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Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Flower
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil
Masking
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Protein
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Laurate
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Resveratrol
Antioxidant
Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
Vitis Vinifera Seed
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Mangifera Indica Seed Oil
Emollient
Hibiscus Sabdariffa Callus Extract
Antioxidant
Borago Officinalis Seed Oil
Emollient
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Helianthus Annuus Flower, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Protein, Glyceryl Laurate, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Resveratrol, Ubiquinone, Vitis Vinifera Seed, Allantoin, Tocopherol, Mangifera Indica Seed Oil, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Callus Extract, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Phenethyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin
Glycerin
Humectant
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Avena Sativa Kernel Flour
Abrasive
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil
Masking
Avena Sativa Kernel Oil
Skin Conditioning
Lanolin
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract
CleansingHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Beta-Carotene
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialGlycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Canola Oil
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Glycerin, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Limonene, Avena Sativa Kernel Flour, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil, Avena Sativa Kernel Oil, Lanolin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Beta-Carotene, Tocopherol, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Glycine Soja Oil, Canola Oil, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
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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.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceGlycerin (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 GlycerinTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about Tocopherol
