What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Yeast Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
CleansingSodium Acrylates Copolymer
Euphrasia Officinalis Extract
AntimicrobialAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Bisabolol
Masking
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Magnolia Biondii Bud/Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Lecithin
Emollient
Methylpropanediol
SolventEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Polyglucuronic Acid
Skin ConditioningSodium Benzoate
Masking
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Trisodium EDTA
Sodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Hydrolyzed Yeast Extract, Glycerin, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Euphrasia Officinalis Extract, Allantoin, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Bisabolol, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Magnolia Biondii Bud/Flower Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Butylene Glycol, Lecithin, Methylpropanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Potassium Sorbate, Polyglucuronic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Sorbic Acid, Tocopherol, Trisodium EDTA, Sodium Metabisulfite, Citric Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningAlcohol
Antimicrobial
Lavandula Angustifolia Water
Masking
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Decyl Cocoate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract
AstringentAesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Cellulose
AbsorbentSodium PCA
Humectant
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientAroma
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingLinalool
Perfuming
Sodium Phytate
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Limonene
Perfuming
Water, Alcohol, Lavandula Angustifolia Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Decyl Cocoate, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract, Aesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Cellulose, Sodium PCA, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Aroma, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum, Linalool, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Limonene
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.
A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.
As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.
Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.
Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.
In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.
This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinTocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.
Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.
Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.
You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.
There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.
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. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water
