What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Methyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
PEG-20
HumectantDisodium EDTA
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPhospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Glycerides
EmollientWater, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Propylene Glycol, Methyl Gluceth-20, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Allantoin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Arginine, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycolic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Ascorbic Acid, PEG-20, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phospholipids, Caprylic/Capric Glycerides
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
PPG-24-Glycereth-24
EmulsifyingGlycerin
Humectant
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Troxerutin
Skin Conditioning
Cistus Monspeliensis Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Nonapeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Polygonum Aviculare Extract
EmollientTerminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingPPG-26-Buteth-26
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Phosphate
BufferingSodium Benzoate
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Tetrasodium EDTA
Disodium Phosphate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Parfum
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
CI 15985
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Propanediol, PPG-24-Glycereth-24, Glycerin, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Troxerutin, Cistus Monspeliensis Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Nonapeptide-1, Polygonum Aviculare Extract, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, PPG-26-Buteth-26, Maltodextrin, Caprylyl Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Benzoate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tetrasodium EDTA, Disodium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Parfum, Limonene, Linalool, Citral, CI 15985
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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.
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
Caprylhydroxamic Acid is a chelating agent that helps cosmetics stay fresh, stable, and consistent over time.
Chelating agents help prevent metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This helps prevent unwanted reactions and effects from using the product. It also helps prevent the growth of unwanted microbes in products that contain water.
Caprylhydroxamic Acid is often used with natural antimicrobial products as an alternative to preservatives.
Learn more about Caprylhydroxamic AcidGlycerin (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!
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