What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Trisodium Ascorbyl Palmitate Phosphate
Antioxidant
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Collagen
Emollient
Polyquaternium-61
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-30 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
PEG-32
HumectantPEG-75
HumectantPPG-10 Methyl Glucose Ether
Skin ConditioningPPG-20 Methyl Glucose Ether
Skin ConditioningArginine
Masking
Trehalose
Humectant
Polyquaternium-51
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Menthyl Lactate
Masking
Sodium Citrate
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Citrus Grandis Peel Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Trisodium Ascorbyl Palmitate Phosphate, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Niacinamide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Polyquaternium-61, Butylene Glycol, PEG-30 Glyceryl Cocoate, PEG-32, PEG-75, PPG-10 Methyl Glucose Ether, PPG-20 Methyl Glucose Ether, Arginine, Trehalose, Polyquaternium-51, Polysorbate 80, Menthyl Lactate, Sodium Citrate, Phenoxyethanol, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Water
Skin ConditioningAlcohol
Antimicrobial
Glycerin
Humectant
Angelica Acutiloba Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCoix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Hamamelis Virginiana Extract
Antiseborrhoeic
Pseudostellaria Heterophylla Extract
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Di-C12-15 Pareth-8 Phosphate
CleansingEthylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
UV Absorber
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Sodium Citrate
BufferingSorbitan Sesquioleate
Emulsifying
Triethylhexanoin
MaskingEthylparaben
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Propylparaben
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Water, Alcohol, Glycerin, Angelica Acutiloba Root Extract, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Pseudostellaria Heterophylla Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil, Citric Acid, Di-C12-15 Pareth-8 Phosphate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Polysorbate 80, Sodium Citrate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Triethylhexanoin, Ethylparaben, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Parfum
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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.
Glycerin (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 GlycerinPolysorbate 80 is a synthetic surfactant and emulsifier derived from sorbitol and oleic acid.
It reduces the surface tension between oil and water phases to help them stay mixed and stable in a formulation. In other words, it prevents your formulas from separating into an oily mess.
The CIR Expert Panel has evaluated the scientific data and found this ingredient to be safe, non-irritating, and non-sensitizing at concentrations up to 5% (it's even approved by the FDA as an OTC eye drop ingredient).
Learn more about Polysorbate 80Sodium Citrate is the sodium salts of citric acid. In skincare, it is used to alter pH levels and acts as a preservative.
Its main functions are to maintain the pH of a product and neutralize metal ions.
The acidity of our skin is maintained by our glands and skin biome; normal pH level of skin is slightly acidic (~4.75-5.5).
Being slightly acidic allows our skin to create an "acid mantle". This acid mantle is a thin barrier that protects our skin from bacteria and contaminants.
Learn more about Sodium CitrateWater. 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
