What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Rosa Canina Fruit Extract
Astringent
Fomes Officinalis Extract
Skin ProtectingCucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Oryza Sativa Bran Extract
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Meal Extract
SoothingHamamelis Virginiana Leaf Water
Astringent
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Copper Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Aspartate
Skin ConditioningSorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer
CleansingZinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Glycolipids
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Caprylyl Glyceryl Ether
CleansingHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Sodium Phytate
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Niacinamide, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Fomes Officinalis Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Avena Sativa Meal Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Water, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycerin, Copper Gluconate, Magnesium Aspartate, Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer, Zinc Gluconate, Glycolipids, Caprylyl Glycol, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Polysorbate 20, Caprylyl Glyceryl Ether, Hexylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, Sodium Phytate, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide
Reviews
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene 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 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!
Learn more about Water
