's worth being a little cautious with fragrant citrus oils like this one.
Learn more about Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil ExpressedGlycerin (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 GlycerinGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract is an extract of the roots of Licorice. It has been found to have several benefits such as skin hydrating, conditioning, and soothing.
One component, glabridin, has extra potent antioxidant and soothing properties. It has also been found to block pigmentation from UVB rays in guinea pigs.
Licorice Root also contains a flavonoid. Flavonoids are a natural substance from in plants. Flavonoids also have antioxidant properties.
Another component, glycyrrhizin, has been found to have anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial benefits. This may make licorice root extract effective at treating acne. However, more research is needed to support this.
Liquiritin is one of the flavone compounds found in licorice. It has been found to help lighten skin by preventing tyrosinase from reacting with tyrosine. When the two react, protein is converted to melanin. Melanin is the substance in your body that gives your features pigmentation.
Learn more about Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
