This barrier-repair serum is formulated around Panthenol and Ectoin to strengthen the skin barrier and soften the look of wrinkles.
This barrier-repair serum is formulated around Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice and Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract to strengthen the skin barrier and calm redness.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin
HumectantPEG/PPG-14/7 Dimethyl Ether
Skin ConditioningPyrus Malus Fruit Water
Masking1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Diglycerin
Humectant
Ectoin
Skin Conditioning
Copper Tripeptide-1 0.1%
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingMadecassoside
Antioxidant
Stephania Tetrandra Root Extract
Skin ConditioningPolyglycerin-3
Humectant
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Schizophyllan
HumectantPortulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium DNA
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
ChelatingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin, PEG/PPG-14/7 Dimethyl Ether, Pyrus Malus Fruit Water, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Panthenol, Diglycerin, Ectoin, Copper Tripeptide-1 0.1%, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Madecassoside, Stephania Tetrandra Root Extract, Polyglycerin-3, Beta-Glucan, Schizophyllan, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Sodium DNA, Centella Asiatica Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Tocopherol
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Glycosphingolipids
EmollientGlycolipids
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Unshiu Peel Extract
MaskingLysolecithin
EmulsifyingSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingZinc PCA
Humectant
Pullulan
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Citric Acid
Buffering
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 HyaluronateWater. 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
