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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAscorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Ethoxydiglycol
HumectantAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Vitis Vinifera
MaskingGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract
Antimicrobial
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingFerulic Acid
Antimicrobial
Lecithin
Emollient
Disodium EDTA
Sodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Callus Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Triethanolamine
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Ascorbic Acid, Ethoxydiglycol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Vitis Vinifera, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum, Ferulic Acid, Lecithin, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Metabisulfite, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Callus Culture Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Maltodextrin, Triethanolamine, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
PPG-24-Glycereth-24
EmulsifyingGlycerin
Humectant
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Troxerutin
Skin Conditioning
Cistus Monspeliensis Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Nonapeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Polygonum Aviculare Extract
EmollientTerminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingPPG-26-Buteth-26
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Phosphate
BufferingSodium Benzoate
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Tetrasodium EDTA
Disodium Phosphate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Parfum
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
CI 15985
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Propanediol, PPG-24-Glycereth-24, Glycerin, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Troxerutin, Cistus Monspeliensis Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Nonapeptide-1, Polygonum Aviculare Extract, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, PPG-26-Buteth-26, Maltodextrin, Caprylyl Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Benzoate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tetrasodium EDTA, Disodium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Parfum, Limonene, Linalool, Citral, CI 15985
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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.
Glycerin (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 GlycerinMaltodextrin is a polysaccharide. It is derived from starch such as rice, corn, wheat, or potato starch.
In food, Maltodextrin is used to improve the texture and thicken a product. Due to its structure, it can help create a gel texture. As an emulsion stabilizer, it helps keep the ingredients in a product together.
As a polysaccharide, Maltodextrin has moisturizing properties. Polysaccharides are a type of carbohydrate. The top layer of skin uses polysaccharides to retain water, keeping the skin hydrated.
Maltodextrin is water soluble and has a sweet taste.
Learn more about MaltodextrinWater. 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!
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