What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSnail Secretion Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Emollient
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Polyacrylate-13
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantTriethanolamine
BufferingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
PEG/PPG-17/6 Copolymer
SolventPolyisobutene
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Disodium EDTA
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Betula Platyphylla Japonica Juice
Skin Conditioning
Artemisia Absinthium Extract
Skin ConditioningArnica Montana Flower Extract
Masking
Gentiana Lutea Root Extract
Skin ConditioningFragaria Chiloensis Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Achillea Millefolium Extract
CleansingRubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
AstringentCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Skin Conditioning
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Copper Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Fragaria Vesca Fruit Extract
AstringentEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningMadecassoside
Antioxidant
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Water, Snail Secretion Filtrate, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Polyacrylate-13, Dipropylene Glycol, Triethanolamine, Carbomer, Hydroxyacetophenone, PEG/PPG-17/6 Copolymer, Polyisobutene, Sodium Polyacrylate, Caprylyl Glycol, Adenosine, Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Isostearate, Disodium EDTA, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Glycerin, Alcohol, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Betula Platyphylla Japonica Juice, Artemisia Absinthium Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Gentiana Lutea Root Extract, Fragaria Chiloensis Fruit Extract, Achillea Millefolium Extract, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Propylene Glycol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Citric Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Beta-Glucan, Potassium Sorbate, Copper Tripeptide-1, Fragaria Vesca Fruit Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Madecassoside, Madecassic Acid, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Ethylhexyl Stearate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Distarch Phosphate
AbsorbentTribehenin
Emollient
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningSodium Hydroxide
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Niacinamide, Pentylene Glycol, Distarch Phosphate, Tribehenin, Allantoin, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Xanthan Gum, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol
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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.
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
