This oil-control moisturizer is formulated around Allantoin and Zinc Oxide to balance excess oil and strengthen the skin barrier.
This brightening moisturizer is formulated around Ascorbyl Glucoside and Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate to brighten dull-looking skin and calm redness.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide
Skin ConditioningSodium Methyl Stearoyl Taurate
CleansingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxyundecanoic Acid
Skin ConditioningArginine
Masking
Zinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Bis-Methoxypropylamido Isodocosane
EmollientMethylparaben
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide, Sodium Methyl Stearoyl Taurate, Allantoin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Hydroxyundecanoic Acid, Arginine, Zinc Oxide, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract, Bis-Methoxypropylamido Isodocosane, Methylparaben
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Methicone
Emollient
Triethylhexanoin
MaskingDiglycerin
Humectant
PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Lactobacillus/Pear Juice Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningCalendula Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Pyridoxine Hcl
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Disodium EDTA
Glycerylamidoethyl Methacrylate/Stearyl Methacrylate Copolymer
HumectantDisodium Phosphate
BufferingSodium Phosphate
BufferingSodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingGlycerin
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Caramel
Cosmetic ColorantAscorbyl Glucoside, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Water, Butylene Glycol, Methicone, Triethylhexanoin, Diglycerin, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Panthenol, Tocopherol, Lactobacillus/Pear Juice Ferment Filtrate, Calendula Officinalis Extract, Niacinamide, Pyridoxine Hcl, Centella Asiatica Extract, Disodium EDTA, Glycerylamidoethyl Methacrylate/Stearyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Hydroxide, Glycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Caramel
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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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