What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Squalane
Emollient
Alumina
Abrasive
Dimethicone
Emollient
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Dimethiconol
Emollient
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Laureth-23
Cleansing
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingLaureth-4
Emulsifying
Tin Oxide
Abrasive
Citrus Grandis Fruit Extract
Astringent
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Polyglutamate
HumectantLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
CI 77163
Cosmetic Colorant
Iron Oxides
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Squalane, Alumina, Dimethicone, Polysorbate 20, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethiconol, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Laureth-23, Hexylene Glycol, Laureth-4, Tin Oxide, Citrus Grandis Fruit Extract, Niacinamide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Polyglutamate, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, CI 77163, Iron Oxides, Mica, CI 77891
Water
Skin ConditioningSynthetic Fluorphlogopite
Glycerin
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantChondrus Crispus
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Calcium Chloride
AstringentCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Betaine
Humectant
PEG-20 Glyceryl Cocoate
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glucose
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Tin Oxide
Abrasive
Maltitol
HumectantHippophae Rhamnoides Extract
MaskingHibiscus Mutabilis Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Water, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, CI 77891, Chondrus Crispus, 1,2-Hexanediol, Mica, Hydroxyacetophenone, Calcium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Betaine, PEG-20 Glyceryl Cocoate, Butylene Glycol, Glucose, Parfum, Tin Oxide, Maltitol, Hippophae Rhamnoides Extract, Hibiscus Mutabilis Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate
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 GlycolCaprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid or alcohol, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolCi 77891 is a white pigment from Titanium dioxide. It is naturally found in minerals such as rutile and ilmenite.
It's main function is to add a white color to cosmetics. It can also be mixed with other colors to create different shades.
Ci 77891 is commonly found in sunscreens due to its ability to block UV rays.
Learn more about CI 77891Glycerin (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 GlycerinMica is a naturally occurring mineral used to add shimmer and color in cosmetics. It can also help improve the texture of a product or give it an opaque, white/silver color.
Serecite is the name for very fine but ragged grains of mica.
This ingredient is often coated with metal oxides like titanium dioxide. Trace amounts of heavy metals may be found in mica, but these metals are not harmful in our personal products.
Mica has been used since prehistoric times throughout the world. Ancient Egyptian, Indian, Greek, Roman, Aztec, and Chinese civilizations have used mica.
Learn more about MicaSodium 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 HyaluronateTin Oxide is an inorganic oxide used to add opacity and volume to a product. In nature, it is already found in mineral form. The main ore of tin is an opaque and shiny mineral called casseterite.
Tin Oxide helps remove translucency in a product, or make it more opaque. Besides adding opacity, tin oxide is used for bulking to add volume.
Water. 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
