What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Isononyl Isononanoate
EmollientDimethicone
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Trametes Versicolor Extract
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Algae Extract
EmollientAcetyl Glucosamine
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethyl Urea
Humectant
Lens Esculenta Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane
EmollientCitrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Triticum Vulgare Germ Extract
Skin ConditioningResveratrol
Antioxidant
Artemia Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Sucrose
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Salicylic Acid
Masking
PEG-75
HumectantYeast Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hydroxide
BufferingOleth-3 Phosphate
SurfactantSorbitol
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Hordeum Distichon Extract
Skin ProtectingOleth-3
Emulsifying
Sodium Polyaspartate
HumectantCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingMyrtus Communis Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Oleth-5
Emulsifying
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Propylene Glycol Caprylate
Skin ConditioningSqualane
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Choleth-24
EmulsifyingCeteth-24
CleansingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Lactate
Buffering
Oryzanol
Skin ConditioningSodium PCA
Humectant
Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningGlucose
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Sodium Citrate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Disodium EDTA
BHT
Antioxidant
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Glycereth-26, Isononyl Isononanoate, Dimethicone, Propanediol, Trametes Versicolor Extract, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Algae Extract, Acetyl Glucosamine, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Lens Esculenta Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, Triticum Vulgare Germ Extract, Resveratrol, Artemia Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sucrose, Trehalose, Salicylic Acid, PEG-75, Yeast Extract, Sodium Hydroxide, Oleth-3 Phosphate, Sorbitol, Caprylyl Glycol, Hordeum Distichon Extract, Oleth-3, Sodium Polyaspartate, Carbomer, Myrtus Communis Leaf Extract, Caffeine, Oleth-5, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Propylene Glycol Caprylate, Squalane, Sodium Hyaluronate, Choleth-24, Ceteth-24, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Lactate, Oryzanol, Sodium PCA, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glucose, Parfum, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol
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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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Sodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateWater. 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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