What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Glycerin
Humectant
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingMethyl Perfluoroisobutyl Ether
SolventLauryl Glucoside
CleansingAcrylates Copolymer
Methyl Perfluorobutyl Ether
SolventSodium Chloride
MaskingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Lactococcus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Bifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Benzoate
Preservative
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Potassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Decyl Glucoside, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Glycerin, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Methyl Perfluoroisobutyl Ether, Lauryl Glucoside, Acrylates Copolymer, Methyl Perfluorobutyl Ether, Sodium Chloride, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Dipropylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hexylene Glycol, Panthenol, Allantoin, Disodium EDTA, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Potassium Benzoate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ceramide NP, Niacinamide, Butylene Glycol, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid, Asiatic Acid, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Potassium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Beta-Glucan, Tocopherol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sorbitol
Humectant
Potassium Cocoyl Glutamate
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantSodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Maltitol
HumectantLauramidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingGlycereth-26
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate
Ceramide Ng
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Junos Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPrunus Persica Leaf Extract
Emollient
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Serine
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialButylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-75 Dilaurate
Emulsifying
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Glycerin, Sorbitol, Potassium Cocoyl Glutamate, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Pentylene Glycol, Maltitol, Lauramidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Glycereth-26, Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate, Ceramide Ng, Citrus Junos Fruit Extract, Prunus Persica Leaf Extract, Allantoin, Serine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Butylene Glycol, PEG-75 Dilaurate, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Tocopherol
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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.
Allantoin is a soothing ingredient known for its protective and moisturizing properties; it's basically a quiet workhorse ingredient you can find in a huge range of cosmetics.
Though it can be derived from the comfrey plant, allantoin is produced synthetically for cosmetic products to ensure purity.
Research shows it can encourage your skin cells to turn over and renew by stimulating keratinocyte and fibroblast proliferation.
It also has mild keratolytic properties to help loosen and shed dead skin cells without being harsh.
Studies also suggest allantoin can help calm inflammation by dialing down some of the chemical signals your skin sends out when it is irritated.
This ingredient is typically used in the 0.1-0.5% range, and the FDA recognizes it as a skin protectant in OTC products up to 2%.
Overall, allantoin is a wonderful addition to most routines; it is stable across a wide pH range (~4-8), works well with other ingredients, and is considered non-sensitizing/non-irritating.
Fun fact: Allantoin is naturally occurring in comfrey root, beets, chamomile, and wheat sprouts. Our bodies even produce it as a byproduct of uric acid metabolism.
Learn more about AllantoinButylene 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 GlycerinSodium 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 HyaluronateTocopherol 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
