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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningC12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialButyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
UV Absorber
Ethylhexyl Salicylate
UV Absorber
Ethylhexyl Stearate
Emollient
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Octocrylene
UV Absorber
Glycerin
Humectant
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate
Absorbent
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientPhenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid
UV Absorber
CI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Isopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
Skin Conditioning
Tris-Biphenyl Triazine
UV Absorber
Ethylhexyl Triazone
UV Absorber
Ruscus Aculeatus Root Extract
Astringent
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein
Skin ConditioningAcrylates/Ammonium Methacrylate Copolymer
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAminomethyl Propanol
BufferingEscin
TonicAmmonium Glycyrrhizate
MaskingTriethyl Citrate
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Citrate
BufferingDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Simethicone
Emollient
Alumina
Abrasive
Diethylhexyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate
CleansingDisodium Phosphate
BufferingPiroctone Olamine
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Silver Chloride
Preservative
CI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantWater, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Titanium Dioxide, Octocrylene, Glycerin, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Butylene Glycol, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid, CI 77492, Panthenol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Isopropyl Myristate, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Tris-Biphenyl Triazine, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Ruscus Aculeatus Root Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein, Acrylates/Ammonium Methacrylate Copolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Xanthan Gum, Aminomethyl Propanol, Escin, Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Triethyl Citrate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Citrate, Decyl Glucoside, Simethicone, Alumina, Diethylhexyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate, Disodium Phosphate, Piroctone Olamine, Caprylyl Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Silver Chloride, CI 42090, CI 77499, CI 77491
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Methyl Gluceth-10
EmulsifyingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tromethamine
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Lactobionic Acid
Buffering
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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.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolGlycerin (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 GlycerinPanthenol is a common ingredient that helps hydrate and soothe the skin. It is found naturally in our skin and hair.
There are two forms of panthenol: D and L.
D-panthenol is also known as dexpanthenol. Most cosmetics use dexpanthenol or a mixture of D and L-panthenol.
Panthenol is famous due to its ability to go deeper into the skin's layers. Using this ingredient has numerous pros (and no cons):
Like hyaluronic acid, panthenol is a humectant. Humectants are able to bind and hold large amounts of water to keep skin hydrated.
This ingredient works well for wound healing. It works by increasing tissue in the wound and helps close open wounds.
Once oxidized, panthenol converts to pantothenic acid. Panthothenic acid is found in all living cells.
This ingredient is also referred to as pro-vitamin B5.
Learn more about PanthenolWater. 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 Water
