What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-3 Dicitrate/Stearate
Emulsifying
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Distarch Phosphate
AbsorbentPrunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil
Masking
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Punica Granatum Seed Oil
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Croton Lechleri Resin Extract
Skin ConditioningCoffea Arabica Seed Extract
Masking
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Caesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Extract
Skin ProtectingKappaphycus Alvarezii Extract
Skin ConditioningAvena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Kaolin
Abrasive
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingWater, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-3 Dicitrate/Stearate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Distarch Phosphate, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Stearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Punica Granatum Seed Oil, Propanediol, Croton Lechleri Resin Extract, Coffea Arabica Seed Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Caesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Extract, Kappaphycus Alvarezii Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Kaolin, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Xanthan Gum
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract 70%
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Methylpropanediol
SolventCetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Unshiu Extract
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Sorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
Masking
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract 70%, Glycerin, Methylpropanediol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Phenyl Trimethicone, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Citrus Unshiu Extract, Butylene Glycol, Adenosine, Sorbitan Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Carbomer, Arginine, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Water, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA
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
