What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Isopentyldiol
Humectant
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Chondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Arginine
Masking
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDipropylene Glycol
HumectantHydrolyzed Sclerotium Gum
HumectantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDisodium EDTA
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Laminaria Japonica Extract
Skin Protecting
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Glycerin
Humectant
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Tranexamic Acid
Astringent
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Diphenyl Dimethicone
Emollient
Triethylhexanoin
MaskingAlpha-Arbutin
Antioxidant
Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Ceramide Eos
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Disodium EDTA
Tamarindus Indica Seed Polysaccharide
Skin ConditioningPPG-5-Ceteth-20
EmulsifyingSodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingFructose
Humectant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Aroma
Diglucosyl Gallic Acid
Maltose
MaskingSodium Chloride
MaskingTrehalose
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingGlucose
Humectant
Water, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Glycereth-26, Propylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Tranexamic Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Diphenyl Dimethicone, Triethylhexanoin, Alpha-Arbutin, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Centella Asiatica Extract, Ceramide Eos, Ceramide Ns, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Allantoin, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Disodium EDTA, Tamarindus Indica Seed Polysaccharide, PPG-5-Ceteth-20, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Fructose, Tocopheryl Acetate, Aroma, Diglucosyl Gallic Acid, Maltose, Sodium Chloride, Trehalose, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Glucose
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
Disodium EDTA is a chelating agent. It grabs onto and deactivates metal ions that sneak into your products from water, packaging, or air.
This ingredient mainly works behind the scenes and helps with:
On top of that, this ingredient can counteract the effects of hard water by binding to the minerals in it.
One thing worth knowing is that Disodium EDTA has been shown to be a mild penetration enhancer. It can help other ingredients absorb into skin more effectively which can be a double-edged sword (great for actives, but can also make the active too strong if you have sensitive skin).
Clinical patch testing showed no significant skin irritation at typical use concentrations and minimal dermal absorption.
You'll most likely see this ingredient near the end of an ingredient list. It's typically found in concentrations less than 1%.
Learn more about Disodium EDTAGlycereth-26 is a synthetic ingredient and polyethylene glycol ether of Glycerin. Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin and helps keep your skin moisturized.
It is a humectant and helps add texture to products. It can make your product thicker.
As a humectant, it helps draw moisture from the air to your skin. This helps your skin stay hydrated.
Learn more about Glycereth-26Glycerin (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 GlycerinHydroxyacetophenone is antioxidant with skin conditioning and soothing properties. It also boosts the efficiency of preservatives.
Though naturally occuring in Norwegian spruce needles, this ingredient is usually synthetically created.
This ingredient is not irritating or sensitizing. Recent research also suggests it may have skin-brightening effects through tyrosinase inhibition.
Learn more about HydroxyacetophenoneTrehalose is a disaccharide made of two glucose molecules (glucose is sugar!). Trehalose is used to help moisturize skin. It also has antioxidant properties.
As a humectant, trehalose helps draw moisture from the air to your skin. This helps keep your skin hydrated.
Due to its antioxidant properties, trehalose may help with signs of aging. Antioxidants help fight free-radical molecules, unstable molecules that may damage your skin.
In medicine, trehalose and hyaluronic acid are used to help treat dry eyes.
Some animals, plants, and bacteria create trehalose as a source of energy to survive freeze or lack of water.
Learn more about TrehaloseWater. 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
