What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantSerine
Masking
Lactobacillus/Pear Juice Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningCalendula Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Niacin
SmoothingCoix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningMagnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDiglycerin
Humectant
PPG-13-Decyltetradeceth-24
EmulsifyingDisodium Phosphate
BufferingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingSalicylic Acid, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Water, Butylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Serine, Lactobacillus/Pear Juice Ferment Filtrate, Calendula Officinalis Extract, Niacin, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Tocopherol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Disodium EDTA, Xanthan Gum, Diglycerin, PPG-13-Decyltetradeceth-24, Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Hydroxide
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Inositol
Humectant
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Serine
Masking
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Pyridoxine Hcl
Skin ConditioningArtemisia Argyi Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningLavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
PPG-6-Decyltetradeceth-30
EmulsifyingBenzophenone-3
UV Absorber
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingBifida Polysaccharide
HumectantSodium Metaphosphate
BufferingPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Inositol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Serine, Centella Asiatica Extract, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Niacinamide, Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract, Panthenol, Pyridoxine Hcl, Artemisia Argyi Leaf Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Butylene Glycol, PPG-6-Decyltetradeceth-30, Benzophenone-3, Carbomer, Bifida Polysaccharide, Sodium Metaphosphate, Potassium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol
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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 GlycolDipotassium Glycyrrhizate comes from licorice root.
Extracts of licorice have demonstrated to have antibacterial, anti‐inflammatory, antiviral, antioxidant properties.
One component, glabridin, has extra potent antioxidant and soothing properties. It has also been found to block pigmentation from UVB rays in guinea pigs.
Licorice Root also contains a flavonoid. Flavonoids are a natural substance from in plants. Flavonoids also have antioxidant properties.
Another component, glycyrrhizin, has been found to have anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial benefits. This may make licorice root extract effective at treating acne. However, more research is needed to support this.
Liquiritin is one of the flavone compounds found in licorice. It has been found to help lighten skin by preventing tyrosinase from reacting with tyrosine. When the two react, protein is converted to melanin. Melanin is the substance in your body that gives your features pigmentation.
Licorice root is native to Southern Europe and Asia. It has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to help with respiratory issues.
Learn more about Dipotassium GlycyrrhizateSerine is a non-essential amino acid (your body makes it on its own!). It is a major player in your skin's natural moisturizing factor (NMF), or the water-loving molecules in your outermost layer of skin (stratum corneum) that keeps everything hydrated and happy.
Serine is one of your NMF's most abundant components that works as a skin-identical humectant. Its hydroxyl group grabs onto water molecules to boost hydration without any heaviness or occlusion.
Research on a hydrogel with serine confirmed this serine got delivered to your stratum corneum and demonstrated enhanced skin moisturization.
Interestingly serine also helps your skin produce filaggrin, a protein that keeps your skin barrier strong and used to create collagen.
Learn more about SerineTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
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. Remember to stay hydrated!
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