What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCalendula Officinalis Flower Water
Masking
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
SurfactantLauramide DEA
SurfactantDisodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingPEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate
Emulsifying
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCitric Acid
Buffering
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract
Astringent
Borago Officinalis Extract
Emollient
Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract
Cleansing
Lavandula Angustifolia Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Masking
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Calendula Officinalis Flower
Skin Conditioning
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Hexylene Glycol
Emulsifying1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Calendula Officinalis Flower Water, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Lauramide DEA, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Butylene Glycol, Panthenol, Beta-Glucan, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract, Borago Officinalis Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Salicylic Acid, Hexylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Benzoate
Water
Skin ConditioningMacadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
Emollient
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
C14-22 Alcohols
Emulsion Stabilising
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Cetearyl Olivate
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Arachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Arachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
Masking
Glucose
Humectant
Glyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids
Skin Conditioning
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Milk Protein Extract
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Betula Alba Juice
AstringentHyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Disodium EDTA
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Water, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Betaine, C14-22 Alcohols, Polysorbate 80, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Olivate, Decyl Glucoside, Sorbitan Olivate, Arachidyl Alcohol, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Ethylhexylglycerin, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Arginine, Glucose, Glyceryl Glucoside, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids, Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids, Octyldodecanol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Milk Protein Extract, Hexylene Glycol, Ceramide NP, Betula Alba Juice, Hyaluronic Acid, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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 GlycolGlycerin (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 GlycerinHexylene Glycol is a multitasker ingredient that works as a solvent, humectant, emulsifier, viscosity reducer, and preservative booster.
It is able to dissolve both water and oil-soluble ingredients to stabilize tricky actives and make products spread more easily.
As a humectant, it pulls water into the skin. But it's a pretty minor moisturizing ingredient compared to other humectants, like glycerin.
Interestingly, it can act as a mild penetration enhancer. One in vitro study on human skin found a 12% concentration upped the absorption of mometasone furoate (a medicinal ingredient used to treat inflammatory skin conditions) up to 7%.
This ingredient is typically used at levels of 0.1-10% depending on the role it's playing.
A patch test study on eczema patients didn't find a significant increase in irritation versus the control group, but the potential for irritation rises at higher concentrations.
Learn more about Hexylene GlycolWater. 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
