What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingAlbatrellus Confluens Extract
Humectant
Gleditsia Triacanthos Seed Extract
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Tetrapeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Algin
Masking
Retinal
Skin Conditioning
Glucomannan
Skin ConditioningPhospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Calcium Gluconate
HumectantCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientSodium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Propanediol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Gluconolactone, Cellulose Gum, Albatrellus Confluens Extract, Gleditsia Triacanthos Seed Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Tetrapeptide-1, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Algin, Retinal, Glucomannan, Phospholipids, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Calcium Gluconate, Caprylyl Glycol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Sodium Hydroxide
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Methylpropanediol
SolventGlycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantGuaiazulene
Antimicrobial
Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract
Skin ConditioningChamomilla Recutita Extract
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sea Water
HumectantBetula Alba Juice
AstringentChrysanthemum Boreale Flower Extract
Antioxidant
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Collagen
Emollient
Althaea Rosea Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningRosa Centifolia Flower Water
Skin ConditioningHoney Extract
Humectant
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion Stabilising1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Hydroxyethyl Urea
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTromethamine
BufferingSodium Carboxymethyl Beta-Glucan
CleansingPolysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Octanediol
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
Water, Butylene Glycol, Methylpropanediol, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Guaiazulene, Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Extract, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Sea Water, Betula Alba Juice, Chrysanthemum Boreale Flower Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Althaea Rosea Flower Extract, Rosa Centifolia Flower Water, Honey Extract, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Hydroxyacetophenone, Allantoin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tromethamine, Sodium Carboxymethyl Beta-Glucan, Polysorbate 80, Pentylene Glycol, Octanediol, Caffeine, Carbomer, Disodium EDTA
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolGlycerin (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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