This anti-aging serum is formulated around Niacinamide and Sodium DNA to soften the look of wrinkles and strengthen the skin barrier.
This acne treatment is formulated around Benzoyl Peroxide and Adapalene to clear breakouts and refine skin texture.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Isopentyldiol
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Sodium DNA
Skin Conditioning
Copper Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Octapeptide-3
Humectant
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5
Humectant
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Collagen
Emollient
Chamaecyparis Obtusa Oil
Masking
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
Masking
Guaiazulene
Antimicrobial
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sorbitol
Humectant
C12-14 Alketh-12
EmulsifyingSodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPropanediol
Solvent
Tromethamine
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Gellan Gum
Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantAgar
MaskingSodium Phytate
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingWater, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Isopentyldiol, Niacinamide, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sodium DNA, Copper Tripeptide-1, Acetyl Octapeptide-3, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Chamaecyparis Obtusa Oil, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Guaiazulene, Panthenol, Sorbitol, C12-14 Alketh-12, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Propanediol, Tromethamine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Allantoin, Sodium PCA, Adenosine, Gellan Gum, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Agar, Sodium Phytate, Beta-Glucan, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum
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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 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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