What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Rosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningSucrose Laurate
Emollient
Sucrose Stearate
EmollientXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingLecithin
Emollient
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPullulan
Citrus Reticulata Extract
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Vitis Vinifera Vine Extract
Skin ConditioningActivated Clay
AbsorbentBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Citrus Nobilis Oil
Masking
Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Water, Sucrose Laurate, Sucrose Stearate, Xanthan Gum, Lecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Pullulan, Citrus Reticulata Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Vitis Vinifera Vine Extract, Activated Clay, Benzyl Alcohol, Salicylic Acid, Sorbic Acid, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Citrus Nobilis Oil
Water
Skin ConditioningCitrus Sinensis Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Annona Cherimola Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Dextran
Diutan Gum
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Citrate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Phenylpropanol
Masking
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Citrus Sinensis Fruit Extract, Niacinamide, Pentylene Glycol, Annona Cherimola Fruit Extract, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Tripeptide-1, Dextran, Diutan Gum, Tocopherol, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Phenylpropanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Benzyl Alcohol is an aromatic alcohol with several roles: it's a preservative, solvent, and mild fragrance component with a floral scent.
This ingredient has been deemed safe for use in cosmetic formulations at concentrations up to 5%, and up to 10% in hair dyes. You'll typically see 0.5-2% in most rinse-off or leave-on products.
As a preservative, it works by disrupting the membrane of microbial proteins. This helps keep bacteria and fungi from growing in your products.
The sensitization picture is actually quite assuring as well:of nearly 71,000 patients patch tested with benzyl alcohol, only 0.21% showed a positive reaction with most of them being weakly positive.
This led researchers to conclude that benzyl alcohol cannot be regarded as a significant contact allergen.
It is worth noting this ingredient is classified as one of the EU's regulated fragrance allergens and restricted to 1% in finished products.
Labels must also declare it in concentrations above 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01% in rinse-off products.
At concentrations around 5%, localized redness and itching can appear as a direct irritant response and not as a true allergic reaction.
Learn more about Benzyl AlcoholPentylene Glycol (1,2-pentanediol) is a multitasking little diol with three main roles in a formula:
Research on alkanediols (the family pentylene glycol belongs to) show they work by disrupting microbial cell membranes. This disruption helps the primary preservative system in a product work more effectively at lower doses.
On the safety side, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe as used in current cosmetic practices + concentrations.
Typical use levels in a formula run about 1-5%.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolTocopherol 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 TocopherolWater. 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
