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Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Isopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantSodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Tromethamine
BufferingTrideceth-10
CleansingAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
Disodium EDTA
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Cyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Isopropyl Myristate, Niacinamide, Octyldodecanol, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Hydroxyacetophenone, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Caprylyl Glycol, Ceramide NP, Tromethamine, Trideceth-10, Adenosine, Parfum, Disodium EDTA, 1,2-Hexanediol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Hyaluronic Acid, Cyanocobalamin, Ethylhexylglycerin
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Isononyl Isononanoate
EmollientDimethicone
Emollient
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantBis-Ethoxydiglycol Cyclohexane 1,4-Dicarboxylate
EmollientPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Trehalose
Humectant
Xylitylglucoside
Humectant
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
PEG-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate
Emulsifying
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Polyacrylate-13
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Xylitol
Humectant
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Polyisobutene
Dimethiconol
Emollient
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Disodium EDTA
Undaria Pinnatifida Extract
Skin ConditioningCrithmum Maritimum Callus Culture Filtrate
Skin ProtectingPalmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Pseudanabaena Galeata Extract
Skin ConditioningCaramel
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Isononyl Isononanoate, Dimethicone, Dipropylene Glycol, Bis-Ethoxydiglycol Cyclohexane 1,4-Dicarboxylate, Panthenol, Trehalose, Xylitylglucoside, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, PEG-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Anhydroxylitol, Polyacrylate-13, Phenoxyethanol, Xylitol, Adenosine, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyisobutene, Dimethiconol, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Disodium EDTA, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Crithmum Maritimum Callus Culture Filtrate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Tocopherol, Pseudanabaena Galeata Extract, Caramel, CI 77891
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Adenosine is in every living organism. It is one of four components in nucleic acids that helps store our DNA.
Adenosine has many benefits when used. These benefits include hydrating the skin, smoothing skin, and reducing wrinkles. Once applied, adenosine increases collagen production. It also helps with improving firmness and tissue repair.
Studies have found adenosine may also help with wound healing.
In skincare products, Adenosine is usually derived from yeast.
Learn more about AdenosineCaprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid or alcohol, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolDipropylene Glycol is a synthetically created humectant, stabilizer, and solvent.
This ingredient helps:
Dipropylene glycol is technically an alcohol, but it belongs to the glycol family (often considered part of the ‘good’ alcohols). This means it is hydrating and gentle on skin unlike drying solvent alcohols like denatured alcohol.
As a masking agent, Dipropylene Glycol can be used to cover the smell of other ingredients. However, it does not have a scent.
Studies show Dipropylene Glycol is considered safe to use in skincare.
Learn more about Dipropylene GlycolDisodium EDTA is a chelating agent. It grabs onto and deactivates metal ions that sneak into your products from water, packaging, or air.
This ingredient mainly works behind the scenes and helps with:
On top of that, this ingredient can counteract the effects of hard water by binding to the minerals in it.
One thing worth knowing is that Disodium EDTA has been shown to be a mild penetration enhancer. It can help other ingredients absorb into skin more effectively which can be a double-edged sword (great for actives, but can also make the active too strong if you have sensitive skin).
Clinical patch testing showed no significant skin irritation at typical use concentrations and minimal dermal absorption.
You'll most likely see this ingredient near the end of an ingredient list. It's typically found in concentrations less than 1%.
Learn more about Disodium EDTAEthylhexylglycerin is created from glycerin. It is a multitasker ingredient that:
The CIR Expert Panel found minimal skin absorption or sensitization of any kind in a safety assessment. Though this ingredient is considered well-tolerated, a small number of cases of allergic dermatitis have been published since 2002. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure.
Industry-reported use ranges from 8% in rinse-off products and 2% in leave-on formulations.
Learn more about EthylhexylglycerinGlycerin (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
