What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
No key ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
No concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Isononyl Isononanoate
EmollientNelumbo Nucifera Flower Water
TonicAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Methyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingCyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum
Emulsion StabilisingAgar
MaskingDisodium EDTA
Parfum
Masking
Eclipta Prostrata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Polyquaternium-51
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCynanchum Atratum Extract
Skin ConditioningCyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingMoringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Cysteine
Antioxidant
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Lysine
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-10 Stearate
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Copper Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
Skin Conditioning
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Alanine
Masking
Arginine
Masking
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Citrulline
Skin ConditioningGlycine
Buffering
Histidine
Humectant
Leucine
Skin ConditioningMethionine
Skin ConditioningOrnithine
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Serine
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Taurine
BufferingThreonine
Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Tryptophan
MaskingUrea
Buffering
Acetyl Octapeptide-3
Humectant
Hexapeptide-9
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningNonapeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Oligopeptide-29
Antioxidant
Oligopeptide-32
Antiseborrhoeic
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Biotin
AntiseborrhoeicFolic Acid
Skin ConditioningHydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Nelumbo Nucifera Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPyridoxine
Skin ConditioningSodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Dimethylsilanol Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium DNA
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Potassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningBeta-Carotene
Skin ConditioningLinoleic Acid
Cleansing
Riboflavin
Cosmetic ColorantThiamine Hcl
MaskingWater, Propanediol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Isononyl Isononanoate, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Water, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Methyl Gluceth-20, Hydroxyacetophenone, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum, Agar, Disodium EDTA, Parfum, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Polyquaternium-51, Sodium Polyacrylate, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Cynanchum Atratum Extract, Cyanocobalamin, Xanthan Gum, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Panthenol, Caprylyl Glycol, Lactobacillus Ferment, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Cysteine, Glutamic Acid, Lysine, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Copper Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Hyaluronic Acid, Alanine, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, Citrulline, Glycine, Histidine, Leucine, Methionine, Ornithine, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Proline, Serine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium PCA, Taurine, Threonine, Tripeptide-1, Tryptophan, Urea, Acetyl Octapeptide-3, Hexapeptide-9, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract, Nonapeptide-1, Oligopeptide-29, Oligopeptide-32, Sodium Benzoate, Biotin, Folic Acid, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Nelumbo Nucifera Leaf Extract, Pyridoxine, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Dimethylsilanol Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium DNA, Tocopherol, Potassium Hyaluronate, Beta-Carotene, Linoleic Acid, Riboflavin, Thiamine Hcl
Reviews
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
Adenosine is a purine nucleoside that your body already makes in every cell. In skincare, it acts mainly as a skin conditioning and anti-aging agent.
The way it works is fairly well mapped out:
Your skin has cells called fibroblasts that build collagen (the stuff that keeps skin firm and smooth). Adenosine basically flips a switch on these cells that tells them to get to work making more collagen and other proteins. These cells slow down on their own as skin ages, so Adenosine helps give them a little nudge to keep going.
The clinical backing is pretty solid too.
A blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 126 women aged 45-65 tested a 0.1% cream twice daily and found real improvements in crow's feet and frown lines using a precise 3D skin-mapping technique; these changes showed up by week 3 and held at 2 months.
A later study using Adenosine-loaded dissolving microneedle patches reported gains in wrinkle depth, dermal density, elasticity, and hydration.
On concentrations, South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has set 0.04% as the approved functional anti-wrinkle level. You'll typically see this ingredient used somewhere in the 0.04-0.1% range since it works at low doses.
This ingredient has been found safe for cosmetics with the data showing no irritation or sensitization.
Overall, this is a great ingredient for any anti-aging routine and has no photosensitizing effect, so it suits both AM and PM use.
Learn more about AdenosineButylene 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 GlycerinSodium PCA (the salt of PCA) is one of the most well-established humectants in skincare.
Why is it so special? Your skin already makes it naturally; it's a natural component of your skin's Natural Moisturizing Factor (NMF), or the mix of water-binding compounds inside your skin cells that keeps things soft and hydrated.
As a cosmetic ingredient, it grabs water and holds it in the upper layers of skin to smooth roughness and ease dehydration.
There's some clinical support for the NMF approach with a study showing that a cream built to mimic the skin's NMF significantly boosted hydration.
Safety-wise, this ingredient non-irritating, non-comedogenic, and non-phototoxic in testing, with minimal skin absorption.
It also works really well with other hydrators like glycerin or hyaluronic acid, and typical usage is somewhere between 0.2-4%.
Learn more about Sodium PCASodium Polyacrylate is the sodium salt of polyacrylic acid. It is used as an absorber, emollient, and stabilizer.
This ingredient is a super-absorbent polymer - meaning it can absorb 100 to 1000 times its mass in water. As an emollient, Sodium Polyacrylate helps soften and soothe skin. Emollients work by creating a barrier to trap moisture in. This helps keep your skin hydrated.
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
