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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningMethyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
PEG-75
HumectantButylene Glycol
Humectant
Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane
EmollientPropanediol
Solvent
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract
Skin ConditioningGarcinia Mangostana Peel Extract
Skin ConditioningMagnolia Officinalis Bark Extract
Antimicrobial
Silybum Marianum Extract
Skin Conditioning
Echinacea Purpurea Extract
MoisturisingLimonium Vulgare Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Betula Alba Bark Extract
Masking
Hydrolyzed Algin
Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester
Skin Conditioning
Coffea Arabica Seed Extract
Masking
Hydrolyzed Rice Extract
Skin Conditioning
Poria Cocos Sclerotium Extract
AstringentAlgae Extract
EmollientSqualane
Emollient
Yeast Extract
Skin ConditioningCaffeine
Skin Conditioning
PEG-8 Glyceryl Isostearate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Artemia Extract
Skin ConditioningLecithin
Emollient
Glycine
Buffering
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Oleth-3 Phosphate
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDextrin
AbsorbentSodium Hydroxide
BufferingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingLaureth-3
EmulsifyingHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingTrisodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Methyl Gluceth-20, PEG-75, Butylene Glycol, Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane, Propanediol, Glycereth-26, Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract, Garcinia Mangostana Peel Extract, Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract, Silybum Marianum Extract, Echinacea Purpurea Extract, Limonium Vulgare Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Betula Alba Bark Extract, Hydrolyzed Algin, Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester, Coffea Arabica Seed Extract, Hydrolyzed Rice Extract, Poria Cocos Sclerotium Extract, Algae Extract, Squalane, Yeast Extract, Caffeine, PEG-8 Glyceryl Isostearate, Glycerin, Artemia Extract, Lecithin, Glycine, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Oleth-3 Phosphate, Caprylyl Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Carbomer, Dextrin, Sodium Hydroxide, Xanthan Gum, Laureth-3, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Trisodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Acrylates Copolymer
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Ceratonia Siliqua Gum
EmollientChondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantBetaine
Humectant
Algin
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Potassium Chloride
Agar
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sucrose
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningGalactomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Pyrus Communis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Collagen Extract
Skin Conditioning
Iris Florentina Root Extract
MaskingCucumis Melo Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningHedera Helix Leaf/Stem Extract
AntimicrobialDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Bifida Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Glycerin, Acrylates Copolymer, Niacinamide, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Dipropylene Glycol, Betaine, Algin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Chloride, Agar, Caprylyl Glycol, Sucrose, Allantoin, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Adenosine, Disodium EDTA, Pyrus Communis Fruit Extract, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Collagen Extract, Iris Florentina Root Extract, Cucumis Melo Fruit Extract, Hedera Helix Leaf/Stem Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Lactobacillus Ferment, Bifida Ferment Filtrate, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Tocopherol
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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 GlycolCaprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid or alcohol, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl 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 GlycerinThis ingredient is made when the Lactobacillus bacteria (the same kind that makes yogurt and kimchi) are allowed to ferment a nutrient medium.
As it ferments, it collects lactic acid, peptides, enzymes, and other bioactive metabolites to provide:
A 2023 review noted that probiotic fermentation ingredients like this one can enhance antioxidant capacity, reduce UV-induced oxidative damage, and support barrier function.
One clinical study from the same year showed a Lactobacillus ferment lysate significantly reduced transepidermal water loss and improved skin hydration.
Another review highlighted that topical Lactobacillus-based preparations can improve ceramide levels in the stratum corneum, support barrier integrity, and even help reduce S. aureus colonization in atopic dermatitis.
Why is this so cool?
Basically, your skin's outer layer works as a brick wall; skin cells are bricks and ceramides are the mortar holding it together. Moisture escapes, irritants get in, and your skin gets dry and reactive when ceramide levels drop. On top of that, "bad" skin bacteria S. aureus loves to move in when your barrier is weak to make inflammation and irritation worse.
So Lactobacillus ferment is basically patching the wall and evicting the troublemaker when it boosts ceramide production and help keep S. aureus in check.
On top of all this, it also acts as a mild antimicrobial preservative booster.
Just so you know, most studies focus on specific strains or the lysate form rather than this generic "Lactobacillus Ferment", so results can vary.
Though it's a promising ingredient, it doesn't have decades of robust clinical data behind it just yet.
Lactobacillus Ferment is generally considered safe for fungal-acne prone skin. The key thing to understand is that it comes from bacteria, not yeast or fungus.
Yeast-derived ferments (like galactomyces) have been shown to activate a protein that's linked to Malassezia-related skin issues whereas lactobacillus doesn't have that problem.
Its byproducts also don't contain the types of fatty acids (C11-24 chain lengths) that Malassezia feeds on.
Learn more about Lactobacillus FermentWater. 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 Water
