What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Persea Gratissima Fruit Extract
EmollientCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil
Masking
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Citrus Grandis Peel Oil
Masking
Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide
Emulsion Stabilising
Mentha Piperita Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Honey
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Betaine
Humectant
Soluble Collagen
Humectant
PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingMenthol
Masking
Malic Acid
Buffering
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylparaben
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Alcohol, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Persea Gratissima Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil, Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide, Mentha Piperita Leaf Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Honey, Sodium Hyaluronate, Betaine, Soluble Collagen, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Menthol, Malic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylparaben, Methylparaben, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningDisodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Tea-Cocoyl Alaninate
Cleansing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingSodium Lactate
Buffering
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Phytic Acid
Glycerin
Humectant
Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Biosaccharide Gum-4
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Water, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Tea-Cocoyl Alaninate, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Sodium Lactate, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Glycolic Acid, Hydroxyacetophenone, Salicylic Acid, Phytic Acid, Glycerin, Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract, Biosaccharide Gum-4, 1,2-Hexanediol
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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.
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 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
