What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Gardenia Jasminoides Fruit Extract
Cosmetic ColorantSaccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingSodium Lactate
Buffering
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Ipomoea Batatas Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingCitrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Dextrin
AbsorbentParfum
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Acer Saccharum Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract
AstringentFragaria Chiloensis Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract
Skin Protecting
Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
AstringentWater, Glycerin, Lactic Acid, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, 1,2-Hexanediol, Gardenia Jasminoides Fruit Extract, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Sodium Lactate, Panthenol, Propylene Glycol, Ipomoea Batatas Root Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Dextrin, Parfum, Butylene Glycol, Acer Saccharum Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Adenosine, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract, Fragaria Chiloensis Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycereth-26
Humectant
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Kaolin
Abrasive
Mannan
Malpighia Emarginata Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningVaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningEuterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Yeast Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningSaccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingAcer Saccharum Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingFragaria Vesca Fruit
AstringentSilica
Abrasive
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingLactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningTheobroma Cacao Extract
Skin ConditioningDextrin
AbsorbentAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Sodium Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Magnesium Silicate
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glutathione
PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Disodium EDTA
Aroma
Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycereth-26, Sodium Polyacrylate, Kaolin, Mannan, Malpighia Emarginata Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Yeast Ferment Extract, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Acer Saccharum Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Fragaria Vesca Fruit, Silica, Xanthan Gum, Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Theobroma Cacao Extract, Dextrin, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Sodium Carbomer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Magnesium Silicate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glutathione, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Disodium EDTA, Aroma
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
We don't have a description for Acer Saccharum Extract yet.
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract is more commonly known as the bitter orange. Native to Southeast Asia, this extract is commonly found in both cosmetics and foods.
The bitter orange possesses antibacterial and antioxidant properties.
It can also be mildly exfoliating due to the citric acid, an AHA.
Citrus fruits are rich in flavonoids, alkaloids, and vitamin C.
Learn more about Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit ExtractCitrus Limon Fruit Extract comes from lemons. While lemon extract is exfoliating and antimicrobial, it can also cause skin sensitivity.
Lemons contains antioxidants, which may help with anti-aging. They are also rich in citric acid, an AHA.
And of course, lemons are rich in Vitamin C. Vitamin C helps with skin-brightening and increasing collagen production.
The acidity of lemons may work as an astringent for acne.
However, lemons can also cause skin sensitivity due to its limonene content. It can also increase photosensitivity, or sensitivity to the sun.
This ingredient is also used to add a lemon scent to products.
Learn more about Citrus Limon Fruit ExtractDextrin is used to thicken a product and helps bind ingredients together. It is created from starch and glycogen.
As an emulsifier, dextrin prevents ingredients from separating. This helps elongate a product's shelf life.
Studies show coating UV filters with dextrin prevents these ingredients from being absorbed. This helps UV ingredients last longer on the skin.
Learn more about DextrinThis extract comes from the Cabbage Palm, AKA the Açaí berry! It has skin soothing and antioxidant properties.
Acai berries are rich in antioxidants, including ferulic acid (The famous vitamin C stabilizer). Antioxidants protect your skin against damaging free-radical molecules.
You can also find carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, minerals, vitamin A, and Vitamin C in these berries.
Learn more about Euterpe Oleracea Fruit ExtractGlycerin (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 GlycerinThis ingredient is also called sugarcane extract. It is a moisturizing humectant and has skin soothing properties.
Similar to hyaluronic acid, sugarcane can attract moisture to your skin.
Glycolic acid is a derivative of sugarcane. While glycolic acid is an AHA with exfoliating properties, sugarcane is not an AHA.
A study from 2021 found the compounds in sugarcane extract to have antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory activity. The study also suggests these compounds can inhibit skin ageing enzymes and promote collagen synthesis.
Learn more about Saccharum Officinarum ExtractVaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract comes from the bilberry plant. This plant is native to Eurasia.
Bilberry contains antioxidant compounds called anthocyanins. Anthocyanins help fight free-radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells. Fighting off these molecules can help reduce signs of aging.
Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract also helps reduce irritation.
Learn more about Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit ExtractWater. 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
