What's inside
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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Propanediol
Solvent
Trehalose
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglutamic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Sodium Citrate
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Phytate
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingBacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Callus Extracellular Vesicles
Pullulan
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Methylpropanediol
SolventPolyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingGlycine
Buffering
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Tromethamine
BufferingGlutamic Acid
Humectant
Arginine
Masking
Benzyl Glycol
SolventCetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientSodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Water, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Propanediol, Trehalose, Panthenol, Polyglutamic Acid, Coco-Glucoside, Allantoin, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Sodium Citrate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Adenosine, Glycerin, Citric Acid, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Phytate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Bacillus Ferment, Centella Asiatica Callus Extracellular Vesicles, Pullulan, Sodium Hyaluronate, Methylpropanediol, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Glycine, Gluconolactone, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Tromethamine, Glutamic Acid, Arginine, Benzyl Glycol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate
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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.
Glycerin (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 GlycerinPropanediol is an all-star ingredient. It softens, hydrates, and smooths the skin.
It’s often used to:
Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use. It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.
Learn more about PropanediolWater. 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!
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