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Ingredients Side-by-side
Panax Ginseng Root Water
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Niacinamide
Smoothing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Glyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Panax Ginseng Callus Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningTheobroma Cacao Extract
Skin ConditioningDextrin
AbsorbentGlucose
Humectant
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Panax Ginseng Berry Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus/Panax Ginseng Root Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Panax Ginseng Root Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Water, Hydroxyacetophenone, Glyceryl Glucoside, Xanthan Gum, Panthenol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Allantoin, Adenosine, Panax Ginseng Callus Culture Extract, Theobroma Cacao Extract, Dextrin, Glucose, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Panax Ginseng Berry Extract, Lactobacillus/Panax Ginseng Root Extract Ferment Filtrate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Diglycerin
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Trehalose
Humectant
Alanine
Masking
Arginine
Masking
Glycine
Buffering
Serine
Masking
Glycolipids
Skin ConditioningThreonine
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Cryptomeria Japonica Bud Extract
Skin ConditioningMalus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycosyl Trehalose
Emulsion StabilisingCitric Acid
Buffering
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Citrate
BufferingC12-20 Alkyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingSodium Surfactin
CleansingHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantLecithin
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Butylene Glycol, Diglycerin, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Trehalose, Alanine, Arginine, Glycine, Serine, Glycolipids, Threonine, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Cryptomeria Japonica Bud Extract, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract, Glycosyl Trehalose, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Citrate, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Sodium Surfactin, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Lecithin, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Linalool
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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 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
