What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Curcuma Longa Root Water
MaskingCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Succinic Acid
BufferingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Polyacrylamide
Melia Azadirachta Extract
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
C13-14 Isoparaffin
Emollient
Nelumbo Nucifera Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract
AstringentAngelica Gigas Extract
Skin ConditioningMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
BHT
Antioxidant
Laureth-7
EmulsifyingFomes Officinalis Extract
Skin ProtectingGlycerin
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Lauroyl Lactylate
Emulsifying1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
T-Butyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Quaternium-73
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingChlorella Vulgaris Powder
Skin ConditioningCeramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Curcuma Longa Root Water, Cetyl Alcohol, Succinic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Polyacrylamide, Melia Azadirachta Extract, Propanediol, Phenoxyethanol, Stearyl Alcohol, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Nelumbo Nucifera Leaf Extract, Propylene Glycol, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract, Angelica Gigas Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Titanium Dioxide, BHT, Laureth-7, Fomes Officinalis Extract, Glycerin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, 1,2-Hexanediol, T-Butyl Alcohol, Ceramide NP, Quaternium-73, Ceramide AP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Chlorella Vulgaris Powder, Ceramide EOP
Water
Skin ConditioningDicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Diglycerin
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCopper Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Zinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Dicaprylyl Ether, Glycerin, Diglycerin, Squalane, 1,2-Hexanediol, Inulin, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Panthenol, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hydroxide, Copper Gluconate, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Zinc Gluconate, Citric Acid, Tocopherol
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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
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 GlycerinXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
