What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningIsododecane
EmollientTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Diisostearyl Malate
EmollientEthylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
UV Absorber
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Silica
Abrasive
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Polymethylsilsesquioxane/Trimethylsiloxysilicate
Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate
Absorbent
Talc
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate
UV Filter
Triethylhexanoin
MaskingCetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Divinyldimethicone/Dimethicone/Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Polyglyceryl-10 Dioleate
Emulsifying
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientNeopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate
Emollient
Hexadecene
SolventTriethoxycaprylylsilane
Propylene Carbonate
SolventHydrogen Dimethicone
Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate
Emollient
Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningBHT
Antioxidant
Oleanolic Acid
Skin ConditioningWater, Isododecane, Titanium Dioxide, Diisostearyl Malate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Niacinamide, Silica, Butylene Glycol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane/Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Talc, Glycerin, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Triethylhexanoin, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Divinyldimethicone/Dimethicone/Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Chlorphenesin, Polyglyceryl-10 Dioleate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate, Hexadecene, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Propylene Carbonate, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate, Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract, BHT, Oleanolic Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Dimethicone
Emollient
Isohexadecane
EmollientPolysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Parfum
Masking
Hydrolyzed Milk Protein
Skin ConditioningSodium Saccharin
MaskingTetrasodium EDTA
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Triethylene Glycol
Masking
Sorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 14720
Cosmetic ColorantCI 15985
Cosmetic ColorantCI 16035
Cosmetic ColorantCI 16255
Cosmetic ColorantCI 17200
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Butylene Glycol, Octyldodecanol, Glycerin, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethicone, Isohexadecane, Polysorbate 80, Parfum, Hydrolyzed Milk Protein, Sodium Saccharin, Tetrasodium EDTA, Tocopheryl Acetate, Triethylene Glycol, Sorbitan Oleate, CI 77891, CI 14720, CI 15985, CI 16035, CI 16255, CI 17200, CI 19140, CI 42090
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
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 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
