What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningAesculus Hippocastanum Extract
Antioxidant
Phaseolus Radiatus Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract
Skin Protecting
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Allium Sativum Bulb Extract
Skin ConditioningLycium Chinense Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Trehalose
Humectant
Morus Alba Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Paradisi Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Magnolia Kobus Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningPlantago Asiatica Extract
Skin ConditioningLavandula Angustifolia Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sophora Angustifolia Root Extract
Skin ConditioningHouttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Taraxacum Officinale Extract
Skin ConditioningArctium Lappa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Squalane
Emollient
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Acacia Concinna Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil
Masking
Orchid Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Amara Leaf/Twig Oil
Masking
Cupressus Sempervirens Oil
Masking
Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids, Water, Aesculus Hippocastanum Extract, Phaseolus Radiatus Seed Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Allium Sativum Bulb Extract, Lycium Chinense Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Trehalose, Morus Alba Leaf Extract, Citrus Paradisi Fruit Extract, Glycerin, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Magnolia Kobus Bark Extract, Plantago Asiatica Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Extract, Sophora Angustifolia Root Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Taraxacum Officinale Extract, Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Allantoin, Squalane, Ceramide AP, Beta-Glucan, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Acacia Concinna Fruit Extract, Butylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Orchid Extract, Citrus Aurantium Amara Leaf/Twig Oil, Cupressus Sempervirens 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!
Learn more about Water
