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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Tranexamic Acid
Astringent
Paeonia Officinalis Flower Extract
TonicRose Extract
Skin ConditioningHydroxyproline
Skin ConditioningBupleurum Falcatum Callus Culture Extract
Soluble Collagen
Humectant
Lauryl Betaine
CleansingXylitol
Humectant
Melilotus Officinalis Extract
AstringentInositol
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningDipropylene Glycol
HumectantButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
PEG/PPG-14/7 Dimethyl Ether
Skin ConditioningPEG-150
HumectantErythritol
Humectant
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
PPG-13-Decyltetradeceth-24
EmulsifyingSodium Citrate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Disodium EDTA
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Tranexamic Acid, Paeonia Officinalis Flower Extract, Rose Extract, Hydroxyproline, Bupleurum Falcatum Callus Culture Extract, Soluble Collagen, Lauryl Betaine, Xylitol, Melilotus Officinalis Extract, Inositol, Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, PEG/PPG-14/7 Dimethyl Ether, PEG-150, Erythritol, Chlorphenesin, PPG-13-Decyltetradeceth-24, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Metabisulfite, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum
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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 GlycerinXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
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