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Ingredients Side-by-side
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide
Skin ConditioningTrisiloxane
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone
Emollient
Α-Olefin Oligomer
PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Magnesium Sulfate
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Isostearyl Glyceryl Ether
Skin ConditioningSuccinic Acid
BufferingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingMethylparaben
Preservative
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Caprylyl Methicone
Skin Conditioning
Trehalose
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientDiphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethyl Urea
Humectant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Glycoproteins
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone/Phenyl Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Tromethamine
BufferingGlyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantTrisodium EDTA
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Caprylyl Methicone, Trehalose, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Beta-Glucan, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Glycoproteins, Dimethicone/Phenyl Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Trisodium EDTA
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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 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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