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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Methyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Caprylyl Methicone
Skin Conditioning
Ceresin
Emulsion StabilisingDimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer
Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Astrocaryum Tucuma Seed Butter
Emollient
Microcrystalline Wax
Emulsion StabilisingCaffeine
Skin Conditioning
Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Bacillus
Skin ConditioningYeast Beta-Glucan
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Skin Conditioning
Silybum Marianum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningAcetyl Heptapeptide-4
Humectant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hedychium Coronarium Root Extract
MaskingSodium PCA
Humectant
Eclipta Prostrata Extract
Skin ConditioningDunaliella Salina Extract
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningUndaria Pinnatifida Extract
Skin ConditioningInulin
Skin Conditioning
Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Paraffin
Perfuming
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Mannitol
Humectant
Cellulose
Absorbent
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantSodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Citrate
BufferingHydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCitric Acid
Buffering
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPantolactone
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Methyl Trimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Caprylyl Methicone, Ceresin, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Astrocaryum Tucuma Seed Butter, Microcrystalline Wax, Caffeine, Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol, Tocopherol, Bacillus, Yeast Beta-Glucan, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Silybum Marianum Seed Extract, Acetyl Heptapeptide-4, Ceramide NP, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hedychium Coronarium Root Extract, Sodium PCA, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Dunaliella Salina Extract, Panthenol, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Inulin, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Paraffin, Potassium Sorbate, Mannitol, Cellulose, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Citrate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Pantolactone, Caprylyl Glycol, Mica
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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 HyaluronateWater. 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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