What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2
AbsorbentButylene Glycol
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Laminaria Saccharina Extract
Skin ProtectingLactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Trimethylpentanediol/Adipic Acid/Glycerin Crosspolymer
Skin ConditioningAcetyl Glucosamine
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Pyridoxine Hcl
Skin ConditioningZinc Sulfate
Antimicrobial
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2, Butylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Laminaria Saccharina Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Niacinamide, Trimethylpentanediol/Adipic Acid/Glycerin Crosspolymer, Acetyl Glucosamine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Pyridoxine Hcl, Zinc Sulfate, Phenoxyethanol
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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.
Pentylene 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!
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