What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningParaffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Petrolatum
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Urea
Buffering
Lanolin Alcohol
Emollient
Triethanolamine
BufferingHordeum Vulgare Extract
EmollientCucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seedcake
Abrasive
Propylene Glycol Dicaprate
EmollientSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Trisodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
CI 15985
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantCI 17200
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Paraffinum Liquidum, Glycerin, Petrolatum, Stearic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Urea, Lanolin Alcohol, Triethanolamine, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seedcake, Propylene Glycol Dicaprate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Trisodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, CI 15985, CI 19140, CI 17200
Water
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
PEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Triethylhexanoin
MaskingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Silica
Abrasive
Isododecane
EmollientPhenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingTrimethylsiloxysilicate
Emollient
PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate
Emulsifying
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Propylene Carbonate
SolventPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGalactoarabinan
Tin Oxide
Abrasive
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate
Emollient
Triethoxysilylethyl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 16035
Cosmetic ColorantIron Oxides
CI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Dimethicone, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Triethylhexanoin, Butylene Glycol, Silica, Isododecane, Phenyl Trimethicone, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Benzyl Alcohol, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Glycerin, Mica, Caprylyl Glycol, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Sodium Benzoate, Propylene Carbonate, Potassium Sorbate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Xanthan Gum, Galactoarabinan, Tin Oxide, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate, Triethoxysilylethyl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Cocos Nucifera Oil, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, CI 77891, CI 16035, Iron Oxides, CI 42090, CI 19140
Alternatives
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 GlycolCI 19140 is also known as Tartrazine. Tartrazine is a synthetic dye used in cosmetics, foods, and medicine to add a yellow color.
Tartrazine is created from petroleum and is water-soluble.
Some people may experience allergies from this dye, especially asthmatics and those with an aspirin intolerance.
Learn more about CI 19140Glycerin (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!
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