What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces/Snail Secretion Filtrate Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Water
Antimicrobial
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Snail Secretion Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Bee Venom
Astringent
Leontopodium Alpinum Callus Culture Extract
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Collagen
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Soluble Collagen
Humectant
Arctium Lappa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Trehalose
Humectant
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Collagen Amino Acids
Moisturising
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Morinda Citrifolia Extract
AstringentPotassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningSodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSoluble Proteoglycan
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Water, Saccharomyces/Snail Secretion Filtrate Ferment Filtrate, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Water, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Snail Secretion Filtrate, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Bee Venom, Leontopodium Alpinum Callus Culture Extract, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Soluble Collagen, Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Trehalose, Adenosine, Panthenol, Allantoin, Beta-Glucan, Collagen Amino Acids, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Morinda Citrifolia Extract, Potassium Hyaluronate, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Soluble Proteoglycan, Citric Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Cyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Prunus Serotina Fruit Extract
MaskingCaviar Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Glycosyl Trehalose
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Dimethiconol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Ethoxydiglycol
HumectantCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Disodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Dipropylene Glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane, Ceramide AP, 1,2-Hexanediol, Prunus Serotina Fruit Extract, Caviar Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Glycosyl Trehalose, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Dimethiconol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Butylene Glycol, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate, Ethoxydiglycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, 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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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 GlycolCaprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl 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 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 Water
