This brightening moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide and Urea to brighten dull-looking skin and hydrate skin.
This night moisturizer is formulated around Panthenol and Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil to hydrate skin.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientNiacinamide
Smoothing
Betaine
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate
Emulsifying
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Urea
Buffering
Inositol
Humectant
Glycine
Buffering
Fructose
Humectant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingMagnesium Sulfate
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Niacinamide, Betaine, Glycerin, Propanediol, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Sodium Lactate, Sodium PCA, Urea, Inositol, Glycine, Fructose, Lactic Acid, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Magnesium Sulfate, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Tocopherol
Water
Skin ConditioningC12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialGlycerin
Humectant
Ethylhexyl Stearate
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Myristyl Myristate
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Cucurbita Pepo Seedcake
Skin ProtectingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Geraniol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Alcohol, Myristyl Myristate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Panthenol, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Cucurbita Pepo Seedcake, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum, Hydroxyacetophenone, Phenoxyethanol, Geraniol, Linalool, Citronellol, Benzyl Alcohol
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Glycerin (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!
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