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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
2,3-Butanediol
HumectantTromethamine
Buffering1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycereth-26
Humectant
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingC12-14 Alketh-12
EmulsifyingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Sclerotium Gum
HumectantSphingomonas Ferment Extract
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAnastatica Hierochuntica Extract
AstringentAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientDisodium EDTA
Polyquaternium-51
Skin Conditioning
Squalane
Emollient
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Dextrin
AbsorbentTheobroma Cacao Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Ectoin
Skin Conditioning
Trehalose
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Phosphatidylcholine
EmulsifyingAsiaticoside
Antioxidant
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Glycolipids
Skin ConditioningSorbitol
Humectant
Bifida Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Copper Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Water, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Gluconolactone, Glycerin, Niacinamide, 2,3-Butanediol, Tromethamine, 1,2-Hexanediol, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycereth-26, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, C12-14 Alketh-12, Hydroxyacetophenone, Hydrolyzed Sclerotium Gum, Sphingomonas Ferment Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Anastatica Hierochuntica Extract, Adenosine, Lactobacillus Ferment, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Disodium EDTA, Polyquaternium-51, Squalane, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dextrin, Theobroma Cacao Extract, Tocopherol, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Bakuchiol, Ectoin, Trehalose, Centella Asiatica Extract, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Root Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Ceramide NP, Phytosphingosine, Octyldodecanol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Phosphatidylcholine, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid, Glycolipids, Sorbitol, Bifida Ferment Filtrate, Madecassoside, Copper Tripeptide-1, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
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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.
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 GlycerinSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateWater. 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!
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