What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Jasminum Officinale Extract
Masking
Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Lecithin
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Wheat Amino Acids
Skin ConditioningOligopeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract
Skin Conditioning
Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningFucus Vesiculosus Extract
Emollient
Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Glauca Fruit Extract
HumectantPunica Granatum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Olea Europaea Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Echinacea Angustifolia Extract
MoisturisingHeptyl Glucoside
Cananga Odorata Flower Oil
Masking
Citrol
Perfuming
Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil
Masking
Vanillin
Masking
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Linalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Jasminum Officinale Extract, Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Sodium PCA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lecithin, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Wheat Amino Acids, Oligopeptide-1, Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Citrus Glauca Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Echinacea Angustifolia Extract, Heptyl Glucoside, Cananga Odorata Flower Oil, Citrol, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Vanillin, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Linalool, Limonene
Water
Skin ConditioningMethylpropanediol
SolventPropanediol
Solvent
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Polymethyl Methacrylate
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Coptis Japonica Root Extract
Skin ConditioningUlmus Davidiana Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Ficus Carica Fruit Extract
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Theobroma Cacao Seed Extract
Antioxidant
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethyl Urea
Humectant
Aluminum Chlorohydrate
AstringentButylene Glycol
Humectant
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentSodium Citrate
BufferingKaolin
Abrasive
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Dextrin
AbsorbentCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Rice Amino Acids
Skin Conditioning
Water, Methylpropanediol, Propanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycerin, Glycereth-26, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Oryza Sativa Extract, Coptis Japonica Root Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract, Ficus Carica Fruit Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Theobroma Cacao Seed Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Aluminum Chlorohydrate, Butylene Glycol, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Sodium Citrate, Kaolin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Citric Acid, Dextrin, Ceramide NP, Tocopherol, Rice Amino Acids
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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!
Learn more about Water
