What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
HumectantButylene Glycol
HumectantPropanediol
SolventEryngium Maritimum Callus Culture Filtrate
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
SmoothingHouttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin ConditioningIlex Aquifolium Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningAchillea Millefolium Oil
CleansingPanthenol
Skin ConditioningChondrus Crispus Extract
Skin ConditioningC12-14 Pareth-12
EmulsifyingSaccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingStreptococcus Thermophilus Ferment
HumectantCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingMadecassoside
AntioxidantMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAdenosine
Skin ConditioningLavandula Angustifolia Oil
MaskingDna
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
MaskingAsiaticoside
AntioxidantDextrin
AbsorbentTheobroma Cacao Extract
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningHedera Helix Extract
AntimicrobialAsiatic Acid
Skin ConditioningMadecassic Acid
Skin ConditioningCalcium Chloride
AstringentCentella Asiatica Extract
CleansingMagnesium Sulfate
Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, Eryngium Maritimum Callus Culture Filtrate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Ilex Aquifolium Leaf Extract, Achillea Millefolium Oil, Panthenol, Chondrus Crispus Extract, C12-14 Pareth-12, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Streptococcus Thermophilus Ferment, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Madecassoside, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Dna, Disodium EDTA, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Asiaticoside, Dextrin, Theobroma Cacao Extract, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Hedera Helix Extract, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid, Calcium Chloride, Centella Asiatica Extract, Magnesium Sulfate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantCyclomethicone
EmollientCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingOenothera Biennis Oil
EmollientDimethicone
EmollientBehenyl Alcohol
EmollientButylene Glycol
HumectantCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialPortulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin ConditioningOphiopogon Japonicus Root Extract
Skin ConditioningAvena Sativa Kernel Extract
AbrasiveCoco-Glucoside
CleansingAcetyl Tetrapeptide-15
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningHydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid
Skin ConditioningCetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientBisabolol
AntioxidantZingiber Officinale Root Extract
MaskingBoerhavia Diffusa Root Extract
Skin ProtectingPersea Gratissima Oil
Skin ConditioningPhytosterols
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
CleansingSalvia Officinalis Oil
MaskingSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantPolysorbate 60
EmulsifyingLimonene
PerfumingLinalool
PerfumingWater, Glycerin, Cyclomethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Dimethicone, Behenyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Ophiopogon Japonicus Root Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Coco-Glucoside, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-15, Pentylene Glycol, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Bisabolol, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract, Persea Gratissima Oil, Phytosterols, Helianthus Annuus Seed Extract, Decyl Glucoside, Salvia Officinalis Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Polysorbate 60, Limonene, Linalool
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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