What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Didecene
Skin ConditioningMica
Cosmetic ColorantGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Squalane
Emollient
Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Isoamyl Laurate
Emollient
Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate
Emulsifying
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Hoya Lacunosa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningPentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantIron Oxides
CI 77163
Cosmetic Colorant
Water, Hydrogenated Didecene, Mica, Glycerin, Propanediol, Squalane, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Isoamyl Laurate, Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer, Sodium Chloride, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydroxyacetophenone, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Hoya Lacunosa Flower Extract, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, CI 77891, Iron Oxides, CI 77163
Water
Skin ConditioningCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantMethyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Homosalate
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Methicone
Skin Conditioning
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Trimethylsiloxysilicate
Emollient
PEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Silica
Abrasive
Lauryl PEG-8 Dimethicone
CI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantAcrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer
Silica Dimethicone Silylate
Absorbent
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantMica
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Chloride
MaskingIsopropyl Titanium Triisostearate
Emollient
Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
Bis-PEG-15 Dimethicone/Ipdi Copolymer
Parfum
Masking
Alumina
Abrasive
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Trihydroxystearin
Skin Conditioning
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Dimethicone/Polyglycerin-3 Crosspolymer
Cleansing
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Disodium EDTA
PEG-2 Soyamine
EmulsifyingSimethicone
Emollient
Mentha Arvensis Leaf Extract
MaskingHydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
CI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantCitronellol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantNelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningHydroxycitronellal
Perfuming
Sodium Citrate
BufferingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, CI 77891, Methyl Trimethicone, Homosalate, Caprylyl Methicone, Titanium Dioxide, Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Silica, Lauryl PEG-8 Dimethicone, CI 77492, Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Silica Dimethicone Silylate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Disteardimonium Hectorite, CI 77491, Mica, Sodium Chloride, Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Bis-PEG-15 Dimethicone/Ipdi Copolymer, Parfum, Alumina, Caprylyl Glycol, Trihydroxystearin, Stearic Acid, Dimethicone/Polyglycerin-3 Crosspolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Panthenol, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Disodium EDTA, PEG-2 Soyamine, Simethicone, Mentha Arvensis Leaf Extract, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, CI 77499, Citronellol, Geraniol, Limonene, Dipropylene Glycol, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Hydroxycitronellal, Sodium Citrate, Tocopherol
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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
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 GlycolCi 77891 is a white pigment from Titanium dioxide. It is naturally found in minerals such as rutile and ilmenite.
It's main function is to add a white color to cosmetics. It can also be mixed with other colors to create different shades.
Ci 77891 is commonly found in sunscreens due to its ability to block UV rays.
Learn more about CI 77891Glycerin (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 GlycerinMica is a naturally occurring mineral used to add shimmer and color in cosmetics. It can also help improve the texture of a product or give it an opaque, white/silver color.
Serecite is the name for very fine but ragged grains of mica.
This ingredient is often coated with metal oxides like titanium dioxide. Trace amounts of heavy metals may be found in mica, but these metals are not harmful in our personal products.
Mica has been used since prehistoric times throughout the world. Ancient Egyptian, Indian, Greek, Roman, Aztec, and Chinese civilizations have used mica.
Learn more about MicaChances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt. This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.
You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.
You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.
You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a primary exfoliating ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium ChlorideWater. 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
