What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Cocamide Mea
Emulsifying
Acrylates Copolymer
Sodium Citrate
BufferingCocamide Mipa
Emulsifying
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingArgania Spinosa Shell Powder
Abrasive
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Polyquaternium-10
PEG-55 Propylene Glycol Oleate
Surfactant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Charcoal Powder
Abrasive
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
CI 77000
Cosmetic ColorantCitronellol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Polyglycerin-10
HumectantPolyglyceryl-10 Myristate
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
2-Oleamido-1,3-Octadecanediol
Skin ConditioningSafflower Glucoside
Hydroxycitronellal
Perfuming
CI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantSilica
Abrasive
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Pearl
Skin ConditioningAlteromonas Ferment Extract
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
BHT
Antioxidant
Parfum
Masking
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Cocamide Mea, Acrylates Copolymer, Sodium Citrate, Cocamide Mipa, Hexylene Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Argania Spinosa Shell Powder, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Polyquaternium-10, PEG-55 Propylene Glycol Oleate, Propylene Glycol, Salicylic Acid, Charcoal Powder, Benzyl Salicylate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Alcohol, Limonene, Butylene Glycol, CI 77000, Citronellol, Geraniol, Polyglycerin-10, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Tocopherol, Bisabolol, 2-Oleamido-1,3-Octadecanediol, Safflower Glucoside, Hydroxycitronellal, CI 77499, Silica, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Pearl, Alteromonas Ferment Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Sorbic Acid, BHT, Parfum, Ceramide AP
Avena Sativa Seed Water 77%
Solvent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
2,3-Butanediol
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Squalane
Emollient
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tromethamine
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningInulin Lauryl Carbamate
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Surfactin
CleansingBeta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Seed Water 77%, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, 2,3-Butanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Water, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Squalane, Hydroxyacetophenone, Carbomer, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Panthenol, Tromethamine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Inulin Lauryl Carbamate, Sodium Surfactin, Beta-Glucan
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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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