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What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientButylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantBetaine
Humectant
Euterpe Oleracea Sterols
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide As
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Vinyldimethicone
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCholesterol
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Eclipta Prostrata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningSorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Disodium EDTA
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningMoringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Arachidic Acid
Cleansing
Melia Azadirachta Bark Extract
AntimicrobialCorallina Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPalmitic Acid
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Pantolactone
Humectant
Oleic Acid
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Water, Glycerin, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Dipropylene Glycol, Betaine, Euterpe Oleracea Sterols, Ceramide NP, Ceramide Ns, Ceramide As, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Bisabolol, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Panthenol, Allantoin, Vinyldimethicone, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Cholesterol, Stearic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Phytosphingosine, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Xanthan Gum, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Sorbitan Isostearate, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Arachidic Acid, Melia Azadirachta Bark Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Palmitic Acid, Tocopherol, Pantolactone, Oleic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum
Santalum Album Wood Water
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Methylpropanediol
SolventBidens Pilosa Extract
HumectantNiacinamide
Smoothing
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Emollient
Arachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Arachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingElaeis Guineensis Oil
Emollient
Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil
Perfuming
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Ferula Assa Foetida Gum Extract
Perfuming
Picea Mariana Leaf Oil
Masking
Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract
RefreshingMorus Alba Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Bark Extract
Antimicrobial
Beta Vulgaris Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCommiphora Myrrha Resin Extract
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingDipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Achillea Millefolium Extract
CleansingPropanediol
Solvent
Psidium Guajava Leaf Extract
AstringentBakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Saccharomyces Lysate Extract
Humectant
Lysine
Skin ConditioningHistidine
Humectant
Arginine
Masking
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Threonine
Serine
Masking
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Glycine
Buffering
Alanine
Masking
Valine
MaskingMethionine
Skin ConditioningIsoleucine
Skin ConditioningLeucine
Skin ConditioningTyrosine
MaskingPhenylalanine
Masking
Cysteine
Antioxidant
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantAphanizomenon Flos-Aquae Extract
HumectantCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Phenylpropanol
Masking
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Acacia Senegal Gum
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Gardenia Taitensis Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Rose Extract
Skin ConditioningPelargonium Graveolens Oil
Masking
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Pinus Mugo Leaf Oil
Masking
Santalum Album Wood Water, Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Methylpropanediol, Bidens Pilosa Extract, Niacinamide, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Arachidyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Elaeis Guineensis Oil, Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Ferula Assa Foetida Gum Extract, Picea Mariana Leaf Oil, Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract, Morus Alba Leaf Extract, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi Leaf Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Bark Extract, Beta Vulgaris Root Extract, Commiphora Myrrha Resin Extract, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Achillea Millefolium Extract, Propanediol, Psidium Guajava Leaf Extract, Bakuchiol, Saccharomyces Lysate Extract, Lysine, Histidine, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, Threonine, Serine, Glutamic Acid, Proline, Glycine, Alanine, Valine, Methionine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Cysteine, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenylpropanol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Acacia Senegal Gum, Xanthan Gum, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Gardenia Taitensis Flower Extract, Tocopherol, Bisabolol, Rose Extract, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Pinus Mugo Leaf Oil
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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.
Bisabolol is a gentle skin conditioner, antioxidant, and soothing ingredient.
It's primary claim to fame is soothing and research shows topically applied bisabolol can quiet the chemical messengers that cause your skin to become inflamed, helping to sooth any irritation.
A clinical study found that applying 0.5% bisabolol daily for 8 weeks produced an average 9% decrease in skin pigmentation. Researchers found it can also suppress the process that leads to excess melanin production in skin.
In vitro studies found that bisabolol combined with propylene glycol significantly increased skin permeability by increasing lipid fluidity in the stratum corneum.
You'll likely see use concentrations quite low, usually 0.1-0.2%.
Overall, this is a well-tolerated ingredient that works well in formulas designed for sensitive, reactive, or post-procedure skin.
Learn more about BisabololButylene 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 GlycerinGlyceryl Stearate is made by reacting glycerin with stearic acid (typically sourced from plant oils like palm or coconut). It's an emulsifier, emollient, and mild occlusive.
Emulsifiers help ingredients like oil and water stay mixed so your formula stays nicely blended and uniform in texture.
This ingredient is typically used in concentrations between 1-10%. Studies have found it to be non-sensitizing, non-phototoxic, and non-photoallergenic.
A close cousin of this ingredient is Glyceryl Stearate SE ("self-emulsifying"). This just has a small amount of sodium or potassium stearate added so it can emulsify without a co-emulsifier.
Since this ingredient is an ester of a C18 fatty acid, it may not be fungal acne safe. The Malassezia yeast can potentially metabolize within the C11-C24 range.
Fun fact: The human body also creates Glyceryl Stearate naturally.
Learn more about Glyceryl StearateTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
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!
Learn more about WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
