What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Lecithin
Emollient
Sodium Acrylates Copolymer
Isostearyl Isostearate
Emollient
Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate
Emollient
Phytonadione Epoxide
AstringentArnica Montana Flower Extract
Masking
Hesperidin Methyl Chalcone
Antioxidant
Morus Alba Root Extract
BleachingDipeptide-2
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin Conditioning
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Steareth-20
CleansingGlyceryl Undecylenate
Emollient
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientDisodium EDTA
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Chlorhexidine Digluconate
Antimicrobial
Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Lecithin, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Isostearyl Isostearate, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Phytonadione Epoxide, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Hesperidin Methyl Chalcone, Morus Alba Root Extract, Dipeptide-2, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Tocopherol, Bisabolol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Butylene Glycol, Steareth-20, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Disodium EDTA, Potassium Sorbate, Benzyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorhexidine Digluconate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Distearyldimonium Chloride
Petrolatum
Emollient
Isopropyl Palmitate
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Methylparaben
Preservative
Ethylparaben
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingAcacia Senegal Gum
MaskingGelatin
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Acetylphytosphingosine
Skin ConditioningCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCeramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Distearyldimonium Chloride, Petrolatum, Isopropyl Palmitate, Cetyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Parfum, Sodium Chloride, Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide, Butylene Glycol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Acacia Senegal Gum, Gelatin, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Acetylphytosphingosine, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Ceramide EOP
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!
Learn more about Water
