This oil-control moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide and Zinc PCA to balance excess oil.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Diglycerin
Humectant
Diisostearyl Malate
EmollientIsononyl Isononanoate
EmollientNiacinamide
Smoothing
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
Emulsifying
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Zinc PCA
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Sodium Phytate
4-Terpineol
Masking
Kummerowia Striata Extract
Skin ConditioningOenothera Biennis Flower Extract
AstringentPinus Palustris Leaf Extract
TonicPueraria Lobata Root Extract
HumectantUlmus Davidiana Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Cinchona Pubescens Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningLeptospermum Scoparium Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Diglycerin, Diisostearyl Malate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Niacinamide, Pentylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Zinc PCA, Panthenol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Sorbitan Isostearate, Sodium Phytate, 4-Terpineol, Kummerowia Striata Extract, Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract, Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Beta-Glucan, Cinchona Pubescens Bark Extract, Leptospermum Scoparium Leaf Extract, Tocopherol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Isopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Silica
Abrasive
Arachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Lactamide Mea
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Arachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCeteareth-33
CleansingParfum
Masking
Glyceryl Laurate
Emollient
Papain
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingMagnesium Aluminum Silicate
Absorbent
Algin
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Isopropyl Myristate, Silica, Arachidyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Lactamide Mea, 1,2-Hexanediol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Behenyl Alcohol, Caprylyl Glycol, Carbomer, Ceteareth-33, Parfum, Glyceryl Laurate, Papain, Tocopheryl Acetate, Xanthan Gum, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Algin
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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!
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