What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Glycol Palmitate
Emulsifying
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline
Skin Conditioning
Mannitol
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Xylitol
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Rhamnose
HumectantSodium Citrate
BufferingAcetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester
Skin Conditioning
Polyquaternium-51
Skin Conditioning
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycol Palmitate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline, Mannitol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xylitol, Citric Acid, Rhamnose, Sodium Citrate, Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester, Polyquaternium-51
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Diglycerin
Humectant
Vegetable Oil
Skin Conditioning
C12-16 Alcohols
EmollientGlycol Palmitate
Emulsifying
Cetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax
Skin Conditioning
Silica
Abrasive
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Propanediol
Solvent
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
Disodium Acetyl Glucosamine Phosphate
Skin ConditioningRhamnose
HumectantCaffeyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Glucose
Humectant
Glucuronic Acid
Buffering
Water, Glycerin, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Diglycerin, Vegetable Oil, C12-16 Alcohols, Glycol Palmitate, Cetyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax, Silica, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Palmitic Acid, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Propanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Disodium Acetyl Glucosamine Phosphate, Rhamnose, Caffeyl Glucoside, Glucose, Glucuronic Acid
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
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid or alcohol, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl 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 GlycerinGlycol Palmitate isn't fungal acne safe.
Pentylene glycol is typically used within a product to thicken it. It also adds a smooth, soft, and moisturizing feel to the product. It is naturally found in plants such as sugar beets.
The hydrophilic trait of Pentylene Glycol makes it a humectant. As a humectant, Pentylene Glycol helps draw moisture from the air to your skin. This can help keep your skin hydrated.
This property also makes Pentylene Glycol a great texture enhancer. It can also help thicken or stabilize a product.
Pentylene Glycol also acts as a mild preservative and helps to keep a product microbe-free.
Some people may experience mild eye and skin irritation from Pentylene Glycol. We always recommend speaking with a professional about using this ingredient in your routine.
Pentylene Glycol has a low molecular weight and is part of the 1,2-glycol family.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolWe don't have a description for Rhamnose yet.
Sodium Polyacrylate is the sodium salt of polyacrylic acid. It is used as an absorber, emollient, and stabilizer.
This ingredient is a super-absorbent polymer - meaning it can absorb 100 to 1000 times its mass in water. As an emollient, Sodium Polyacrylate helps soften and soothe skin. Emollients work by creating a barrier to trap moisture in. This helps keep your skin hydrated.
Water. 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
