What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Diglycerin
Humectant
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Arbutin
Antioxidant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Glycosyl Trehalose
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantMarrubium Vulgare Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Prunus Domestica
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Silk
Humectant
Saxifraga Sarmentosa Extract
Skin ConditioningGinkgo Biloba Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Prunus Yedoensis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningHamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Rosa Multiflora Fruit Extract
MaskingBetula Alba Bark Extract
Masking
Chondrus Elatus/Saccharina Angustata/Monostroma Nitidum Thallus Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Prunus Persica Leaf Extract
Emollient
Royal Jelly Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glycine Soja Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningSoluble Collagen
Humectant
Vaccinium Myrtillus Leaf Extract
AstringentCynara Scolymus Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningSqualane
Emollient
C13-15 Alkane
SolventButylene Glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol, Diglycerin, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Arbutin, Ceramide NP, Glycosyl Trehalose, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Marrubium Vulgare Extract, Hydrolyzed Prunus Domestica, Hydrolyzed Silk, Saxifraga Sarmentosa Extract, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Prunus Yedoensis Leaf Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract, Rosa Multiflora Fruit Extract, Betula Alba Bark Extract, Chondrus Elatus/Saccharina Angustata/Monostroma Nitidum Thallus Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Prunus Persica Leaf Extract, Royal Jelly Extract, Glycine Soja Seed Extract, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract, Soluble Collagen, Vaccinium Myrtillus Leaf Extract, Cynara Scolymus Leaf Extract, Squalane, C13-15 Alkane
Water
Skin ConditioningAlcohol
Antimicrobial
PEG-6
HumectantEthylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
UV Absorber
Diisopropyl Sebacate
EmollientBis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane
EmollientEthylhexyl Triazone
UV Absorber
Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Methyl Methacrylate/PEG/PPG-4/3 Methacrylate Crosspolymer
Cellulose
Absorbent
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Copal
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
PPG-17
Skin ConditioningDimethylacrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Crosspolymer
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose Stearoxy Ether
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientTetrahydropyran Tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane
Tetradecene
EmollientBHT
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Silica
Abrasive
Tin Oxide
Abrasive
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
CI 77120
Cosmetic ColorantIron Oxides
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Alcohol, PEG-6, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Diisopropyl Sebacate, Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Glycerin, Methyl Methacrylate/PEG/PPG-4/3 Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Cellulose, Sodium Hyaluronate, Copal, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, PPG-17, Dimethylacrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Crosspolymer, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose Stearoxy Ether, Aluminum Hydroxide, Tetrahydropyran Tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane, Tetradecene, BHT, Tocopherol, Silica, Tin Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, CI 77120, Iron Oxides, Mica
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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 Hyaluronate
