What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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 Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingCoco-Betaine
Cleansing
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Chloride
MaskingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningBetaine
Humectant
Sodium Nitrate
SoothingEucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Ferula Galbaniflua Resin Oil
Antimicrobial
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Disodium Phosphate
BufferingPolysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Sodium Phosphate
BufferingAsiaticoside
Antioxidant
Centella Asiatica Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin Conditioning
Bifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Arginine
Masking
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract
Skin Protecting
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Water, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Coco-Betaine, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Sodium Chloride, Ethylhexylglycerin, Betaine, Sodium Nitrate, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Ferula Galbaniflua Resin Oil, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Centella Asiatica Extract, Disodium Phosphate, Polysorbate 60, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Sodium Phosphate, Asiaticoside, Centella Asiatica Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Arginine, Lactobacillus Ferment, Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract, Madecassic Acid, Asiatic Acid, Madecassoside
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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 GlycerinHydroxyethylcellulose is used to improve the texture of products. It is created from a chemical reaction involving ethylene oxide and alkali-cellulose. Cellulose is a sugar found in plant cell walls and help give plants structure.
This ingredient helps stabilize products by preventing ingredients from separating. It can also help thicken the texture of a product.
This ingredient can also be found in pill medicines to help our bodies digest other ingredients.
Learn more about HydroxyethylcelluloseWater. 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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