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Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
HumectantPropanediol
SolventNiacinamide
Smoothing1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Arginine
MaskingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialOryza Sativa Lees Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycyrrhiza Uralensis Extract
EmollientEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-10 Myristate
Skin ConditioningAdenosine
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantDextrin
AbsorbentGlyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantPvm/Ma Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPanthenol
Skin ConditioningBetaine
HumectantGardenia Florida Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingHydrogenated Lecithin
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-10 Oleate
Skin ConditioningGlycine
BufferingCeramide NP
Skin ConditioningSerine
MaskingGlutamic Acid
HumectantAsparagine
MaskingSqualane
EmollientHydrolyzed Dna
Skin ConditioningAspartic Acid
MaskingLeucine
Skin ConditioningCopper Tripeptide-1
Skin ConditioningAcetyl Hexapeptide-8
HumectantGlycosphingolipids
EmollientAlanine
MaskingLysine
Skin ConditioningSodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
AntioxidantTyrosine
MaskingPhenylalanine
MaskingPotassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
HumectantHydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
HumectantHyaluronic Acid
HumectantHydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningThreonine
Proline
Skin ConditioningValine
MaskingIsoleucine
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Histidine
HumectantMethionine
Skin ConditioningCysteine
AntioxidantGlutamine
Skin ConditioningTryptophan
MaskingPentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
Skin ConditioningSodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
HumectantTripeptide-1
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin ConditioningOligopeptide-1
Skin ConditioningOligopeptide-2
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin ConditioningHexapeptide-9
Skin ConditioningWater, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Arginine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Oryza Sativa Lees Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Extract, Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Adenosine, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dextrin, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Pvm/Ma Copolymer, Panthenol, Betaine, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Glycine, Ceramide NP, Serine, Glutamic Acid, Asparagine, Squalane, Hydrolyzed Dna, Aspartic Acid, Leucine, Copper Tripeptide-1, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Glycosphingolipids, Alanine, Lysine, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Potassium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Threonine, Proline, Valine, Isoleucine, Disodium EDTA, Histidine, Methionine, Cysteine, Glutamine, Tryptophan, Pentylene Glycol, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Oligopeptide-1, Oligopeptide-2, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Hexapeptide-9
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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
Adenosine is in every living organism. It is one of four components in nucleic acids that helps store our DNA.
Adenosine has many benefits when used. These benefits include hydrating the skin, smoothing skin, and reducing wrinkles. Once applied, adenosine increases collagen production. It also helps with improving firmness and tissue repair.
Studies have found adenosine may also help with wound healing.
In skincare products, Adenosine is usually derived from yeast.
Learn more about AdenosineButylene 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 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!
Learn more about Water