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Ingredients Side-by-side
Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Polyglutamic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Opuntia Ficus-Indica Extract
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Chondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract
Astringent
Squalane
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Water, Sodium Hyaluronate, Polyglutamic Acid, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Niacinamide, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Sodium PCA, Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract, Squalane, Glycerin, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, Dehydroacetic Acid
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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.
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract (tea extract) is one of the most well-researched plant extracts in skincare with an impressive resume.
Black tea, green tea, and oolong tea are all harvested from the Camellia Sinensis plant.
Studies show green tea extract and its catechins (like epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)) help your skin cells product energy more efficiently and reducing the number of free-radicals that can damage your skin from the inside.
In lab-grown skin models, this translated to younger, healthier, and stronger skin.
There's also good sun protection data; researchers saw less DNA damage and redness on human skin when green tea was applied before UVB exposure. And the more they applied, the better the protection.
Needless to say, this ingredient shouldn't replace your sunscreen. But it is a great supportive ingredient that you can already find in many sunscreens and antioxidant serums.
A 2009 study found a 2% green tea lotion was effective for mild-to-moderate acne thanks to its anti-inflammatory and mild antimicrobial activity.
The quality of the extract matters a lot here:
Good extracts contain 50-90% catechins while lower quality ones are mostly there for marketing. We recommend reaching out to the brand if you have questions about the quality or source of their ingredients.
Human Repeated Insult Patch Testing showed no irritation or sensitization at use concentrations (0.86% in leave-on products and up to 30% as leaf water).
Learn more about Camellia Sinensis Leaf ExtractGlycerin (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.
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