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What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
Humectant
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Tetradecane
Perfuming
Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingStearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSaccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Aminomethyl Propanol
BufferingPotassium Stearate
CleansingStearic Acid
Cleansing
Glyceryl Distearate
Emollient
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCorallina Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract
TonicSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Tanacetum Annuum Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil
Masking
Phosphatidylcholine
EmulsifyingSodium PCA
Humectant
Cichorium Intybus Root Extract
MaskingWater, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Glycerin, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Tetradecane, Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Stearyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Benzyl Alcohol, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Niacinamide, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Carbomer, Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment, Tocopherol, Caffeine, Aminomethyl Propanol, Potassium Stearate, Stearic Acid, Glyceryl Distearate, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Xanthan Gum, Dehydroacetic Acid, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Tanacetum Annuum Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil, Phosphatidylcholine, Sodium PCA, Cichorium Intybus Root Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningPrunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil
Masking
Lauryl Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Stearyl Behenate
Emollient
Undecane
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate
Skin Conditioning
Tridecane
Perfuming
Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate
Emulsifying
Saccharomyces Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Garcinia Indica Seed Butter
Skin Conditioning
Myristyl Myristate
Emollient
Platonia Insignis Seed Butter
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Pisum Sativum Extract
Skin ConditioningLauroyl Lysine
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Glyceryl Behenate
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Sulfate
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Water, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Lauryl Laurate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Stearyl Behenate, Undecane, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Tridecane, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Saccharomyces Ferment, Garcinia Indica Seed Butter, Myristyl Myristate, Platonia Insignis Seed Butter, Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax, Tocopherol, Pisum Sativum Extract, Lauroyl Lysine, Caprylyl Glycol, Glyceryl Behenate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Magnesium Sulfate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Benzyl Alcohol
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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.
Benzyl Alcohol is most commonly used as a preservative. It also has a subtle, sweet smell. Small amounts of Benzyl Alcohol is not irritating and safe to use in skincare products. Most Benzyl Alcohol is derived from fruits such as apricots.
Benzyl Alcohol has both antibacterial and antioxidant properties. These properties help lengthen the shelf life of products. Benzyl Alcohol is a solvent and helps dissolve other ingredients. It can also improve the texture and spreadability.
Alcohol comes in many different forms. Different types of alcohol will have different effects on skin. This ingredient is an astringent alcohol.
Using high concentrations of these alcohols are drying on the skin. They may strip away your skin's natural oils and even damage your skin barrier. Astringent alcohols may also irritate skin.
Other types of astringent alcohols include:
According to the National Rosacea Society based in the US, you should be mindful of products with these alcohols in the top half of ingredients.
Any type of sanitizing product will have high amounts of alcohol to help kill bacteria and viruses.
Learn more about Benzyl AlcoholEthylhexylglycerin is created from glycerin. It is a multitasker ingredient that:
The CIR Expert Panel found minimal skin absorption or sensitization of any kind in a safety assessment. Though this ingredient is considered well-tolerated, a small number of cases of allergic dermatitis have been published since 2002. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure.
Industry-reported use ranges from 8% in rinse-off products and 2% in leave-on formulations.
Learn more about EthylhexylglycerinGlycerin (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 GlycerinTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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
