What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Inositol
Humectant
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Serine
Masking
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Pyridoxine Hcl
Skin ConditioningArtemisia Argyi Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningLavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
PPG-6-Decyltetradeceth-30
EmulsifyingBenzophenone-3
UV Absorber
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingBifida Polysaccharide
HumectantSodium Metaphosphate
BufferingPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Inositol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Serine, Centella Asiatica Extract, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Niacinamide, Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract, Panthenol, Pyridoxine Hcl, Artemisia Argyi Leaf Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Butylene Glycol, PPG-6-Decyltetradeceth-30, Benzophenone-3, Carbomer, Bifida Polysaccharide, Sodium Metaphosphate, Potassium Hydroxide, 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 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
