What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Quinoa
Skin ConditioningRice Amino Acids
Skin Conditioning
Royal Jelly
Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningLonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract
Perfuming
Chondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCeratonia Siliqua Gum
EmollientSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingSucrose
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Lysolecithin
EmulsifyingPullulan
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer
CleansingLactic Acid
Buffering
Parfum
Masking
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Dicaprylyl Ether, Sodium PCA, Hydrolyzed Quinoa, Rice Amino Acids, Royal Jelly, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Tocopherol, Cellulose Gum, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum, Sclerotium Gum, Sucrose, Glycerin, Lysolecithin, Pullulan, Xanthan Gum, Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer, Lactic Acid, Parfum, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Linalool
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Rosinate
Perfuming
Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningLonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract
Perfuming
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Hydrastis Canadensis Extract
MaskingHamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Royal Jelly
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingOlea Europaea Oil Unsaponifiables
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Rosinate, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Hydrastis Canadensis Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract, Royal Jelly, Xanthan Gum, Olea Europaea Oil Unsaponifiables, Tocopherol, Citric Acid, Glycine Soja Oil, Phenoxyethanol
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 GlycerinThis Honeysuckle flower extract comes from the Italian honeysuckle. It is an antioxidant, antimicrobial, and fragrance.
Both this and the Japanese Honeysuckle are rich in a natural paraben that give it antimicrobial property. They are effective in inhibiting bacteria, yeast, and mold.
Honeysuckle contains flavonoids and saponins. Both of these components are natural antioxidants that can help soothe the skin.
As most flowers do, honeysuckle has a natural fragrance.
Learn more about Lonicera Caprifolium Flower ExtractLonicera Japonica Flower Extract comes from the honeysuckle flower.
Honeysuckles have skin protecting, anti-viral, and anti-inflammatory properties. It contains many antioxidants, such as luteolin, caffeic acid, loniflavone, and chlorogenic acids.
This honeysuckle is native to East Asia and used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat fever and inflammation.
Learn more about Lonicera Japonica Flower ExtractRoyal Jelly Extract is a secretion made by worker honeybees. This secretion is white and described as creamy.
This compound has antibacterial, anti-aging, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties. The antibacterial property makes Royal Jelly helpful in wound-healing.
Antioxidants help protect our skin against free radical molecules. These molecules may damage our skin's DNA. Two antioxidant compounds found in royal jelly are ferulic acid and quercetin.
Compounds found in royal jelly include: sulfur, calcium, zinc, iron, and B vitamins.
Royal Jelly is derived from honeybees. This means it is not vegan.
Learn more about Royal JellyTocopherol 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!
Learn more about WaterXanthan 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
