This calming toner pad uses a pre-saturated pad with Centella Asiatica Extract and Artemisia Princeps Extract to calm redness and refine skin texture.
This oil-control toner is formulated around Niacinamide and Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract to balance excess oil and hydrate skin.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Taraxacum Officinale Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Artemisia Princeps Extract
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Cassia Obtusifolia Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningLactobionic Acid
Buffering
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Arginine
Masking
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Menthyl Lactate
Masking
Mentha Haplocalix Extract
MaskingCamellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Butylene Glycol, Taraxacum Officinale Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract, Artemisia Princeps Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cassia Obtusifolia Seed Extract, Lactobionic Acid, Maltodextrin, Panthenol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Glycerin, Arginine, Allantoin, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Menthyl Lactate, Mentha Haplocalix Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
Emollient1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientTromethamine
BufferingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Arginine
Masking
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Zinc PCA
Humectant
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, 1,2-Hexanediol, Betaine, Niacinamide, Behenyl Alcohol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Glyceryl Caprylate, Tromethamine, Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, Glutamic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Zinc PCA, Gluconolactone, Tocopherol
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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.
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
Arginine is a semi-essential amino acid. This just means our bodies can product a bit on its own, but sometimes needs a little boost from food sources.
It is a part of your skin's natural moisturizing factor (NMF), or the water-loving molecules in your outermost layer of skin (stratum corneum) that keeps everything hydrated and happy.
Here's an interesting thing about Arginine: your skin converts it into urea through the Krebs-Henseleit urea cycle. Urea is one of the most effective humectants your skin naturally produces.
A clinical study showed applying 2.5% arginine hydrochloride to atopic dermatitis skin showed significant urea levels in the stratum corneum and improved moisture in just four weeks.
Arginine is also a precursor to nitric oxide; nitric oxide improves microcirculation and supports wound healing and collagen synthesis.
One study found that an amino acid complex containing Arginine reduced skin irritation, improved hydration, and accelerated skin repair in clinical / in-vivo studies.
Arginine itself is an amino acid and not a fatty acid, oil, or ester. On its own, it's not a direct food source for Malassezia, or the yeast that causes fungal acne.
Learn more about ArginineButylene 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 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 Glycerin
