What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Isopropyl Palmitate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate
Emulsifying
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientHippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentJojoba Esters
Emollient
Sorbus Aucuparia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningDiheptyl Succinate
EmollientAroma
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax
Emulsifying
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCucurbita Pepo Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Pyrus Cydonia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningRibes Rubrum Fruit Extract
TonicRubus Chamaemorus Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
AstringentVaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract
AstringentAscorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Skin ConditioningCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Phytate
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantVanillin
Masking
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Limonene
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Water, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Alcohol, Isopropyl Palmitate, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Jojoba Esters, Sorbus Aucuparia Fruit Extract, Diheptyl Succinate, Aroma, Cetyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Cucurbita Pepo Fruit Extract, Pyrus Cydonia Fruit Extract, Ribes Rubrum Fruit Extract, Rubus Chamaemorus Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, CI 77492, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Hyaluronate, CI 77491, Vanillin, Lactic Acid, Limonene, Citral, Linalool, Geraniol
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Ahnfeltia Concinna Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Citric Acid
Buffering
Isoceteth-20
EmulsifyingEthoxydiglycol
HumectantEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHexylene Glycol
Emulsifying1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Water, Sodium Hyaluronate, Pentylene Glycol, Propanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Panthenol, Ahnfeltia Concinna Extract, Glycerin, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Citric Acid, Isoceteth-20, Ethoxydiglycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol
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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 GlycerinSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateWater. 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
