What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Kojic Acid
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Triethanolamine
BufferingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Methoxysalicylate
BleachingChlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Tetrasodium EDTA
Propanediol
Solvent
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Saccharomyces/Viscum Album Ferment Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Saccharomyces/Imperata Cylindrica Root Ferment Extract
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Pentasodium Tetracarboxymethyl Acetylhydroxyprolyl Dipeptide-12
Skin Conditioning
Lecithin
Emollient
Sh-Oligopeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Sh-Oligopeptide-2
Skin Conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-11
Sh-Polypeptide-9
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Phosphate
BufferingTripeptide-29
Skin Conditioning
Pentasodium Tetracarboxymethyl Dipeptide-51
Skin Conditioning
Glucose
Humectant
Chondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Oligopeptide-68
Bleaching
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Potassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningWater, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Kojic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Triethanolamine, Carbomer, Potassium Methoxysalicylate, Chlorphenesin, Allantoin, Betaine, Tetrasodium EDTA, Propanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Saccharomyces/Viscum Album Ferment Extract, Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Saccharomyces/Imperata Cylindrica Root Ferment Extract, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Pentasodium Tetracarboxymethyl Acetylhydroxyprolyl Dipeptide-12, Lecithin, Sh-Oligopeptide-1, Sh-Oligopeptide-2, Sh-Polypeptide-1, Sh-Polypeptide-11, Sh-Polypeptide-9, Sodium Phosphate, Tripeptide-29, Pentasodium Tetracarboxymethyl Dipeptide-51, Glucose, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Oligopeptide-68, Glycine Soja Oil, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Potassium Hyaluronate
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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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