What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantDipropylene Glycol
HumectantCoco-Betaine
CleansingTea-Cocoyl Glutamate
CleansingPotassium Lauroyl Glutamate
CleansingButylene Glycol
HumectantCitric Acid
BufferingSodium Citrate
BufferingNiacinamide
SmoothingHydrolyzed Silk
HumectantPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeLonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningPerilla Ocymoides Leaf Extract
TonicCitrus Unshiu Peel Extract
MaskingAngelica Keiskei Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycyrrhiza Glabra Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPrunus Persica Kernel Extract
MoisturisingCoix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Coco-Betaine, Tea-Cocoyl Glutamate, Potassium Lauroyl Glutamate, Butylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Niacinamide, Hydrolyzed Silk, Phenoxyethanol, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Perilla Ocymoides Leaf Extract, Citrus Unshiu Peel Extract, Angelica Keiskei Leaf/Stem Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Leaf Extract, Prunus Persica Kernel Extract, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningLauric Acid
CleansingSorbitol
HumectantPEG-75
HumectantCocamide DEA
EmulsifyingDecyl Glucoside
CleansingButylene Glycol
HumectantDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
HumectantAminocaproic Acid
Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningHouttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantSqualane
EmollientCamphor
MaskingGlycerin
HumectantRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
MaskingPalmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
Skin ConditioningPEG-80 Sorbitan Laurate
Steareth-20
CleansingDisodium EDTA
Alcohol Denat.
AntimicrobialEthylparaben
PreservativePhenoxyethanol
PreservativeWater, Lauric Acid, Sorbitol, PEG-75, Cocamide DEA, Decyl Glucoside, Butylene Glycol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Aminocaproic Acid, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Squalane, Camphor, Glycerin, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, PEG-80 Sorbitan Laurate, Steareth-20, Disodium EDTA, Alcohol Denat., Ethylparaben, Phenoxyethanol
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 GlycolYou might know this plant as Job's Tears or Chinese pearl barley. It is a grain native to Southeast Asia.
This ingredient has skin conditioning properties. Emerging studies show the grain to exhibit antioxidant and anti-inflammation properties as well. (With one study finding this ingredient to be effective at blocking melanin when skin is exposed to UV).
Job's tears is rich in nutrients, such as thiamine, riboflavin, niacin and ascorbic acid.
You can also find great antioxidants such as ferulic acid, caffeic acid.
To top if off, ceramides are also present in this grain.
Learn more about Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed ExtractGlycerin (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!
Learn more about Water