What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Betaine
Humectant
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Diglycerin
Humectant
Isononyl Isononanoate
EmollientLimnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Japonica Flower Water
Skin ConditioningCamellia Japonica Flower Extract
EmollientHydrolyzed Rhodophyceae Extract
Faex
Skin ConditioningZingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Castor Oil/Ipdi Copolymer
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAlumina
Abrasive
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum
Emulsion Stabilising
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingDipropylene Glycol
HumectantCamellia Oleifera Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Astragalus Gummifer Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Tin Oxide
Abrasive
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
CI 40800
Cosmetic ColorantCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantMica
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Betaine, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Diglycerin, Isononyl Isononanoate, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, 1,2-Hexanediol, Camellia Japonica Flower Water, Camellia Japonica Flower Extract, Hydrolyzed Rhodophyceae Extract, Faex, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Castor Oil/Ipdi Copolymer, Butylene Glycol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Alumina, Chlorphenesin, Caprylyl Glycol, Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hydroxide, Dipropylene Glycol, Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Astragalus Gummifer Gum, Pentylene Glycol, Tin Oxide, Tocopherol, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, CI 40800, CI 42090, CI 77891, 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.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid or alcohol, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolGlycerin (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 GlycerinWater. 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
