Becoming B5 Sheet Mask Versus Finally Found You! Rice + Mandelic + Niacinamide Brightening Powder Mask
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
No concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Isopentyldiol
Humectant
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Chondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Arginine
Masking
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDipropylene Glycol
HumectantHydrolyzed Sclerotium Gum
HumectantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDisodium EDTA
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Laminaria Japonica Extract
Skin Protecting
Saussurea Involucrata Extract
HumectantWater, Glycerin, Isopentyldiol, Glycereth-26, Trehalose, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Panthenol, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Arginine, Carbomer, Dipropylene Glycol, Hydrolyzed Sclerotium Gum, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Laminaria Japonica Extract, Saussurea Involucrata Extract
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Kaolin
Abrasive
Sodium Bicarbonate
Abrasive
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
SurfactantSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Mandelic Acid
Antimicrobial
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Diglycerin
Humectant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Oryza Sativa Powder
Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingWater
Skin ConditioningOryza Sativa Germ Powder
Abrasive
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Oryza Sativa Germ Extract
EmollientPEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Alpha-Arbutin
Antioxidant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Zea Mays Starch, Kaolin, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Mandelic Acid, Niacinamide, Lauric Acid, Sodium Polyacrylate, Phenoxyethanol, Diglycerin, Sodium Benzoate, Allantoin, Oryza Sativa Powder, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Water, Oryza Sativa Germ Powder, Tocopheryl Acetate, Propylene Glycol, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Oryza Sativa Germ Extract, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Glycerin, Alpha-Arbutin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Citric Acid, Ceramide NP, Potassium Sorbate
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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 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 Water
