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What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Arctostaphylos Uva Ursi Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Punica Granatum Pericarp Extract
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Mannitol
Humectant
Cellulose
Absorbent
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Disodium EDTA
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Oligopeptide-68
Bleaching
Sodium Oleate
CleansingHydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingBeetroot Red
Beta Vulgaris Root Powder
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
CI 77489
Cosmetic ColorantMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
CI 16035
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Butylene Glycol, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Arctostaphylos Uva Ursi Leaf Extract, Glycerin, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Punica Granatum Pericarp Extract, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Mannitol, Cellulose, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Disodium EDTA, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Oligopeptide-68, Sodium Oleate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Beetroot Red, Beta Vulgaris Root Powder, Citric Acid, CI 77489, Maltodextrin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ubiquinone, CI 16035
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Propolis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Glycosyl Trehalose
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantDipropylene Glycol
HumectantCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract
Antioxidant
Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialSaccharomyces/Viscum Album Ferment Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces/Imperata Cylindrica Root Ferment Extract
Emollient
Punica Granatum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Ficus Carica Fruit Extract
Humectant
Morus Alba Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Ginkgo Biloba Nut Extract
Skin ConditioningHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
Masking
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Butylene Glycol, Propolis Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycosyl Trehalose, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Dipropylene Glycol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Saccharomyces/Viscum Album Ferment Extract, Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Saccharomyces/Imperata Cylindrica Root Ferment Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Ficus Carica Fruit Extract, Morus Alba Fruit Extract, Ginkgo Biloba Nut Extract, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Carbomer, Arginine, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Allantoin, Adenosine, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
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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 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!
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