What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Glycereth-7 Triacetate
EmollientCocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningMandelic Acid
Antimicrobial
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Polyglyceryl-5 Oleate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate, Lactobacillus Ferment, Glycereth-7 Triacetate, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Lactobacillus, Mandelic Acid, Caffeine, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Polyglyceryl-5 Oleate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Alcohol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum
Rosa Damascena Extract
MaskingWater
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Calendula Officinalis Flower Oil
Masking
Melissa Officinalis Callus Lysate
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Cananga Odorata Flower Oil
Masking
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Chamomilla Recutita Extract
Skin Conditioning
Bacillus
Skin ConditioningBifidobacterium
Skin ProtectingStreptococcus Thermophilus Lysate
Skin ProtectingCitrus Grandis Seed Extract
Astringent
Santalum Album Wood Oil
Perfuming
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Salvia Sclarea Oil
Masking
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Citrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningPaeonia Suffruticosa Seed Oil
Emollient
Rosa Damascena Flower Powder
MaskingRosa Damascena Extract, Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Calendula Officinalis Flower Oil, Melissa Officinalis Callus Lysate, Glycerin, Cananga Odorata Flower Oil, Lactic Acid, Lactobacillus, Lactobacillus Ferment, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Extract, Bacillus, Bifidobacterium, Streptococcus Thermophilus Lysate, Citrus Grandis Seed Extract, Santalum Album Wood Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Salvia Sclarea Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Paeonia Suffruticosa Seed Oil, Rosa Damascena Flower Powder
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceCocos Nucifera Fruit Extract comes from the meat of the coconut fruit. It is an emollient and skin conditioner with antioxidant properties.
Coconut fruit is naturally rich in amino acids, sugars, and nutrients including Vitamin C and small amounts of vitamin B. Malic acid can also be found in coconut fruit extract.
Lactobacillus is a type of bacteria with skin conditioning properties. This ingredient has antibacterial and antifungal properties (that's why we can eat fermented foods).
Learn more about the benefits of lactobacillus ferment here.
Fun Fact: Lactobacillus is used to create wine, yogurt, cheese, sauerkraut, pickles, beer, cider, kimchi, cocoa, kefir.
Learn more about LactobacillusThis ingredient is made when the Lactobacillus bacteria (the same kind that makes yogurt and kimchi) are allowed to ferment a nutrient medium.
As it ferments, it collects lactic acid, peptides, enzymes, and other bioactive metabolites to provide:
A 2023 review noted that probiotic fermentation ingredients like this one can enhance antioxidant capacity, reduce UV-induced oxidative damage, and support barrier function.
One clinical study from the same year showed a Lactobacillus ferment lysate significantly reduced transepidermal water loss and improved skin hydration.
Another review highlighted that topical Lactobacillus-based preparations can improve ceramide levels in the stratum corneum, support barrier integrity, and even help reduce S. aureus colonization in atopic dermatitis.
Why is this so cool?
Basically, your skin's outer layer works as a brick wall; skin cells are bricks and ceramides are the mortar holding it together. Moisture escapes, irritants get in, and your skin gets dry and reactive when ceramide levels drop. On top of that, "bad" skin bacteria S. aureus loves to move in when your barrier is weak to make inflammation and irritation worse.
So Lactobacillus ferment is basically patching the wall and evicting the troublemaker when it boosts ceramide production and help keep S. aureus in check.
On top of all this, it also acts as a mild antimicrobial preservative booster.
Just so you know, most studies focus on specific strains or the lysate form rather than this generic "Lactobacillus Ferment", so results can vary.
Though it's a promising ingredient, it doesn't have decades of robust clinical data behind it just yet.
Lactobacillus Ferment is generally considered safe for fungal-acne prone skin. The key thing to understand is that it comes from bacteria, not yeast or fungus.
Yeast-derived ferments (like galactomyces) have been shown to activate a protein that's linked to Malassezia-related skin issues whereas lactobacillus doesn't have that problem.
Its byproducts also don't contain the types of fatty acids (C11-24 chain lengths) that Malassezia feeds on.
Learn more about Lactobacillus FermentWater. 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
