What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Isononyl Isononanoate
Emollient1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Isododecane
EmollientButylene Glycol
Humectant
Chlorella Vulgaris Extract
Skin ConditioningJojoba Esters
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Phyllostachys Bambusoides
HumectantSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Malachite Extract
Antioxidant
Xylitylglucoside
Humectant
Xylitol
Humectant
Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningOcimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningRosa Indica Flower Extract
Antioxidant
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCurcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Corallina Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Phyllostachys Bambusoides Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Glucose
Humectant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
Emulsifying
Tromethamine
BufferingFructooligosaccharides
Humectant
Fructose
Humectant
Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Phytate
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Propanediol
Solvent
Benzyl Glycol
SolventHydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans
HumectantSodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Water, Glycerin, Isononyl Isononanoate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Isododecane, Butylene Glycol, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Jojoba Esters, Hydrolyzed Phyllostachys Bambusoides, Sodium Hyaluronate, Malachite Extract, Xylitylglucoside, Xylitol, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Rosa Indica Flower Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Phyllostachys Bambusoides Extract, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Pentylene Glycol, Glucose, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Tromethamine, Fructooligosaccharides, Fructose, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Panthenol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Phytate, Anhydroxylitol, Tocopherol, Propanediol, Benzyl Glycol, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Water
Skin ConditioningParaffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Dimethicone
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingEthylparaben
Preservative
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingRetinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Tetrasodium EDTA
Parfum
Masking
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Sorbitol
Humectant
Hydroxycitronellal
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Denatonium Benzoate
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Benzoic Acid
Masking
CI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Paraffinum Liquidum, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Carbomer, Ethylparaben, Tocopheryl Acetate, Propylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Potassium Hydroxide, Retinyl Palmitate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Parfum, Hexyl Cinnamal, Sorbitol, Hydroxycitronellal, Citronellol, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Denatonium Benzoate, Tocopherol, Benzoic Acid, CI 19140, CI 42090
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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 GlycerinTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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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