What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientBisabolol
AntioxidantZingiber Officinale Root Extract
MaskingLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialGlycerin
HumectantAvena Sativa Kernel Extract
AbrasiveCucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
EmollientRubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
AstringentLavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract
CleansingSalix Alba Bark Extract
AstringentUsnea Barbata Extract
Butylene Glycol
HumectantPentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningHydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid
Skin ConditioningCitrus Medica Limonum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningFumaria Officinalis Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningFumaric Acid
BufferingEchinacea Purpurea Extract
MoisturisingPanthenol
Skin ConditioningAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCocamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate
CleansingCetrimonium Chloride
AntimicrobialAminomethyl Propanol
BufferingGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientDisodium EDTA
Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Bisabolol, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Glycerin, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Usnea Barbata Extract, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Citrus Medica Limonum Fruit Extract, Fumaria Officinalis Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Fumaric Acid, Echinacea Purpurea Extract, Panthenol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Cocamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate, Cetrimonium Chloride, Aminomethyl Propanol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Disodium EDTA
Water
Skin ConditioningDisodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingButylene Glycol
HumectantCoco-Glucoside
CleansingGlycerin
HumectantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingLimnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin ConditioningPEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
EmulsifyingArctium Majus Root Water
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin ConditioningPEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate
EmulsifyingTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantTocopherol
AntioxidantCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
MaskingIsoamyl Laurate
EmollientPolysorbate 20
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTetrasodium EDTA
Citric Acid
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
PreservativePotassium Sorbate
PreservativeSodium Benzoate
MaskingWater, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Butylene Glycol, Coco-Glucoside, Glycerin, Xanthan Gum, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Arctium Majus Root Water, Allantoin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Isoamyl Laurate, Polysorbate 20, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tetrasodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
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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!
Learn more about Water