What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Sea Water
HumectantButylene Glycol
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides
EmulsifyingGlycerin
Humectant
Betaine
Humectant
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater
Skin ConditioningPolyglutamic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Undaria Pinnatifida Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Water
Antioxidant
Carica Papaya Fruit
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Malachite Extract
Antioxidant
Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Carica Papaya Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningDiospyros Kaki Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Magnesium Aspartate
Skin ConditioningZinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Acer Rubrum Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Carica Papaya Leaf Extract
TonicCopper Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Wheat Amino Acids
Skin ConditioningOat Amino Acids
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Disodium EDTA
Sea Water, Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, Glycerin, Betaine, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Ethylhexylglycerin, Water, Polyglutamic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Water, Carica Papaya Fruit, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Malachite Extract, Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Diospyros Kaki Fruit Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Magnesium Aspartate, Zinc Gluconate, Acer Rubrum Bark Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Carica Papaya Leaf Extract, Copper Gluconate, Beta-Glucan, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Glutamic Acid, Wheat Amino Acids, Oat Amino Acids, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Disodium EDTA
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
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 Water
