What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Actinidia Chinensis Fruit Water
MaskingWater
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Xylitylglucoside
Humectant
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Xylitol
Humectant
Pueraria Lobata Root Extract
HumectantMimosa Tenuiflora Bark Extract
Skin ProtectingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Biosaccharide Gum-2
Skin ConditioningMilk Protein
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Lactose
HumectantLactic Acid
Buffering
Vaccinium Oxycoccos Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Disodium Acetyl Glucosamine Phosphate
Skin ConditioningCurcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Caffeyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Dextran
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-8
Skin Conditioning
Actinidia Chinensis Fruit Water, Water, Pentylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Xylitylglucoside, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitol, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Mimosa Tenuiflora Bark Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Biosaccharide Gum-2, Milk Protein, Sodium Hyaluronate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Lactose, Lactic Acid, Vaccinium Oxycoccos Fruit Extract, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Disodium Acetyl Glucosamine Phosphate, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Caffeyl Glucoside, Sorbic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Dextran, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-8
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Squalane
Emollient
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Inulin Lauryl Carbamate
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Hydroxide
BufferingBenzoic Acid
Masking
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTetrasodium EDTA
Water, Glycerin, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Niacinamide, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Sodium Hyaluronate, Allantoin, Panthenol, Squalane, Sodium PCA, Inulin Lauryl Carbamate, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, Benzoic Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Xanthan Gum, Tetrasodium EDTA
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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.
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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Sodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateWater. 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!
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