What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Sorbitol
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Ectoin
Skin Conditioning
Lithothamnion Calcareum Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Calcium Chloride
AstringentEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAmylopectin
Gellan Gum
Pantolactone
Humectant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sphingolipids
Emollient
Sodium Citrate
BufferingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
P-Anisic Acid
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Panthenol, Betaine, Sorbitol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Niacinamide, Allantoin, Ectoin, Lithothamnion Calcareum Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Pentylene Glycol, Calcium Chloride, Ethylhexylglycerin, Amylopectin, Gellan Gum, Pantolactone, Lactic Acid, Phospholipids, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Sphingolipids, Sodium Citrate, Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, P-Anisic 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.
Pentylene Glycol (1,2-pentanediol) is a multitasking little diol with three main roles in a formula:
Research on alkanediols (the family pentylene glycol belongs to) show they work by disrupting microbial cell membranes. This disruption helps the primary preservative system in a product work more effectively at lower doses.
On the safety side, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe as used in current cosmetic practices + concentrations.
Typical use levels in a formula run about 1-5%.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolPhospholipids are a family of skin-identical lipids that makeup the structural backbone of every cell membrane in your body.
In cosmetics, they function as skin conditioning agents with emulsifier and surfactant properties. They're typically sourced from soybean or sunflower lecithin (or sometimes egg yolk or marine sources).
Because they mirror the lipids naturally found in the deeper layers of your skin, topical phospholipids help reinforce the lipid matrix, reduce transepidermal water loss, and leave skin feeling conditioned.
They're also used to form liposomes, or tiny self-assembling vesible used to stabilize actives like vitamin c or retinol. This helps these ingredients integrate into the upper layers of skin more easily.
Phospholipids are compatible with everything and the CIR Expert Panel has concluded them to be safe at current use levels.
Some types of phospholipids include:
Learn more about PhospholipidsWater. 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
