What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Brassicamidopropyl Dimethylamine
Skin ConditioningIsoamyl Laurate
Emollient
Distearyldimonium Chloride
Hydrogenated Coconut Oil
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Copernicia Cerifera Wax
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Dipropylene Glycol
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientMalt Extract
Skin ProtectingChondrus Crispus Powder
Abrasive
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Agar
MaskingCentella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingLactobacillus/Rye Flour Ferment
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus/Soymilk Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningBacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningBifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Rehmannia Glutinosa Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCornus Officinalis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningDioscorea Japonica Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Alisma Orientale Tuber Extract
Skin ConditioningPoria Cocos Sclerotium Extract
AstringentPaeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract
Skin ProtectingCaffeine
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Streptococcus Thermophilus Ferment
Humectant
Lactococcus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Gellan Gum
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Biotin
AntiseborrhoeicSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
CI 73360
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantAsiaticoside
Antioxidant
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Pantothenic Acid
Skin ConditioningFolic Acid
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Pyridoxine
Skin ConditioningThiamine Hcl
MaskingHydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Lysine
Skin ConditioningGlycine
Buffering
Alanine
Masking
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Arginine
Masking
Serine
Masking
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Leucine
Skin ConditioningTryptophan
MaskingAspartic Acid
Masking
Valine
MaskingGlutamine
Skin ConditioningThreonine
Isoleucine
Skin ConditioningPhenylalanine
Masking
Histidine
Humectant
Methionine
Skin ConditioningCystine
MaskingTyrosine
MaskingAsparagine
MaskingHyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Riboflavin
Cosmetic ColorantCyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningWater, Cetyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Brassicamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Isoamyl Laurate, Distearyldimonium Chloride, Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Parfum, Behenyl Alcohol, Lactic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Panthenol, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Salicylic Acid, Niacinamide, Dipropylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Malt Extract, Chondrus Crispus Powder, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Agar, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, Lactobacillus/Rye Flour Ferment, Lactobacillus/Soymilk Ferment Filtrate, Bacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Rehmannia Glutinosa Root Extract, Cornus Officinalis Fruit Extract, Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract, Alisma Orientale Tuber Extract, Poria Cocos Sclerotium Extract, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract, Caffeine, Tocopheryl Acetate, Streptococcus Thermophilus Ferment, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Propanediol, Gellan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Biotin, Sodium Hyaluronate, CI 73360, CI 77492, CI 77499, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid, Asiatic Acid, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Pantothenic Acid, Folic Acid, Ceramide NP, Pyridoxine, Thiamine Hcl, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Beta-Glucan, Lysine, Glycine, Alanine, Glutamic Acid, Arginine, Serine, Proline, Leucine, Tryptophan, Aspartic Acid, Valine, Glutamine, Threonine, Isoleucine, Phenylalanine, Histidine, Methionine, Cystine, Tyrosine, Asparagine, Hyaluronic Acid, Riboflavin, Cyanocobalamin, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Potassium Hyaluronate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Petrolatum
Emollient
Distearyldimonium Chloride
Isopropyl Palmitate
Emollient
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Colloidal Oatmeal
Absorbent
Ophiopogon Japonicus Root Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Tetrapeptide-21
Skin Conditioning
Myristoyl Pentapeptide-11
Skin Conditioning
Polymethyl Methacrylate
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Benzalkonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Petrolatum, Distearyldimonium Chloride, Isopropyl Palmitate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cetyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Colloidal Oatmeal, Ophiopogon Japonicus Root Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Retinyl Palmitate, Ascorbic Acid, Beta-Glucan, Tetrapeptide-21, Myristoyl Pentapeptide-11, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Maltodextrin, Benzalkonium Chloride, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Benzyl Alcohol
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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.
Beta-Glucan is a polysaccharide. It can be derived from the cell walls of seaweed, oats, yeast, and fungi. It hydrates the skin and helps boost your skin's natural barrier.
As an antioxidant, beta-glucan helps fight free-radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Studies show this ingredient may be an effective wrinkle reducer as it can deeply penetrate into skin. It has also been show to help with wound healing.
Learn more about Beta-GlucanButylene 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 GlycolCetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.
Its main roles are:
Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol.
The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
Learn more about Cetyl AlcoholDistearyldimonium Chloride is an antistatic agent and a surfactant.
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 GlycerinTocopheryl Acetate is AKA Vitamin E. It is an antioxidant and protects your skin from free radicals. Free radicals damage the skin by breaking down collagen.
One study found using Tocopheryl Acetate with Vitamin C decreased the number of sunburned cells.
Tocopheryl Acetate is commonly found in both skincare and dietary supplements.
Learn more about Tocopheryl AcetateWater. 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
