What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Coptis Japonica Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
PEG/PPG-18/4 Copolymer
SolventPEG-32
HumectantPortulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Triethanolamine
BufferingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingMalpighia Emarginata Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPEG-11 Methyl Ether Dimethicone
Emulsifying
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
PPG-26-Buteth-26
Skin ConditioningVaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract
Skin Protecting
Ethyl Hexanediol
SolventPolyacrylate-13
Polyisobutene
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPorphyra Yezoensis Extract
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingParfum
Masking
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Disodium EDTA
Linalool
Perfuming
Butylphenyl Methylpropional
Perfuming
Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Coptis Japonica Root Extract, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, PEG/PPG-18/4 Copolymer, PEG-32, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Triethanolamine, Carbomer, Malpighia Emarginata Fruit Extract, PEG-11 Methyl Ether Dimethicone, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, PPG-26-Buteth-26, Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract, Ethyl Hexanediol, Polyacrylate-13, Polyisobutene, Glyceryl Caprylate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Porphyra Yezoensis Extract, Xanthan Gum, Parfum, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Hyaluronate, Disodium EDTA, Linalool, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
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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 HyaluronateWater. 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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