What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Water
Skin ConditioningZinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Isostearyl Neopentanoate
Emollient
Cerium Oxide
Dimer Dilinoleyl Hydrogenated Rosinate
EmollientTocopherol
Antioxidant
Hydrogen Dimethicone
Flower Extract
Vaccinium Myrtillus Leaf Extract
AstringentGlyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Lathyrus Odoratus Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningTea-Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Dimethicone
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPhytosteryl Macadamiate
Skin Conditioning
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientTrimethylsiloxysilicate
Emollient
Silica
Abrasive
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate
Emulsifying
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCyclopentasiloxane, Water, Zinc Oxide, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Titanium Dioxide, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Isostearyl Neopentanoate, Cerium Oxide, Dimer Dilinoleyl Hydrogenated Rosinate, Tocopherol, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Flower Extract, Vaccinium Myrtillus Leaf Extract, Glyceryl Glucoside, Lathyrus Odoratus Flower Extract, Tea-Cocoyl Glutamate, Dimethicone, Pentylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Silica, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientButylene Glycol Diisononanoate
EmollientPolyglyceryl-10 Diisostearate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-20 Hexacaprylate
SurfactantPolyglyceryl-20 Octaisononanoate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Tridecane
Perfuming
Dicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Behenate/Eicosadioate
Emollient
Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Diglycerin
Humectant
Humulus Lupulus Extract
AntimicrobialCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Rubus Ellipticus Root Extract
HumectantPhytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin
HumectantPPG-2 Arginine
HumectantStearoyl Inulin
EmollientWater
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Butylene Glycol Diisononanoate, Polyglyceryl-10 Diisostearate, Polyglyceryl-20 Hexacaprylate, Polyglyceryl-20 Octaisononanoate, Glycerin, Tridecane, Dicaprylyl Ether, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Glyceryl Behenate/Eicosadioate, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone, Diglycerin, Humulus Lupulus Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Rubus Ellipticus Root Extract, Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin, PPG-2 Arginine, Stearoyl Inulin, Water, Tocopherol, Lactic Acid
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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 GlycerinPentylene 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
