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
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Cynanchum Atratum Extract
Skin ConditioningPaeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract
Skin ProtectingNiacinamide
Smoothing
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract
Skin Protecting
Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCoffea Arabica Seed Extract
Masking
Carthamus Tinctorius Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningPolygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract
Antioxidant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Castanea Sativa Shell Extract
Skin ConditioningZanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningIllicium Verum Fruit Extract
Perfuming
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Betaine
Humectant
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Malt Extract
Skin Protecting1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Octyldodeceth-16
EmulsifyingWater
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Cymbopogon Martini Oil
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Cynanchum Atratum Extract, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract, Niacinamide, Glycereth-26, Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract, Coffea Arabica Seed Extract, Carthamus Tinctorius Flower Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Castanea Sativa Shell Extract, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Illicium Verum Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Hyaluronate, Betaine, Adenosine, Disodium EDTA, Malt Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Octyldodeceth-16, Water, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Cymbopogon Martini Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Limonene, Geraniol, Linalool
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 GlycerinWater. 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
