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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningEthoxydiglycol
HumectantSodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Magnolia Grandiflora Bark Extract
Antimicrobial
Leucojum Aestivum Bulb Extract
Skin ProtectingMalachite
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Pichia Heedii Extract
Skin ProtectingSorbitol
Humectant
Resveratrol
Antioxidant
Dextran
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Olea Europaea Leaf
Skin ConditioningMoringa Oleifera Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Algae
Skin Conditioning
Caprooyl Tetrapeptide-3
Skin Protecting
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Plankton Extract
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate
Skin Conditioning
Benzyl Hydroxybutyramide
EmollientPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Duboisia Leichhardtii Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningAesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningArginine Ferulate
Skin ConditioningTetrahydropiperine
Skin ConditioningRetinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Linseed Acid
CleansingCucumis Sativus Fruit
Skin Conditioning
Calcium Disodium EDTA
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
BHT
Antioxidant
Water, Ethoxydiglycol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Magnolia Grandiflora Bark Extract, Leucojum Aestivum Bulb Extract, Malachite, Panthenol, Glycerin, Pichia Heedii Extract, Sorbitol, Resveratrol, Dextran, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Olea Europaea Leaf, Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract, Propylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Algae, Caprooyl Tetrapeptide-3, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Plankton Extract, Butylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate, Benzyl Hydroxybutyramide, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Duboisia Leichhardtii Leaf Extract, Aesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract, Arginine Ferulate, Tetrahydropiperine, Retinyl Palmitate, Linseed Acid, Cucumis Sativus Fruit, Calcium Disodium EDTA, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, BHT
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Ethoxydiglycol is a synthetic solvent.
Solvents are used to keep ingredients together in a product. They can help dissolve ingredients to stable bases or help evenly distribute ingredients throughout the product.
Ethoxydiglycol also helps deliver other key ingredients into the skin.
Learn more about EthoxydiglycolGlycerin (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 GlycerinPanthenol is a common ingredient that helps hydrate and soothe the skin. It is found naturally in our skin and hair.
There are two forms of panthenol: D and L.
D-panthenol is also known as dexpanthenol. Most cosmetics use dexpanthenol or a mixture of D and L-panthenol.
Panthenol is famous due to its ability to go deeper into the skin's layers. Using this ingredient has numerous pros (and no cons):
Like hyaluronic acid, panthenol is a humectant. Humectants are able to bind and hold large amounts of water to keep skin hydrated.
This ingredient works well for wound healing. It works by increasing tissue in the wound and helps close open wounds.
Once oxidized, panthenol converts to pantothenic acid. Panthothenic acid is found in all living cells.
This ingredient is also referred to as pro-vitamin B5.
Learn more about PanthenolPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil is an emulsifier derived from castor oil.
As an emulsifying agent, it helps other ingredients like fragrances and fat-soluble vitamins dissolve cohesively.
Due to its large molecule size, it doesn't penetrate beyond the skin's surface.
This ingredient has a solid regulatory track record; the CIR Expert Panel first concluded it was safe for use in cosmetics at concentrations up to 100% in 1997. A 2012 reassessment reaffirmed that finding. Safety studies have also found no irritation or evidence of toxicity.
A 2019 study did find this ingredient to grow Malassezia, so this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor OilTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
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. Remember to stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water
