What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningEthylhexyl Stearate
Emollient
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Potassium Aluminum Silicate
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingPullulan
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Punica Granatum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Cinnamomum Cassia Bark Extract
Masking
Porphyridium Cruentum Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingSodium Chloride
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPiroctone Olamine
Preservative
Silica
Abrasive
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Glycerin, Sodium Potassium Aluminum Silicate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Pullulan, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Cinnamomum Cassia Bark Extract, Porphyridium Cruentum Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Glycine Soja Oil, Sodium Polyacrylate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Sodium Chloride, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Piroctone Olamine, Silica, Citric Acid
Citrus Unshiu Peel Extract
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
Emollient
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Dimethicone/Divinyldimethicone/Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientDiisostearyl Malate
EmollientCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Betaine
Humectant
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientGlycereth-26
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingElaeis Guineensis Oil
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
Masking
Isohexadecane
EmollientPolyquaternium-51
Skin Conditioning
Myristyl Alcohol
Emollient
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Lauryl Alcohol
Emollient
Sorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Eclipta Prostrata Extract
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMoringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Eriobotrya Japonica Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Mentha Viridis Extract
MaskingPhytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Riboflavin
Cosmetic ColorantCyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningBiotin
AntiseborrhoeicAscorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Parfum
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Citrus Unshiu Peel Extract, Glycerin, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Water, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone/Divinyldimethicone/Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Diisostearyl Malate, Cetyl Alcohol, Betaine, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glycereth-26, Dimethicone, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Elaeis Guineensis Oil, Tocopherol, Carbomer, Arginine, Isohexadecane, Polyquaternium-51, Myristyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 80, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lauryl Alcohol, Sorbitan Oleate, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Propanediol, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Eriobotrya Japonica Leaf Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Mentha Viridis Extract, Phytosterols, Panthenol, Allantoin, Riboflavin, Cyanocobalamin, Biotin, Ascorbic Acid, Ceramide NP, Disodium EDTA, Chlorphenesin, Parfum, Limonene, Linalool
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 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 HyaluronateTocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.
Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.
Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.
You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.
There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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
