What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDipropylene Glycol
HumectantSodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2
AbsorbentGlycerin
Humectant
Bambusa Arundinacea Stem Powder
Abrasive
Cellulose
Absorbent
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Rosa Centifolia Flower Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Vp/Methacrylamide/Vinyl Imidazole Copolymer
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Buteth-3
SolventSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Benzotriazolyl Butylphenol Sulfonate
UV AbsorberEnantia Chlorantha Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Tributyl Citrate
SolventSodium Benzoate
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Linalool
Perfuming
Oleanolic Acid
Skin ConditioningWater, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2, Glycerin, Bambusa Arundinacea Stem Powder, Cellulose, 1,2-Hexanediol, Rosa Centifolia Flower Water, Butylene Glycol, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sodium PCA, Vp/Methacrylamide/Vinyl Imidazole Copolymer, Alcohol Denat., Carbomer, Sodium Hydroxide, Caprylyl Glycol, Salicylic Acid, Buteth-3, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Benzotriazolyl Butylphenol Sulfonate, Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum, Citric Acid, Tributyl Citrate, Sodium Benzoate, Limonene, Potassium Sorbate, Linalool, Oleanolic Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningMethyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Triethylhexanoin
MaskingIsopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Synthetic Wax
Abrasive
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Squalane
Emollient
Plankton Extract
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSilica
Abrasive
Polyvinyl Alcohol
BHT
Antioxidant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPolysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol, Triethylhexanoin, Isopropyl Myristate, Synthetic Wax, Phenoxyethanol, Squalane, Plankton Extract, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Silica, Polyvinyl Alcohol, BHT, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Polysorbate 60, Potassium Hydroxide, CI 77491, CI 77492
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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.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene 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!
Learn more about Water
