What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantPropanediol
SolventButylene Glycol
HumectantPentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningSqualane
EmollientCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingLonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningHydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Benzyl Alcohol
PerfumingHydrolyzed Jojoba Esters
Skin ConditioningLonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract
PerfumingAlcohol Denat.
AntimicrobialAgave Tequilana Leaf Extract
AstringentBisabolol
AntioxidantAllantoin
Skin ConditioningSodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Totarol
AntioxidantSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantMirabilis Jalapa Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningPhenethyl Alcohol
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeBeta-Glucan
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Squalane, Carbomer, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Benzyl Alcohol, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Alcohol Denat., Agave Tequilana Leaf Extract, Bisabolol, Allantoin, Sodium Gluconate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Totarol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Mirabilis Jalapa Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Phenethyl Alcohol, Caprylyl Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Beta-Glucan
Water
Skin ConditioningKaolin
AbrasiveHoney
HumectantGlycerin
HumectantPropanediol
SolventDipropylene Glycol
HumectantOryza Sativa Hull Powder
AbrasiveIsononyl Isononanoate
Emollient1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningCetyl Alcohol
EmollientCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingPolyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientButylene Glycol
HumectantOryza Sativa Bran
AbrasiveOryza Sativa Lees Extract
Skin ConditioningOryza Sativa Extract
AbsorbentHoney Extract
HumectantBentonite
AbsorbentPalmitic Acid
EmollientStearic Acid
CleansingBehenyl Alcohol
EmollientCellulose
AbsorbentZea Mays Starch
AbsorbentXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantPotassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPolyacrylate-13
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientSodium Phytate
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin ConditioningEthylhexyl Palmitate
EmollientSorbitan Isostearate
EmulsifyingMenthyl Lactate
MaskingWater, Kaolin, Honey, Glycerin, Propanediol, Dipropylene Glycol, Oryza Sativa Hull Powder, Isononyl Isononanoate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cetyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Butylene Glycol, Oryza Sativa Bran, Oryza Sativa Lees Extract, Oryza Sativa Extract, Honey Extract, Bentonite, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Behenyl Alcohol, Cellulose, Zea Mays Starch, Xanthan Gum, Hydroxyacetophenone, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polyacrylate-13, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Sodium Phytate, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Menthyl Lactate
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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 GlycerinPropanediol is an all-star ingredient. It softens, hydrates, and smooths the skin.Â
It’s often used to:
Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use. It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.
Learn more about PropanediolWater. 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