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What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
Emulsifying
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Disodium EDTA
Water, Propanediol, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cetearyl Alcohol, Panthenol, Madecassoside, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Ceramide AP, 1,2-Hexanediol, Potassium Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Butylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Poly(1,2-Butanediol)-4 PEG/PPG-29/9 Methyl Glucose
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide
Emulsion Stabilising
Glycogen
HumectantMagnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Dipeptide-8
Skin Conditioning
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Grifola Frondosa Fruiting Body Extract
EmollientBrassica Napus Seed Oil
Emollient
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Poly(1,2-Butanediol)-4 PEG/PPG-29/9 Methyl Glucose, Pentylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Saccharide Isomerate, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide, Glycogen, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Dipeptide-8, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Grifola Frondosa Fruiting Body Extract, Brassica Napus Seed 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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