What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Arginine
Masking
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Aminobutyric Acid
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningBetaine
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate
Emulsifying
Pyrus Communis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningOctyldodeceth-16
EmulsifyingRosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Iris Florentina Root Extract
MaskingTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Cucumis Melo Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantHedera Helix Leaf/Stem Extract
AntimicrobialGlycine
Buffering
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Perilla Frutescens Leaf Extract
MaskingTaraxacum Officinale Rhizome/Root Extract
Skin ConditioningAspartic Acid
Masking
Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide
Emulsion Stabilising
Cyperus Rotundus Root Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Sodium Chloride
MaskingHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Histidine
Humectant
Serine
Masking
Alanine
Masking
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingMagnesium Chloride
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Potassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningSodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Calcium Chloride
AstringentWater, Butylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Arginine, Carbomer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Aminobutyric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Betaine, Xanthan Gum, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate, Pyrus Communis Fruit Extract, Octyldodeceth-16, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Iris Florentina Root Extract, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Cucumis Melo Fruit Extract, Glyceryl Glucoside, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Hedera Helix Leaf/Stem Extract, Glycine, Glutamic Acid, Perilla Frutescens Leaf Extract, Taraxacum Officinale Rhizome/Root Extract, Aspartic Acid, Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide, Cyperus Rotundus Root Extract, Sodium Polyacrylate, Sodium Chloride, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Histidine, Serine, Alanine, Proline, Threonine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Magnesium Chloride, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Potassium Hyaluronate, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Calcium Chloride
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Carbomer is a high-molecular weight polymer of acrylic acid. It is used to form gels and thicken formulas.
Due to its large molecular size, carbomer has minimal skin penetration and is considered an inert ingredient.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
Learn more about CarbomerGlycerin (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 GlycerinHydroxyacetophenone is antioxidant with skin conditioning and soothing properties. It also boosts the efficiency of preservatives.
Though naturally occuring in Norwegian spruce needles, this ingredient is usually synthetically created.
This ingredient is not irritating or sensitizing. Recent research also suggests it may have skin-brightening effects through tyrosinase inhibition.
Learn more about HydroxyacetophenoneSodium 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!
Learn more about Water
