What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Shikimic Acid
Skin ConditioningSerenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lactoferrin
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus/Pear Juice Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningDiglucosyl Gallic Acid
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Shikimic Acid, Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract, Lactoferrin, Lactobacillus/Pear Juice Ferment Filtrate, Diglucosyl Gallic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Butylene Glycol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Cetyl Ricinoleate
Emollient
Trehalose
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Zinc PCA
Humectant
Linoleic Acid
Cleansing
Zinc Hydrolyzed Hyaluronate
HumectantLactoferrin
Skin ConditioningSodium Polyglutamate
HumectantMadecassoside
Antioxidant
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Linolenic Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Cellulose
Absorbent
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Behenic Acid
Cleansing
Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate
Cleansing
Triethyl Citrate
Masking
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate
Emulsion Stabilising
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Panthenol, Cetyl Ricinoleate, Trehalose, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Pentylene Glycol, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Zinc PCA, Linoleic Acid, Zinc Hydrolyzed Hyaluronate, Lactoferrin, Sodium Polyglutamate, Madecassoside, Asiaticoside, Lactobacillus Ferment, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Linolenic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cellulose, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Maltodextrin, Behenic Acid, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Triethyl Citrate, Sodium Levulinate, Potassium Sorbate, Xanthan Gum, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide
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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.
Glycerin (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 GlycerinWe don't have a description for Lactoferrin yet.
Sodium 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 HyaluronateTetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate is a chelating agent. Chelating agents help prevent metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This helps prevent unwanted effects and reactions from a product. These metal ions may come from water and are found in miniscule amounts.
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate can also help other preservatives be more effective.
Water. 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!
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