What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Palmaria Palmata Extract
Skin ProtectingPalmitoyl Hexapeptide-12
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin Conditioning
Achillea Millefolium Extract
CleansingCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Hypericum Perforatum Extract
AntimicrobialSalix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract
CleansingPorphyra Umbilicalis Extract
Skin ConditioningChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Sorghum Bicolor Stalk Juice
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Lactate
Buffering
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Glycerin, Water, Propylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Palmaria Palmata Extract, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Achillea Millefolium Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Hypericum Perforatum Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract, Porphyra Umbilicalis Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Sorghum Bicolor Stalk Juice, Sodium Hyaluronate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Carbomer, Sodium Lactate, Polysorbate 20, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Isododecane
EmollientIsohexadecane
EmollientDimethicone
Emollient
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientHydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingPEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Emulsifying
PEG-150
HumectantPEG-8 Diisostearate
Emulsifying
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Ethylparaben
Preservative
Phytosteryl Macadamiate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Citrate
BufferingParfum
Masking
Trisodium EDTA
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate
Skin ConditioningHydroxyproline
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Metaphosphate
BufferingBenzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
Perfuming
Butylphenyl Methylpropional
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Citronellol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
AstringentCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantSyzygium Jambos Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantTocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Isododecane, Isohexadecane, Dimethicone, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Disteardimonium Hectorite, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, PEG-150, PEG-8 Diisostearate, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Sodium Citrate, Parfum, Trisodium EDTA, Tocopheryl Acetate, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Hydroxyproline, Citric Acid, Sodium Metaphosphate, Benzyl Benzoate, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Limonene, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Citronellol, Geraniol, Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, CI 77492, Syzygium Jambos Leaf Extract, CI 77491, 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.
Butylene 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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. 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
