What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Rosa Centifolia Flower Water
Skin ConditioningSulfated Coconut Oil
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Citrus Junos Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Grandis
Fucus Vesiculosus
Skin ConditioningCellulose
Absorbent
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Urtica Dioica
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf
Skin ConditioningCalendula Officinalis Flower
Skin Conditioning
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Sodium Chloride
MaskingOriganum Vulgare Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningThymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Oil
Masking
Melia Azadirachta Conditioned Media/Culture
Antioxidant
Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract
Perfuming
Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Grandis Peel Oil
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Rosa Centifolia Flower Water, Sulfated Coconut Oil, Glycerin, Citrus Junos Fruit Extract, Citrus Grandis, Fucus Vesiculosus, Cellulose, Tocopherol, Panthenol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Urtica Dioica, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf, Calendula Officinalis Flower, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Sodium Chloride, Origanum Vulgare Leaf Extract, Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Oil, Melia Azadirachta Conditioned Media/Culture, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
CleansingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
PEG-150 Distearate
Emulsifying
PEG-12 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Carica Papaya Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Polyquaternium-10
Trideceth-12
EmulsifyingPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Trideceth-9 Pg-Amodimethicone
Skin Conditioning
EDTA
Tetrasodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Linalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Water, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, PEG-150 Distearate, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Glycerin, Polyquaternium-10, Trideceth-12, Propylene Glycol, Trideceth-9 Pg-Amodimethicone, EDTA, Tetrasodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Benzoic Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid, Citric Acid, Linalool, Limonene
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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.
Learn more about Glycerin
