What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPulsatilla Koreana Extract
Skin ConditioningUsnea Barbata Extract
Aspergillus Ferment
Skin ConditioningCyclodextrin
AbsorbentPanax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Phyllostachys Pubescens Shoot Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Mannitol
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingRice Sh-Oligopeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Chlorella Vulgaris Extract
Skin ConditioningMadecassoside
Antioxidant
Disodium Phosphate
BufferingRice Sh-Polypeptide-1
Humectant
Cynanchum Atratum Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Phosphate
BufferingPotassium Phosphate
BufferingPotassium Chloride
Water, Pentylene Glycol, Propanediol, Glycerin, Oryza Sativa Extract, Butylene Glycol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Usnea Barbata Extract, Aspergillus Ferment, Cyclodextrin, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Phyllostachys Pubescens Shoot Bark Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Adenosine, Disodium EDTA, Mannitol, Sodium Chloride, Rice Sh-Oligopeptide-1, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Madecassoside, Disodium Phosphate, Rice Sh-Polypeptide-1, Cynanchum Atratum Extract, Sodium Phosphate, Potassium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Methyl Gluceth-10
EmulsifyingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tromethamine
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Lactobionic Acid
Buffering
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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.
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 GlycerinSodium 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 HyaluronateWater. 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
