What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Citrullus Lanatus Seed Oil
Emollient
Undecane
EmollientAnnona Cherimola Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Tridecane
Perfuming
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Diglycerin
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantHordeum Vulgare Extract
EmollientPoria Cocos Sclerotium Extract
AstringentPortulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Tripeptide-8
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-40
Skin Conditioning
Nonapeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2
Skin Conditioning
Sh-Pentapeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Tranexamic Acid
Astringent
Mandelic Acid
Antimicrobial
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Maltobionic Acid
Buffering
Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables
Emollient
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Carnosine
Skin Conditioning
Oleic Acid
Emollient
Plankton Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hectorite
AbsorbentPectin
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCarrageenan
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Phenylpropanol
Masking
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantTin Oxide
Abrasive
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Citrate
BufferingLactic Acid
Buffering
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Citrullus Lanatus Seed Oil, Undecane, Annona Cherimola Fruit Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Tridecane, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Diglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, CI 77891, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Poria Cocos Sclerotium Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-8, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-40, Nonapeptide-1, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2, Sh-Pentapeptide-1, Tranexamic Acid, Mandelic Acid, Niacinamide, Maltobionic Acid, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Carnosine, Oleic Acid, Plankton Extract, Tocopherol, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid, Asiatic Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hectorite, Pectin, Xanthan Gum, Carrageenan, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenylpropanol, CI 77491, Tin Oxide, Pentylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Citrate, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid
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 GlycerinPentylene glycol is typically used within a product to thicken it. It also adds a smooth, soft, and moisturizing feel to the product. It is naturally found in plants such as sugar beets.
The hydrophilic trait of Pentylene Glycol makes it a humectant. As a humectant, Pentylene Glycol helps draw moisture from the air to your skin. This can help keep your skin hydrated.
This property also makes Pentylene Glycol a great texture enhancer. It can also help thicken or stabilize a product.
Pentylene Glycol also acts as a mild preservative and helps to keep a product microbe-free.
Some people may experience mild eye and skin irritation from Pentylene Glycol. We always recommend speaking with a professional about using this ingredient in your routine.
Pentylene Glycol has a low molecular weight and is part of the 1,2-glycol family.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolWater. 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
