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
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
N-Palmitoyl Serinol
Skin ProtectingBifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Glucosamine
Skin Conditioning
Phytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sialyllactose
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Hypericum Perforatum Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Resveratrol
Antioxidant
Heptasodium Hexacarboxymethyl Dipeptide-12
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantPolyglyceryl-10 Distearate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Sorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingStearic Acid
Cleansing
Glyceryl Caprylate
Emollient1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Centella Asiatica Extract, N-Palmitoyl Serinol, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Acetyl Glucosamine, Phytosterols, Ceramide NP, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sialyllactose, Allantoin, Panthenol, Hypericum Perforatum Flower Extract, Adenosine, Resveratrol, Heptasodium Hexacarboxymethyl Dipeptide-12, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Polyglyceryl-10 Distearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sorbitan Stearate, Carbomer, Stearic Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, 1,2-Hexanediol
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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.
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 GlycerinPentylene Glycol (1,2-pentanediol) is a multitasking little diol with three main roles in a formula:
Research on alkanediols (the family pentylene glycol belongs to) show they work by disrupting microbial cell membranes. This disruption helps the primary preservative system in a product work more effectively at lower doses.
On the safety side, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe as used in current cosmetic practices + concentrations.
Typical use levels in a formula run about 1-5%.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolWater. 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
