What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAcrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Copolymer
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
CleansingGlycerin
HumectantSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
CleansingLavandula Angustifolia Flower Water
Skin ConditioningMentha Viridis Leaf Extract
MaskingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Rhodophyceae Extract
Caffeine
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
HumectantGluconolactone
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeWater, Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Copolymer, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Water, Mentha Viridis Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Hydrolyzed Rhodophyceae Extract, Caffeine, Butylene Glycol, Gluconolactone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantSodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
CleansingCocamidopropyl Betaine
CleansingSodium Chloride
MaskingCeramide NP
Skin ConditioningGlucosyl Ceramide
Skin ConditioningArginine
MaskingProline
Skin ConditioningSerine
MaskingAlanine
MaskingGlycine
BufferingLysine Hcl
Skin ConditioningThreonine
Collagen
MoisturisingCentella Asiatica Extract
CleansingCucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
EmollientPyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower Extract
MaskingCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialBetaine
HumectantPelargonium Graveolens Extract
MaskingMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCurcuma Longa Root Extract
MaskingBoerhavia Diffusa Root Extract
Skin ProtectingMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningAlpha-Glucan
HumectantSodium PCA
HumectantPCA
HumectantPullulan
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
MaskingCitrus Nobilis Peel Oil
MaskingHydrogenated Lecithin
EmulsifyingSucrose Stearate
EmollientGlutamic Acid
HumectantPolyglyceryl-10 Stearate
Skin ConditioningSorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer
CleansingDecyl Glucoside
CleansingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
HumectantSodium Lactate
BufferingSodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingHydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantCitric Acid
BufferingSodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingSodium Phytate
Water, Glycerin, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Chloride, Ceramide NP, Glucosyl Ceramide, Arginine, Proline, Serine, Alanine, Glycine, Lysine Hcl, Threonine, Collagen, Centella Asiatica Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Rosa Damascena Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Betaine, Pelargonium Graveolens Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Alpha-Glucan, Sodium PCA, PCA, Pullulan, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sucrose Stearate, Glutamic Acid, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer, Decyl Glucoside, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Lactate, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Citric Acid, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Sodium Phytate
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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.
Butylene 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 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 GlycerinWater. 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