This barrier-repair day moisturizer is formulated around Squalane and Niacinamide to strengthen the skin barrier and calm redness.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCoco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Propanediol
Solvent
Mica
Cosmetic Colorant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Sorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
Silica
Abrasive
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Parfum
Masking
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Citrate
BufferingMaris Aqua
HumectantDisodium EDTA
Sucrose Cocoate
Emulsifying
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingCitric Acid
Buffering
Marrubium Vulgare Extract
Skin ConditioningLaminaria Digitata Extract
Skin Protecting
Kalanchoe Pinnata Leaf Extract
MaskingT-Butyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Leontopodium Alpinum Flower/Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningChlorella Vulgaris Extract
Skin ConditioningFurcellaria Lumbricalis Extract
Skin ConditioningSaccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Crocus Sativus Flower Extract
MaskingPhytic Acid
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Lapsana Communis Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningMaris Sal
Skin ConditioningWater, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Propanediol, Mica, 1,2-Hexanediol, CI 77891, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Sorbitan Stearate, Silica, Hydroxyacetophenone, Parfum, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Sodium Citrate, Maris Aqua, Disodium EDTA, Sucrose Cocoate, Butylene Glycol, Phenethyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Marrubium Vulgare Extract, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Kalanchoe Pinnata Leaf Extract, T-Butyl Alcohol, Leontopodium Alpinum Flower/Leaf Extract, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Furcellaria Lumbricalis Extract, Saccharide Isomerate, Sodium Benzoate, Crocus Sativus Flower Extract, Phytic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Potassium Sorbate, Tocopherol, Lapsana Communis Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Maris Sal
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingMyristyl Myristate
Emollient
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingStearic Acid
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCapryloyl Glycine
CleansingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Water, Glycerin, Squalane, Dimethicone, Pentylene Glycol, Zea Mays Starch, Niacinamide, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Myristyl Myristate, Sodium Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Xanthan Gum, Capryloyl Glycine, Caprylyl Glycol, Ceramide NP, Myristic Acid, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Glyceryl Stearate Se
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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 Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium HydroxideWater. 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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