What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Phenylalanine
Masking
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Arginine
Masking
Lysine
Skin ConditioningSerine
Masking
Alanine
Masking
Threonine
Histidine
Humectant
Isoleucine
Skin ConditioningTyrosine
MaskingLeucine
Skin ConditioningValine
MaskingGlycine
Buffering
Nymphaea Alba Root Extract
Skin ConditioningBerberis Vulgaris Root Extract
AntimicrobialPolygala Senega Root Extract
RefreshingHypnea Musciformis Extract
Skin ProtectingSucrose
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Urea
Buffering
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Jojoba Wax PEG-120 Esters
Surfactant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingTriacetin
AntimicrobialSodium Palmitoyl Proline
Skin ConditioningPPG-5-Ceteth-20
EmulsifyingChlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Polyquaternium-51
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
Sodium Citrate
BufferingDisodium EDTA
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Pentylene Glycol, Polysorbate 20, Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Trehalose, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Caffeine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Glutamic Acid, Aspartic Acid, Arginine, Lysine, Serine, Alanine, Threonine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Tyrosine, Leucine, Valine, Glycine, Nymphaea Alba Root Extract, Berberis Vulgaris Root Extract, Polygala Senega Root Extract, Hypnea Musciformis Extract, Sucrose, Sodium PCA, Urea, Glycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Jojoba Wax PEG-120 Esters, Citric Acid, Dipropylene Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Triacetin, Sodium Palmitoyl Proline, PPG-5-Ceteth-20, Chlorphenesin, Polyquaternium-51, Parfum, Sodium Citrate, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, 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.
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 GlycerinSodium 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 HyaluronateTrehalose is a disaccharide made of two glucose molecules (glucose is sugar!). Trehalose is used to help moisturize skin. It also has antioxidant properties.
As a humectant, trehalose helps draw moisture from the air to your skin. This helps keep your skin hydrated.
Due to its antioxidant properties, trehalose may help with signs of aging. Antioxidants help fight free-radical molecules, unstable molecules that may damage your skin.
In medicine, trehalose and hyaluronic acid are used to help treat dry eyes.
Some animals, plants, and bacteria create trehalose as a source of energy to survive freeze or lack of water.
Learn more about TrehaloseWater. 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
