What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningTriethylhexanoin
MaskingGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Ammonia
Buffering
Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingPEG-50 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Lecithin
Emollient
Acetyl Glutamine
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Tetrasodium EDTA
Parfum
Masking
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Sh-Oligopeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Sh-Oligopeptide-2
Skin Conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-9
Skin Conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-11
Bacillus
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Methyl Diisopropyl Propionamide
MaskingBenzophenone-4
UV Absorber
Thiamine Hcl
MaskingPyridoxine
Skin ConditioningCrithmum Maritimum Extract
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
CI 16035
Cosmetic ColorantGlycine
Buffering
Fructose
Humectant
Urea
Buffering
Inositol
Humectant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Cyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningRiboflavin
Cosmetic ColorantFolic Acid
Skin ConditioningMenadione
MaskingBioflavonoids
Skin ConditioningAscorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Glutathione
CI 47005
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Benzoate
Masking
Biotin
AntiseborrhoeicWater, Triethylhexanoin, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Ammonia, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, PEG-50 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Niacinamide, Phenoxyethanol, Lecithin, Acetyl Glutamine, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Chlorphenesin, Tetrasodium EDTA, Parfum, Sodium Lactate, Sodium PCA, Sh-Oligopeptide-1, Sh-Oligopeptide-2, Sh-Polypeptide-1, Sh-Polypeptide-9, Sh-Polypeptide-11, Bacillus, Sodium Hyaluronate, Pentylene Glycol, Methyl Diisopropyl Propionamide, Benzophenone-4, Thiamine Hcl, Pyridoxine, Crithmum Maritimum Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, CI 16035, Glycine, Fructose, Urea, Inositol, Lactic Acid, Cyanocobalamin, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Menadione, Bioflavonoids, Ascorbic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Glutathione, CI 47005, Sodium Benzoate, Biotin
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 GlycolCaprylyl 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 or alcohol, 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 GlycerinWater. 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
