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Ingredients Side-by-side
Houttuynia Cordata Extract 77%
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Betaine
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Saccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingPortulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Vitex Agnus Castus Extract
AstringentChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Arctium Lappa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Phellinus Linteus Extract
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Isopentyldiol
Humectant
Methylpropanediol
SolventAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingDisodium EDTA
Houttuynia Cordata Extract 77%, Water, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycerin, Betaine, Panthenol, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Butylene Glycol, Vitex Agnus Castus Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Phellinus Linteus Extract, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Isopentyldiol, Methylpropanediol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, Disodium EDTA
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Squalane
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Ectoin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Tetrapeptide-30
Skin Conditioning
Baicalin
Antioxidant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Callus Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningCaesalpinia Spinosa Gum
Skin ConditioningCalcium Gluconate
HumectantCalcium Pantothenate
Pyridoxine Hcl
Skin ConditioningC14-22 Alcohols
Emulsion Stabilising
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHydrogenated Lysophosphatidylcholine
CleansingHydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine
Emulsifying
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Glucose
Humectant
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingSilica
Abrasive
Sodium Starch Octenylsuccinate
AbsorbentParfum
Masking
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Phytate
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Citronellol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Squalane, Propanediol, Glycerin, Ectoin, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Tetrapeptide-30, Baicalin, Niacinamide, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Callus Culture Extract, Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum, Calcium Gluconate, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hcl, C14-22 Alcohols, Tocopherol, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Hydrogenated Lysophosphatidylcholine, Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine, Maltodextrin, Phospholipids, Glucose, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Silica, Sodium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Parfum, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Gluconolactone, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Phytate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric Acid, Citronellol, Limonene, Linalool
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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 GlycerinWater. 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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