What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Squalene
Emollient
Beta-Sitosterol
Emulsion Stabilising
Levulinic Acid
Perfuming
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientHydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine
Emulsifying
Lysolecithin
EmulsifyingLecithin
Emollient
Chondrus Crispus Powder
Abrasive
Ceratonia Siliqua Gum
EmollientSodium Phytate
Glucose
Humectant
Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Phytic Acid
Water, Propanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Squalene, Beta-Sitosterol, Levulinic Acid, Cellulose Gum, Glyceryl Caprylate, Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine, Lysolecithin, Lecithin, Chondrus Crispus Powder, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum, Sodium Phytate, Glucose, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Tocopherol, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Phytic Acid
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 Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium Hyaluronate
