What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPolyquaternium-37
Paraffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Quaternium-87
CleansingSodium Benzoate
Masking
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
PPG-1 Trideceth-6
Skin ConditioningAmodimethicone
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantParfum
Masking
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Adansonia Digitata Oil
Emollient
Cetrimonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Passiflora Incarnata Seed Oil
Skin Protecting
Trideceth-12
EmulsifyingCocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Saccharomyces/Magnesium Ferment
Saccharomyces/Iron Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Saccharomyces/Zinc Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Gardenia Taitensis Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces/Copper Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Saccharomyces/Silicon Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Polyquaternium-37, Paraffinum Liquidum, Quaternium-87, Sodium Benzoate, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Stearyl Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, PPG-1 Trideceth-6, Amodimethicone, Dipropylene Glycol, Parfum, Glycolic Acid, Adansonia Digitata Oil, Cetrimonium Chloride, Passiflora Incarnata Seed Oil, Trideceth-12, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Saccharomyces/Magnesium Ferment, Saccharomyces/Iron Ferment, Benzoic Acid, Saccharomyces/Zinc Ferment, Gardenia Taitensis Flower Extract, Saccharomyces/Copper Ferment, Saccharomyces/Silicon Ferment, Tocopherol
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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.
Tocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
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