What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPersea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil
Emollient
Actinidia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Salvia Officinalis Oil
Masking
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Water, Persea Gratissima Oil, Glycerin, Cetearyl Glucoside, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil, Actinidia Chinensis Seed Oil, Salvia Officinalis Oil, Bisabolol, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCaffeine
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientCoffea Arabica Seed Extract
Masking
Asparagopsis Armata Extract
Skin ProtectingAscophyllum Nodosum Extract
Skin ConditioningCucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Vitis Vinifera Skin Extract
Antioxidant
Ribes Nigrum Fruit Extract
Astringent
Rubus Idaeus/Ursinus Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Actinidia Deliciosa Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningBambusa Vulgaris Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMel
EmollientHippophae Rhamnoides Oil
Emollient
Cyathea Medullaris Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPhormium Tenax Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Lecithin
Emollient
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantLysolecithin
EmulsifyingSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPullulan
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingSilica
Abrasive
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Calcium Gluconate
HumectantPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Xanthan Gum, Caffeine, Glyceryl Caprylate, Coffea Arabica Seed Extract, Asparagopsis Armata Extract, Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Vitis Vinifera Skin Extract, Ribes Nigrum Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus/Ursinus Fruit Extract, Actinidia Deliciosa Fruit Extract, Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf Extract, Mel, Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil, Cyathea Medullaris Leaf Extract, Phormium Tenax Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Maltodextrin, Bisabolol, Lecithin, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Lysolecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Pullulan, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Silica, Gluconolactone, Calcium Gluconate, Potassium Sorbate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol
Alternatives
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Benzyl Alcohol is an aromatic alcohol with several roles: it's a preservative, solvent, and mild fragrance component with a floral scent.
This ingredient has been deemed safe for use in cosmetic formulations at concentrations up to 5%, and up to 10% in hair dyes. You'll typically see 0.5-2% in most rinse-off or leave-on products.
As a preservative, it works by disrupting the membrane of microbial proteins. This helps keep bacteria and fungi from growing in your products.
The sensitization picture is actually quite assuring as well:of nearly 71,000 patients patch tested with benzyl alcohol, only 0.21% showed a positive reaction with most of them being weakly positive.
This led researchers to conclude that benzyl alcohol cannot be regarded as a significant contact allergen.
It is worth noting this ingredient is classified as one of the EU's regulated fragrance allergens and restricted to 1% in finished products.
Labels must also declare it in concentrations above 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01% in rinse-off products.
At concentrations around 5%, localized redness and itching can appear as a direct irritant response and not as a true allergic reaction.
Learn more about Benzyl AlcoholBisabolol is a gentle skin conditioner, antioxidant, and soothing ingredient.
It's primary claim to fame is soothing and research shows topically applied bisabolol can quiet the chemical messengers that cause your skin to become inflamed, helping to sooth any irritation.
A clinical study found that applying 0.5% bisabolol daily for 8 weeks produced an average 9% decrease in skin pigmentation. Researchers found it can also suppress the process that leads to excess melanin production in skin.
In vitro studies found that bisabolol combined with propylene glycol significantly increased skin permeability by increasing lipid fluidity in the stratum corneum.
You'll likely see use concentrations quite low, usually 0.1-0.2%.
Overall, this is a well-tolerated ingredient that works well in formulas designed for sensitive, reactive, or post-procedure skin.
Learn more about BisabololDehydroacetic Acid is a synthetic preservative that keeps your products safe from microbes.
As an organic acid, it penetrates microbial cell walls and disrupts cellular metabolism. This makes it effective against bacteria, yeast, and mold.
It is effective at low concentrations (<0.6%). Clinical studies have found it to be non-irritating, non-sensitizing, and non-photosensitizing.
Learn more about Dehydroacetic AcidGlycerin (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 GlycerinVitis Vinifera Seed Extract comes from the grape vine. Grape seeds are a byproduct of creating grape juice or wine.
The components of grape seeds have many skin benefits. Research has found it to be antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory. It also contains many potent antioxidants such as Vitamin E , Vitamin C, proanthocyanidins, polyphenols, flavonoids, and anthocyanins. Proanthocyanidin has been shown to help even out skin tone.
Antioxidants help fight free-radical molecules. Free-radical molecules are capable of damaging our cells and other genetic material. Antioxidants help stabilize free-radicals by donating extra electrons. Grape seed extract may help reduce the signs of aging.
The antimicrobial properties of grape seed may help treat acne. However, more research is needed to support this claim.
Grape seed has also been found to help absorb UV rays. Grape seed extract should not replace your sunscreen.
Learn more about Vitis Vinifera Seed ExtractWater. 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
