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This barrier-repair essence is formulated around Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate and Bifida Ferment Lysate to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.
This hydrating essence is formulated around Ficus Carica Fruit Extract and Panthenol to hydrate skin.
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What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate
HumectantBifida Ferment Lysate
Skin ConditioningWater
Skin ConditioningDiethoxyethyl Succinate
SolventNiacinamide
SmoothingHordeum Vulgare Extract
EmollientCassia Alata Leaf Extract
AstringentGlycerin
HumectantDipropylene Glycol
HumectantDimethicone
EmollientPolyquaternium-51
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningAdenosine
Skin ConditioningLecithin
EmollientLactic Acid
BufferingAcetic Acid
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
PreservativePotassium Sorbate
PreservativeSaccharomyces Ferment Filtrate, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Water, Diethoxyethyl Succinate, Niacinamide, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Cassia Alata Leaf Extract, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Polyquaternium-51, 1,2-Hexanediol, Adenosine, Lecithin, Lactic Acid, Acetic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate
Ficus Carica Fruit Extract
HumectantDipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
HumectantPropanediol
Solvent1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningWater
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin ConditioningChlorella Vulgaris Extract
Skin ConditioningGlucose
HumectantPanthenol
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
HumectantEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDiphenyl Dimethicone
EmollientFructooligosaccharides
HumectantFructose
HumectantTriethylhexanoin
MaskingSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDisodium EDTA
Glycine Soja Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin ConditioningBetaine Salicylate
AntimicrobialHydrogenated Lecithin
EmulsifyingOctanediol
Tocopherol
AntioxidantFicus Carica Fruit Extract, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Water, Pentylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Glucose, Panthenol, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Diphenyl Dimethicone, Fructooligosaccharides, Fructose, Triethylhexanoin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Glycine Soja Seed Extract, Allantoin, Betaine Salicylate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Octanediol, Tocopherol
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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.
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
Dipropylene 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 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