What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningEthyl Macadamiate
Skin Conditioning
Sucrose Laurate
Emollient
Sucrose Palmitate
EmollientTulipa Gesneriana/Kaurmanniana Meristem Cell Lysate Filtrate Extract
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Fragaria Ananassa Seed Oil
Antioxidant
Prunus Cerasus Seed Oil
Emollient
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Corallina Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Malic Acid
Buffering
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Magnesium Sulfate
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningCI 77220
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Phytate
Betaine
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Water, Ethyl Macadamiate, Sucrose Laurate, Sucrose Palmitate, Tulipa Gesneriana/Kaurmanniana Meristem Cell Lysate Filtrate Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Fragaria Ananassa Seed Oil, Prunus Cerasus Seed Oil, Sodium Lactate, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Malic Acid, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Benzyl Alcohol, Magnesium Sulfate, Sodium Gluconate, CI 77220, Sodium Phytate, Betaine, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenethyl Alcohol, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide
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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.
Benzyl Alcohol is most commonly used as a preservative. It also has a subtle, sweet smell. Small amounts of Benzyl Alcohol is not irritating and safe to use in skincare products. Most Benzyl Alcohol is derived from fruits such as apricots.
Benzyl Alcohol has both antibacterial and antioxidant properties. These properties help lengthen the shelf life of products. Benzyl Alcohol is a solvent and helps dissolve other ingredients. It can also improve the texture and spreadability.
Alcohol comes in many different forms. Different types of alcohol will have different effects on skin. This ingredient is an astringent alcohol.
Using high concentrations of these alcohols are drying on the skin. They may strip away your skin's natural oils and even damage your skin barrier. Astringent alcohols may also irritate skin.
Other types of astringent alcohols include:
According to the National Rosacea Society based in the US, you should be mindful of products with these alcohols in the top half of ingredients.
Any type of sanitizing product will have high amounts of alcohol to help kill bacteria and viruses.
Learn more about Benzyl AlcoholGlycerin (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 GlycerinSucrose Laurate isn't fungal acne safe.
We don't have a description for Sucrose Palmitate yet.
Water. 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
