What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningIsopropyl Stearate
Emollient
Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate
Emollient
Dicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides
Emollient
Isostearyl Isostearate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
PEG/PPG-60/11 Glycerin
HumectantCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingSilver
Cosmetic ColorantZinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Oleanolic Acid
Skin ConditioningNordihydroguaiaretic Acid
Antioxidant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Water, Isopropyl Stearate, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Dicaprylyl Ether, Butylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides, Isostearyl Isostearate, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Panthenol, Tocopherol, Octyldodecanol, Dimethicone, PEG/PPG-60/11 Glycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Parfum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Silver, Zinc Gluconate, Madecassoside, Lactic Acid, Oleanolic Acid, Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid, Carbomer, Benzyl Alcohol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
C12-16 Alcohols
EmollientPalmitic Acid
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Di-C12-13 Alkyl Malate
EmollientDistarch Phosphate
AbsorbentHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSilver
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Pentylene Glycol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, C12-16 Alcohols, Palmitic Acid, Squalane, Di-C12-13 Alkyl Malate, Distarch Phosphate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Carbomer, Silver, Sodium Carbomer, Potassium Sorbate, Tocopherol, Ceramide NP
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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.
Carbomer is a high-molecular weight polymer of acrylic acid. It is used to form gels and thicken formulas.
Due to its large molecular size, carbomer has minimal skin penetration and is considered an inert ingredient.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
Learn more about CarbomerGlycerin (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 GlycerinWe don't have a description for Silver yet.
Tocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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
