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Water
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
EmollientGlycerin
HumectantCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientGlyceryl Stearate Citrate
EmollientSorbitol
HumectantButylene Glycol
HumectantCocoglycerides
EmollientDecyl Oleate
EmollientHydrogenated Vegetable Glycerides
EmollientButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningPersea Gratissima Oil
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin ConditioningCucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
EmollientPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingParfum
MaskingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAlcohol
AntimicrobialCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingCitric Acid
BufferingBenzyl Alcohol
PerfumingBenzyl Salicylate
PerfumingPantolactone
HumectantAscorbyl Palmitate
AntioxidantLinalool
PerfumingAlpha-Isomethyl Ionone
PerfumingCitronellol
PerfumingHexyl Cinnamal
PerfumingAscorbic Acid
AntioxidantCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Sorbitol, Butylene Glycol, Cocoglycerides, Decyl Oleate, Hydrogenated Vegetable Glycerides, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Persea Gratissima Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Panthenol, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Xanthan Gum, Parfum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Citric Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Salicylate, Pantolactone, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Linalool, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Citronellol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Ascorbic Acid, CI 42090
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice 80%
Skin ConditioningPropolis Extract
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
EmollientBetaine
HumectantWater
Skin ConditioningPortulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin ConditioningHouttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin ConditioningPsidium Guajava Fruit Extract
AstringentSchisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPerilla Ocymoides Leaf Extract
TonicAcorus Calamus Root Extract
PerfumingCitrus Paradisi Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
MaskingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice 80%, Propolis Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycerin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Betaine, Water, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Allantoin, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract, Schisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract, Perilla Ocymoides Leaf Extract, Acorus Calamus Root Extract, Citrus Paradisi Fruit Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Arginine
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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.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceButylene 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