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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprate
EmollientSqualane
Emollient
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Sorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
Cholesterol
Emollient
Cholesteryl Isostearate
EmollientAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Methyl Stearoyl Taurate
CleansingStearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Succinic Acid
BufferingBis-Methoxypropylamido Isodocosane
EmollientEucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Methylparaben
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide, Dimethicone, Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprate, Squalane, Polysorbate 60, Butylene Glycol, Sorbitan Stearate, Cholesterol, Cholesteryl Isostearate, Allantoin, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium Methyl Stearoyl Taurate, Stearyl Alcohol, Succinic Acid, Bis-Methoxypropylamido Isodocosane, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract, Methylparaben
Tranexamic Acid
Astringent
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Yeast Extract
Skin ConditioningTrehalose
Humectant
Xylitol
Humectant
Erythritol
Humectant
Petrolatum
Emollient
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Artemisia Absinthium Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleansing
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantButylene Glycol
Humectant
Hydrogenated Palm Oil
Emollient
Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
Emollient
PEG-20 Glyceryl Isostearate
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
PEG-14
HumectantPEG/PPG-17/4 Dimethyl Ether
Skin ConditioningPEG-8 Stearate
Emulsifying
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Batyl Alcohol
EmollientCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingPhytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningSodium Metaphosphate
BufferingPEG-Crosspolymer
2-Acrylamido-2-Methylpropane Sulfonic Acid
Sodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Tranexamic Acid, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Yeast Extract, Trehalose, Xylitol, Erythritol, Petrolatum, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Artemisia Absinthium Extract, Glycerin, Water, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Dipropylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, PEG-20 Glyceryl Isostearate, Cyclopentasiloxane, PEG-14, PEG/PPG-17/4 Dimethyl Ether, PEG-8 Stearate, Behenyl Alcohol, Batyl Alcohol, Carbomer, Potassium Hydroxide, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Sodium Metaphosphate, PEG-Crosspolymer, 2-Acrylamido-2-Methylpropane Sulfonic Acid, Sodium Metabisulfite, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phenoxyethanol
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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 GlycerinWater. 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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