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Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAcetyl Glucosamine
Skin Conditioning
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Kojic Acid
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Glutathione
Hyaluronic Acid/Polyisopropylacrylamide Copolymer
Humectant
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingGalactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Water, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Panthenol, Adenosine, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Beta-Glucan, Ethylhexylglycerin, Acetyl Glucosamine, Bisabolol, Kojic Acid, Tocopherol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ceramide NP, Glutathione, Hyaluronic Acid/Polyisopropylacrylamide Copolymer, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
Water
Skin ConditioningBifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Sodium Carboxymethyl Beta-Glucan
CleansingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Salicyloyl Phytosphingosine
Skin ConditioningAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Mannose
HumectantAmmonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Citric Acid
Buffering
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningAcetic Acid
BufferingMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingFaex Extract
Skin ConditioningOctyldodecanol
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Water, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice, Dimethicone, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Sodium Carboxymethyl Beta-Glucan, Sodium Hyaluronate, Salicyloyl Phytosphingosine, Adenosine, Mannose, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Lactobacillus, Acetic Acid, Maltodextrin, Xanthan Gum, Faex Extract, Octyldodecanol, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum
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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.
Adenosine is in every living organism. It is one of four components in nucleic acids that helps store our DNA.
Adenosine has many benefits when used. These benefits include hydrating the skin, smoothing skin, and reducing wrinkles. Once applied, adenosine increases collagen production. It also helps with improving firmness and tissue repair.
Studies have found adenosine may also help with wound healing.
In skincare products, Adenosine is usually derived from yeast.
Learn more about AdenosineButylene 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 GlycerinPentylene glycol is typically used within a product to thicken it. It also adds a smooth, soft, and moisturizing feel to the product. It is naturally found in plants such as sugar beets.
The hydrophilic trait of Pentylene Glycol makes it a humectant. As a humectant, Pentylene Glycol helps draw moisture from the air to your skin. This can help keep your skin hydrated.
This property also makes Pentylene Glycol a great texture enhancer. It can also help thicken or stabilize a product.
Pentylene Glycol also acts as a mild preservative and helps to keep a product microbe-free.
Some people may experience mild eye and skin irritation from Pentylene Glycol. We always recommend speaking with a professional about using this ingredient in your routine.
Pentylene Glycol has a low molecular weight and is part of the 1,2-glycol family.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateWater. 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
