What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
UV Absorber
Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
Skin Conditioning
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
UV Absorber
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Capsicum Annuum Fruit Extract
Antimicrobial
Betula Alba Bark Extract
Masking
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningWater, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Phospholipids, Phenoxyethanol, Niacinamide, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Panthenol, Capsicum Annuum Fruit Extract, Betula Alba Bark Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Gluconate
Water
Skin ConditioningZinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Heptyl Undecylenate
EmollientPropanediol
Solvent
C18-21 Alkane
SolventCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
SurfactantAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Polyester-8
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Lauroyl Lysine
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Acacia Senegal Gum
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingBisabolol
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Pongamia Pinnata Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Linoleic Acid
Cleansing
Phytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Glycerin
Humectant
Water, Zinc Oxide, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Heptyl Undecylenate, Propanediol, C18-21 Alkane, Cetyl Alcohol, Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Allantoin, Stearic Acid, Polyester-8, Caprylyl Glycol, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Lauroyl Lysine, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Acacia Senegal Gum, Xanthan Gum, Bisabolol, Tocopherol, Pongamia Pinnata Seed Extract, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phospholipids, Linoleic Acid, Phytosterols, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Glycerin
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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.
Phospholipids are a family of skin-identical lipids that makeup the structural backbone of every cell membrane in your body.
In cosmetics, they function as skin conditioning agents with emulsifier and surfactant properties. They're typically sourced from soybean or sunflower lecithin (or sometimes egg yolk or marine sources).
Because they mirror the lipids naturally found in the deeper layers of your skin, topical phospholipids help reinforce the lipid matrix, reduce transepidermal water loss, and leave skin feeling conditioned.
They're also used to form liposomes, or tiny self-assembling vesible used to stabilize actives like vitamin c or retinol. This helps these ingredients integrate into the upper layers of skin more easily.
Phospholipids are compatible with everything and the CIR Expert Panel has concluded them to be safe at current use levels.
Some types of phospholipids include:
Learn more about PhospholipidsThis is the synthetic salt of gluconic acid, a form of PHA and mild exfoliant.
It is mainly used to stabilize oil and butter formulations from going bad. Sodium gluconate is a humectant, pH regulator, and chelating agent.
Chelating agents help neutralize unwanted metals from affecting the formulation.
Sodium gluconate is water-soluble.
Learn more about Sodium GluconateWater. 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
