What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Malt Juice
Skin ConditioningCitrus Limon Juice
Skin Conditioning
Pyrus Malus Juice
Skin ConditioningCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Hydrolyzed Carrot Extract
Skin ConditioningTrifolium Pratense Extract
Skin ConditioningMilk
Skin Conditioning
Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Dioscorea Villosa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialCyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum
Emulsion StabilisingZea Mays Silk Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycine Soja Extract
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Zea Mays Oil
Emulsifying
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate
Cleansing
Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum
Skin ConditioningCocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Calendula Officinalis Flower Oil
Masking
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Calcium Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Lecithin
Emollient
Citrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Malpighia Emarginata Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPhyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract
HumectantAdansonia Digitata Seed Oil
Emollient
Camphor
Masking
Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Cocos Nucifera Water
Masking
Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract
Astringent
Tapioca Starch
Thioctic Acid
Antioxidant
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Malt Juice, Citrus Limon Juice, Pyrus Malus Juice, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Hydrolyzed Carrot Extract, Trifolium Pratense Extract, Milk, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Dioscorea Villosa Root Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum, Zea Mays Silk Extract, Glycine Soja Extract, Citric Acid, Maltodextrin, Zea Mays Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Calendula Officinalis Flower Oil, Lactic Acid, Calcium Ascorbate, Tocopherol, Lecithin, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Malpighia Emarginata Fruit Extract, Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Camphor, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract, Cocos Nucifera Water, Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract, Tapioca Starch, Thioctic Acid
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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 GlycerinTocopherol 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 Tocopherol
