What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingLauric Acid
Cleansing
Lauryl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingCitrus Paradisi Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Paradisi Seed Extract
Masking
Citrus Paradisi Peel Extract
Perfuming
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Oryza Sativa Bran Extract
Skin Conditioning
Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Bambusa Vulgaris Water
Skin ConditioningChamaecyparis Obtusa Water
MaskingCamellia Sinensis Leaf Water
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Potassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Ceresin
Emulsion StabilisingSorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCapric Acid
Cleansing
Disodium EDTA
Acrylates Copolymer
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Myristic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Lauric Acid, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, Citrus Paradisi Fruit Extract, Citrus Paradisi Seed Extract, Citrus Paradisi Peel Extract, Oryza Sativa Extract, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract, Bambusa Vulgaris Water, Chamaecyparis Obtusa Water, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Potassium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ceramide NP, Beta-Glucan, Butylene Glycol, Ceresin, Sorbitan Olivate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Sodium Chloride, Capric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Acrylates Copolymer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Parfum
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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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