This barrier-repair serum is formulated around Sodium Hyaluronate to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.
This anti-aging serum is formulated around Niacinamide and Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38 to soften the look of wrinkles.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
No concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Isocetyl Stearoyl Stearate
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Yeast Extract
Skin ConditioningSqualane
Emollient
Glycol Palmitate
Emulsifying
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Lecithin
Emollient
Sodium Methyl Stearoyl Taurate
CleansingSodium Thiooctoyl/Formoyl Hyaluronate
HumectantPalmitoyl Tripeptide-38
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Eragrostis Tef Seed Extract
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingTetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Citric Acid
Buffering
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPolyglucuronic Acid
Skin ConditioningCetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Isocetyl Stearoyl Stearate, Niacinamide, Pentylene Glycol, Jojoba Esters, Hydrolyzed Yeast Extract, Squalane, Glycol Palmitate, Cetyl Alcohol, Lecithin, Sodium Methyl Stearoyl Taurate, Sodium Thiooctoyl/Formoyl Hyaluronate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Hydrolyzed Eragrostis Tef Seed Extract, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Polyglucuronic Acid, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Tocopherol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol
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 GlycolWater. 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!
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