This pore-care serum is formulated around Niacinamide to refine the look of pores and balance excess oil.
This hydrating sheet mask is formulated around Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate and Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate to hydrate skin and soften the look of wrinkles.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Glycerin
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate
CleansingSodium Oleoyl Sarcosinate
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Oleate
CleansingOleanolic Acid
Skin ConditioningSodium Hydroxide
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Water, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Panthenol, Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate, Sodium Oleoyl Sarcosinate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Oleate, Oleanolic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Betaine
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Secale Cereale Seed Extract
Abrasive
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Citrate
BufferingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Algin
MaskingHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
Emulsifying
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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 GlycerinPentylene Glycol (1,2-pentanediol) is a multitasking little diol with three main roles in a formula:
Research on alkanediols (the family pentylene glycol belongs to) show they work by disrupting microbial cell membranes. This disruption helps the primary preservative system in a product work more effectively at lower doses.
On the safety side, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe as used in current cosmetic practices + concentrations.
Typical use levels in a formula run about 1-5%.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolWater. 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
