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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Trehalose
Humectant
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Ectoin
Skin Conditioning
Diglycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
Masking
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glucose
Humectant
Dianthus Chinensis Extract
HumectantPaeonia Suffruticosa Extract
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingStephania Tetrandra Root Extract
Skin ConditioningHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingStearic Acid
Cleansing
Cholesterol
Emollient
Lespedeza Capitata Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract
Antioxidant
Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, Trehalose, Glycereth-26, Adenosine, Niacinamide, Ectoin, Diglycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Arginine, Allantoin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glucose, Dianthus Chinensis Extract, Paeonia Suffruticosa Extract, Maltodextrin, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Beta-Glucan, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Xanthan Gum, Stephania Tetrandra Root Extract, Hexylene Glycol, Stearic Acid, Cholesterol, Lespedeza Capitata Leaf/Stem Extract, Ceramide NP, Madecassoside, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Asiaticoside, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Hydroxyacetophenone, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Polysorbate 20, Ethylhexylglycerin, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid
UV Absorber
Glycerin
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Leaf Water
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone
Emollient
Tromethamine
BufferingPolyphenylsilsesquioxane
Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid
UV Absorber
Vinyl Dimethicone
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
PEG/PPG-17/6 Copolymer
SolventDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer
PEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantSodium Citrate
BufferingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Artemisia Vulgaris Extract
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid, Glycerin, Centella Asiatica Leaf Water, Dimethicone, Tromethamine, Polyphenylsilsesquioxane, Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid, Vinyl Dimethicone, Panthenol, PEG/PPG-17/6 Copolymer, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Glyceryl Glucoside, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Hexylene Glycol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Citrate, Tocopherol, Artemisia Vulgaris Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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 GlycerinHexylene Glycol is a multitasker ingredient that works as a solvent, humectant, emulsifier, viscosity reducer, and preservative booster.
It is able to dissolve both water and oil-soluble ingredients to stabilize tricky actives and make products spread more easily.
As a humectant, it pulls water into the skin. But it's a pretty minor moisturizing ingredient compared to other humectants, like glycerin.
Interestingly, it can act as a mild penetration enhancer. One in vitro study on human skin found a 12% concentration upped the absorption of mometasone furoate (a medicinal ingredient used to treat inflammatory skin conditions) up to 7%.
This ingredient is typically used at levels of 0.1-10% depending on the role it's playing.
A patch test study on eczema patients didn't find a significant increase in irritation versus the control group, but the potential for irritation rises at higher concentrations.
Learn more about Hexylene GlycolHydroxyacetophenone is antioxidant with skin conditioning and soothing properties. It also boosts the efficiency of preservatives.
Though naturally occuring in Norwegian spruce needles, this ingredient is usually synthetically created.
This ingredient is not irritating or sensitizing. Recent research also suggests it may have skin-brightening effects through tyrosinase inhibition.
Learn more about HydroxyacetophenoneWater. 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
