What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Didecene
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Isododecane
EmollientLauryl PEG-10 Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Chloride
MaskingLauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone
Emollient
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingSilica
Abrasive
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDimethiconol
Emollient
Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Polyacrylate
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Trehalose
Humectant
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Methicone
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Iron Oxides
Water, Hydrogenated Didecene, Glycerin, Propanediol, Isododecane, Lauryl PEG-10 Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl Dimethicone, Mica, Sodium Chloride, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Dimethicone, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Silica, Hydroxyacetophenone, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Dimethiconol, Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Trehalose, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Methicone, Tocopherol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides
Water
Skin ConditioningCitrus Limon Fruit Water
MaskingMica
Cosmetic ColorantGlycerin
Humectant
Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract
Skin ConditioningSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingHydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans
HumectantSodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Anisate
AntimicrobialLactic Acid
Buffering
Sodium Phytate
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic Colorant
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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 GlycerinMica is a naturally occurring mineral used to add shimmer and color in cosmetics. It can also help improve the texture of a product or give it an opaque, white/silver color.
Serecite is the name for very fine but ragged grains of mica.
This ingredient is often coated with metal oxides like titanium dioxide. Trace amounts of heavy metals may be found in mica, but these metals are not harmful in our personal products.
Mica has been used since prehistoric times throughout the world. Ancient Egyptian, Indian, Greek, Roman, Aztec, and Chinese civilizations have used mica.
Learn more about MicaWater. 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
