This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Sodium Hyaluronate to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.
This calming moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide and Panthenol to calm redness and strengthen the skin barrier.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingBetaine
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Synthetic Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Fructose
Humectant
Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Emulsion Stabilising
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Dimethiconol
Emollient
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Urea
Buffering
Citric Acid
Buffering
PCA
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingMaltose
MaskingSerine
Masking
Alanine
Masking
Glycine
Buffering
Sodium Chloride
MaskingTrehalose
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Lysine Hcl
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Arginine
Masking
Glucose
Humectant
Proline
Skin Conditioning
CI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Betaine, Caprylyl Glycol, Synthetic Beeswax, Ethylhexylglycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium PCA, Fructose, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dimethiconol, Sodium Lactate, Urea, Citric Acid, PCA, Parfum, Sodium Hydroxide, Maltose, Serine, Alanine, Glycine, Sodium Chloride, Trehalose, Allantoin, Glutamic Acid, Lysine Hcl, Threonine, Arginine, Glucose, Proline, CI 42090
Water
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Squalane
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Isostearyl Isostearate
Emollient
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingPalmitamide Mea
Foam BoostingSodium Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingAcetamide Mea
Foam BoostingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Pantolactone
Humectant
Sarcosine
Skin Conditioning
T-Butyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Water, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Niacinamide, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Behenyl Alcohol, Panthenol, Squalane, Cetyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Isostearyl Isostearate, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Palmitamide Mea, Sodium Carbomer, Acetamide Mea, Sodium Hyaluronate, Pantolactone, Sarcosine, T-Butyl Alcohol, Ceramide NP
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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.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl 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 GlycerinPentylene Glycol (1,2-pentanediol) is a multitasking little diol with three main roles in a formula:
Research on alkanediols (the family pentylene glycol belongs to) show they work by disrupting microbial cell membranes. This disruption helps the primary preservative system in a product work more effectively at lower doses.
On the safety side, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe as used in current cosmetic practices + concentrations.
Typical use levels in a formula run about 1-5%.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolPolyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 is a texture enhancer and pH adjuster.
It is be used to thicken water-based products and create a gel-texture with a velvet feel.
One manufacturer claims this ingredient to have a pH range of 2-8 and to be biodegradable.
This ingredient is also known as Sepimax Zen.
Learn more about Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6Sodium 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!
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