What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
PEG/PPG-17/6 Copolymer
SolventHippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Octyldodeceth-16
EmulsifyingAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Linoleate
Emollient
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Pulsatilla Koreana Extract
Skin ConditioningUsnea Barbata Extract
Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingUrea
Buffering
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Oryza Sativa Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Glyceryl Linolenate
Emollient
Glyceryl Arachidonate
Emollient
Disodium EDTA
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Triethanolamine
BufferingMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Pyridoxine Hcl
Skin ConditioningBiotin
AntiseborrhoeicFolic Acid
Skin ConditioningBetaine
Humectant
Sorbitol
Humectant
Glycine
Buffering
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Tremella Fuciformis Extract
Humectant
Lecithin
Emollient
Serine
Masking
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningBiosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Salvia Sclarea Extract
AntiseborrhoeicChamomilla Recutita Flower/Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialMorus Alba Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningHyacinthus Orientalis Extract
Skin ConditioningBorago Officinalis Extract
Emollient
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lavandula Angustifolia Water
Masking
Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract
Astringent
Corallina Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Leucine
Skin ConditioningAlanine
Masking
Lysine
Skin ConditioningArginine
Masking
Tyrosine
MaskingPhenylalanine
Masking
Cyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningValine
MaskingProline
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Isoleucine
Skin ConditioningRetinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Histidine
Humectant
Cysteine
Antioxidant
Methionine
Skin ConditioningBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
BHT
Antioxidant
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientAscorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Water, Butylene Glycol, Panthenol, Niacinamide, Dipropylene Glycol, Propanediol, Glycerin, PEG/PPG-17/6 Copolymer, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Octyldodeceth-16, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Allantoin, Glyceryl Linoleate, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Usnea Barbata Extract, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Xanthan Gum, Urea, Sodium PCA, Oryza Sativa Leaf Extract, Adenosine, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Glyceryl Linolenate, Glyceryl Arachidonate, Disodium EDTA, Pentylene Glycol, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Triethanolamine, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Pyridoxine Hcl, Biotin, Folic Acid, Betaine, Sorbitol, Glycine, Phenoxyethanol, Tremella Fuciformis Extract, Lecithin, Serine, Glutamic Acid, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Salvia Sclarea Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower/Leaf Extract, Morus Alba Bark Extract, Hyacinthus Orientalis Extract, Borago Officinalis Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Water, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Aspartic Acid, Leucine, Alanine, Lysine, Arginine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Cyanocobalamin, Valine, Proline, Threonine, Isoleucine, Retinyl Palmitate, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Histidine, Cysteine, Methionine, Benzyl Alcohol, BHT, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Glyceryl Caprylate, Ascorbyl Palmitate
Centella Asiatica Leaf Water
Skin Conditioning
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Ethoxydiglycol
HumectantDimethyl Isosorbide
SolventGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningAcetyl Glucosamine
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Pullulan
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningLecithin
Emollient
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Citric Acid
Buffering
Centella Asiatica Leaf Water, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Ethoxydiglycol, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Gluconolactone, Glycerin, Sodium Gluconate, Acetyl Glucosamine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Pullulan, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Xanthan Gum, Sclerotium Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Lecithin, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid
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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 GlycerinLecithin is a term for a group of substances found in the cell membranes of plants, animals, and humans. They are made up of phospholipids.
Thanks to its amphiphilic structure (water-loving head and oil-loving tail), it is a true multitasker:
It plays well with most ingredients and is typically used at 0.1-1%. However, concentrations up to 50% have been reported in moisturizers.
Depending on the source of this ingredient, lecithin may not be fungal acne safe. This is because some sources of lecithin come from soybean oil, which may feed the malassezia yeast that causes fungal acne.
We recommend reaching out to the brand you are purchasing from to inquire about the source of their lecithin.
Learn more about LecithinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Sodium 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 HyaluronateXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
