What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-400
Emulsion StabilisingFomes Officinalis Extract
Skin ProtectingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Triethanolamine
BufferingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPropanediol
Solvent
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingBetaine
Humectant
Laminaria Japonica Extract
Skin Protecting
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Disodium EDTA
Glucose
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Fucose
Skin ConditioningTremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide
Emulsion Stabilising
Sodium Polyglutamate
HumectantHydrolyzed Keratin
Humectant
Keratin
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Hippophae Rhamnoides Extract
MaskingHibiscus Mutabilis Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningRaffinose
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
PEG-240/Hdi Copolymer Bis-Decyltetradeceth-20 Ether
StabilisingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Pisum Sativum Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Benzoate
Masking
Squalane
Emollient
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Phytic Acid
Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lactococcus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Biosaccharide Gum-4
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Ceteareth-20
CleansingDisodium Phosphate
BufferingArginine
Masking
Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate
Skin Conditioning
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
PCA
Humectant
Glycine
Buffering
Alanine
Masking
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Serine
Masking
Valine
MaskingIsoleucine
Skin ConditioningThreonine
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingHistidine
Humectant
Phenylalanine
Masking
Water, Butylene Glycol, PEG-400, Fomes Officinalis Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, 1,2-Hexanediol, Chlorphenesin, Triethanolamine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Propanediol, Xanthan Gum, Betaine, Laminaria Japonica Extract, Glycereth-26, Disodium EDTA, Glucose, Glycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Fucose, Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide, Sodium Polyglutamate, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Keratin, Niacinamide, Hippophae Rhamnoides Extract, Hibiscus Mutabilis Flower Extract, Raffinose, Panthenol, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, PEG-240/Hdi Copolymer Bis-Decyltetradeceth-20 Ether, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Carbomer, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Pisum Sativum Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Squalane, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Phytic Acid, Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract, Sodium PCA, Biosaccharide Gum-4, Sodium Lactate, Ceteareth-20, Disodium Phosphate, Arginine, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Aspartic Acid, Ceramide NP, Citric Acid, Polysorbate 20, PCA, Glycine, Alanine, Lactic Acid, Serine, Valine, Isoleucine, Threonine, Proline, Sodium Chloride, Histidine, Phenylalanine
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantDimethicone
Emollient
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Tocopheryl Phosphate
CleansingCoix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningCholesteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-12 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPhytosteryl Isostearyl Dimer Dilinoleate
EmollientOctyldodecyl Myristate
EmollientTocopherol
Antioxidant
Methylparaben
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Tocopheryl Phosphate, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract, Cholesteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Butylene Glycol, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Sodium Hydroxide, Carbomer, Phytosteryl Isostearyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Octyldodecyl Myristate, Tocopherol, Methylparaben
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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.
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer is a synthetic polymer. It is used to thicken, emulsify, and improve the texture of products.
As an emulsifier, it helps stabilize oil-in-water emulsions to give products an elegant feel when applied.
It can also form a thin protective film on skin. One study found that a formula using this polymer helped slow down how quickly other ingredients (like DEET) were absorbed through skin.
A 2024 study of over 1,300 patients confirmed that sensitization to this ingredient is rare. It is also non-mutagenic and has a clean track record.
Learn more about Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate CrosspolymerButylene 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 GlycolCarbomer is a high-molecular weight polymer of acrylic acid. It is used to form gels and thicken formulas.
Due to its large molecular size, carbomer has minimal skin penetration and is considered an inert ingredient.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
Learn more about CarbomerGlycerin (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
