What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPolymethylsilsesquioxane
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Isododecane
EmollientAlcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate
Absorbent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Silica
Abrasive
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Ethylhexyl Olivate
Skin Conditioning
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Aminomethyl Propanol
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingGlycerin
Humectant
Oryza Sativa Bran Extract
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Squalane
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Extract
Emollient
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialTocopherol
Antioxidant
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Water, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Isododecane, Alcohol Denat., Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Butylene Glycol, Silica, Alcohol, Ethylhexyl Olivate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Caprylyl Glycol, Aminomethyl Propanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Glycerin, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Disodium EDTA, Niacinamide, Squalane, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Helianthus Annuus Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Titanium Dioxide 5.3%
Cosmetic Colorant
Zinc Oxide 2.4%
Cosmetic Colorant
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Emulsion Stabilising
Helianthus Annuus Extract
Emollient
Hydrogen Dimethicone
Iron Oxides
Isopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate
Emollient
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantOctyldodecyl Oleate
Emollient
Oryza Sativa Bran Extract
Skin Conditioning
Polyamide-5
Skin ConditioningPolysilicone-11
Propylene Carbonate
SolventRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialSilica Silylate
Emollient
Stearalkonium Hectorite
Gel FormingSynthetic Wax
Abrasive
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Titanium Dioxide 5.3%, Zinc Oxide 2.4%, Aluminum Hydroxide, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Helianthus Annuus Extract, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Iron Oxides, Isopropyl Myristate, Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate, Mica, Octyldodecyl Oleate, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Polyamide-5, Polysilicone-11, Propylene Carbonate, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Silica Silylate, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Synthetic Wax, Tocopherol
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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.
Helianthus Annuus Extract comes from the common sunflower.
Sunflowers are rich in vitamin E. Studies show sunflowers contain antimicrobial and antioxidant properties.
The fatty acids found in sunflowers include (from highest amount to least): linoleic acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, arachidic acid, oleic acid, and linolenic acid.
These fatty acids hydrate your skin. Emollients create a film on the skin to prevent moisture from escaping.
Learn more about Helianthus Annuus ExtractOryza Sativa Bran Extract comes from the outer layer of a rice kernel. It is a byproduct of milling rice, or the operation to produce a whole grain rice product.
This ingredient has moisturizing properties due to its components of polysaccharides and omega-3 fatty acids. It also contains calcium, selenium, phosphorus, iron, and zinc.
Oryza Sativa Bran Extract contains numerous antioxidants such as ferulic acid. Antioxidants help fight free-radical molecules. Free-radical molecules are capable of damaging our cells and other genetic material.
Learn more about Oryza Sativa Bran ExtractThis is a botanical extract from the rosemary plant (the same one you cook with). In skincare, it mostly works as a skin conditioning agent.
Its activity comes from a handful of polyphenols, carnosic acid, carnosol, and rosmarinic acid. Almost 90% of the antioxidant activity of this ingredient can be attributed to canosol and carnosic acid.
These compounds protect your skin two ways:
1) They fight off free radicals, or the unstable molecules from things like sun and pollution that age and damage skin.
2) They help calm inflammation by switching off the chemical signals that tell skin to get red and irritated.
Lab studies also suggest that rosmarinic acid may help protect collagen and slow sugar-related damage to it.
The Cosmetic Ingredient Review has concluded rosemary-derived ingredients to be safe when formulated to be non-sensitizing.
Rosemary can occasionally cause allergic contact dermatitis (due to carnosol), so be sure to patch test if you have reactive or fragrance-sensitive skin.
Learn more about Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf ExtractTocopherol 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 Tocopherol
