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Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
MaskingButylene Glycol
HumectantHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
EmollientPropanediol
SolventCetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientEucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract
PerfumingPortulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Grandis Seed Extract
AstringentCeramide NP
Skin ConditioningAlanine
MaskingArginine
MaskingSodium Glutamate
MaskingSerine
MaskingProline
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
HumectantGlycosyl Trehalose
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
EmollientBehenyl Alcohol
EmollientGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientPEG-75 Stearate
Polysorbate 80
EmulsifyingSodium Polyacrylate Starch
AbsorbentXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGellan Gum
Tocopherol
AntioxidantCitric Acid
BufferingWater, Glycerin, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Butylene Glycol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Propanediol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Citrus Grandis Seed Extract, Ceramide NP, Alanine, Arginine, Sodium Glutamate, Serine, Proline, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Glycosyl Trehalose, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Behenyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-75 Stearate, Polysorbate 80, Sodium Polyacrylate Starch, Xanthan Gum, Gellan Gum, Tocopherol, Citric Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantParaffinum Liquidum
EmollientButylene Glycol
HumectantCoix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningBetaine
HumectantCholesteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPolyglyceryl-10 Eicosanedioate/Tetradecanedioate
Skin ConditioningPEG-150
HumectantSodium Hydroxide
BufferingSorbitan Isostearate
EmulsifyingIsohexadecane
EmollientStearic Acid
CleansingSucrose Stearate
EmollientSorbitan Sesquioleate
EmulsifyingSodium Palmoyl Glutamate
CleansingBehenyl Alcohol
EmollientPolysorbate 60
EmulsifyingMethyl Gluceth-10
EmulsifyingMethylparaben
PreservativeWater, Glycerin, Paraffinum Liquidum, Butylene Glycol, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract, Betaine, Cholesteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Polyglyceryl-10 Eicosanedioate/Tetradecanedioate, PEG-150, Sodium Hydroxide, Sorbitan Isostearate, Isohexadecane, Stearic Acid, Sucrose Stearate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Sodium Palmoyl Glutamate, Behenyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 60, Methyl Gluceth-10, Methylparaben
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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.
Behenyl Alcohol is a type of fatty alcohol (these are different from the drying, solvent alcohols).
Fatty Alcohols have hydrating properties and are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product. They are usually derived from natural fats and oils; behenyl alcohol is derived from the fats of vegetable oils.
Emollients help keep your skin soft and hydrated by creating a film that traps moisture in.
In 2000, Behenyl Alcohol was approved by the US as medicine to reduce the duration of cold sores.
Learn more about Behenyl AlcoholButylene 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