What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Isoamyl Laurate
Emollient
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingBetaine
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Isohexadecane
EmollientPolysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Glycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantNeopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate
EmollientMethyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Polyacrylate-13
Glyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Xylitylglucoside
Humectant
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Polyisobutene
Ophiopogon Japonicus Root Extract
Skin ConditioningChlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Arachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Dibehenate
Emollient
Xylitol
Humectant
Tribehenin
Emollient
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Behenate
Emollient
Arachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Cyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningSphingolipids
Emollient
Sodium Citrate
BufferingP-Anisic Acid
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Methyl Trimethicone, Polyacrylate-13, Glyceryl Glucoside, Xylitylglucoside, Anhydroxylitol, Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Polyisobutene, Ophiopogon Japonicus Root Extract, Chlorphenesin, Arachidyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Dibehenate, Xylitol, Tribehenin, Behenyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Behenate, Arachidyl Glucoside, Polysorbate 20, Pentylene Glycol, Madecassoside, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Phospholipids, Cyanocobalamin, Sphingolipids, Sodium Citrate, P-Anisic Acid, Tocopherol
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Caprylyl 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 GlycolGlycerin (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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
