What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide
Skin ConditioningTrisiloxane
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone
Emollient
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientPEG-3 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Sulfate
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Isostearyl Glyceryl Ether
Skin ConditioningPEG-12 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Succinic Acid
BufferingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingEucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Methylparaben
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide, Trisiloxane, Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Polydecene, PEG-3 Dimethicone, Allantoin, Magnesium Sulfate, Butylene Glycol, Isostearyl Glyceryl Ether, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Succinic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Methylparaben
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Caprylyl Methicone
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Silica
Abrasive
Vinyldimethicone
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Diglycerin
Humectant
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingC14-22 Alcohols
Emulsion Stabilising
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCetearyl Olivate
C12-16 Alcohols
EmollientTromethamine
BufferingSorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningMadecassoside
Antioxidant
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Phytate
Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment
AntimicrobialAsiaticoside
Antioxidant
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantAsiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Yeast Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Butylene Glycol, Caprylyl Methicone, Niacinamide, Silica, Vinyldimethicone, 1,2-Hexanediol, Panthenol, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Diglycerin, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, C14-22 Alcohols, Gluconolactone, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Carbomer, Cetearyl Olivate, C12-16 Alcohols, Tromethamine, Sorbitan Olivate, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Palmitic Acid, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Madecassoside, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Adenosine, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Sodium Phytate, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid, Dipropylene Glycol, Asiatic Acid, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Yeast Ferment Extract
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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 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 GlycerinTocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.
Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.
Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.
You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.
There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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!
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