What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Helianthus Annuus Hybrid Oil
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
Emollient
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ng
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ag
Humectant
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Glycine Max Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningNatto Gum
Raffinose
Skin ConditioningBetaine
Humectant
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
SurfactantPhytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Sorbeth-60 Tetraoleate
Emulsifying
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Arginine
Masking
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingWater, Butylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Helianthus Annuus Hybrid Oil, Glycerin, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Lecithin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide Ng, Ceramide NP, Ceramide Ag, Ceramide AP, Glycine Max Seed Extract, Natto Gum, Raffinose, Betaine, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Squalane, Behenyl Alcohol, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Phytosterols, Sorbeth-60 Tetraoleate, Tocopherol, Arginine, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Pyrus Malus Fruit Water
MaskingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate
Antioxidant
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Ethoxydiglycol
HumectantBetaine
Humectant
Caesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Extract
Skin ProtectingCynara Scolymus Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Tangerina Peel Extract
AstringentThymus Serpyllum Extract
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ng
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Citrate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Pentasodium Pentetate
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Pyrus Malus Fruit Water, Pentylene Glycol, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Niacinamide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ethoxydiglycol, Betaine, Caesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Extract, Cynara Scolymus Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Citrus Tangerina Peel Extract, Thymus Serpyllum Extract, Ceramide NP, Ceramide Ng, Ceramide AP, Glycereth-26, Polysorbate 20, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Pentasodium Pentetate, Phenoxyethanol
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Betaine is a humectant. Like hyaluronic acid, it helps attract and retain moisture in the skin. Itβs known for being gentle and for helping the skin maintain balanced hydration.
Betaine is mainly used to improve hydration and support calmer skin. It helps skin cells regulate water balance because it functions as an osmolyte.
Some studies suggest betaine may support making skin tone more even.
Fun fact: Betaine naturally exists in the skin and the body. In cosmetic products, it can be either plant-derived (most commonly from sugar beets) or synthetically produced for consistency and stability.
Betaine is also known as trimethylglycine.
Learn more about BetaineButylene 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 GlycolCeramide AP is is a skin-identical lipid that mimics what your skin already makes naturally. Ceramides help maintain epidermal integrity and barrier function.
You'll often see this ingredient paired with other ceramides (like ceramide NP), cholesterol, or fatty acids because this combination best mimics the natural lipid mix your skin already has.
The skin's ability to produce ceramides gets disrupted in skin conditions like eczema. This in turn weakens the skin barrier and applying ceramides topically has been shown to replenish what's been lost to restore barrier function.
Most of the studies with Ceramide AP test it as part of a multi-ceramide complex; studies reinforce ceramide AP's role in rebalancing ceramides in skin and improving skin hydration.
Learn more about Ceramide APCeramide NG is a type of Ceramide. The NG stands for a sphinganine base.
Ceramides are intercellular lipids naturally found in our skin that bonds dead skin cells together to create a barrier. They are known for their ability to hold water and thus are a great ingredient for dry skin.
Ceramides are an important building block for our skin barrier. A stronger barrier helps the skin look more firm and hydrated. By bolstering the skin ceramides act as a barrier against irritating ingredients. This can help with inflammation as well.
If you would like to eat ceramides, sweet potatoes contain a small amount.
Read more about other common types of ceramides here:
Ceramide AP
Ceramide EOP
Ceramide NP
Ceramide NP (formerly known as Ceramide 3) is one of the skin's naturally occurring lipids.
Since ceramides are the major lipid components of the skin, they are crucial for maintaining skin barrier and hydration. Ceramide NP most closely mirrors the dominant kind in human skin amongst ceramide subtypes.
This ceramide works by slotting into gaps within the stratum corneum's lipid matrix to limit trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) and shield the skin against external irritants.
A study with 312 patients found that using a ceramide-containing routine for 4 weeks reduced the severity of atopic dermatitis by over 61%.
Another clinical study in subjects aged 60 and older found that a ceramide body wash and moisturizer improved skin dryness and itchy skin in 15 days.
Overall, ceramides are considered non-irritating and safety tests have found little to no observable adverse effects from using this ingredient.
Ceramide NP is usually sourced from plants (like soybean or rice bran), or produced synthetically.
Learn more about Ceramide NPGlycerin (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
