What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
C15-19 Alkane
SolventSqualane
Emollient
Cellulose
Absorbent
C20-22 Alkyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingC20-22 Alcohols
Emulsion Stabilising
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Carnosine
Skin Conditioning
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingMannitol
Humectant
Xylitol
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Salvia Miltiorrhiza Root Extract
Skin ConditioningRhamnose
HumectantBiosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPalmitoyl Tetrapeptide-10
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, C15-19 Alkane, Squalane, Cellulose, C20-22 Alkyl Phosphate, C20-22 Alcohols, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Carnosine, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Maltodextrin, Xanthan Gum, Mannitol, Xylitol, Tocopherol, Salvia Miltiorrhiza Root Extract, Rhamnose, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Citric Acid, Glycine Soja Oil, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-10
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Betaine
Humectant
Decyl Oleate
Emollient
Isoamyl Laurate
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTriethyl Citrate
Masking
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingBenzoic Acid
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Tin Oxide
Abrasive
Citronellol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate
Emollient
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Betaine, Decyl Oleate, Isoamyl Laurate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Carbomer, Triethyl Citrate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Sodium Hydroxide, Benzoic Acid, Parfum, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tin Oxide, Citronellol, Limonene, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate, CI 77891
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
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 GlycerinSodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium HydroxideTocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.
Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skinās lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.
Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.
You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.
There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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
