What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
Diisopropyl Sebacate
EmollientButylene Glycol
Humectant
Caprylyl Methicone
Skin Conditioning
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
Emollient
Triethylhexanoin
MaskingDiethylhexyl Succinate
EmollientZinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantSilica
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate
UV Filter
Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
Skin Conditioning
PEG/PPG-14/7 Dimethyl Ether
Skin ConditioningSodium Chloride
MaskingThiotaurine
Antioxidant
Potentilla Erecta Root Extract
Skin ConditioningDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Angelica Keiskei Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
PEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingEthylhexyl Triazone
UV Absorber
PEG-12 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Hydrogen Dimethicone
Beheneth-20
EmulsifyingSodium Citrate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Metaphosphate
BufferingSodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Prunus Yedoensis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTrifluoropropyldimethyl/Trimethylsiloxysilicate
EmollientTocopherol
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Benzoic Acid
Masking
CI 77120
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Dimethicone, Diisopropyl Sebacate, Butylene Glycol, Caprylyl Methicone, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Titanium Dioxide, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Triethylhexanoin, Diethylhexyl Succinate, Zinc Oxide, Dipropylene Glycol, Silica, Glycerin, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, PEG/PPG-14/7 Dimethyl Ether, Sodium Chloride, Thiotaurine, Potentilla Erecta Root Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Angelica Keiskei Leaf/Stem Extract, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Aluminum Hydroxide, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Ethylhexyl Triazone, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Stearic Acid, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Beheneth-20, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Sodium Metaphosphate, Sodium Metabisulfite, Prunus Yedoensis Leaf Extract, Carbomer, Trifluoropropyldimethyl/Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic Acid, CI 77120
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%
UV Absorber
Homosalate 7%
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexyl Salicylate 4.5%
UV Absorber
Octocrylene 10%
UV Absorber
Water
Skin ConditioningBehenyl Acrylate
Biosaccharide Gum-2
Skin ConditioningButyloctyl Salicylate
Skin Conditioning
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Diethylhexyl 2,6-Naphthalate
EmollientDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Isododecane
EmollientMagnesium Sulfate
Acetyl Carnosine
Skin ProtectingP-Anisic Acid
Masking
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Propanediol
Solvent
Sodium Citrate
BufferingPhospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Sphingolipids
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Tri (Polyglyceryl-3/Lauryl) Hydrogenated Trilinoleate
EmulsifyingTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%, Homosalate 7%, Ethylhexyl Salicylate 4.5%, Octocrylene 10%, Water, Behenyl Acrylate, Biosaccharide Gum-2, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Chlorphenesin, Diethylhexyl 2,6-Naphthalate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Glycerin, Isododecane, Magnesium Sulfate, Acetyl Carnosine, P-Anisic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Propanediol, Sodium Citrate, Phospholipids, Sphingolipids, Tocopherol, Tri (Polyglyceryl-3/Lauryl) Hydrogenated Trilinoleate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
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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.
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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Sodium Citrate is the sodium salts of citric acid. In skincare, it is used to alter pH levels and acts as a preservative.
Its main functions are to maintain the pH of a product and neutralize metal ions.
The acidity of our skin is maintained by our glands and skin biome; normal pH level of skin is slightly acidic (~4.75-5.5).
Being slightly acidic allows our skin to create an "acid mantle". This acid mantle is a thin barrier that protects our skin from bacteria and contaminants.
Learn more about Sodium CitrateTocopherol 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 TocopherolWater. 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!
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