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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Methylpropanediol
SolventNiacinamide
Smoothing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Glycerides
EmollientButylene Glycol
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Polypropylsilsesquioxane
C14-22 Alcohols
Emulsion Stabilising
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Sponge
Skin ConditioningArginine
Masking
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Guaiazulene
Antimicrobial
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingLauryl Glucoside
CleansingPolyglyceryl-6 Laurate
Emulsifying
C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Myristyl Glucoside
CleansingDisodium EDTA
Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantPvm/Ma Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingBorago Officinalis Extract
Emollient
Glucose
Humectant
Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Methylpropanediol, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, Butylene Glycol, Panthenol, Polypropylsilsesquioxane, C14-22 Alcohols, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydrolyzed Sponge, Arginine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tocopherol, Guaiazulene, Allantoin, Xanthan Gum, Lauryl Glucoside, Polyglyceryl-6 Laurate, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Myristyl Glucoside, Disodium EDTA, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Pvm/Ma Copolymer, Borago Officinalis Extract, Glucose, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
Adenosine is in every living organism. It is one of four components in nucleic acids that helps store our DNA.
Adenosine has many benefits when used. These benefits include hydrating the skin, smoothing skin, and reducing wrinkles. Once applied, adenosine increases collagen production. It also helps with improving firmness and tissue repair.
Studies have found adenosine may also help with wound healing.
In skincare products, Adenosine is usually derived from yeast.
Learn more about AdenosineButylene 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 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 GlycerinWater. 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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