What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantErythritol
Humectant
PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPPG-6-Decyltetradeceth-30
EmulsifyingPEG-32
HumectantDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Sodium Citrate
BufferingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Acetyl Hexapeptide-38
Skin Conditioning
Valine
MaskingThreonine
Serine
Masking
Leucine
Skin ConditioningProline
Skin Conditioning
Histidine
Humectant
Glycine
Buffering
Alanine
Masking
Arginine
Masking
Lysine Hcl
Skin Conditioning
Carnosine
Skin Conditioning
Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningPolyquaternium-61
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hydrogenated Lard
EmollientPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Water, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Erythritol, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Xanthan Gum, PPG-6-Decyltetradeceth-30, PEG-32, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycerin, Acetyl Hexapeptide-38, Valine, Threonine, Serine, Leucine, Proline, Histidine, Glycine, Alanine, Arginine, Lysine Hcl, Carnosine, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Polyquaternium-61, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrogenated Lard, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Diisostearate
Emulsifying
Dimethicone
Emollient
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Ceramide Ng
Skin Conditioning
Glycine
Buffering
Polyquaternium-51
Skin Conditioning
Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sodium Methyl Stearoyl Taurate
CleansingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingWater, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Squalane, Dipropylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Polyglyceryl-10 Diisostearate, Dimethicone, Behenyl Alcohol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ceramide Ng, Glycine, Polyquaternium-51, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Methyl Stearoyl Taurate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Butylene 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 GlycolDipropylene Glycol is a synthetically created humectant, stabilizer, and solvent.
This ingredient helps:
Dipropylene glycol is technically an alcohol, but it belongs to the glycol family (often considered part of the ‘good’ alcohols). This means it is hydrating and gentle on skin unlike drying solvent alcohols like denatured alcohol.
As a masking agent, Dipropylene Glycol can be used to cover the smell of other ingredients. However, it does not have a scent.
Studies show Dipropylene Glycol is considered safe to use in skincare.
Learn more about Dipropylene 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 GlycerinGlycine is the smallest amino acid and a key building block of collagen. It's part if your skin's Natural Moisturizing Factor (NMF), or the water-loving molecules in your outermost layer of skin (stratum corneum) that keeps everything hydrated and happy.
A study from 2022 found that an amino acid complex featuring taurine, arginine, and glycine significantly reduced skin irritation, improved redness, and accelerated the skin repair process.
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate is a cleansing agent and emulsifier.
It rounds up dirt, oil, and grime, so they can be rinsed off easily as a cleanser. On the emulsifier side, it keeps your formula smooth and well-mixed by playing peacekeeper for ingredients that don't naturally get along (like oil and water).
Because it has a C12 (lauric acid) fatty acid chain, this ingredient can potentially feed the Malassezia yeast that causes fungal acne. The Malassezia yeast prefers esters with C11-C24 fatty acids If you're prone to flare-ups, you might want to patch-test or skip this one.
This ingredient is an ester of lauric acid and Polyglycerin-10.
Learn more about Polyglyceryl-10 LaurateSodium 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 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
