What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Microcitrus Australasica Fruit Extract
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Arnica Montana Flower Extract
Masking
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
Buffering1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, Propanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Lactic Acid, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate, Microcitrus Australasica Fruit Extract, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Salicylic Acid, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Potassium Sorbate
Water
Skin ConditioningBetaine
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Hamamelis Virginiana Bark/Leaf/Twig Extract
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Capryloyl Glycine
CleansingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningCandida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment
AntimicrobialDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Sarcosine
Skin Conditioning
Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract
Skin Conditioning
Triticum Vulgare Germ Extract
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
PEG-60 Almond Glycerides
Emulsifying
Tremella Fuciformis Extract
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Bark Extract
Antimicrobial
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
Phellinus Linteus Extract
Skin ConditioningCordyceps Sinensis Extract
Antioxidant
Ganoderma Lucidum Extract
Skin Protecting
Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid
Antioxidant
Oleanolic Acid
Skin ConditioningWater, Betaine, Glycerin, Hamamelis Virginiana Bark/Leaf/Twig Extract, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Capryloyl Glycine, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium PCA, Hexylene Glycol, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Sarcosine, Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract, Triticum Vulgare Germ Extract, Allantoin, PEG-60 Almond Glycerides, Tremella Fuciformis Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Bark Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum, Carbomer, Disodium EDTA, Phellinus Linteus Extract, Cordyceps Sinensis Extract, Ganoderma Lucidum Extract, Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid, Oleanolic Acid
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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 GlycerinHydroxyacetophenone is antioxidant with skin conditioning and soothing properties. It also boosts the efficiency of preservatives.
Though naturally occuring in Norwegian spruce needles, this ingredient is usually synthetically created.
This ingredient is not irritating or sensitizing. Recent research also suggests it may have skin-brightening effects through tyrosinase inhibition.
Learn more about HydroxyacetophenoneWater. 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
