This oil-control serum is formulated around Niacinamide and Salicylic Acid to balance excess oil and refine the look of pores.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Lauryl Sulfate
Cleansing
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCurcuma Longa Root Extract
Antioxidant
Sodium Hydroxide
Buffering
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
Preservative
Methylisothiazolinone
Preservative
Sodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Disodium EDTA
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
CI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantBlue 1 Lake
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Glycerin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Sodium Metabisulfite, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Tocopheryl Acetate, CI 19140, Blue 1 Lake
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Propanediol
Solvent
PEG/PPG-17/6 Copolymer
SolventBiosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTriethanolamine
Buffering
Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid
Skin ConditioningMethylparaben
Preservative
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin Conditioning
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Propanediol, PEG/PPG-17/6 Copolymer, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Methylparaben, Xanthan Gum, Hyaluronic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Salicylic Acid
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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 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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