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Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantMethylpropanediol
SolventPolysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningChlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Disodium EDTA
Illicium Verum Fruit Extract
Perfuming
Glycerin
Humectant
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Snail Secretion Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract
HumectantJuniperus Communis Fruit Extract
Perfuming
Glycine
Buffering
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Serine
Masking
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Asparagine
MaskingLeucine
Skin ConditioningAspartic Acid
Masking
Glutamine
Skin ConditioningAlanine
Masking
Lysine
Skin ConditioningValine
MaskingArginine
Masking
Tyrosine
MaskingPhenylalanine
Masking
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Potassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningHydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Isoleucine
Skin ConditioningCysteine
Antioxidant
Histidine
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Methionine
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Tryptophan
MaskingParfum
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Water, Butylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Methylpropanediol, Polysorbate 80, Polysorbate 20, Ethylhexylglycerin, Chlorphenesin, Panthenol, Betaine, 1,2-Hexanediol, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Disodium EDTA, Illicium Verum Fruit Extract, Glycerin, Octyldodecanol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Snail Secretion Filtrate, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract, Juniperus Communis Fruit Extract, Glycine, Ceramide NP, Sodium Hyaluronate, Serine, Glutamic Acid, Asparagine, Leucine, Aspartic Acid, Glutamine, Alanine, Lysine, Valine, Arginine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Threonine, Potassium Hyaluronate, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Isoleucine, Cysteine, Histidine, Pentylene Glycol, Methionine, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Tryptophan, Parfum, Limonene
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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 GlycolDipropylene Glycol is a synthetically created humectant, stabilizer, and solvent.
This ingredient helps:
Dipropylene glycol is technically an alcohol, but it belongs to the glycol family (often considered part of the ‘good’ alcohols). This means it is hydrating and gentle on skin unlike drying solvent alcohols like denatured alcohol.
As a masking agent, Dipropylene Glycol can be used to cover the smell of other ingredients. However, it does not have a scent.
Studies show Dipropylene Glycol is considered safe to use in skincare.
Learn more about Dipropylene 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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