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Ingredients Side-by-side
Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingPunica Granatum Extract
AstringentCarica Papaya Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningAesculus Hippocastanum Extract
Antioxidant
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Malic Acid
Buffering
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningCeramide AP
Skin Conditioning
S-Rice Polypeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Extract, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Aesculus Hippocastanum Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Lactic Acid, Malic Acid, Sodium PCA, Niacinamide, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Water, Ceramide AP, S-Rice Polypeptide-1, Sodium Hyaluronate, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Benzyl Alcohol, Potassium Sorbate
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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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