What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Triethylhexanoin
Masking1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
EmollientPentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Cetearyl Olivate
Isopentyldiol
Humectant
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Hibiscus Esculentus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSimethicone
Emollient
Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Glyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Nelumbo Nucifera Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Artemisia Vulgaris Extract
Skin Conditioning
Natto Gum
Undaria Pinnatifida Extract
Skin ConditioningCorchorus Olitorius Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningLaminaria Japonica Extract
Skin Protecting
Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPhaseolus Radiatus Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningBetula Alba Bark Extract
Masking
Rumex Crispus Root Extract
Skin ConditioningGlutathione
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Copper Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Carnosine
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5
Humectant
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3
Skin Protecting
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Octapeptide-3
Humectant
Nonapeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientTrideceth-10
CleansingAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Triethylhexanoin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Niacinamide, Cetearyl Olivate, Isopentyldiol, Sorbitan Olivate, Hibiscus Esculentus Fruit Extract, Simethicone, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Sodium Polyacrylate, Glyceryl Glucoside, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Artemisia Vulgaris Extract, Natto Gum, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Corchorus Olitorius Leaf Extract, Laminaria Japonica Extract, Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract, Phaseolus Radiatus Seed Extract, Betula Alba Bark Extract, Rumex Crispus Root Extract, Glutathione, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Copper Tripeptide-1, Carnosine, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2, Acetyl Octapeptide-3, Nonapeptide-1, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Trideceth-10, Adenosine, Disodium EDTA
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Betaine
Humectant
Cellulose
Absorbent
Algin
Masking
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Phyllostachys Bambusoides Extract
Skin ConditioningPanax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Cyclodextrin
AbsorbentAspergillus Ferment
Skin ConditioningUsnea Barbata Extract
Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPulsatilla Koreana Extract
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate
Skin Conditioning
Dextrin
AbsorbentLavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Propanediol, Alcohol Denat., Betaine, Cellulose, Algin, Oryza Sativa Extract, Phyllostachys Bambusoides Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Glycerin, Cyclodextrin, Aspergillus Ferment, Usnea Barbata Extract, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Dextrin, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Linalool
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
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 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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