What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Niacinamide
Smoothing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
C14-22 Alcohols
Emulsion Stabilising
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Tromethamine
BufferingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Cetyl Palmitate
Emollient
C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingSodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSorbitan Palmitate
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Polyisobutene
Myristyl Alcohol
Emollient
Phyllostachys Pubescens Shoot Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningZanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningUsnea Barbata Extract
Pulsatilla Koreana Extract
Skin ConditioningAspergillus Ferment
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPanax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Cyclodextrin
AbsorbentAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Lauryl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Disodium EDTA
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingSorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Glucose
Humectant
Wheat Amino Acids
Skin ConditioningNatto Gum
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Water, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, C14-22 Alcohols, Bakuchiol, Stearyl Alcohol, Carbomer, Cetearyl Glucoside, Tromethamine, Butylene Glycol, Oryza Sativa Extract, Cetyl Palmitate, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Sorbitan Palmitate, Sorbitan Olivate, Polyisobutene, Myristyl Alcohol, Phyllostachys Pubescens Shoot Bark Extract, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Usnea Barbata Extract, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Aspergillus Ferment, Ethylhexylglycerin, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Cyclodextrin, Adenosine, Lauryl Alcohol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Disodium EDTA, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Sorbitan Oleate, Glucose, Wheat Amino Acids, Natto Gum, Pentylene Glycol, Madecassoside
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf
Skin ConditioningLz1 Peptide
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water
Skin ConditioningRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
Emollient
PEG-35 Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Cera Alba
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Corylus Avellana Seed Oil
Emollient
Camphor
Masking
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingFagus Sylvatica Bud Extract
TonicTocopheryl Acetate 0.2%
Antioxidant
Borneol
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingLavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Pelargonium Graveolens Leaf Oil
Cupressus Sempervirens Oil
Masking
Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Oil
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Coumarin
Perfuming
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf, Lz1 Peptide, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Tocopherol, Water, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, PEG-35 Castor Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Cera Alba, Cetyl Alcohol, Corylus Avellana Seed Oil, Camphor, Sclerotium Gum, Carbomer, Fagus Sylvatica Bud Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate 0.2%, Borneol, Sodium Hydroxide, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Leaf Oil, Cupressus Sempervirens Oil, Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzoic Acid, Limonene, Linalool, Citronellol, Geraniol, Coumarin
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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.
Carbomer 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 CarbomerCetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.
Its main roles are:
Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol.
The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
Learn more about Cetyl AlcoholGlycerin (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
