What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Isododecane
EmollientNeopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate
EmollientPPG-51/Smdi Copolymer
Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract
Astringent
Rosa Multiflora Fruit Extract
MaskingRhododendron Ferrugineum Extract
MaskingSea Water
HumectantPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Polyurethane-35
Sorbeth-30 Tetraisostearate
Emulsifying
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Ethylhexyl Olivate
Skin Conditioning
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantLinoleic Acid
Cleansing
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Phytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate
Emulsifying
Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPPG-8-Ceteth-20
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantSodium Hydroxide
BufferingSqualane
Emollient
Methylpropanediol
SolventTetrasodium EDTA
Sodium Citrate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantPhenylpropanol
Masking
Iron Oxides
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Isododecane, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, PPG-51/Smdi Copolymer, Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract, Rosa Multiflora Fruit Extract, Rhododendron Ferrugineum Extract, Sea Water, Phenoxyethanol, Polyurethane-35, Sorbeth-30 Tetraisostearate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Ethylhexyl Olivate, Dipropylene Glycol, Linoleic Acid, Phospholipids, Phytosterols, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer, Xanthan Gum, PPG-8-Ceteth-20, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Sodium Hydroxide, Squalane, Methylpropanediol, Tetrasodium EDTA, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Mica, Phenylpropanol, Iron Oxides
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf
Perfuming
Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer
Propanediol
Solvent
Dimethicone
Emollient
Ceresin
Emulsion StabilisingTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Squalane
Emollient
Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer
Sericin
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Silk
Humectant
Serica
HumectantCaesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Extract
Skin ProtectingKappaphycus Alvarezii Extract
Skin ConditioningYeast Extract
Skin ConditioningDistearyldimonium Chloride
Trimethylsiloxysilicate
Emollient
Zinc Stearate
Cosmetic ColorantAluminum Hydroxide
EmollientStearic Acid
Cleansing
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate
Emulsifying
Biosaccharide Gum-4
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Silica
Abrasive
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
Isopropyl Alcohol
Solvent
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantTin Oxide
Abrasive
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCyclopentasiloxane, Water, Glycerin, Camellia Sinensis Leaf, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Propanediol, Dimethicone, Ceresin, Titanium Dioxide, Squalane, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Sericin, Hydrolyzed Silk, Serica, Caesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Extract, Kappaphycus Alvarezii Extract, Yeast Extract, Distearyldimonium Chloride, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Zinc Stearate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Biosaccharide Gum-4, Disodium EDTA, Silica, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Parfum, Isopropyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Mica, Tin Oxide, CI 77491
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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 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 MicaPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Squalane is the hydrogenated and shelf-stable form of squalene (a lipid that naturally occurs in human sebum).
It is an emollient and skin conditioning agent that is able to integrate seamlessly into the skin's lipid barrier without clogging pores.
This is due to how structurally similar it is to what your skin already produces.
Though it is mostly an emollient that helps soften and hydrate skin, it also has some humectant and occlusive action. Humectants help the skin retain moisture while occlusives seal it in, making squalane a triple-threat moisturizer.
Research shows it has antioxidant capabilities that help protect against stressors like UV exposure, specifically UVA induced oxidative stress. This study also found that it supports collagen biosynthesis in human dermal fibroblasts.
No clinical study has reported significant adverse effects and irritation reactions are very rare from this ingredient (even at 100% concentration).
Overall, it's a fantastic ingredient for hydration and is suitable for all skin types.
This depends on the source. Squalane can be derived from both plants and animals. Most squalane used in skincare comes from plants.
Please note: the source of squalane is only known if disclosed by the brand. We recommend reaching out to the brand if you have any questions about their squalane.
Read more about squalene with an "e".
Though squalane is often called an oil, it’s technically not one. It is a hydrocarbon, meaning it is only made of carbon and hydrogen. True oils are triglycerides and made of fatty acids and glycerol.
The term “oil-free” isn’t regulated so companies can define it however they want. Some exclude all oils, while others just avoid mineral oil or comedogenic oils.
Squalane has a comedogenic rating of 1 from the original 1972 study that tested raw ingredients under occlusion on rabbit ears. This system is not standardized or peer-reviewed, and using the raw ingredients is very different from how diluted cosmetic formulations are used on human skin.
A comedogenic rating of 1 means it is "unlikely to clog pores" according to the original rating system.
The overall formula of a product matters more than the individual ingredients on whether or not it will cause clogged pores.
Learn more about SqualaneWater. 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
