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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningEchinacea Purpurea Extract
MoisturisingBetaine
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Undecylenoyl Glycine
CleansingPropolis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lonicera Japonica Callus Lysate
Antioxidant
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningPistacia Lentiscus Gum
MaskingSodium PCA
Humectant
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract
Perfuming
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingGossypium Herbaceum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Urtica Dioica Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningHoney Extract
Humectant
Fructose
Humectant
Glycine
Buffering
Cyperus Esculentus Tuber Extract
Skin ProtectingInositol
Humectant
Urea
Buffering
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingWater, Echinacea Purpurea Extract, Betaine, Glycerin, Undecylenoyl Glycine, Propolis Extract, Lonicera Japonica Callus Lysate, Alcohol, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Pistacia Lentiscus Gum, Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Butylene Glycol, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Sodium Hydroxide, Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Extract, Niacinamide, Urtica Dioica Leaf Extract, Honey Extract, Fructose, Glycine, Cyperus Esculentus Tuber Extract, Inositol, Urea, Xanthan Gum
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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!
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