What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Glycerin
Humectant
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Tranexamic Acid
Astringent
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingMorus Alba Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate
Preservative
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tetrasodium EDTA
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Water, Propylene Glycol, Glycolic Acid, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Gluconolactone, Tranexamic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Morus Alba Fruit Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract, Tetrasodium EDTA, 1,2-Hexanediol
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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 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 GlycerinTetrasodium EDTA is the salt formed from neutralizing ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid with sodium hydroxide. It is a chelating agent and used to prevent metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This helps keep the product and ingredients stable.
Tetrasodium EDTA comes as a white solid and is soluble in water.
Water. 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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