What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSnail Secretion Filtrate
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
SmoothingButylene Glycol
HumectantCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingCetearyl Olivate
Glycerin
HumectantSorbitan Olivate
EmulsifyingMicrocrystalline Wax
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Polyacrylate
AbsorbentCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantBenzyl Glycol
SolventArginine
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientPentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Starch
AbsorbentPolyacrylate-2
Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingRaspberry Ketone
MaskingIsohexadecane
EmollientDisodium EDTA
Butoxydiglycol
MaskingPolysorbate 80
EmulsifyingSorbitan Oleate
EmulsifyingAdenosine
Skin ConditioningBHT
AntioxidantParfum
MaskingWater, Snail Secretion Filtrate, Niacinamide, Butylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Olivate, Glycerin, Sorbitan Olivate, Microcrystalline Wax, Sodium Polyacrylate, Carbomer, Hydroxyacetophenone, Benzyl Glycol, Arginine, Caprylyl Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Glyceryl Starch, Polyacrylate-2, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Raspberry Ketone, Isohexadecane, Disodium EDTA, Butoxydiglycol, Polysorbate 80, Sorbitan Oleate, Adenosine, BHT, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantIsononyl Isononanoate
EmollientCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientC15-19 Alkane
SolventAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientPropanediol
SolventGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientPhenoxyethanol
PreservativePEG-100 Stearate
SurfactantSqualane
EmollientCeteth-10 Phosphate
CleansingDicetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingChlorphenesin
AntimicrobialPhytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDisodium EDTA
Panthenol
Skin ConditioningAlpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
CleansingPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingMaltodextrin
AbsorbentPolymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice
Skin ConditioningCeteareth-25
CleansingPropylene Glycol
HumectantAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
EmollientCetyl Alcohol
EmollientBHT
AntioxidantLactobacillus
Skin ConditioningPantolactone
HumectantBehenic Acid
CleansingCeramide NP
Skin ConditioningCholesterol
EmollientCeramide Ns
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTerminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
AntioxidantCeramide AP
Skin ConditioningCeramide EOP
Skin ConditioningCeramide Eos
Skin ConditioningCaprooyl Phytosphingosine
Skin ConditioningCaprooyl Sphingosine
Skin ConditioningAscorbyl Palmitate
AntioxidantCitric Acid
BufferingGlyceryl Oleate
EmollientLecithin
EmollientTocopherol
AntioxidantAnthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
MaskingCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
MaskingCentaurea Cyanus Flower Extract
AstringentChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
MaskingHypericum Perforatum Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningTilia Cordata Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Isononyl Isononanoate, Cetearyl Alcohol, C15-19 Alkane, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Propanediol, Glyceryl Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-100 Stearate, Squalane, Ceteth-10 Phosphate, Dicetyl Phosphate, Chlorphenesin, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Panthenol, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Potassium Hydroxide, Maltodextrin, Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice, Ceteareth-25, Propylene Glycol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Cetyl Alcohol, BHT, Lactobacillus, Pantolactone, Behenic Acid, Ceramide NP, Cholesterol, Ceramide Ns, Ethylhexylglycerin, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide Eos, Caprooyl Phytosphingosine, Caprooyl Sphingosine, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Citric Acid, Glyceryl Oleate, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Hypericum Perforatum Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Tilia Cordata Flower Extract
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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.
BHT is a synthetic antioxidant and preservative.
As an antioxidant, it helps your body fight off free-radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells.
As a preservative, it is used to stabilize products and prevent them from degrading. Specifically, BHT prevents degradation from oxidation.
The concerns related to BHT come from oral studies; this ingredient is currently allowed for use by both the FDA and EU.
However, it was recently restricted for use in the UK as of April 2024.
Learn more about BHTDisodium EDTA is a chelating agent. It grabs onto and deactivates metal ions that sneak into your products from water, packaging, or air.
This ingredient mainly works behind the scenes and helps with:
On top of that, this ingredient can counteract the effects of hard water by binding to the minerals in it.
One thing worth knowing is that Disodium EDTA has been shown to be a mild penetration enhancer. It can help other ingredients absorb into skin more effectively which can be a double-edged sword (great for actives, but can also make the active too strong if you have sensitive skin).
Clinical patch testing showed no significant skin irritation at typical use concentrations and minimal dermal absorption.
You'll most likely see this ingredient near the end of an ingredient list. It's typically found in concentrations less than 1%.
Learn more about Disodium EDTAGlycerin (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