What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Glycereth-26
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ng
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ag
Humectant
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Glycine Soja Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Natto Gum
Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide
Emulsion Stabilising
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Carboxymethyl Hyaluronate
HumectantGlycosyl Trehalose
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantPhytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Sodium Dilauramidoglutamide Lysine
HumectantCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Glycereth-26, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide Ng, Ceramide NP, Ceramide Ag, Ceramide AP, Glycine Soja Seed Extract, Natto Gum, Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Carboxymethyl Hyaluronate, Glycosyl Trehalose, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Phytosterols, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Dilauramidoglutamide Lysine, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Chamaecyparis Obtusa Water
MaskingGlycerin
Humectant
Betula Platyphylla Japonica Juice
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Vitis Coignetiae Sap
Antioxidant
Citrus Sudachi Peel Extract
Antimicrobial
Citrus Junos Peel Extract
Skin ConditioningGynostemma Pentaphyllum Extract
AstringentCitrus Junos Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningGeranium Robertianum Extract
AstringentZingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Prunus Persica Fruit Extract
Abrasive
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningGlucosyl Hesperidin
HumectantPropanediol
Solvent
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingWater, Butylene Glycol, Chamaecyparis Obtusa Water, Glycerin, Betula Platyphylla Japonica Juice, 1,2-Hexanediol, Vitis Coignetiae Sap, Citrus Sudachi Peel Extract, Citrus Junos Peel Extract, Gynostemma Pentaphyllum Extract, Citrus Junos Fruit Extract, Geranium Robertianum Extract, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Prunus Persica Fruit Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Leaf Extract, Glucosyl Hesperidin, Propanediol, Sodium Gluconate, Xanthan Gum
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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 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 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
