What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantPEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin
HumectantTriethylhexanoin
MaskingDipentaerythrityl Hexa C5-9 Acid Esters
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Tricholoma Matsutake Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Chondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Dextrin
AbsorbentTheobroma Cacao Seed Extract
Antioxidant
Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
Emollient
Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract
Skin ConditioningPolygonum Multiflorum Root Extract
Skin ConditioningEpimedium Koreanum Extract
AntimicrobialAsparagus Cochinchinensis Root Extract
Skin ConditioningBrassica Campestris Extract
Skin ConditioningNelumbo Nucifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Plantago Asiatica Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningPlatycodon Grandiflorus Root Extract
Antioxidant
Ziziphus Jujuba Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPoria Cocos Sclerotium Extract
AstringentCnidium Officinale Root Extract
Skin ConditioningAngelica Gigas Extract
Skin ConditioningCuscuta Japonica Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningLycium Chinense Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Gold
Cosmetic ColorantCarthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Eucommia Ulmoides Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningVelvet Extract
HumectantAllium Tuberosum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningCornus Officinalis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPolygala Tenuifolia Root Extract
Skin ConditioningRehmannia Glutinosa Root Extract
Skin ConditioningTribulus Terrestris Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantStearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Behenic Acid
Cleansing
Dimethicone
Emollient
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Tromethamine
BufferingCetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Methylpropanediol
SolventCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingStearic Acid
Cleansing
Dimethiconol
Emollient
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantMica
Cosmetic ColorantAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Trisodium EDTA
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantParfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin, Triethylhexanoin, Dipentaerythrityl Hexa C5-9 Acid Esters, 1,2-Hexanediol, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Tricholoma Matsutake Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Panthenol, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Beta-Glucan, Dextrin, Theobroma Cacao Seed Extract, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract, Polygonum Multiflorum Root Extract, Epimedium Koreanum Extract, Asparagus Cochinchinensis Root Extract, Brassica Campestris Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Seed Extract, Plantago Asiatica Seed Extract, Platycodon Grandiflorus Root Extract, Ziziphus Jujuba Fruit Extract, Poria Cocos Sclerotium Extract, Cnidium Officinale Root Extract, Angelica Gigas Extract, Cuscuta Japonica Seed Extract, Lycium Chinense Fruit Extract, Gold, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Eucommia Ulmoides Leaf Extract, Velvet Extract, Allium Tuberosum Seed Extract, Cornus Officinalis Fruit Extract, Polygala Tenuifolia Root Extract, Rehmannia Glutinosa Root Extract, Tribulus Terrestris Fruit Extract, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Stearyl Alcohol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Behenyl Alcohol, Behenic Acid, Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Tromethamine, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Methylpropanediol, Carbomer, Stearic Acid, Dimethiconol, CI 77891, Mica, Adenosine, Myristic Acid, Trisodium EDTA, CI 77491, Parfum
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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 AdenosineBeta-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-GlucanButylene 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 GlycolCarbomer is a high-molecular weight polymer of acrylic acid. It is used to form gels and thicken formulas.
Due to its large molecular size, carbomer has minimal skin penetration and is considered an inert ingredient.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
Learn more about CarbomerGlycerin (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 GlycerinTromethamine helps balance the pH and improve the texture of a product. It is synthetically created.
As an emulsifier, Tromethamine prevents oil and water ingredients from separating. This helps stabilize the product and elongate a product's shelf life. Tromethamine also makes a product thicker.
Tromethamine helps balance the pH level of a product. Normal pH level of skin is slightly acidic (~4.75-5.5). The acidity of our skin is maintained by our glands and skin biome. Being slightly acidic allows our skin to create an "acid mantle". This acid mantle is a thin barrier that protects our skin from bacteria and contaminants.
Oral Tromethanmine is an anti-inflammatory drug but plays the role of masking, adding fragrance, and/or balancing pH in skincare.
1,3-Propanediol, 2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)-
Learn more about TromethamineWater. 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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