What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCapryloyl Glycine
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Cocoyl Proline
Skin Conditioning
Vp/Va Copolymer
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Acacia Senegal Gum
MaskingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Creatine
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTerminalia Chebula Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningDehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil
Masking
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Dextran
Cananga Odorata Flower Oil
Masking
Linalool
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Geraniol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract
AstringentOlea Europaea Fruit Extract
BleachingSodium Chloride
MaskingAcetyl Tetrapeptide-3
Skin Protecting
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Citrus Aurantium Amara Leaf/Twig Oil
Masking
Farnesol
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Eugenol
Perfuming
Adenosine Phosphate
Skin ConditioningDisodium Uridine Phosphate
Skin ConditioningJasminum Officinale Flower Oil
Perfuming
Nardostachys Jatamansi Oil
Perfuming
Santalum Spicata Wood Oil
Perfuming
Water, Capryloyl Glycine, Glycerin, Cocoyl Proline, Vp/Va Copolymer, Caffeine, Benzyl Alcohol, Acacia Senegal Gum, Butylene Glycol, Creatine, Xanthan Gum, Terminalia Chebula Fruit Extract, Dehydroacetic Acid, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Dextran, Cananga Odorata Flower Oil, Linalool, Citronellol, Benzyl Benzoate, Geraniol, Limonene, Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract, Olea Europaea Fruit Extract, Sodium Chloride, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3, Alcohol, Benzyl Salicylate, Citrus Aurantium Amara Leaf/Twig Oil, Farnesol, Citral, Eugenol, Adenosine Phosphate, Disodium Uridine Phosphate, Jasminum Officinale Flower Oil, Nardostachys Jatamansi Oil, Santalum Spicata Wood Oil
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Sphingolipids
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Ahnfeltiopsis Concinna Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingP-Anisic Acid
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ethoxydiglycol
HumectantEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Water, Sodium Hyaluronate, Propanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Phospholipids, Sphingolipids, Panthenol, Ahnfeltiopsis Concinna Extract, Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, P-Anisic Acid, Tocopherol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethoxydiglycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin
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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 Crosspolymer is a crosslinked version of sodium hyaluronate. This just means it's linked into a 3D mesh network that lets it be more stable and sit on skin as a cohesive, gel-like film rather than sinking into skin.
A 2016 human skin study found crosslinked HA increased epidermal water content by 7.6% over the control group and reduced transepidermal water loss by 27.8%.
A follow-up clinical trial found that a topical crosslinked HA serum applied after fillers, microneedling, or chemical peels was well-tolerated and enhanced skin quality at 14 / 28 days.
More recent research suggests that concentrations as low as 0.03% can act as a penetration enhancer for other skincare actives.
Learn more about Sodium Hyaluronate CrosspolymerWater. 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 Water
