What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract 20.04%
Perfuming
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Eriobotrya Japonica Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMadecassoside
Antioxidant
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Trehalose
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sucrose
Humectant
Mineral Salts
Skin ConditioningOctyldodeceth-16
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
Masking
Water, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract 20.04%, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycereth-26, Butylene Glycol, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Eriobotrya Japonica Leaf Extract, Madecassoside, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Allantoin, Trehalose, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sucrose, Mineral Salts, Octyldodeceth-16, Carbomer, Arginine
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Asparagus Officinalis Extract
Skin ConditioningSpinacia Oleracea Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningLactuca Scariola Sativa Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningBrassica Oleracea Italica Extract
AstringentCucumis Sativus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Apium Graveolens Extract
Skin ConditioningVaccinium Corymbosum (Blueberry) Fruit Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylhydroxamic Acid
C12-14 Pareth-12
EmulsifyingSodium Citrate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butylene Glycol, Asparagus Officinalis Extract, Spinacia Oleracea Leaf Extract, Lactuca Scariola Sativa Leaf Extract, Brassica Oleracea Italica Extract, Cucumis Sativus Extract, Apium Graveolens Extract, Vaccinium Corymbosum (Blueberry) Fruit Water, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, C12-14 Pareth-12, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Ethylhexylglycerin
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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 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 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!
Learn more about Water
