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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantButylene Glycol
HumectantPEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin
HumectantCamellia Japonica Seed Oil
EmollientC18-36 Acid Triglyceride
EmollientC12-18 Acid Triglyceride
EmollientJojoba Esters
EmollientSqualene
EmollientPhytosteryl Macadamiate
Skin ConditioningPhytosterols
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
AntioxidantPyrus Cydonia Seed Extract
MaskingSaccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
SolventInositol
HumectantOryzanol
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Lecithin
EmulsifyingAphanothece Sacrum Polysaccharide
AbsorbentHoney Extract
HumectantPolyglyceryl-10 Isostearate
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
BufferingSodium Citrate
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeMethylparaben
PreservativeWater, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil, C18-36 Acid Triglyceride, C12-18 Acid Triglyceride, Jojoba Esters, Squalene, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Phytosterols, Tocopherol, Pyrus Cydonia Seed Extract, Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate, Propanediol, Inositol, Oryzanol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Aphanothece Sacrum Polysaccharide, Honey Extract, Polyglyceryl-10 Isostearate, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
HumectantDipropylene Glycol
HumectantNiacinamide
SmoothingGalactomyces Ferment Filtrate
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningHydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantAllantoin
Skin ConditioningCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin ConditioningCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
MaskingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAdenosine
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantDisodium EDTA
Sodium Polyacrylate
AbsorbentSaccharomyces/Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus/Rice Ferment
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces/Rice Bran Ferment
HumectantLactobacillus Ferment Lysate
Skin ConditioningStreptococcus Thermophilus Ferment
HumectantLactococcus Ferment Lysate
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate
Skin ConditioningBifida Ferment Lysate
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus/Milk Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningWater, Butylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Allantoin, Cellulose Gum, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Carbomer, Arginine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Polyacrylate, Saccharomyces/Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Ferment Filtrate, Lactobacillus/Rice Ferment, Saccharomyces/Rice Bran Ferment, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Streptococcus Thermophilus Ferment, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Lactobacillus/Milk Ferment Filtrate
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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 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