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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Methylpropanediol
SolventChondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Ceratonia Siliqua Gum
EmollientSoluble Collagen
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Diamond Powder
Abrasive
Polyglutamic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Chloride
Sucrose
Humectant
PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Benzophenone-5
UV Absorber
Disodium EDTA
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Methylpropanediol, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum, Soluble Collagen, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Diamond Powder, Polyglutamic Acid, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Allantoin, Potassium Chloride, Sucrose, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Benzophenone-5, Disodium EDTA, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Glyceryl Caprylate, CI 77891, CI 42090, CI 19140
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
CI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantCucumis Sativus Fruit
Skin Conditioning
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Menthol
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Pvm/Ma Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Sodium Polyacrylate Starch
AbsorbentXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingWater, Glycerin, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, CI 19140, CI 42090, Cucumis Sativus Fruit, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Hydroxyacetophenone, Menthol, Phenoxyethanol, Pvm/Ma Copolymer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Sodium Polyacrylate Starch, Xanthan Gum
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
CI 19140 is also known as Tartrazine. Tartrazine is a synthetic dye used in cosmetics, foods, and medicine to add a yellow color.
Tartrazine is created from petroleum and is water-soluble.
Some people may experience allergies from this dye, especially asthmatics and those with an aspirin intolerance.
Learn more about CI 19140Ci 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 GlycerinHydroxyacetophenone is antioxidant with skin conditioning and soothing properties. It also boosts the efficiency of preservatives.
Though naturally occuring in Norwegian spruce needles, this ingredient is usually synthetically created.
This ingredient is not irritating or sensitizing. Recent research also suggests it may have skin-brightening effects through tyrosinase inhibition.
Learn more about HydroxyacetophenoneSodium 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
