What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycereth-26
Humectant
Diglycerin
Humectant
Alpinia Speciosa Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCoix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningLitchi Chinensis Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningMorinda Citrifolia Fruit Juice
Skin ConditioningPaeonia Albiflora Flower Extract
TonicPolyquaternium-51
Skin Conditioning
Tremella Fuciformis Extract
Humectant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Butylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycereth-26, Diglycerin, Alpinia Speciosa Leaf Extract, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract, Litchi Chinensis Seed Extract, Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Juice, Paeonia Albiflora Flower Extract, Polyquaternium-51, Tremella Fuciformis Extract, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Carbomer, Cellulose Gum, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cyclomethicone
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Sodium Lactate
BufferingSqualane
Emollient
Cetyl Dimethicone
Emollient
Dimethicone/Methicone Copolymer
Silica
Abrasive
Angelica Acutiloba Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCoix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningCordyceps Sinensis Extract
Antioxidant
Pseudostellaria Heterophylla Extract
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Cholesterol
Emollient
Cholesteryl Hydroxystearate
EmollientCitric Acid
Buffering
Disodium Phosphate
BufferingHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingParfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Cyclomethicone, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Alcohol, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Sodium Lactate, Squalane, Cetyl Dimethicone, Dimethicone/Methicone Copolymer, Silica, Angelica Acutiloba Root Extract, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract, Cordyceps Sinensis Extract, Pseudostellaria Heterophylla Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Cholesterol, Cholesteryl Hydroxystearate, Citric Acid, Disodium Phosphate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Hydroxide, Parfum
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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 GlycolYou might know this plant as Job's Tears or Chinese pearl barley. It is a grain native to Southeast Asia.
This ingredient has skin conditioning properties. Emerging studies show the grain to exhibit antioxidant and anti-inflammation properties as well. (With one study finding this ingredient to be effective at blocking melanin when skin is exposed to UV).
Job's tears is rich in nutrients, such as thiamine, riboflavin, niacin and ascorbic acid.
You can also find great antioxidants such as ferulic acid, caffeic acid.
To top if off, ceramides are also present in this grain.
Learn more about Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed ExtractSodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium HydroxideWater. 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!
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