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What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Polyquaternium-37
Paraffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Amodimethicone
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Quaternium-87
CleansingStearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Behentrimonium Chloride
Preservative
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Candelilla Cera
Emollient
PPG-1 Trideceth-6
Skin ConditioningChlorhexidine Digluconate
Antimicrobial
Isopropyl Alcohol
Solvent
Trideceth-6
EmulsifyingAcrylates Copolymer
Sorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Polyquaternium-11
Linalool
Perfuming
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Skin Conditioning2-Oleamido-1,3-Octadecanediol
Skin ConditioningHydroxycitronellal
Perfuming
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Soy Protein
Humectant
Cetrimonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Iris Florentina Root Extract
MaskingAlpha-Isomethyl Ionone
Perfuming
Coumarin
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Parfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Citric Acid, Polyquaternium-37, Paraffinum Liquidum, Amodimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 20, Quaternium-87, Stearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Chloride, Panthenol, Niacinamide, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Butylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Candelilla Cera, PPG-1 Trideceth-6, Chlorhexidine Digluconate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Trideceth-6, Acrylates Copolymer, Sorbitan Oleate, Polyquaternium-11, Linalool, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, 2-Oleamido-1,3-Octadecanediol, Hydroxycitronellal, Benzyl Salicylate, Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Cetrimonium Chloride, Benzyl Alcohol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Citronellol, Iris Florentina Root Extract, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Coumarin, Limonene, Parfum
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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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