What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientDextrin Palmitate
Emulsifying
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingIsododecane
EmollientTrimethylsiloxysilicate
Emollient
PEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Polyethylene
Abrasive
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningSucrose Tetraisostearate
EmollientPEG-20 Hydrogenated Castor Oil Triisostearate
Emulsifying
Arginine
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
BHT
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Iron Oxides
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Dextrin Palmitate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Isododecane, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Polyethylene, Butylene Glycol, Water, Sucrose Tetraisostearate, PEG-20 Hydrogenated Castor Oil Triisostearate, Arginine, Sodium Hyaluronate, BHT, Tocopherol, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Iron Oxides, Mica, Titanium Dioxide
C11-12 Isoparaffin
Skin Conditioning
Trimethylsiloxysilicate
Emollient
Isododecane
EmollientDextrin Palmitate
Emulsifying
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantParaffin
Skin ConditioningDipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate
EmulsifyingSucrose Tetrastearate Triacetate
Emollient
Dextrin Palmitate/Ethylhexanoate
Emulsifying
PEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningEuphorbia Cerifera Wax
Sucrose Tetraisostearate
EmollientPEG-20 Hydrogenated Castor Oil Triisostearate
Emulsifying
Trimethylsiloxysilylcarbamoyl Pullulan
Microcrystalline Wax
Emulsion StabilisingTriethoxycaprylylsilane
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Arginine
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
BHT
Antioxidant
Sodium Magnesium Silicate
PEG/PPG-36/41 Dimethyl Ether
Skin ConditioningMortierella Oil
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Citronellol
Perfuming
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
C11-12 Isoparaffin, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Isododecane, Dextrin Palmitate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, CI 77499, Paraffin, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate, Sucrose Tetrastearate Triacetate, Dextrin Palmitate/Ethylhexanoate, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Water, Euphorbia Cerifera Wax, Sucrose Tetraisostearate, PEG-20 Hydrogenated Castor Oil Triisostearate, Trimethylsiloxysilylcarbamoyl Pullulan, Microcrystalline Wax, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Arginine, Tocopherol, BHT, Sodium Magnesium Silicate, PEG/PPG-36/41 Dimethyl Ether, Mortierella Oil, Parfum, Glycerin, Citronellol, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate
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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.
Arginine is a semi-essential amino acid. This just means our bodies can product a bit on its own, but sometimes needs a little boost from food sources.
It is a part of your skin's natural moisturizing factor (NMF), or the water-loving molecules in your outermost layer of skin (stratum corneum) that keeps everything hydrated and happy.
Here's an interesting thing about Arginine: your skin converts it into urea through the Krebs-Henseleit urea cycle. Urea is one of the most effective humectants your skin naturally produces.
A clinical study showed applying 2.5% arginine hydrochloride to atopic dermatitis skin showed significant urea levels in the stratum corneum and improved moisture in just four weeks.
Arginine is also a precursor to nitric oxide; nitric oxide improves microcirculation and supports wound healing and collagen synthesis.
One study found that an amino acid complex containing Arginine reduced skin irritation, improved hydration, and accelerated skin repair in clinical / in-vivo studies.
Arginine itself is an amino acid and not a fatty acid, oil, or ester. On its own, it's not a direct food source for Malassezia, or the yeast that causes fungal acne.
Learn more about ArginineBHT is a synthetic antioxidant and preservative.
As an antioxidant, it helps your body fight off free-radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells.
As a preservative, it is used to stabilize products and prevent them from degrading. Specifically, BHT prevents degradation from oxidation.
The concerns related to BHT come from oral studies; this ingredient is currently allowed for use by both the FDA and EU.
However, it was recently restricted for use in the UK as of April 2024.
Learn more about BHTButylene 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 GlycolDextrin Palmitate is an oil-loving texture helper made by bonding palmitic acid onto Dextrin. It's main roles are to turn liquid oils into spreadable gels and prevent ingredients from separating.
It also lends a silky, non-greasy slip that makes products feel more elegant.
Typical use concentrations range from 0.5-5%, but can go up to 10% depending on how firm the gel is.
Because it's an ester built on a fatty acid, it may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Dextrin PalmitateDisteardimonium Hectorite comes from the clay mineral named hectorite. It is used to add thickness to a product.
It can also help stabilize a product by helping to disperse other ingredients.
Hectorite is a rare, white clay mineral.
Learn more about Disteardimonium HectoriteIsododecane is a fragrance, emollient, and solvent.
As an emollient, it helps your skin stay soft and hydrated. Emollients help trap moisture into your skin.
Isododecane's role as a solvent makes it a great texture enhancer. It spreads smoothly on skin and does not leave a sticky feeling behind. Isododecane also helps prevent color transfer in makeup products.
Isododecane is not absorbed into skin.
The chemical name for this ingredient is 2,2,4,6,6-PENTAMETHYLHEPTANE.
Learn more about IsododecanePeg-10 Dimethicone is silicone with conditioner and emulsifier properties. It mostly acts as an emollient in skincare and and humectant in haircare.
According to the manufacturer, acidic formulations decrease the stability of this ingredient. It works best in neutral or near neutral formulations.
PEG-20 Hydrogenated Castor Oil Triisostearate is an oil.
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 HyaluronateWe don't have a description for Sucrose Tetraisostearate yet.
Tocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about TocopherolTriethoxycaprylylsilane is a silicon-based surface modifier that makes sunscreens feel silky and makeup stay put.
Its main job is to coat mineral particles like titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, and color pigments in a thin, oily layer so they spread smoothly, don't clump, and stick to skin better.
This ingredient is typically used at low levels (up to 2.5% in eyeshadow and 1% in lipstick).
Learn more about TriethoxycaprylylsilaneThis silicone is an emollient. Emollients create a thin film on the skin to prevent moisture from escaping.
It is not soluble in water and helps increase water-resistance in products.
According to a manufacturer, it can blend seamlessly with silicone oils, such as Cyclopentasiloxane.
Learn more about TrimethylsiloxysilicateWater. 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
