What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
CI 77004
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Bicarbonate
Abrasive
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
SurfactantCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Diglycerin
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Papain
Skin Conditioning
Oryza Sativa Powder
Oryza Sativa Lees Extract
Skin ConditioningOryza Sativa Bran Water
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Alpha-Arbutin
Antioxidant
Glucose
Humectant
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Protease
Exfoliating
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
Tartaric Acid
Buffering
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Oryza Sativa Seed Protein
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Zea Mays Starch, CI 77004, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Citric Acid, Sodium Polyacrylate, Diglycerin, Allantoin, Water, Maltodextrin, Papain, Oryza Sativa Powder, Oryza Sativa Lees Extract, Oryza Sativa Bran Water, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ceramide NP, Ascorbic Acid, Alpha-Arbutin, Glucose, Oryza Sativa Extract, Protease, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Tartaric Acid, Lactic Acid, Oryza Sativa Seed Protein, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Caprylyl Glycol
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate
Emulsifying
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Isohexadecane
EmollientDiglycerin
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus/Pear Juice Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningCalendula Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Pyridoxine Hcl
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Sodium Methyl Stearoyl Taurate
CleansingDisodium EDTA
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Methacrylate
Acrylates/Stearyl Methacrylate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Trimethylolpropane Triisostearate
Emollient
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Disodium Phosphate
BufferingSqualane
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingGlycerin
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Caramel
Cosmetic ColorantAscorbyl Glucoside, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Water, Butylene Glycol, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Isohexadecane, Diglycerin, Panthenol, Lactobacillus/Pear Juice Ferment Filtrate, Calendula Officinalis Extract, Niacinamide, Pyridoxine Hcl, Centella Asiatica Extract, Tocopherol, Octyldodecanol, Sodium Methyl Stearoyl Taurate, Disodium EDTA, Xanthan Gum, Glyceryl Methacrylate, Acrylates/Stearyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Trimethylolpropane Triisostearate, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sorbitan Oleate, Disodium Phosphate, Squalane, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Hydroxide, Glycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Caramel
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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.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolDiglycerin is a humectant. It is derived from glycerin, which is naturally found in your skin.
As a humectant, it helps draw moisture to the skin from the air.
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 Polyacrylate is the sodium salt of polyacrylic acid. It is used as an absorber, emollient, and stabilizer.
This ingredient is a super-absorbent polymer - meaning it can absorb 100 to 1000 times its mass in water. As an emollient, Sodium Polyacrylate helps soften and soothe skin. Emollients work by creating a barrier to trap moisture in. This helps keep your skin hydrated.
Water. 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
