What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Silica
Abrasive
Soluble Collagen
Humectant
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Rosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Rosa Damascena Flower Oil
Masking
Rosa Alba Flower Water
MaskingRosa Hybrid Flower Water
MaskingAdenium Obesum Leaf Cell Extract
MaskingAdenium Obesum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningRosa Canina Fruit Extract
Astringent
Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningHippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Juice
Skin ConditioningPrunus Avium Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPunica Granatum Fruit Juice
MaskingRubus Idaeus Juice
AstringentAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningEclipta Prostrata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Coptis Japonica Root Extract
Skin ConditioningPortulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Malt Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Viola Tricolor Extract
Skin ProtectingHyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Cetearyl Olivate
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Palmitoyl Proline
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Gardenia Florida Extract
Antioxidant
Perilla Ocymoides Seed Extract
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantSorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Potassium Laurate
EmulsifyingAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Polyacrylate Starch
AbsorbentAmmonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingParfum
Masking
PEG-240/Hdi Copolymer Bis-Decyltetradeceth-20 Ether
StabilisingWater, Propanediol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Silica, Soluble Collagen, Adenosine, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Rosa Alba Flower Water, Rosa Hybrid Flower Water, Adenium Obesum Leaf Cell Extract, Adenium Obesum Leaf Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Juice, Prunus Avium Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Juice, Rubus Idaeus Juice, Allantoin, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Coptis Japonica Root Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Hydrolyzed Malt Extract, Hydrolyzed Viola Tricolor Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cetearyl Olivate, Glycereth-26, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Palmitoyl Proline, Pentylene Glycol, Hydrolyzed Gardenia Florida Extract, Perilla Ocymoides Seed Extract, Tocopherol, Glycolic Acid, Dipropylene Glycol, Sorbitan Olivate, Potassium Laurate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Polyacrylate Starch, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Parfum, PEG-240/Hdi Copolymer Bis-Decyltetradeceth-20 Ether
Water
Skin ConditioningLimnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientSodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil
Skin Protecting
Oenocarpus Bataua Fruit Oil
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Phytate
Ipomoea Digitata Tuber Extract
Antioxidant
Paullinia Cupana Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Water, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Squalane, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glyceryl Caprylate, Sodium Levulinate, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Potassium Sorbate, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil, Oenocarpus Bataua Fruit Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Phytate, Ipomoea Digitata Tuber Extract, Paullinia Cupana Seed Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
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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 GlycerinSodium 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 HyaluronateTocopherol 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 Water
