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Oryza Sativa Lees Extract

Skin Conditioning

Water

Skin Conditioning

Alcohol

Antimicrobial
Alcohol IconCan worsen Dry Skin IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay cause irritation IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Glycerin

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Scar Healing IconGood for Barrier Repair Icon

Phenoxyethanol

Preservative
Preservative Icon

Chlorphenesin

Antimicrobial
Preservative Icon

Propanediol

Solvent
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Barrier Repair Icon

Yeast Extract

Skin Conditioning

Sodium Lactate

Buffering
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Achillea Millefolium Extract

Cleansing

Actinidia Chinensis Fruit Extract

Emollient

Aesculus Hippocastanum Extract

Antioxidant
Antioxidant Icon

Alchemilla Vulgaris Extract

Astringent

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract

Emollient
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation IconHelps reduce Skin Redness Icon

Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract

Skin Conditioning

Arctium Lappa Root Extract

Skin Conditioning
Helps reduce irritation Icon

Arnica Montana Flower Extract

Masking
Fragrance Icon

Artemisia Umbelliformis Extract

Skin Conditioning

Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract

Masking
Fragrance IconHelps reduce irritation IconHelps reduce Skin Redness Icon

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract

Antimicrobial
Antioxidant IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps brighten skin IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Oily Skin IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps reduce Skin Redness Icon

Centella Asiatica Extract

Cleansing
Helps with Anti-Aging IconHelps reduce irritation IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconGood for Scar Healing IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Barrier Repair Icon

Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract

Masking
Helps reduce irritation IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconGood for Barrier Repair Icon

Chondrus Crispus Extract

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness Icon

Citrus Grandis Peel Extract

Astringent
Fragrance Icon

Corallina Officinalis Extract

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness Icon

Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract

Emollient
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation IconHelps reduce Skin Redness Icon

Dioscorea Opposita Root Extract

Skin Conditioning

Epilobium Fleischeri Extract

Skin Conditioning

Equisetum Arvense Extract

Astringent

Equisetum Hyemale Extract

Skin Conditioning

Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract

Skin Conditioning
Helps reduce irritation IconHelps reduce Skin Redness Icon

Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract

Bleaching
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps brighten skin IconHelps reduce irritation IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconGood for Scar Healing IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Barrier Repair Icon

Hamamelis Virginiana Extract

Antiseborrhoeic
Can worsen Dry Skin IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract

Skin Conditioning

Kalanchoe Pinnata Leaf Extract

Masking

Kalanchoe Spathulata Extract

Antioxidant
Antioxidant Icon

Ledebouriella Divaricata Root Extract

Skin Conditioning

Leontopodium Alpinum Extract

Skin Conditioning

Malva Sylvestris Extract

Astringent

Mentha Piperita Leaf Extract

Skin Conditioning

Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract

Skin Conditioning

Morus Alba Root Extract

Bleaching

Narcissus Tazetta Bulb Extract

Astringent
May cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Oryza Sativa Bran Extract

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Panax Ginseng Root Extract

Emollient
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Papain

Skin Conditioning
0 / 0 Helps reduce irritation IconGood for Skin Texture Icon

Paeonia Lactiflora Root Extract

Skin Conditioning

Peucedanum Ostruthium Leaf Extract

Skin Conditioning

Pisum Sativum Extract

Skin Conditioning

Plantago Major Seed Extract

Skin Conditioning

Polygonum Cuspidatum Extract

Skin Conditioning

Poria Cocos Extract

Skin Conditioning

Pueraria Lobata Root Extract

Humectant

Rhodiola Rosea Extract

Emollient

Rosa Damascena Flower Water

Masking
Helps reduce irritation IconHelps reduce Skin Redness Icon

Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract

Antimicrobial

Prunus Yedoensis Leaf Extract

Skin Conditioning

Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract

Cleansing

Sambucus Nigra Flower

Skin Conditioning

Saxifraga Sarmentosa Extract

Skin Conditioning

Scutellaria Alpina Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract

Skin Conditioning

Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract

Antioxidant
Antioxidant IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness Icon

Thymus Vulgaris Extract

Perfuming
Fragrance Icon

Tilia Cordata Extract

Refreshing

Triticum Vulgare Protein

Buffering

Undaria Pinnatifida Extract

Skin Conditioning

Veronica Officinalis Extract

Skin Conditioning

Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract

Skin Conditioning

Salix Alba Bark Extract

Astringent
Helps reduce irritation IconGood for Oily Skin IconGood for Dark Spots Icon

Zingiber Officinale Root Extract

Masking
Helps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate

Preservative
Preservative Icon

Soy Amino Acids

Skin Conditioning

Potassium Sorbate

Preservative
Preservative Icon

Sodium Benzoate

Masking
Preservative Icon

Oryza Sativa Lees Extract, Water, Alcohol, Glycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Propanediol, Yeast Extract, Sodium Lactate, Achillea Millefolium Extract, Actinidia Chinensis Fruit Extract, Aesculus Hippocastanum Extract, Alchemilla Vulgaris Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract, Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Artemisia Umbelliformis Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Citrus Grandis Peel Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Dioscorea Opposita Root Extract, Epilobium Fleischeri Extract, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Equisetum Hyemale Extract, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract, Kalanchoe Pinnata Leaf Extract, Kalanchoe Spathulata Extract, Ledebouriella Divaricata Root Extract, Leontopodium Alpinum Extract, Malva Sylvestris Extract, Mentha Piperita Leaf Extract, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract, Morus Alba Root Extract, Narcissus Tazetta Bulb Extract, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Papain, Paeonia Lactiflora Root Extract, Peucedanum Ostruthium Leaf Extract, Pisum Sativum Extract, Plantago Major Seed Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum Extract, Poria Cocos Extract, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Rhodiola Rosea Extract, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Prunus Yedoensis Leaf Extract, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract, Sambucus Nigra Flower, Saxifraga Sarmentosa Extract, Scutellaria Alpina Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Thymus Vulgaris Extract, Tilia Cordata Extract, Triticum Vulgare Protein, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Veronica Officinalis Extract, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Soy Amino Acids, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate

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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.

Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting

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.

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Solvent

Propanediol is an all-star ingredient. It softens, hydrates, and smooths the skin. 

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 Propanediol
Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Water. 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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