What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantAlcohol
Antimicrobial
Oryza Sativa Bran Extract
Skin Conditioning
Rice Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Glycosphingolipids
EmollientSoluble Collagen
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lysolecithin
EmulsifyingLysolecithin
EmulsifyingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingMethylparaben
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingDisodium EDTA
PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Alcohol, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Rice Ferment Filtrate, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Glycosphingolipids, Soluble Collagen, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ceramide NP, Hydrogenated Lysolecithin, Lysolecithin, Xanthan Gum, Methylparaben, Phenoxyethanol, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Disodium EDTA, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Methylpropanediol
SolventGlycereth-26
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Tromethamine
BufferingOryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glucose
Humectant
Oryza Sativa Bran Water
Masking
Oryza Sativa Seed Water
Antimicrobial
Pantolactone
Humectant
Aspergillus Ferment
Skin ConditioningDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Glycine
Buffering
Serine
Masking
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Leucine
Skin ConditioningAlanine
Masking
Lysine
Skin ConditioningArginine
Masking
Tyrosine
MaskingPhenylalanine
Masking
Valine
MaskingProline
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Isoleucine
Skin ConditioningHistidine
Humectant
Methionine
Skin ConditioningCysteine
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
Skin ConditioningCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Protease
Exfoliating
Trehalose
Humectant
Sh-Oligopeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Parfum
Masking
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Methylpropanediol, Glycereth-26, Dipropylene Glycol, Glyceryl Glucoside, Panthenol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Carbomer, Adenosine, Tromethamine, Oryza Sativa Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glucose, Oryza Sativa Bran Water, Oryza Sativa Seed Water, Pantolactone, Aspergillus Ferment, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Glycine, Serine, Glutamic Acid, Gluconolactone, Aspartic Acid, Leucine, Alanine, Lysine, Arginine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Valine, Proline, Threonine, Isoleucine, Histidine, Methionine, Cysteine, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Protease, Trehalose, Sh-Oligopeptide-1, Disodium EDTA, Parfum
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 GlycolDipropylene Glycol is a synthetically created humectant, stabilizer, and solvent.
This ingredient helps:
Dipropylene glycol is technically an alcohol, but it belongs to the glycol family (often considered part of the ‘good’ alcohols). This means it is hydrating and gentle on skin unlike drying solvent alcohols like denatured alcohol.
As a masking agent, Dipropylene Glycol can be used to cover the smell of other ingredients. However, it does not have a scent.
Studies show Dipropylene Glycol is considered safe to use in skincare.
Learn more about Dipropylene GlycolDisodium EDTA is a chelating agent. It grabs onto and deactivates metal ions that sneak into your products from water, packaging, or air.
This ingredient mainly works behind the scenes and helps with:
On top of that, this ingredient can counteract the effects of hard water by binding to the minerals in it.
One thing worth knowing is that Disodium EDTA has been shown to be a mild penetration enhancer. It can help other ingredients absorb into skin more effectively which can be a double-edged sword (great for actives, but can also make the active too strong if you have sensitive skin).
Clinical patch testing showed no significant skin irritation at typical use concentrations and minimal dermal absorption.
You'll most likely see this ingredient near the end of an ingredient list. It's typically found in concentrations less than 1%.
Learn more about Disodium EDTAGlycerin (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 GlycerinWater. 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
