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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Betaine
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Disodium EDTA
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Paeonia Lactiflora Root Extract
Skin ConditioningAgrimonia Pilosa Extract
HumectantPhytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningPhellodendron Amurense Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Betaine, 1,2-Hexanediol, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Hydroxyacetophenone, Butylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Panthenol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Allantoin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Centella Asiatica Extract, Disodium EDTA, Octyldodecanol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Paeonia Lactiflora Root Extract, Agrimonia Pilosa Extract, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Phellodendron Amurense Bark Extract, Ceramide NP, Madecassic Acid, Asiatic Acid, Asiaticoside
Water
Skin ConditioningBifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Sodium Carboxymethyl Beta-Glucan
CleansingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Salicyloyl Phytosphingosine
Skin ConditioningAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Mannose
HumectantAmmonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Citric Acid
Buffering
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningAcetic Acid
BufferingMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingFaex Extract
Skin ConditioningOctyldodecanol
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Water, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice, Dimethicone, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Sodium Carboxymethyl Beta-Glucan, Sodium Hyaluronate, Salicyloyl Phytosphingosine, Adenosine, Mannose, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Lactobacillus, Acetic Acid, Maltodextrin, Xanthan Gum, Faex Extract, Octyldodecanol, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum
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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.
Butylene 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 GlycolCaprylyl 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 or alcohol, 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 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 HydroxyacetophenoneOctyldodecanol is a fatty alcohol sourced from plant oils like coconut or palm (or made synthetically).
It is:
You'll likely see this in many BHA products because this is the go-to solvent for salicylic acid.
This ingredient is typically used at levels between 2-20%.
Regarding fungal acne:
In 2019, this ingredient was tested against multiple Malassezia species (the yeast that causes fungal acne) and showed no growth.
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!
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
