What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingLauric Acid
Cleansing
Laureth-7
EmulsifyingPalmitic Acid
Emollient
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Glycol Stearate
Emollient
PEG-8
HumectantSodium Methyl Stearoyl Taurate
CleansingSorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Panax Notoginseng Root Extract
HumectantParfum
Masking
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Disodium EDTA
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingMalpighia Glabra Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningAspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCI 14700
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Myristic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Lauric Acid, Laureth-7, Palmitic Acid, Glycol Distearate, Glycol Stearate, PEG-8, Sodium Methyl Stearoyl Taurate, Sorbitan Olivate, Butylene Glycol, Panax Notoginseng Root Extract, Parfum, Tocopheryl Acetate, Disodium EDTA, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Malpighia Glabra Fruit Extract, Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract, CI 14700
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Lauroyl Glutamate
Glycerin
Humectant
Sorbitol
Humectant
Acacia Senegal Gum
MaskingCetyl Phosphate
Emulsifying1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Hydrolyzed Sclerotium Gum
HumectantC12-15 Pareth-7
EmulsifyingGlycol Stearate
Emollient
Laureth-12
EmulsifyingLaureth-3
EmulsifyingCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Water, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Glycerin, Sorbitol, Acacia Senegal Gum, Cetyl Phosphate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Cetearyl Glucoside, Hydrolyzed Sclerotium Gum, C12-15 Pareth-7, Glycol Stearate, Laureth-12, Laureth-3, Cetearyl Alcohol, Octyldodecanol, Butylene Glycol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Ceramide NP, Phytosphingosine
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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.
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 GlycerinGlycol Stearate comes from stearic acid and ethylene glycol.
It is a creamy wax used to stabilize ingredients as an emulsifier. Glycol stearate also contains emollient properties. Emollients sit on top of the skin to prevent moisture from escaping.
This ingredient may not be Malassezia folliculitis, or fungal-acne safe.
Learn more about Glycol StearateWater. 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
