What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAlcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingTromethamine
BufferingPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Citrus Unshiu Peel Extract
Masking
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPropagermanium
Skin ConditioningBetaine Salicylate
Antimicrobial
Hyssopus Officinalis Extract
MaskingMarrubium Vulgare Extract
Skin ConditioningPeucedanum Ostruthium Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningSambucus Nigra Flower Extract
RefreshingMalva Sylvestris Extract
AstringentMentha Piperita Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPrimula Veris Extract
Skin ConditioningAlchemilla Vulgaris Extract
AstringentVeronica Officinalis Extract
Skin ConditioningMelissa Officinalis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningAchillea Millefolium Extract
CleansingBeta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
PEG-8
HumectantCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Trisodium EDTA
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycoproteins
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Aurantifolia Oil
Cleansing
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Water, Alcohol Denat., Dipropylene Glycol, Panthenol, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Tromethamine, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Citrus Unshiu Peel Extract, Niacinamide, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Propagermanium, Betaine Salicylate, Hyssopus Officinalis Extract, Marrubium Vulgare Extract, Peucedanum Ostruthium Leaf Extract, Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract, Malva Sylvestris Extract, Mentha Piperita Leaf Extract, Primula Veris Extract, Alchemilla Vulgaris Extract, Veronica Officinalis Extract, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract, Achillea Millefolium Extract, Beta-Glucan, Glycerin, PEG-8, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Trisodium EDTA, Butylene Glycol, Glycoproteins, Citrus Aurantifolia Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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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