What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Methylpropanediol
SolventRosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Hydroxyethyl Urea
Humectant
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Sodium Citrate
BufferingOctyldodeceth-16
EmulsifyingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Pvp
Emulsion StabilisingCitric Acid
Buffering
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Methyl Diisopropyl Propionamide
MaskingGardenia Florida Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningRibes Nigrum Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Rubus Suavissimus Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningSea Water
HumectantHedera Helix Leaf/Stem Extract
AntimicrobialHouttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Chrysanthemum Zawadskii Extract
Skin ConditioningPelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Glycine Soja Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Myosotis Sylvatica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Glutathione
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Ectoin
Skin Conditioning
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Ethyl Hexanediol
SolventRosa Damascena Flower Extract
Masking
Quercetin
Antioxidant
Squalane
Emollient
Sodium DNA
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Proanthocyanidin
Antioxidant
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Water, Glycerin, Glycereth-26, Niacinamide, Methylpropanediol, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, 1,2-Hexanediol, Betaine, Hydroxyacetophenone, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Sodium Citrate, Octyldodeceth-16, Panthenol, Pvp, Citric Acid, Adenosine, Disodium EDTA, Butylene Glycol, Allantoin, Methyl Diisopropyl Propionamide, Gardenia Florida Flower Extract, Ribes Nigrum Leaf Extract, Rubus Suavissimus Leaf Extract, Sea Water, Hedera Helix Leaf/Stem Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Chrysanthemum Zawadskii Extract, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Glycine Soja Seed Extract, Myosotis Sylvatica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Glutathione, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ectoin, Gluconolactone, Ethyl Hexanediol, Rosa Damascena Flower Extract, Quercetin, Squalane, Sodium DNA, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydrolyzed Proanthocyanidin, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Water
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Kappaphycus Alvarezii Extract
Skin ConditioningCaesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Extract
Skin ProtectingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Glycosaminoglycans
EmollientLecithin
Emollient
Polyacrylate-13
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPolyisobutene
Sodium Acrylates Copolymer
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Triethanolamine
BufferingBenzoic Acid
Masking
Triethylene Glycol
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingWater, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Sodium Hyaluronate, Kappaphycus Alvarezii Extract, Caesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Glycosaminoglycans, Lecithin, Polyacrylate-13, Xanthan Gum, Polyisobutene, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Isostearate, Triethanolamine, Benzoic Acid, Triethylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Phenethyl Alcohol
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl 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 Water
