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Water
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower Water
MaskingGlycerin
HumectantAlcohol Denat.
AntimicrobialDryopteris Crassirhizoma Extract
Skin ConditioningCuscuta Australis Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower Oil
MaskingMannan
Allantoin
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantSalix Alba Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Leaf Extract
PerfumingCentella Asiatica Extract
CleansingBeta-Glucan
Skin ConditioningGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
BleachingEquisetum Arvense Extract
AstringentBrassica Campestris Extract
Skin ConditioningHouttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin ConditioningCastanea Crenata Shell Extract
Skin ConditioningRhus Semialata Gall Extract
Skin ConditioningScutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
AstringentPaeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract
Skin ProtectingWater, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Dryopteris Crassirhizoma Extract, Cuscuta Australis Seed Extract, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Mannan, Allantoin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Salix Alba Leaf Extract, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Beta-Glucan, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Brassica Campestris Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Castanea Crenata Shell Extract, Rhus Semialata Gall Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
SolventPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantTrehalose
HumectantCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientPanthenol
Skin ConditioningSodium PCA
HumectantButylene Glycol
HumectantBetula Alba Juice
AstringentPortulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantHyaluronic Acid
HumectantAlthaea Officinalis Root Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
EmollientBeta-Glucan
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
HumectantSodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
HumectantWater, Propanediol, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Trehalose, Caprylyl Glycol, Panthenol, Sodium PCA, Butylene Glycol, Betula Alba Juice, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Glycerin, Hyaluronic Acid, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Beta-Glucan, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
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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.
Beta-Glucan is a polysaccharide. It can be derived from the cell walls of seaweed, oats, yeast, and fungi. It hydrates the skin and helps boost your skin's natural barrier.
As an antioxidant, beta-glucan helps fight free-radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Studies show this ingredient may be an effective wrinkle reducer as it can deeply penetrate into skin. It has also been show to help with wound healing.
Learn more about Beta-GlucanGlycerin (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