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Ingredients Side-by-side
Panax Ginseng Root Water
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Snail Secretion Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Dipropylene Glycol
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Propanediol
Solvent
Trehalose
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Ganoderma Lucidum Extract
Skin Protecting
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Malt Extract
Skin ProtectingSodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantDisodium EDTA
Phellinus Linteus Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Forsythia Suspensa Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningScutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Panax Ginseng Root Water, Water, Butylene Glycol, Snail Secretion Filtrate, Dipropylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Propanediol, Trehalose, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Xanthan Gum, Centella Asiatica Extract, Ganoderma Lucidum Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Malt Extract, Sodium Polyacrylate, Adenosine, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Disodium EDTA, Phellinus Linteus Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Forsythia Suspensa Fruit Extract, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantButylene Glycol
Humectant
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientHydrogenated Palm Oil
Emollient
PEG-60 Glyceryl Isostearate
Surfactant
Dimethicone
Emollient
PEG-150
HumectantPentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
Emollient
Tranexamic Acid
Astringent
Erythritol
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Xylitol
Humectant
PEG/PPG-17/4 Dimethyl Ether
Skin ConditioningPetrolatum
Emollient
Elaeis Guineensis Kernel Oil
Emollient
PEG-5 Glyceryl Stearate
Emulsifying
Maltitol
HumectantBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Elaeis Guineensis Oil
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningBatyl Alcohol
EmollientCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Metaphosphate
BufferingDimethylacrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Crosspolymer
Sodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
PEG/PPG-14/7 Dimethyl Ether
Skin ConditioningOnonis Spinosa Root Extract
AntiseborrhoeicAverrhoa Carambola Leaf Extract
HumectantTocopherol
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Rosa Roxburghii Fruit Extract
TonicCrataegus Monogyna Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningPrunus Yedoensis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, PEG-60 Glyceryl Isostearate, Dimethicone, PEG-150, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Tranexamic Acid, Erythritol, Trehalose, Xylitol, PEG/PPG-17/4 Dimethyl Ether, Petrolatum, Elaeis Guineensis Kernel Oil, PEG-5 Glyceryl Stearate, Maltitol, Behenyl Alcohol, Elaeis Guineensis Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Batyl Alcohol, Carbomer, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium Metaphosphate, Dimethylacrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Crosspolymer, Sodium Metabisulfite, Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate, PEG/PPG-14/7 Dimethyl Ether, Ononis Spinosa Root Extract, Averrhoa Carambola Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Citric Acid, Rosa Roxburghii Fruit Extract, Crataegus Monogyna Flower Extract, Prunus Yedoensis Leaf Extract
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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 GlycolCarbomer is a synthetic thickening and gelling agent. It's basically the ingredient that gives a lot of serums, gels, creams, and sunscreens their smooth, non-sticky texture.
Although legally permitted at very high levels, carbomers are normally used at concentrations below 1%.
It also needs to be neutralized to actually thicken, and because it is a large molecule, it doesn't really penetrate the skin barrier.
Allergy-wise, the risk is very low. Clinical studies show carbomers have low potential for skin irritation/sensitization even at concentrations up to 100%.
A 2024 UK study patch-tested 1,302 patients and found true allergy to the parent group of carbomer to be rare with no confirmed relevant reactions.
Learn more about CarbomerDipropylene Glycol is a synthetically created humectant, stabilizer, and solvent.
This ingredient helps:
Dipropylene glycol is technically an alcohol, but it belongs to the glycol family (often considered part of the ‘good’ alcohols). This means it is hydrating and gentle on skin unlike drying solvent alcohols like denatured alcohol.
As a masking agent, Dipropylene Glycol can be used to cover the smell of other ingredients. However, it does not have a scent.
Studies show Dipropylene Glycol is considered safe to use in skincare.
Learn more about Dipropylene 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 GlycerinTrehalose is a disaccharide made of two glucose molecules (glucose is sugar!). Trehalose is used to help moisturize skin. It also has antioxidant properties.
As a humectant, trehalose helps draw moisture from the air to your skin. This helps keep your skin hydrated.
Due to its antioxidant properties, trehalose may help with signs of aging. Antioxidants help fight free-radical molecules, unstable molecules that may damage your skin.
In medicine, trehalose and hyaluronic acid are used to help treat dry eyes.
Some animals, plants, and bacteria create trehalose as a source of energy to survive freeze or lack of water.
Learn more about TrehaloseWater. 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
