What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Saccharomyces Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Saccharomyces/Camellia Sinensis Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Valine
MaskingThreonine
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Glycine
Buffering
Glucose
Humectant
Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum
Emulsion Stabilising
Phaseolus Angularis Seed Extract
Antioxidant
Lactobacillus/Rice Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningBacillus/Cordyceps Sinensis/Ganoderma Lucidum/Inonotus Obliquus/Lentinus Edodes/Phellinus Linteus/Schizophyllum Commune/Tricholoma Matsutake Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningLecithin
Emollient
Sodium Acrylates Copolymer
Disodium Succinate
Masking1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Saccharide Isomerate, Saccharomyces Lysate, Saccharomyces/Camellia Sinensis Extract Ferment Filtrate, Valine, Threonine, Glutamic Acid, Glycine, Glucose, Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum, Phaseolus Angularis Seed Extract, Lactobacillus/Rice Ferment Filtrate, Lactobacillus Ferment, Lactobacillus, Bacillus/Cordyceps Sinensis/Ganoderma Lucidum/Inonotus Obliquus/Lentinus Edodes/Phellinus Linteus/Schizophyllum Commune/Tricholoma Matsutake Extract Ferment Filtrate, Lecithin, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Disodium Succinate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium EDTA
Water
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Dimethyl Isosorbide
SolventChlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Copper Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Phytate
Sodium Citrate
BufferingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Phosphatidylcholine
EmulsifyingLinoleic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-11
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin Conditioning
Linolenic Acid
Cleansing
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Water, Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polysorbate 20, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Chlorphenesin, Copper Tripeptide-1, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Citrate, Carbomer, Phenoxyethanol, Citric Acid, Phosphatidylcholine, Linoleic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-11, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Linolenic Acid, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate
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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.
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 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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. 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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