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Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide 3%
Smoothing
Glycerin
Humectant
Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract 1.3%
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Lysolecithin
EmulsifyingSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCannabis Sativa Seed Oil
Emollient
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Pullulan
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCentella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil
Emollient
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Sodium Phytate
Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Silica
Abrasive
Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingHippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Chlorella Vulgaris Powder
Skin ConditioningTetrahydropiperine
Skin ConditioningGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Water, Niacinamide 3%, Glycerin, Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract 1.3%, Citric Acid, Lysolecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil, Sodium Benzoate, Pullulan, Xanthan Gum, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Potassium Sorbate, Tocopherol, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Sodium Phytate, Ubiquinone, Glycine Soja Oil, Silica, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Chlorella Vulgaris Powder, Tetrahydropiperine, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38
Water
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Methylpropanediol
SolventCamellia Sinensis Leaf Water
Masking
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingBetaine
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Artemisia Capillaris Extract
Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPolyquaternium-51
Skin Conditioning
Malt Extract
Skin ProtectingMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCoptis Japonica Root Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Water, Panthenol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Methylpropanediol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, Betaine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Allantoin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Artemisia Capillaris Extract, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Polyquaternium-51, Malt Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Coptis Japonica Root Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate
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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 GlycerinSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateWater. 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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