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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAcacia Senegal Gum
MaskingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Dipentaerythrityl Hexa C5-9 Acid Esters
Skin ConditioningSea Water
HumectantPullulan
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Rhizobian Gum
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingLecithin
Emollient
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingSorbitan Laurate
Emulsifying
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium Phytate
Olea Europaea Fruit Unsaponifiables
Antioxidant
Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-19
Skin Conditioning
Silica
Abrasive
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingAcetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Rhodophyceae Extract
Cyclodextrin
AbsorbentLeucojum Aestivum Bulb Extract
Skin ProtectingPalmitoyl Tripeptide-38
Skin Conditioning
Water, Acacia Senegal Gum, Pentylene Glycol, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Dipentaerythrityl Hexa C5-9 Acid Esters, Sea Water, Pullulan, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Hydrolyzed Rhizobian Gum, Xanthan Gum, Sclerotium Gum, Lecithin, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Sorbitan Laurate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Niacinamide, Sodium Phytate, Olea Europaea Fruit Unsaponifiables, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-19, Silica, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester, Hydrolyzed Rhodophyceae Extract, Cyclodextrin, Leucojum Aestivum Bulb Extract, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38
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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!
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