What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Isoniacinamide
Skin Conditioning
Methylpropanediol
SolventPropanediol
Solvent
Cyclodextrin
AbsorbentHydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingSpirulina Platensis Extract
Skin ProtectingMalachite Extract
Antioxidant
Crataegus Monogyna Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningJasminum Sambac Flower Extract
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Acacia Senegal Gum
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Phenylpropanol
Masking
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Caffeine, Isoniacinamide, Methylpropanediol, Propanediol, Cyclodextrin, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Spirulina Platensis Extract, Malachite Extract, Crataegus Monogyna Flower Extract, Jasminum Sambac Flower Extract, Citric Acid, Acacia Senegal Gum, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenylpropanol, Sodium Benzoate
Water
Skin ConditioningCoco-Caprylate
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Lactobacillus/Wasabia Japonica Root Ferment Extract
Antioxidant
Sodium Acrylates Copolymer
Soy Isoflavones
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Prunus Domestica
Skin ConditioningDictyopteris Membranacea Extract
Antioxidant
Pancratium Maritimum Extract
BleachingDimethylmethoxy Chromanyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol
Antioxidant
Oligopeptide-68
Bleaching
Lepidium Sativum Sprout Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Lecithin
Emollient
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Oleate
CleansingDisodium EDTA
Water, Coco-Caprylate, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Lactobacillus/Wasabia Japonica Root Ferment Extract, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Soy Isoflavones, Hydrolyzed Prunus Domestica, Dictyopteris Membranacea Extract, Pancratium Maritimum Extract, Dimethylmethoxy Chromanyl Palmitate, Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol, Oligopeptide-68, Lepidium Sativum Sprout Extract, Glycine Soja Oil, Lecithin, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Polysorbate 80, Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Oleate, 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.
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!
Learn more about Water
