What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Heptyl Undecylenate
EmollientSelaginella Lepidophylla Extract
EmollientJasminum Officinale Flower Extract
Masking
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Arnica Montana Flower Extract
Masking
Propanediol
Solvent
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Jania Rubens Extract
Skin ConditioningEvodia Rutaecarpa Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Chondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Cardiospermum Halicacabum Flower/Leaf/Vine Extract
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
Absorbent
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
T-Butyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil
Masking
Farnesol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Hydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Heptyl Undecylenate, Selaginella Lepidophylla Extract, Jasminum Officinale Flower Extract, Niacinamide, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Propanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Jania Rubens Extract, Evodia Rutaecarpa Fruit Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Sodium Polyacrylate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Cardiospermum Halicacabum Flower/Leaf/Vine Extract, Maltodextrin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Hydroxyacetophenone, Bisabolol, T-Butyl Alcohol, Limonene, Linalool, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil, Farnesol, Geraniol, Hydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Chlorella Protothecoides Oil
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingParachlorella Beijerinckii Exopolysaccharides
Skin ProtectingCollagen
Moisturising
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Cynara Scolymus Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningRetinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Astragalus Membranaceus Root Extract
Emollient
Atractylodes Macrocephala Root Extract
Skin ConditioningIris Florentina Root Extract
MaskingBupleurum Falcatum Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCopper Lysinate/Prolinate
Skin ConditioningMethylglucoside Phosphate
Skin ConditioningStearalkonium Bentonite
Gel FormingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSilica
Abrasive
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingDisodium EDTA
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Propylene Carbonate
SolventQuartz
Abrasive
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Parfum
Masking
Coumarin
Perfuming
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Glycerin, Chlorella Protothecoides Oil, Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Pentylene Glycol, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Parachlorella Beijerinckii Exopolysaccharides, Collagen, Ceramide NP, Cynara Scolymus Leaf Extract, Retinyl Palmitate, Astragalus Membranaceus Root Extract, Atractylodes Macrocephala Root Extract, Iris Florentina Root Extract, Bupleurum Falcatum Root Extract, Copper Lysinate/Prolinate, Methylglucoside Phosphate, Stearalkonium Bentonite, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Silica, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Propylene Carbonate, Quartz, Phenoxyethanol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Chlorphenesin, Parfum, Coumarin
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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.
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 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
