What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantSea Water
HumectantButylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Collagen
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Conchiolin Protein
Skin ConditioningPearl Extract
Antioxidant
Undaria Pinnatifida Extract
Skin ConditioningCodium Fragile Extract
Skin ConditioningEnteromorpha Compressa Extract
Skin ProtectingLaminaria Japonica Extract
Skin Protecting
Salicornia Herbacea Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingDisodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethyl Hexanediol
SolventParfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Sea Water, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Hydrolyzed Conchiolin Protein, Pearl Extract, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Codium Fragile Extract, Enteromorpha Compressa Extract, Laminaria Japonica Extract, Salicornia Herbacea Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Polysorbate 20, Ethylhexylglycerin, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Ethyl Hexanediol, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Ethyl Methylphenylglycidate
Perfuming
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientHydroxypropylene Carbonate
SolventCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
PEG-100 Stearate
Polyester-4 2%
Skin ConditioningPolyglycerin-4 10%
HumectantOlive Oil PEG-8 Esters
Emollient
Methyl Methacrylate
Illicium Verum Fruit Extract
Perfuming
Silkworm Extract
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningSalix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
4-Hydroxybutyl Acrylate
Cyclohexane
SolventSilk Amino Acids
HumectantSaccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Ethylenediamine
Gardenia Florida Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Silk
Humectant
Bis-Methane
UV FilterEthyl Dimethyl-Methylenecyclohexenecarboxylate
Perfuming
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Nelumbo Nucifera Root Extract
Skin ConditioningLimus Extract
Skin ConditioningMilk Protein Extract
Sh-Barley Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningFlower Extract
Crataegus Monogyna Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCapramide DEA
Water, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycerin, Ethyl Methylphenylglycidate, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Hydroxypropylene Carbonate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, PEG-100 Stearate, Polyester-4 2%, Polyglycerin-4 10%, Olive Oil PEG-8 Esters, Methyl Methacrylate, Illicium Verum Fruit Extract, Silkworm Extract, Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, 4-Hydroxybutyl Acrylate, Cyclohexane, Silk Amino Acids, Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate, Adenosine, Ethylenediamine, Gardenia Florida Flower Extract, Hydrolyzed Silk, Bis-Methane, Ethyl Dimethyl-Methylenecyclohexenecarboxylate, Xanthan Gum, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Potassium Sorbate, Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Nelumbo Nucifera Root Extract, Limus Extract, Milk Protein Extract, Sh-Barley Seed Extract, Flower Extract, Crataegus Monogyna Fruit Extract, Capramide DEA
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 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 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!
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