What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
No key ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-32
HumectantMethyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Behenate
Emollient
PEG-400
Emulsion StabilisingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Polyquaternium-52
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Thujopsis Dolabrata Branch Extract
Skin ConditioningEucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Methylparaben
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, PEG-32, Methyl Gluceth-20, Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide, Dimethicone, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Behenate, PEG-400, Allantoin, Phytosphingosine, Polysorbate 60, Glutamic Acid, Polyquaternium-52, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Thujopsis Dolabrata Branch Extract, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract, Methylparaben
Water
Skin ConditioningButyrospermum Parkii Oil
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Capryloyl Glycine
CleansingSqualane
Emollient
Sucrose Stearate
EmollientHelianthus Annuus Seed Wax
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Citrate
BufferingSucrose Laurate
Emollient
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingPolyglycerin-3
Humectant
Mannitol
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Xylitol
Humectant
Rhamnose
HumectantAcetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester
Skin Conditioning
Acacia Decurrens Flower Wax
Emollient
Water, Butyrospermum Parkii Oil, Glycerin, Panthenol, Butylene Glycol, Behenyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Propanediol, Jojoba Esters, Capryloyl Glycine, Squalane, Sucrose Stearate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Citrate, Sucrose Laurate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hydroxide, Polyglycerin-3, Mannitol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xylitol, Rhamnose, Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester, Acacia Decurrens Flower Wax
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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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