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 ConditioningCaprylyl Methicone
Skin Conditioning
Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantButylene Glycol
Humectant
Isododecane
EmollientTrimethylsiloxysilicate
Emollient
Lauryl PEG-8 Dimethicone
Surfactant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
CI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingLauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Magnesium Sulfate
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
Skin Conditioning
Squalane
Emollient
Alumina
Abrasive
CI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantPolymethylsilsesquioxane
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
PEG-8
HumectantPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Isostearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSalicylic Acid
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Isostearamidopropyl Ethyldimonium Ethosulfate
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Whey Protein
Skin ConditioningWater, Caprylyl Methicone, Phenyl Trimethicone, CI 77891, Butylene Glycol, Isododecane, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Lauryl PEG-8 Dimethicone, Propylene Glycol, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, CI 77492, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Magnesium Sulfate, Phenoxyethanol, CI 77491, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Squalane, Alumina, CI 77499, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Tocopheryl Acetate, PEG-8, Panthenol, Isostearyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Salicylic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Centella Asiatica Extract, Isostearamidopropyl Ethyldimonium Ethosulfate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ceramide NP, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Whey Protein
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 GlycerinIsododecane is a fragrance, emollient, and solvent.
As an emollient, it helps your skin stay soft and hydrated. Emollients help trap moisture into your skin.
Isododecane's role as a solvent makes it a great texture enhancer. It spreads smoothly on skin and does not leave a sticky feeling behind. Isododecane also helps prevent color transfer in makeup products.
Isododecane is not absorbed into skin.
The chemical name for this ingredient is 2,2,4,6,6-PENTAMETHYLHEPTANE.
Learn more about IsododecaneTriethoxycaprylylsilane is a silicon-based surface modifier that makes sunscreens feel silky and makeup stay put.
Its main job is to coat mineral particles like titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, and color pigments in a thin, oily layer so they spread smoothly, don't clump, and stick to skin better.
This ingredient is typically used at low levels (up to 2.5% in eyeshadow and 1% in lipstick).
Learn more about TriethoxycaprylylsilaneWater. 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
