What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingGlycerin
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCoco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Syzygium Luehmannii Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Terminalia Bellerica Fruit
AstringentCitrus Australasica Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCitrus Glauca Fruit Extract
HumectantPelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Sodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Citronellol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Propanediol, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Glycerin, Xanthan Gum, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Syzygium Luehmannii Fruit Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Terminalia Bellerica Fruit, Citrus Australasica Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citrus Glauca Fruit Extract, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Sodium Metabisulfite, Citric Acid, Citronellol, Geraniol, Linalool
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Shea Butter Ethyl Esters
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Brassica Glycerides
EmollientGlyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cocos Nucifera Water
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Podocarpus Elatus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPleiogynium Timoriense Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningSodium Anisate
AntimicrobialSodium Phytate
Lysolecithin
EmulsifyingSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAroma
Pullulan
Defatted Citrus Unshiu Fruit
Skin ConditioningPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Shea Butter Ethyl Esters, Glycerin, Brassica Glycerides, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Behenyl Alcohol, Cocos Nucifera Water, Sodium Hyaluronate, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Podocarpus Elatus Fruit Extract, Pleiogynium Timoriense Fruit Extract, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Anisate, Sodium Phytate, Lysolecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Xanthan Gum, Aroma, Pullulan, Defatted Citrus Unshiu Fruit, Potassium Sorbate
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 HyaluronateXanthan 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
