What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantCyclohexasiloxane
EmollientAlcohol Denat.
AntimicrobialSynthetic Fluorphlogopite
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
EmollientAmmonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingPolyglyceryl-6 Distearate
EmulsifyingMica
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantPolysilicone-11
Phenoxyethanol
PreservativePentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
EmollientCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantJojoba Esters
EmollientCapryloyl Salicylic Acid
ExfoliatingCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientPolyacrylamide
Boron Nitride
AbsorbentPolyglyceryl-3 Beeswax
EmulsifyingCetyl Alcohol
EmollientC13-14 Isoparaffin
EmollientAdenosine
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Laureth-7
EmulsifyingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingTin Oxide
AbrasiveCitric Acid
BufferingCeramide AP
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Cyclohexasiloxane, Alcohol Denat., Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Dimethicone, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate, Mica, CI 77891, Polysilicone-11, Phenoxyethanol, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, CI 77491, Jojoba Esters, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyacrylamide, Boron Nitride, Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax, Cetyl Alcohol, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Adenosine, Disodium EDTA, Laureth-7, Sodium Hydroxide, Tin Oxide, Citric Acid, Ceramide AP
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%
UV AbsorberEthylhexyl Salicylate 5%
UV AbsorberOctocrylene 10%
UV AbsorberWater
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
SolventButyloctyl Salicylate
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantC12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialPolymethylsilsesquioxane
Niacinamide
SmoothingGlyceryl Stearate Citrate
EmollientCI 77163
Cosmetic ColorantMica
Cosmetic ColorantTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic ColorantLauryl Lactate
EmollientIsododecane
EmollientIsodecyl Neopentanoate
EmollientGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientDiisopropyl Sebacate
EmollientCetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingCoco-Caprylate
EmollientEthylhexyl Hydroxystearate
EmollientButylene Glycol
HumectantArginine
MaskingHydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningIron Oxides
Sodium Hyaluronate
HumectantChlorphenesin
AntimicrobialAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Phospholipids
Skin ConditioningLimonium Gerberi Extract
Skin ProtectingLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialTheobroma Cacao Seed Extract
AntioxidantPantothenic Acid
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
AntioxidantHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
EmollientFerulic Acid
AntimicrobialButyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%, Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%, Octocrylene 10%, Water, Propanediol, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Glycerin, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Niacinamide, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, CI 77163, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Lauryl Lactate, Isododecane, Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Glyceryl Stearate, Diisopropyl Sebacate, Cetyl Phosphate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Coco-Caprylate, Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate, Butylene Glycol, Arginine, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Iron Oxides, Sodium Hyaluronate, Chlorphenesin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Phospholipids, Limonium Gerberi Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Theobroma Cacao Seed Extract, Pantothenic Acid, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Ferulic Acid
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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.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolGlycerin (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 GlycerinMica is a naturally occurring mineral used to add shimmer and color in cosmetics. It can also help improve the texture of a product or give it an opaque, white/silver color.
Serecite is the name for very fine but ragged grains of mica.
This ingredient is often coated with metal oxides like titanium dioxide. Trace amounts of heavy metals may be found in mica, but these metals are not harmful in our personal products.
Mica has been used since prehistoric times throughout the world. Ancient Egyptian, Indian, Greek, Roman, Aztec, and Chinese civilizations have used mica.
Learn more about MicaWater. 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!
Learn more about Water