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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Yeast Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Dimethyl Isosorbide
SolventPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Butyroyl Hyaluronate
HumectantPolyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium Acetyl Glucosamine Phosphate
Skin ConditioningBetaine
Humectant
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Yeast Extract
Skin ConditioningCetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingTamarindus Indica Seed Gum
Emulsion Stabilising
Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract
Antioxidant
Lecithin
Emollient
Tetradecyl Aminobutyroylvalylaminobutyric Urea Trifluoroacetate
Skin ConditioningMyristoyl Nonapeptide-3
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Chloride
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
PPG-26-Buteth-26
Skin ConditioningPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningChlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Polyglucuronic Acid
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Hydrolyzed Yeast Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Butyroyl Hyaluronate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Disodium Acetyl Glucosamine Phosphate, Betaine, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Yeast Extract, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Lecithin, Tetradecyl Aminobutyroylvalylaminobutyric Urea Trifluoroacetate, Myristoyl Nonapeptide-3, Magnesium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, PPG-26-Buteth-26, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Ethylhexylglycerin, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, Polyglucuronic Acid
Houttuynia Cordata Water
MaskingWater
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Ginsenosides
Skin ConditioningGlycine Soja Germ Extract
EmollientAcmella Oleracea Extract
Skin ProtectingEvodia Rutaecarpa Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningDiospyros Kaki Leaf Extract
Skin Protecting
Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningLavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract
Cleansing
Monarda Didyma Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCoffea Arabica Seed Extract
Masking
Carthamus Tinctorius Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningPolygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Corn Starch
HumectantFreesia Refracta Extract
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Castanea Crenata Shell Extract
Skin ConditioningZanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Sucrose
Humectant
Tamarindus Indica Seed Polysaccharide
Skin ConditioningCyclodextrin
AbsorbentKigelia Africana Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningQuillaja Saponaria Bark Extract
CleansingChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialCamellia Sinensis Catechins
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Bacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract
Skin ProtectingGlutathione
Carnosine
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingNicotinoyl Dipeptide-22
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Glutamine
Skin ConditioningSodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Potassium Chloride
Calcium Chloride
AstringentSodium Pyruvate
Skin ConditioningIsoleucine
Skin ConditioningLeucine
Skin ConditioningThreonine
Valine
MaskingInositol
Humectant
Phenylalanine
Masking
Serine
Masking
Glycine
Buffering
Methionine
Skin ConditioningSh-Polypeptide-64
Antioxidant
Tryptophan
MaskingFolic Acid
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Thiamine Hcl
MaskingRiboflavin
Cosmetic ColorantHouttuynia Cordata Water, Water, Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycerin, Ginsenosides, Glycine Soja Germ Extract, Acmella Oleracea Extract, Evodia Rutaecarpa Fruit Extract, Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract, Monarda Didyma Leaf Extract, Coffea Arabica Seed Extract, Carthamus Tinctorius Flower Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch, Freesia Refracta Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Castanea Crenata Shell Extract, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Adenosine, Sucrose, Tamarindus Indica Seed Polysaccharide, Cyclodextrin, Kigelia Africana Fruit Extract, Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Catechins, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Bacillus Ferment, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract, Glutathione, Carnosine, Sodium Chloride, Nicotinoyl Dipeptide-22, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Glutamine, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Chloride, Sodium Pyruvate, Isoleucine, Leucine, Threonine, Valine, Inositol, Phenylalanine, Serine, Glycine, Methionine, Sh-Polypeptide-64, Tryptophan, Folic Acid, Niacinamide, Thiamine Hcl, Riboflavin
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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.
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 GlycerinThis ingredient is created by putting sodium hyaluronate through hydrolysis.
You might know this as 'mini' or 'ultra low-molecular weight' hyaluronic acid. The small molecule size means it is able to travel deeper in the skin.
According to studies, low molecular-weight hyaluronic acid can:
One study from 2011 found ultra-low weight HA to show pro-inflammatory properties. Another study from 2022 found it to downregulate UV-B induced inflammation.
Hydrolysis is a process of changing a molecule using water or enzymes.
This ingredient is water-soluble.
Learn more about Hydrolyzed Sodium HyaluronateSodium 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
