What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Triheptanoin
Skin ConditioningLauryl Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Behenate
Emollient
Oleic Acid
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Terminalia Arjuna Extract
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingRetinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Lecithin
Emollient
Tropolone
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower Oil
Masking
Rosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Triheptanoin, Lauryl Laurate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Pentylene Glycol, Glyceryl Behenate, Oleic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Carbomer, Cetearyl Glucoside, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Terminalia Arjuna Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Retinyl Palmitate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Lecithin, Tropolone, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Rosa Damascena Flower Water
Glycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Squalane
Emollient
Trehalose
Humectant
Triethylhexanoin
MaskingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Dimethicone Crosspolymer-3
Skin Conditioning
Glycine Soja Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Collagen
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
Humectant
Kjellmaniella Crassifolia Extract
EmollientLonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningPancratium Maritimum Extract
BleachingPhysalis Angulata Extract
Skin ProtectingSodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Tetrapeptide-5
Skin Conditioning
Pullulan
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Pentylene Glycol, Squalane, Trehalose, Triethylhexanoin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dimethicone Crosspolymer-3, Glycine Soja Seed Extract, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Kjellmaniella Crassifolia Extract, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Pancratium Maritimum Extract, Physalis Angulata Extract, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tetrapeptide-5, Pullulan, Tocopheryl Acetate
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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.
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 GlycerinPentylene Glycol (1,2-pentanediol) is a multitasking little diol with three main roles in a formula:
Research on alkanediols (the family pentylene glycol belongs to) show they work by disrupting microbial cell membranes. This disruption helps the primary preservative system in a product work more effectively at lower doses.
On the safety side, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe as used in current cosmetic practices + concentrations.
Typical use levels in a formula run about 1-5%.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolSodium 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 HyaluronateTocopheryl Acetate is a stable, shelf-friendly form of vitamin E.
Formulators love it because plain vitamin E oxidizes quickly once it hits air. This acetate version stays stable and resists going off, helping to extend a product's shelf life.
It's actually inactive on its own and works like a slow-release "storage" form; the enzymes in your skin called esterases gradually convert it into active vitamin E over time.
One in vivo study showed 5% of the acetate in the living layer of the epidermis converted to vitamin E after 5 days of application. This study also found the skin gained protection against UV damage even though the conversion was slow and small.
Once converted, vitamin E acts as a skin's main fat-soluble antioxidant that fights free radicals to protect skin from damage.
Topical vitamin E generally boosts the skin's photoprotection, and it reduced UV-damage in animal models.
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.
Overall, it has a pretty solid safety profile and has been found to be non-irritating and non-comedogenic. Allergic reactions may happen but stay rare due to how widely the ingredient gets used.
The concentration will vary depending on the formula; industry data shows 0.1% in baby lotions, 3% in lipsticks, and 5% in foot powders. You can also find this ingredient at 100% in a pure vitamin E oil.
Most leave-on skincare keeps it at the lower end, often between 0.5-1%.
Learn more about Tocopheryl Acetate
