What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprae Lac
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Brassica Alcohol
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Oryza Sativa
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Biotin
AntiseborrhoeicPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Pea Protein
EmollientHydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Skin ConditioningOryza Sativa Seed Protein
Antioxidant
Phytic Acid
Brassicyl Valinate Esylate
EmollientDiheptyl Succinate
EmollientCapryloyl Glycerin
Glycol/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Abrasive
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Water, Caprae Lac, Glycerin, Brassica Alcohol, Squalane, Oryza Sativa, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Oryza Sativa Extract, Biotin, Panthenol, Hydrolyzed Pea Protein, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Oryza Sativa Seed Protein, Phytic Acid, Brassicyl Valinate Esylate, Diheptyl Succinate, Capryloyl Glycerin, Glycol/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol
Water
Skin ConditioningBrassica Alcohol
Emollient
Brassicyl Valinate Esylate
EmollientPersea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Diheptyl Succinate
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientCapryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Actinidia Chinensis Fruit Juice
Skin ConditioningAmorphophallus Konjac Root Extract
HumectantCeratonia Siliqua Gum
EmollientStarch Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Emulsion StabilisingWater, Brassica Alcohol, Brassicyl Valinate Esylate, Persea Gratissima Oil, Diheptyl Succinate, Glycerin, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Parfum, Actinidia Chinensis Fruit Juice, Amorphophallus Konjac Root Extract, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum, Starch Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Brassica Alcohol isn't fungal acne safe and is a fatty alcohol.
We don't have a description for Brassicyl Valinate Esylate yet.
Caprylhydroxamic Acid is a chelating agent that helps cosmetics stay fresh, stable, and consistent over time.
Chelating agents help prevent metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This helps prevent unwanted reactions and effects from using the product. It also helps prevent the growth of unwanted microbes in products that contain water.
Caprylhydroxamic Acid is often used with natural antimicrobial products as an alternative to preservatives.
Learn more about Caprylhydroxamic AcidWe don't have a description for Diheptyl Succinate yet.
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!
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