What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Acetyl Glucosamine
Skin Conditioning
Phellodendron Amurense Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate
Emollient
PEG-20 Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Beheneth-5
EmulsifyingDimethicone
Emollient
Pullulan
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTriethanolamine
BufferingEDTA
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Niacinamide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Acetyl Glucosamine, Phellodendron Amurense Bark Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Tocopherol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Pentylene Glycol, PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate, PEG-20 Sorbitan Isostearate, Beheneth-5, Dimethicone, Pullulan, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, EDTA, Behenyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Fucus Serratus Extract
Skin ProtectingVaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSaccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingCitrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Acer Saccharum Extract
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminobutyroyl Hydroxythreonine
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminohydroxybutyrate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Oligopeptide-24
Skin Conditioning
Oligopeptide-20
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Decapeptide-3
Skin Conditioning
Methylparaben
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Fucus Serratus Extract, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Allantoin, Acer Saccharum Extract, Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminobutyroyl Hydroxythreonine, Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminohydroxybutyrate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Oligopeptide-24, Oligopeptide-20, Acetyl Decapeptide-3, Methylparaben, Phenoxyethanol
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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Sodium 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 Hyaluronate
