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Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Royal Jelly Extract
Skin Conditioning
Soluble Collagen
Humectant
Acrylic Acid
Isohexadecane
EmollientDisodium EDTA
Polyvinylalcohol Crosspolymer
Squalane
Emollient
Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
Emollient
Polyoxymethylene Melamine
Dimethicone
Emollient
Disodium Phosphate
BufferingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingHydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine
Emulsifying
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Sodium Hyaluronate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Royal Jelly Extract, Soluble Collagen, Acrylic Acid, Isohexadecane, Disodium EDTA, Polyvinylalcohol Crosspolymer, Squalane, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Polyoxymethylene Melamine, Dimethicone, Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Hydroxide, Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Zinc PCA
Humectant
Arbutin
Antioxidant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Leaf
Perfuming
Sambucus Nigra Flower
Skin ConditioningMomordica Charantia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningLeontopodium Alpinum Callus Lysate
Skin Conditioning
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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.
Glycerin (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 GlycerinSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium Hyaluronate
