This smoothing lip moisturizer is formulated around 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid and Urea to refine skin texture and hydrate lips.
This smoothing lip mask is formulated around Gluconolactone and Ectoin to refine skin texture and brighten dull-looking skin.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Sclerotium Gum
Humectant3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDiglycerin
Humectant
Urea
Buffering
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Skin ConditioningSorbitol
Humectant
PCA
Humectant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Lysine
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Dendrobium Nobile Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sophora Flavescens Root Extract
Antioxidant
Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract
Astringent
Biosaccharide Gum-4
Skin Conditioning
Echinacea Purpurea Extract
MoisturisingGlycine
Buffering
Steareth-20
CleansingBifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Serine
Masking
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Leucine
Skin ConditioningAlanine
Masking
Arginine
Masking
Tyrosine
MaskingPhenylalanine
Masking
Threonine
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Valine
MaskingIsoleucine
Skin ConditioningTripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Histidine
Humectant
Hexapeptide-9
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Trehalose, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sclerotium Gum, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Sodium PCA, Xanthan Gum, Diglycerin, Urea, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Sorbitol, PCA, Lactic Acid, Lysine, Allantoin, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Dendrobium Nobile Stem Extract, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Sophora Flavescens Root Extract, Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract, Biosaccharide Gum-4, Echinacea Purpurea Extract, Glycine, Steareth-20, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Serine, Glutamic Acid, Aspartic Acid, Leucine, Alanine, Arginine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Proline, Valine, Isoleucine, Tripeptide-1, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Histidine, Hexapeptide-9, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
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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 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
