What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Citrus Limon Peel Extract
EmollientCymbopogon Citratus Extract
Skin ConditioningSalix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Mentha Piperita Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialSalvia Officinalis Leaf Extract
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningAnanas Sativus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Bromelain
Skin Conditioning
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Tranexamic Acid
Astringent
Citrus Reticulata Peel Oil
Masking
Mangifera Indica Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningFrangula Alnus Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Citrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCurcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingHeptyl Glucoside
SurfactantAcacia Senegal Gum
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Arginine
Masking
Sorbitan Caprylate
EmulsifyingAscorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Tropolone
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Emblica Officinalis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningMalpighia Glabra Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Limon Juice
Skin Conditioning
Adansonia Digitata Fruit Extract
EmollientDaucus Carota Sativa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Cocos Nucifera Water
Masking
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract
Astringent
Thioctic Acid
Antioxidant
Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Citrus Limon Peel Extract, Cymbopogon Citratus Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi Leaf Extract, Mentha Piperita Leaf Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract, Glycerin, Water, Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract, Gluconolactone, Alcohol Denat., Bromelain, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Tranexamic Acid, Citrus Reticulata Peel Oil, Mangifera Indica Fruit Extract, Frangula Alnus Bark Extract, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Heptyl Glucoside, Acacia Senegal Gum, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Arginine, Sorbitan Caprylate, Ascorbic Acid, Tropolone, Parfum, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Emblica Officinalis Fruit Extract, Malpighia Glabra Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Juice, Adansonia Digitata Fruit Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract, Cocos Nucifera Water, Maltodextrin, Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract, Thioctic Acid, Ubiquinone
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Peucedanum Graveolens Extract
TonicXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingFructan
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Citrate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Disodium EDTA
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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 GlycerinWater. 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 WaterXanthan 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.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
