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 ConditioningVitis 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 ConditioningAnnona 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 most commonly used as a preservative. It also has a subtle, sweet smell. Small amounts of Benzyl Alcohol is not irritating and safe to use in skincare products. Most Benzyl Alcohol is derived from fruits such as apricots.
Benzyl Alcohol has both antibacterial and antioxidant properties. These properties help lengthen the shelf life of products. Benzyl Alcohol is a solvent and helps dissolve other ingredients. It can also improve the texture and spreadability.
Alcohol comes in many different forms. Different types of alcohol will have different effects on skin. This ingredient is an astringent alcohol.
Using high concentrations of these alcohols are drying on the skin. They may strip away your skin's natural oils and even damage your skin barrier. Astringent alcohols may also irritate skin.
Other types of astringent alcohols include:
According to the National Rosacea Society based in the US, you should be mindful of products with these alcohols in the top half of ingredients.
Any type of sanitizing product will have high amounts of alcohol to help kill bacteria and viruses.
Learn more about Benzyl AlcoholPentylene glycol is typically used within a product to thicken it. It also adds a smooth, soft, and moisturizing feel to the product. It is naturally found in plants such as sugar beets.
The hydrophilic trait of Pentylene Glycol makes it a humectant. As a humectant, Pentylene Glycol helps draw moisture from the air to your skin. This can help keep your skin hydrated.
This property also makes Pentylene Glycol a great texture enhancer. It can also help thicken or stabilize a product.
Pentylene Glycol also acts as a mild preservative and helps to keep a product microbe-free.
Some people may experience mild eye and skin irritation from Pentylene Glycol. We always recommend speaking with a professional about using this ingredient in your routine.
Pentylene Glycol has a low molecular weight and is part of the 1,2-glycol family.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolTocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.
Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.
Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.
You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.
There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.
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. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water
