What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSqualane
Emollient
Cetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Cetyl Tranexamate Hcl
Skin ConditioningDipropylene Glycol
HumectantCetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Batyl Alcohol
EmollientCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Prunus Mume Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Conchiolin Protein
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-150 Distearate
Emulsifying
Parfum
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
BHT
Antioxidant
Simethicone
Emollient
Sorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
Skin Conditioning
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingSorbic Acid
Preservative
Water, Squalane, Cetyl Palmitate, Cetyl Tranexamate Hcl, Dipropylene Glycol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Batyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Prunus Mume Flower Extract, Hydrolyzed Conchiolin Protein, Butylene Glycol, PEG-150 Distearate, Parfum, Caprylyl Glycol, BHT, Simethicone, Sorbitan Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Cellulose Gum, Sorbic Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningBifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
PEG-75
HumectantPropanediol
Solvent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Betaine
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Acetyl Glucosamine
Skin Conditioning
Trehalose
Humectant
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPPG-5-Ceteth-20
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Citrate
BufferingTromethamine
BufferingDisodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Bifida Ferment Lysate, PEG-75, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Betaine, Pentylene Glycol, Lactobacillus Ferment, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Acetyl Glucosamine, Trehalose, Caffeine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Carbomer, PPG-5-Ceteth-20, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Citrate, Tromethamine, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolCaprylyl 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, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolPentylene 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 Water
