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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Niacinamide
Smoothing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Arginine
Masking
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Oryza Sativa Lees Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Extract
EmollientEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-10 Myristate
Skin Conditioning
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Dextrin
AbsorbentGlyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantPvm/Ma Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
Skin Conditioning
Glycine
Buffering
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Serine
Masking
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Asparagine
MaskingSqualane
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Dna
Skin ConditioningAspartic Acid
Masking
Leucine
Skin ConditioningCopper Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Glycosphingolipids
EmollientAlanine
Masking
Lysine
Skin ConditioningSodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Tyrosine
MaskingPhenylalanine
Masking
Potassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Valine
MaskingIsoleucine
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Histidine
Humectant
Methionine
Skin ConditioningCysteine
Antioxidant
Glutamine
Skin ConditioningTryptophan
MaskingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Oligopeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Oligopeptide-2
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin Conditioning
Hexapeptide-9
Skin Conditioning
Water, 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
Water
Skin ConditioningDipropylene Glycol
HumectantOctyldodecyl Myristate
EmollientPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientPolyquaternium-51
Skin Conditioning
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Grandis Seed Extract
Astringent
Squalane
Emollient
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Arginine
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Glycosyl Trehalose
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantButylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-32
HumectantBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-75 Stearate
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Octyldodecyl Myristate, Pentylene Glycol, Beeswax, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Polyquaternium-51, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Citrus Grandis Seed Extract, Squalane, Allantoin, Arginine, Glycerin, Glycosyl Trehalose, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Butylene Glycol, PEG-32, Behenyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-75 Stearate, Polysorbate 80, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Phenoxyethanol
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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.
Arginine is a semi-essential amino acid. This just means our bodies can product a bit on its own, but sometimes needs a little boost from food sources.
It is a part of your skin's natural moisturizing factor (NMF), or the water-loving molecules in your outermost layer of skin (stratum corneum) that keeps everything hydrated and happy.
Here's an interesting thing about Arginine: your skin converts it into urea through the Krebs-Henseleit urea cycle. Urea is one of the most effective humectants your skin naturally produces.
A clinical study showed applying 2.5% arginine hydrochloride to atopic dermatitis skin showed significant urea levels in the stratum corneum and improved moisture in just four weeks.
Arginine is also a precursor to nitric oxide; nitric oxide improves microcirculation and supports wound healing and collagen synthesis.
One study found that an amino acid complex containing Arginine reduced skin irritation, improved hydration, and accelerated skin repair in clinical / in-vivo studies.
Arginine itself is an amino acid and not a fatty acid, oil, or ester. On its own, it's not a direct food source for Malassezia, or the yeast that causes fungal acne.
Learn more about ArginineButylene 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 GlycerinPentylene glycol is typically used within a product to thicken it. It also adds a smooth, soft, and moisturizing feel to the product. It is naturally found in plants such as sugar beets.
The hydrophilic trait of Pentylene Glycol makes it a humectant. As a humectant, Pentylene Glycol helps draw moisture from the air to your skin. This can help keep your skin hydrated.
This property also makes Pentylene Glycol a great texture enhancer. It can also help thicken or stabilize a product.
Pentylene Glycol also acts as a mild preservative and helps to keep a product microbe-free.
Some people may experience mild eye and skin irritation from Pentylene Glycol. We always recommend speaking with a professional about using this ingredient in your routine.
Pentylene Glycol has a low molecular weight and is part of the 1,2-glycol family.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolSqualane is the hydrogenated and shelf-stable form of squalene (a lipid that naturally occurs in human sebum).
It is an emollient and skin conditioning agent that is able to integrate seamlessly into the skin's lipid barrier without clogging pores.
This is due to how structurally similar it is to what your skin already produces.
Though it is mostly an emollient that helps soften and hydrate skin, it also has some humectant and occlusive action. Humectants help the skin retain moisture while occlusives seal it in, making squalane a triple-threat moisturizer.
Research shows it has antioxidant capabilities that help protect against stressors like UV exposure, specifically UVA induced oxidative stress. This study also found that it supports collagen biosynthesis in human dermal fibroblasts.
No clinical study has reported significant adverse effects and irritation reactions are very rare from this ingredient (even at 100% concentration).
Overall, it's a fantastic ingredient for hydration and is suitable for all skin types.
This depends on the source. Squalane can be derived from both plants and animals. Most squalane used in skincare comes from plants.
Please note: the source of squalane is only known if disclosed by the brand. We recommend reaching out to the brand if you have any questions about their squalane.
Read more about squalene with an "e".
Though squalane is often called an oil, it’s technically not one. It is a hydrocarbon, meaning it is only made of carbon and hydrogen. True oils are triglycerides and made of fatty acids and glycerol.
The term “oil-free” isn’t regulated so companies can define it however they want. Some exclude all oils, while others just avoid mineral oil or comedogenic oils.
Squalane has a comedogenic rating of 1 from the original 1972 study that tested raw ingredients under occlusion on rabbit ears. This system is not standardized or peer-reviewed, and using the raw ingredients is very different from how diluted cosmetic formulations are used on human skin.
A comedogenic rating of 1 means it is "unlikely to clog pores" according to the original rating system.
The overall formula of a product matters more than the individual ingredients on whether or not it will cause clogged pores.
Learn more about SqualaneWater. 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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