What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Polysilicone-11
Sd Alcohol 40-B
Astringent
Dimethicone
Emollient
Triethyl Citrate
Masking
Xylitylglucoside
Humectant
Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract
Antioxidant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Portulaca Grandiflora Extract
Skin ConditioningNicotiana Sylvestris Leaf Cell Culture
Skin ConditioningLycium Barbarum Fruit Extract
Astringent
Sodium Bicarbonate
Abrasive
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Polyglyceryl-3 Cocoate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-6 Caprylate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-6 Ricinoleate
Emulsifying
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Xylitol
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Laureth-12
EmulsifyingVanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Amodimethicone
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Citrate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Biotin
AntiseborrhoeicCI 16035
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Polysilicone-11, Sd Alcohol 40-B, Dimethicone, Triethyl Citrate, Xylitylglucoside, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment, Portulaca Grandiflora Extract, Nicotiana Sylvestris Leaf Cell Culture, Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract, Sodium Bicarbonate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Polyglyceryl-3 Cocoate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Polyglyceryl-6 Ricinoleate, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitol, Phenoxyethanol, Laureth-12, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Pentylene Glycol, Amodimethicone, Carbomer, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Biotin, CI 16035
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Pentylene Glycol (1,2-pentanediol) is a multitasking little diol with three main roles in a formula:
Research on alkanediols (the family pentylene glycol belongs to) show they work by disrupting microbial cell membranes. This disruption helps the primary preservative system in a product work more effectively at lower doses.
On the safety side, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe as used in current cosmetic practices + concentrations.
Typical use levels in a formula run about 1-5%.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolWater. 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!
Learn more about Water
