What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHydroxyethyl Urea
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Glycerin
Humectant
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxypropyl Guar
Emulsion StabilisingBis-Ethoxydiglycol Cyclohexane 1,4-Dicarboxylate
EmollientGluconobacter/Honey Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningSilanediol Salicylate
EmollientHyaluronic Acid/Polyisopropylacrylamide Copolymer
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Glycine Soja Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Arbutin
Antioxidant
Acetyl Tyrosine
Skin ConditioningSaxifraga Sarmentosa Extract
Skin ConditioningPaeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract
Skin ProtectingAminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
Glutathione
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingIsohexadecane
EmollientPolysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Polylysine
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Glycogen
HumectantSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Linolenic Acid
Cleansing
Lactic Acid/Glycolic Acid Copolymer
Skin ConditioningPolyvinyl Alcohol
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Palmitoyl Sh-Tripeptide-5 Norisoleucyl Sh-Nonapeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Water, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Hydroxypropyl Guar, Bis-Ethoxydiglycol Cyclohexane 1,4-Dicarboxylate, Gluconobacter/Honey Ferment Filtrate, Silanediol Salicylate, Hyaluronic Acid/Polyisopropylacrylamide Copolymer, Butylene Glycol, Saccharide Isomerate, Glycine Soja Seed Extract, Arbutin, Acetyl Tyrosine, Saxifraga Sarmentosa Extract, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract, Aminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Glutathione, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Isohexadecane, Polysorbate 80, Polylysine, Allantoin, Glycogen, Sodium Hyaluronate, Linolenic Acid, Lactic Acid/Glycolic Acid Copolymer, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Palmitoyl Sh-Tripeptide-5 Norisoleucyl Sh-Nonapeptide-1, Phenoxyethanol, Gluconolactone
Tranexamic Acid
Astringent
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Methacryloyloxyethyl Phosphorylcholine
Behenyl Methacrylate/T-Butyl Methacrylate Copolymer
Dimethicone
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Isopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Octyldodecyl Myristate
EmollientBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Glycosyl Trehalose
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantCetyl Dimethicone
Emollient
Glyceryl Methacrylate
Acrylates/Stearyl Methacrylate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Soluble Collagen
Humectant
Collagen Powder
Humectant
Camellia Japonica Extract
Skin ConditioningArnica Montana Extract
Skin ConditioningPueraria Lobata Root Extract
HumectantMorus Alba Extract
AstringentPaeonia Officinalis Flower Extract
TonicRose Extract
Skin ConditioningSalvia Officinalis Extract
Antimicrobial
Citrus Junos Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCoix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningArtemisia Vulgaris Extract
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
PEG-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPolysorbate 60
Emulsifying
PEG-3 Stearate
HumectantHexyldeceth-2
EmulsifyingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Disodium EDTA
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Tranexamic Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Water, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Methacryloyloxyethyl Phosphorylcholine, Behenyl Methacrylate/T-Butyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Dimethicone, Pentylene Glycol, Isopropyl Myristate, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Octyldodecyl Myristate, Behenyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycosyl Trehalose, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Cetyl Dimethicone, Glyceryl Methacrylate, Acrylates/Stearyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Soluble Collagen, Collagen Powder, Camellia Japonica Extract, Arnica Montana Extract, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Morus Alba Extract, Paeonia Officinalis Flower Extract, Rose Extract, Salvia Officinalis Extract, Citrus Junos Fruit Extract, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract, Artemisia Vulgaris Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Squalane, Beeswax, PEG-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Butylene Glycol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Xanthan Gum, Polysorbate 60, PEG-3 Stearate, Hexyldeceth-2, Tocopherol, Disodium EDTA, Potassium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum
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 GlycolDipropylene Glycol is a synthetically created humectant, stabilizer, and solvent.
This ingredient helps:
Dipropylene glycol is technically an alcohol, but it belongs to the glycol family (often considered part of the ‘good’ alcohols). This means it is hydrating and gentle on skin unlike drying solvent alcohols like denatured alcohol.
As a masking agent, Dipropylene Glycol can be used to cover the smell of other ingredients. However, it does not have a scent.
Studies show Dipropylene Glycol is considered safe to use in skincare.
Learn more about Dipropylene 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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Sodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateWater. 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
