What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Nylon-12
Oryza Sativa Starch
AbsorbentDimethicone
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Isononyl Isononanoate
EmollientPEG-100 Stearate
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sorbitan Sesquioleate
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Aesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingFaex Extract
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Parfum
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Ammonium Glycyrrhizate
MaskingPentadecalactone
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Zinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Citrate
BufferingCaffeine
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Lecithin
Emollient
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Biotin
AntiseborrhoeicNicotiana Sylvestris Leaf Cell Culture
Skin ConditioningLimonene
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Water, Butylene Glycol, Nylon-12, Oryza Sativa Starch, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Isononyl Isononanoate, PEG-100 Stearate, Stearic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Aesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract, Carbomer, Faex Extract, Allantoin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Parfum, Disodium EDTA, Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Pentadecalactone, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hydroxide, Panthenol, Propylene Glycol, Zinc Gluconate, Sodium Citrate, Caffeine, Tocopherol, Citric Acid, Lecithin, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Glyceryl Oleate, Biotin, Nicotiana Sylvestris Leaf Cell Culture, Limonene, Citronellol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Distearate
Emulsifying
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Myristoyl/Palmitoyl Oxostearamide/Arachamide Mea
Skin ConditioningOleamide Mea
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
Masking
Phytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Dimethyl Isopropanolamine
BufferingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polyglyceryl-10 Distearate, Stearic Acid, Tocopherol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Allantoin, Myristoyl/Palmitoyl Oxostearamide/Arachamide Mea, Oleamide Mea, Carbomer, Arginine, Phytosterols, Dimethyl Isopropanolamine, Sodium Hyaluronate, 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.
Allantoin is a soothing ingredient known for its protective and moisturizingg properties. Because of this, it is often added to products with strong active ingredients.
Studies show higher concentrations of this ingredient can promote wound healing.
Though it can be derived from the comfrey plant, allantoin is produced synthetically for cosmetic products to ensure purity.
Learn more about AllantoinCarbomer is a polymer of acrylic acid. Its main role is to create a gel consistency.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.
A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.
As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.
Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.
Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.
In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.
This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinSodium Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid's salt form. It is commonly derived from the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid.
Like hyaluronic acid, it is great at holding water and acts as a humectant. This makes it a great skin hydrating ingredient.
Sodium Hyaluronate is naturally occurring in our bodies and is mostly found in eye fluid and joints.
These are some other common types of Hyaluronic Acid:
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateStearic Acid is a fatty acid. It is an emollient, emulsifier, and texture enhancer.
As an emollient, stearic acid helps soften skin. It aids the skin's protective barrier by preventing water loss. It also provides a gentle cleansing effect without stripping away natural oils.
Stearic acid may also be used to enhance the texture of products. It can add volume and stabilize ingredients such as water and oil. This can help water and oil ingredients from separating.
Sources of stearic acid include animal or vegetable fats/oils such as coconut or shea. It can be naturally found in butter, cocoa butter, shea butter, vegetable fats, and animal tallow.
This ingredient may not be Malassezia folliculitis, or fungal-acne safe.
Learn more about Stearic AcidTocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.
Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.
Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.
You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.
There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water
