What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Xylitol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Diisostearyl Malate
EmollientMethyl Hydrogenated Rosinate
Perfuming
Methylpropanediol
SolventDicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientOpuntia Ficus-Indica Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Chlorella Vulgaris Extract
Skin ConditioningGlucose
Humectant
Fructooligosaccharides
Humectant
Fructose
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil
Humectant
Cetearyl Olivate
Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Methyl Diisopropyl Propionamide
MaskingSorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Eclipta Prostrata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Phytate
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Menthyl PCA
HumectantEthyl Menthane Carboxamide
TonicMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningYeast Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningOcimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCynanchum Atratum Extract
Skin ConditioningCurcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Corallina Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment
AntimicrobialTocopherol
Antioxidant
Althaea Rosea Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingWater, Propanediol, Glycerin, Xylitol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Diisostearyl Malate, Methyl Hydrogenated Rosinate, Methylpropanediol, Dicaprylyl Ether, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Fruit Extract, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, Butylene Glycol, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Glucose, Fructooligosaccharides, Fructose, Panthenol, Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil, Cetearyl Olivate, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum, Methyl Diisopropyl Propionamide, Sorbitan Olivate, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Sodium Phytate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Menthyl PCA, Ethyl Menthane Carboxamide, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Yeast Ferment Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Cynanchum Atratum Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Ceramide NP, Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment, Tocopherol, Althaea Rosea Flower Extract, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingStearic Acid
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Lauryl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingPolyquaternium-22
Limonene
Perfuming
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Metaphosphate
BufferingCitrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Citral
Perfuming
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Myristic Acid, Lauric Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Palmitic Acid, Glycol Distearate, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, Polyquaternium-22, Limonene, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Metaphosphate, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Citral, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
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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.
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 GlycerinTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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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