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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningMethyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Isopropyl Isostearate
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingPoloxamer 123
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPEG-32
HumectantBenzophenone-5
UV Absorber
PEG-6
HumectantTrisodium EDTA
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
CI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Methyl Trimethicone, Isopropyl Isostearate, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol, Sodium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylene Glycol, Poloxamer 123, Ethylhexylglycerin, PEG-32, Benzophenone-5, PEG-6, Trisodium EDTA, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, CI 42090, CI 19140
Water
Skin ConditioningC9-12 Alkane
SolventMethyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPhenethyl Alcohol
MaskingParfum
Masking
Propanediol
Solvent
Disodium EDTA
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTetrasodium EDTA
Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract
Astringent
Gentiana Lutea Extract
EmollientDisodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
CI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantWater, C9-12 Alkane, Methyl Trimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Panthenol, Glycerin, Sodium Chloride, Phenethyl Alcohol, Parfum, Propanediol, Disodium EDTA, Potassium Sorbate, Xanthan Gum, Tetrasodium EDTA, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract, Gentiana Lutea Extract, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, CI 42090
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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 GlycolCi 42090 is a synthetic dye created from petroleum. It is used to give a bright blue color to cosmetics, medicine, and food.
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 GlycerinMethyl Trimethicone is a type of silicone. It is a solvent and emulsifier.
Solvents are used to keep ingredients together in a product. They can help dissolve ingredients to stable bases or help evenly distribute ingredients throughout the product.
Emulsifiers help stabilize a product. It does this by preventing certain ingredients from separating.
Methyl Trimethicone does not get absorbed into the skin.
Learn more about Methyl TrimethiconePropanediol is an all-star ingredient. It softens, hydrates, and smooths the skin.Â
It’s often used to:
Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use. It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.
Learn more about PropanediolChances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt. This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.
You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.
You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.
You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a primary exfoliating ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium ChlorideWater. 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!
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