What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSqualane
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Triethanolamine
BufferingChlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingDipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingUbiquinone
Antioxidant
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Retinol
Skin Conditioning
Lecithin
Emollient
Carnitine
Cleansing
Hydrolyzed Collagen
Emollient
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingParfum
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Tetrasodium EDTA
Water, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Trehalose, Ethylhexylglycerin, Squalane, Butylene Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Polysorbate 20, Xanthan Gum, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Triethanolamine, Chlorphenesin, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Ubiquinone, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Retinol, Lecithin, Carnitine, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Carbomer, Parfum, Phenoxyethanol, Tetrasodium EDTA
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Niacinamide
Smoothing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract
AntimicrobialEucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Thymus Vulgaris Extract
Perfuming
Aspalathus Linearis Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Propanediol, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycerin, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Allantoin, Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract, Thymus Vulgaris Extract, Aspalathus Linearis Extract
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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.
Glycerin (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 GlycerinSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium Hyaluronate
