What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Isoamyl Laurate
Emollient
Galactoarabinan
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingVaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycolic Acid
Buffering
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCitrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Saccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningAnanas Sativus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPassiflora Edulis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingAlcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTerminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningAcer Saccharum Extract
Skin ConditioningLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
Sodium Bisulfite
Antioxidant
Water, Glycerin, Isoamyl Laurate, Galactoarabinan, Sclerotium Gum, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, Glycolic Acid, Lactic Acid, Polysorbate 20, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Caffeine, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Sodium PCA, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract, Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract, Passiflora Edulis Fruit Extract, Butylene Glycol, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Alcohol Denat., Ethylhexylglycerin, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract, Acer Saccharum Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Bisulfite
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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!
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