What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Betaine
Humectant
Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Glycosphingolipids
EmollientCoix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Prunus Domestica Fruit Extract
MoisturisingLilium Japonicum Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Glycosyl Trehalose
Emulsion StabilisingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Glyceryl Undecylenate
Emollient
Glyceryl Ricinoleate
Emollient
Triethylhexanoin
MaskingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingDiethylenetriamine Pentamethylene Phosphonic Acid
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Butylene Glycol, Squalane, Glycerin, Betaine, Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate, Glycosphingolipids, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Prunus Domestica Fruit Extract, Lilium Japonicum Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycosyl Trehalose, Tocopherol, Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Glyceryl Ricinoleate, Triethylhexanoin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Potassium Hydroxide, Diethylenetriamine Pentamethylene Phosphonic Acid, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningGalactomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Isohexadecane
EmollientPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Xylitol
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Isopropyl Isostearate
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Polyacrylamide
Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
C13-14 Isoparaffin
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Dimethiconol
Emollient
Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingLaureth-7
EmulsifyingMethylparaben
Preservative
PEG-100 Stearate
Parfum
Masking
Sorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
Disodium EDTA
Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract
Skin ConditioningPropylparaben
Preservative
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Ethylparaben
Preservative
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
Skin Conditioning
Methylsilanol Tri-PEG-8 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Zantedeschia Aethiopica Flower/Stem Extract
MaskingPolyquaternium-7
Methicone
Emollient
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Isohexadecane, Pentylene Glycol, Xylitol, Dimethicone, Isopropyl Isostearate, Butylene Glycol, Polyacrylamide, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Stearyl Alcohol, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Cetyl Alcohol, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Behenyl Alcohol, Benzyl Alcohol, Dimethiconol, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Laureth-7, Methylparaben, PEG-100 Stearate, Parfum, Sorbitan Stearate, Disodium EDTA, Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract, Propylparaben, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Ethylparaben, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Polysorbate 80, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sorbitan Oleate, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Methylsilanol Tri-PEG-8 Glyceryl Cocoate, Zantedeschia Aethiopica Flower/Stem Extract, Polyquaternium-7, Methicone, CI 77891, CI 77492
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
