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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Natto Gum
Theobroma Cacao Extract
Skin ConditioningBeta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane
EmollientPhenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Triethanolamine
BufferingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingLecithin
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
Diisopropyl Adipate
EmollientAlcohol
Antimicrobial
Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract
Cleansing
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialCornus Officinalis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Betula Platyphylla Japonica Juice
Skin Conditioning
Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTropolone
Skin ConditioningCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Natto Gum, Theobroma Cacao Extract, Beta-Glucan, Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane, Phenyl Trimethicone, Triethanolamine, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Lecithin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ubiquinone, Diisopropyl Adipate, Alcohol, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Cornus Officinalis Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Betula Platyphylla Japonica Juice, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Adenosine, Disodium EDTA, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tropolone, CI 19140
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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.
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 GlycolCarbomer is a high-molecular weight polymer of acrylic acid. It is used to form gels and thicken formulas.
Due to its large molecular size, carbomer has minimal skin penetration and is considered an inert ingredient.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
Learn more about CarbomerGlycerin (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.
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