What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantButylene Glycol
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit Water
MaskingSolanum Lycopersicum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
C12-13 Pareth-9
Emulsifying1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Sclerotium Gum
HumectantXylitol
Humectant
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningOenothera Biennis Flower Extract
AstringentPinus Palustris Leaf Extract
TonicUlmus Davidiana Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Pueraria Lobata Root Extract
HumectantDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Trehalose
Humectant
Xylitylglucoside
Humectant
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Nicotinamide Mononucleotide
Antioxidant
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientPropanediol
Solvent
Bellis Perennis Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningPhenethyl Alcohol
MaskingPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Collagen
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Dimethylsilanol Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningHyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Sodium Hyaluronate Dimethylsilanol
HumectantSodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Disodium Phosphate
BufferingPotassium Phosphate
BufferingPotassium Chloride
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Anemarrhena Asphodeloides Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit Water, Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit Extract, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, C12-13 Pareth-9, 1,2-Hexanediol, Adenosine, Hydrolyzed Sclerotium Gum, Xylitol, Gluconolactone, Panthenol, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Glyceryl Glucoside, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract, Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Ceramide NP, Allantoin, Tocopherol, Trehalose, Xylitylglucoside, Anhydroxylitol, Nicotinamide Mononucleotide, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Propanediol, Bellis Perennis Flower Extract, Phenethyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid, Asiatic Acid, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Dimethylsilanol Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Potassium Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Dimethylsilanol, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Disodium Phosphate, Potassium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Chloride, Centella Asiatica Extract, Anemarrhena Asphodeloides Root Extract
Reviews
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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 GlycolHydroxyacetophenone is a small phenolic molecule that earns its place in a formulas as an antioxidant and preservative booster.
As a phenol, it is able to neutralize free radicals to protect both the product and the skin from oxidative stress.
Though it can't kill microbes on its own, it works as a good supporting agent when combined with other preservatives like Phenoxyethanol or 1,2-Hexanediol.
This ingredient naturally occurs as piceol in Norwegian spruce needles (~0.4-1.1% dry weight and in cloudberries). Though the cosmetic-grade material is synthesized for purity and consistency.
You'll usually see it used at low levels and suppliers recommend up to 1% added to a water phase.
Safety testing was done at concentrations like 0.05% in SPF products and 0.5% in a Human Repeated Insult Patch Test. The safety evidence is assuring; this ingredient is safe for cosmetics in current use and also holds safety status as a food flavoring as well.
An honest caveat: the "soothing" and "anti-inflammatory" claims come mostly from supplier marketing rather than published clinical trials. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review's own literature search found no useful efficacy studies on this ingredient.
So the antioxidant and preservative-boosting roles are the well supported ones while the calming benefit is plausible but thinly evidenced.
Overall, this is a well-tolerated, low-irritation multitasker that quietly helps a formula stay fresh and stable.
Learn more about HydroxyacetophenoneThis ingredient is also known as tomato fruit extract. It comes from ripe tomatoes and is rich in antioxidants.
According to a manufacturer, the antioxidants of this ingredients help sooth irritation and redness while protecting skin from free radical damage.
