What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientNeopentyl Glycol Dicaprate
Emollient1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientNiacinamide
Smoothing
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
Masking
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPolyisobutene
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
Hydrolyzed Collagen
Emollient
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingSorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Caulerpa Lentillifera Extract
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sea Water
HumectantPearl Extract
Antioxidant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Niacinamide, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Arginine, Carbomer, Polyisobutene, Allantoin, Panthenol, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Xanthan Gum, Adenosine, Parfum, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Sorbitan Oleate, Caulerpa Lentillifera Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sea Water, Pearl Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol
Water
Skin ConditioningDicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientHydroxyethyl Urea
Humectant
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingHomarine Hcl
Skin ConditioningSodium PCA
Humectant
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingErythritol
Humectant
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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.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl 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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