What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
EmollientHydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
EmollientIsocetyl Stearate
EmollientPotassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingSorbitan Stearate
EmulsifyingHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantButylene Glycol
HumectantButyl Avocadate
Skin ConditioningClimbazole
AntimicrobialPiroctone Olamine
PreservativeCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingBisabolol
MaskingMethylparaben
PreservativePEG-8
HumectantSodium Hydroxide
BufferingPCA Ethyl Cocoyl Arginate
MoisturisingPropylparaben
PreservativeTetrasodium EDTA
Tocopherol
AntioxidantAscorbyl Palmitate
AntioxidantAscorbic Acid
AntioxidantCitric Acid
BufferingPropyl Gallate
AntioxidantWater, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Isocetyl Stearate, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Sorbitan Stearate, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Butylene Glycol, Butyl Avocadate, Climbazole, Piroctone Olamine, Carbomer, Bisabolol, Methylparaben, PEG-8, Sodium Hydroxide, PCA Ethyl Cocoyl Arginate, Propylparaben, Tetrasodium EDTA, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid, Propyl Gallate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantDicaprylyl Ether
EmollientPropylheptyl Caprylate
EmollientButylene Glycol
HumectantGlyceryl Stearate Citrate
EmollientGlycol Palmitate
EmulsifyingSqualane
EmollientSucrose Stearate
EmollientMangifera Indica Seed Butter
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientCarnosine
Skin ConditioningHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingMannitol
HumectantXylitol
HumectantTocopherol
AntioxidantSalvia Miltiorrhiza Flower/Leaf/Root Extract
Skin ConditioningRhamnose
HumectantGlycine Soja Oil
EmollientPolysorbate 60
EmulsifyingSorbitan Isostearate
EmulsifyingPalmitoyl Tetrapeptide-10
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Dicaprylyl Ether, Propylheptyl Caprylate, Butylene Glycol, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Glycol Palmitate, Squalane, Sucrose Stearate, Mangifera Indica Seed Butter, Pentylene Glycol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Carnosine, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Mannitol, Xylitol, Tocopherol, Salvia Miltiorrhiza Flower/Leaf/Root Extract, Rhamnose, Glycine Soja Oil, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-10
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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.
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 GlycolTocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.
Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.
Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.
You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.
There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water