What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Seed Meal
Abrasive
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHouttuynia Cordata Powder
Skin ConditioningDextrin
AbsorbentEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPolyquaternium-67
Geranium Maculatum Oil
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Water
Masking
Oryza Sativa Lees Extract
Skin ConditioningBambusa Vulgaris Extract
Skin Conditioning
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Hyssopus Officinalis Extract
MaskingCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract
Skin Protecting
Glycerin, Water, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Seed Meal, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glyceryl Stearate, Xanthan Gum, Houttuynia Cordata Powder, Dextrin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polyquaternium-67, Geranium Maculatum Oil, Butylene Glycol, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Water, Oryza Sativa Lees Extract, Bambusa Vulgaris Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Hyssopus Officinalis Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Coconut Acid
Cleansing
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPolyquaternium-67
Houttuynia Cordata Powder
Skin ConditioningCoptis Japonica Extract
AntimicrobialButylene Glycol
Humectant
Disodium EDTA
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Theobroma Cacao Seed Extract
Antioxidant
Dextrin
AbsorbentCapryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Oryza Sativa Lees Extract
Skin ConditioningOryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Glycerin, Water, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Coconut Acid, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Polyquaternium-67, Houttuynia Cordata Powder, Coptis Japonica Extract, Butylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Salicylic Acid, Allantoin, Panthenol, Niacinamide, Theobroma Cacao Seed Extract, Dextrin, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Oryza Sativa Lees Extract, Oryza Sativa Extract
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 GlycolDextrin is used to thicken a product and helps bind ingredients together. It is created from starch and glycogen.
As an emulsifier, dextrin prevents ingredients from separating. This helps elongate a product's shelf life.
Studies show coating UV filters with dextrin prevents these ingredients from being absorbed. This helps UV ingredients last longer on the skin.
Learn more about DextrinGlycerin (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 GlycerinHouttuynia Cordata Powder comes from the Fish Mint or Chameleon plant. It is an herb native to southeast Asia and used throughout the continent. It is used in traditional cooking and medicine.
The components found in Fish Mint give it antioxidant, hydrating, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties.
We don't have a description for Oryza Sativa Lees Extract yet.
We don't have a description for Polyquaternium-67 yet.
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate is a cleansing agent. It can be naturally derived or synthetically-created.
As a surfactant, it helps clean your skin by gathering dirt, oil, and other pollutants to be rinsed away more easily.
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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
