What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Ingredients Side-by-side
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract 72.81%
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Methyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Water
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
Masking
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientGlucose
Humectant
Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningMalt Extract
Skin ProtectingAkebia Quinata Extract
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Pyridoxine Hcl
Skin ConditioningBiotin
AntiseborrhoeicHippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract 72.81%, Glycerin, Glyceryl Glucoside, Niacinamide, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Methyl Gluceth-20, Butylene Glycol, Water, 1,2-Hexanediol, Betaine, Panthenol, Pentylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Carbomer, Arginine, Allantoin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glucose, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Malt Extract, Akebia Quinata Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Pyridoxine Hcl, Biotin
Propanediol
Solvent
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingMadecassoside
Antioxidant
Glutathione
Ferulic Acid
Antimicrobial
Carnitine
Cleansing
Pyridoxine
Skin ConditioningBiotin
AntiseborrhoeicInositol
Humectant
Folic Acid
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
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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.
You might know this ingredient as Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, a more stable version of ascorbic acid.
Like other types of vitamin C, this ingredient has many benefits including reducing wrinkles, skin soothing, dark spot fading, and fighting against free radicals.
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid interferes with the process of skin darkening, helping to reduce hyperpigmentation. It also encourages the skin to produce more collagen.
Once applied, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid is converted to Vitamin C deeper in the skin's layers. This process is slow but makes this ingredient more tolerable for skin.
The optimum pH range for this ingredient is 4 - 5.5
Learn more about 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic AcidBiotin is a B vitamin that is naturally produced by our bodies. It is also called Vitamin H.
Our bodies use biotin in the metabolism process. It also helps our bodies use enzymes and move nutrients around. A biotin deficiency can lead to brittle hair and nails.
More research is needed on applying biotin topically. However, taking biotin orally has been shown to help nourish the skin, hair, and nails. They play a role in forming skin-hydrating fatty acids.
Biotin is water-soluble. It can be found in foods such as fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, and meat. Vitamin H stands for "haar" and "haut". These are the German words for hair and skin.
Learn more about BiotinButylene 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 GlycolDipropylene Glycol is a synthetically created humectant, stabilizer, and solvent.
This ingredient helps:
Dipropylene glycol is technically an alcohol, but it belongs to the glycol family (often considered part of the ‘good’ alcohols). This means it is hydrating and gentle on skin unlike drying solvent alcohols like denatured alcohol.
As a masking agent, Dipropylene Glycol can be used to cover the smell of other ingredients. However, it does not have a scent.
Studies show Dipropylene Glycol is considered safe to use in skincare.
Learn more about Dipropylene 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 GlycerinPentylene glycol is typically used within a product to thicken it. It also adds a smooth, soft, and moisturizing feel to the product. It is naturally found in plants such as sugar beets.
The hydrophilic trait of Pentylene Glycol makes it a humectant. As a humectant, Pentylene Glycol helps draw moisture from the air to your skin. This can help keep your skin hydrated.
This property also makes Pentylene Glycol a great texture enhancer. It can also help thicken or stabilize a product.
Pentylene Glycol also acts as a mild preservative and helps to keep a product microbe-free.
Some people may experience mild eye and skin irritation from Pentylene Glycol. We always recommend speaking with a professional about using this ingredient in your routine.
Pentylene Glycol has a low molecular weight and is part of the 1,2-glycol family.
Learn more about Pentylene Glycol
