What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTriethanolamine
BufferingPearl Extract
Antioxidant
PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Trideceth-10
CleansingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Phellinus Linteus Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Vitex Trifolia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningUrtica Dioica Extract
AstringentThuja Occidentalis Leaf Extract
Antioxidant
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Extract
Abrasive
Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract
AstringentPersea Gratissima Fruit Extract
EmollientJuglans Regia Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningHippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Cnidium Officinale Root Extract
Skin ConditioningChrysanthemum Morifolium Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Asarum Sieboldii Root Extract
Skin ConditioningAngelica Dahurica Root Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Parfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Alcohol, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Pearl Extract, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Trideceth-10, Butylene Glycol, Panthenol, Betaine, Phellinus Linteus Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Vitex Trifolia Fruit Extract, Urtica Dioica Extract, Thuja Occidentalis Leaf Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Extract, Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract, Persea Gratissima Fruit Extract, Juglans Regia Seed Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Cnidium Officinale Root Extract, Chrysanthemum Morifolium Flower Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Asarum Sieboldii Root Extract, Angelica Dahurica Root Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Styrene/Vp Copolymer
Lactobacillus/Rice Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningOryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Rice Bran Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycosphingolipids
EmollientGlucosyl Ceramide
Skin Conditioning
Alpha-Glucan
HumectantButylene Glycol
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPolysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Alcohol Denat., Styrene/Vp Copolymer, Lactobacillus/Rice Ferment Filtrate, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Hydrolyzed Rice Bran Extract, Glycosphingolipids, Glucosyl Ceramide, Alpha-Glucan, Butylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Polysorbate 80, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben
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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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. 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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