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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDiphenyl Dimethicone
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Salmon Egg Extract
Eclipta Prostrata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Sodium Dna
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Citrate
BufferingSodium Phytate
Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingBacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Pullulan
Bixa Orellana Seed Oil
Emollient
Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract
EmollientCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Diphenyl Dimethicone, Pentylene Glycol, Propanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Butylene Glycol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Salmon Egg Extract, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Citric Acid, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Adenosine, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Glycine Soja Oil, Sodium Dna, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Phytate, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Bacillus Ferment, Pullulan, Bixa Orellana Seed Oil, Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Tocopherol
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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
Adenosine is in every living organism. It is one of four components in nucleic acids that helps store our DNA.
Adenosine has many benefits when used. These benefits include hydrating the skin, smoothing skin, and reducing wrinkles. Once applied, adenosine increases collagen production. It also helps with improving firmness and tissue repair.
Studies have found adenosine may also help with wound healing.
In skincare products, Adenosine is usually derived from yeast.
Learn more about AdenosineButylene 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 GlycerinWater. 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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