What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
HumectantDipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingBetaine
HumectantCamellia Sinensis Leaf Water
MaskingHamamelis Virginiana Extract
AntiseborrhoeicZinc PCA
HumectantSalix Alba Bark Extract
AstringentSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantHydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
HumectantHydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningHyaluronic Acid
HumectantHydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Potassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
HumectantSodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
HumectantTremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide
Emulsion StabilisingCitrus Junos Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningAnanas Sativus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSalvia Officinalis Leaf Extract
CleansingMandelic Acid
AntimicrobialGlycolic Acid
BufferingTocopherol
AntioxidantMoringa Oleifera Seed Oil
EmollientMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningGalactomyces Ferment Filtrate
HumectantPseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract
HumectantBifida Ferment Lysate
Skin ConditioningEclipta Prostrata Extract
Skin ConditioningC12-14 Pareth-12
EmulsifyingGelatin
Tromethamine
BufferingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAllantoin
Skin ConditioningTrehalose
HumectantPentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningAgar
MaskingCyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum
Emulsion StabilisingAcacia Senegal Gum
MaskingTetrasodium Iminodisuccinate
Biosaccharide Gum-1
HumectantCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingUbiquinone
AntioxidantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingXanthophylls
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Butylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Betaine, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Zinc PCA, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Potassium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide, Citrus Junos Fruit Extract, Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract, Mandelic Acid, Glycolic Acid, Tocopherol, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, C12-14 Pareth-12, Gelatin, Tromethamine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Allantoin, Trehalose, Pentylene Glycol, Agar, Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum, Acacia Senegal Gum, Tetrasodium Iminodisuccinate, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Cellulose Gum, Carbomer, Ubiquinone, Xanthan Gum, Xanthophylls, Ethylhexylglycerin
Water
Skin ConditioningArginine
MaskingSalicylic Acid
MaskingLactobacillus/Papaya Fruit Ferment Extract
AbrasiveMoringa Oleifera Leaf Water
Skin ConditioningMoringa Oleifera Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningEucalyptus Globulus Leaf Water
MaskingChlorella Ferment
Skin ConditioningPaeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract
Skin ProtectingScutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
AstringentLactic Acid
BufferingGlycerin
HumectantButylene Glycol
HumectantXylitylglucoside
HumectantAnhydroxylitol
HumectantXylitol
HumectantLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialGluconolactone
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
AbsorbentGlucose
HumectantPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeSodium Benzoate
MaskingWater, Arginine, Salicylic Acid, Lactobacillus/Papaya Fruit Ferment Extract, Moringa Oleifera Leaf Water, Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Water, Chlorella Ferment, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Lactic Acid, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Xylitylglucoside, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Gluconolactone, Maltodextrin, Glucose, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
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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 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