What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCyclopentasiloxane
EmollientGlycerin
HumectantPropanediol
SolventMica
Cosmetic ColorantIsododecane
EmollientIsohexadecane
EmollientLauryl PEG-10 Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl Dimethicone
EmulsifyingCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantButylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
EmollientTrimethylsiloxysilicate
EmollientPEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin ConditioningDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingHydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientSorbitan Isostearate
EmulsifyingSodium Chloride
MaskingCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantPhenoxyethanol
PreservativePolymethylsilsesquioxane
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientTriethoxycaprylylsilane
Chlorphenesin
AntimicrobialCamellia Sinensis Leaf Water
MaskingCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
EmollientCoix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Water
Skin ConditioningLimnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin ConditioningPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin ConditioningSilica Dimethyl Silylate
EmollientParfum
MaskingDisodium EDTA
Panax Ginseng Root Water
Masking1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningHydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantTocopherol
AntioxidantWater, CI 77891, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Propanediol, Mica, Isododecane, Isohexadecane, Lauryl PEG-10 Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl Dimethicone, CI 77492, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Sorbitan Isostearate, Sodium Chloride, CI 77491, Phenoxyethanol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Aluminum Hydroxide, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Chlorphenesin, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, CI 77499, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Water, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Parfum, Disodium EDTA, Panax Ginseng Root Water, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol
Water
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
EmollientCaprylyl Methicone
Skin ConditioningAcrylates/Polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate Copolymer
Skin ConditioningPolymethyl Methacrylate
Butylene Glycol
HumectantIsododecane
EmollientGlycerin
HumectantDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin ConditioningPEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
EmulsifyingSodium Chloride
MaskingDimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer
Phenoxyethanol
PreservativeBenzyl Alcohol
PerfumingDimethicone Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingBetaine
HumectantCarnosine
Skin ConditioningTriethoxycaprylylsilane
Tocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantDisodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingAluminum Dimyristate
Emulsion StabilisingPropylene Carbonate
SolventMica
Cosmetic ColorantSodium PCA
HumectantVegetable Oil
Skin ConditioningSilica
AbrasiveSodium Lactate
BufferingPCA
HumectantVitis Vinifera Seed Oil
EmollientDipropylene Glycol
HumectantSerine
MaskingBiosaccharide Gum-1
HumectantAlanine
MaskingGlycine
BufferingSodium Citrate
BufferingGlutamic Acid
HumectantLysine Hcl
Skin ConditioningArginine
MaskingThreonine
Tocopherol
AntioxidantProline
Skin ConditioningCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Dimethicone, Caprylyl Methicone, Acrylates/Polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate Copolymer, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Butylene Glycol, Isododecane, Glycerin, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Betaine, Carnosine, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Tocopheryl Acetate, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Aluminum Dimyristate, Propylene Carbonate, Mica, Sodium PCA, Vegetable Oil, Silica, Sodium Lactate, PCA, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Dipropylene Glycol, Serine, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Alanine, Glycine, Sodium Citrate, Glutamic Acid, Lysine Hcl, Arginine, Threonine, Tocopherol, Proline, CI 77891, CI 77492, CI 77491, CI 77499
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Ci 77491 is also hydrated iron III oxide. It's sole purpose is to give a red/pink hue to products.
Iron III oxides are classified as inorganic chemicals for coloring.
Synthetically created Ci 77491 is considered safer than those naturally found. This is because the synthetically created version may contain less impurities. Iron oxides are generally non-toxic and non-allergenic.
Learn more about CI 77491CI 77492 is also hydrated iron III oxide. It's sole purpose is to give a yellow hue to products.
Iron III oxides are classified as inorganic chemicals for coloring.
Synthetically created CI 77492 is considered safer than those naturally found. This is because the synthetically created version may contain less impurities. Iron oxides are generally non-toxic and non-allergenic.
Learn more about CI 77492Ci 77499 is also hydrated iron III oxide. It is created from mixing red and black iron oxides. This helps give shades of darkness to a product.
Iron III oxides are classified as inorganic chemicals for coloring.
Ci 77891 is a white pigment from Titanium dioxide. It is naturally found in minerals such as rutile and ilmenite.
It's main function is to add a white color to cosmetics. It can also be mixed with other colors to create different shades.
Ci 77891 is commonly found in sunscreens due to its ability to block UV rays.
Learn more about CI 77891Disteardimonium Hectorite comes from the clay mineral named hectorite. It is used to add thickness to a product.
It can also help stabilize a product by helping to disperse other ingredients.
Hectorite is a rare, white clay mineral.
Learn more about Disteardimonium HectoriteGlycerin (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 GlycerinIsododecane is a fragrance, emollient, and solvent.
As an emollient, it helps your skin stay soft and hydrated. Emollients help trap moisture into your skin.
Isododecane's role as a solvent makes it a great texture enhancer. It spreads smoothly on skin and does not leave a sticky feeling behind. Isododecane also helps prevent color transfer in makeup products.
Isododecane is not absorbed into skin.
The chemical name for this ingredient is 2,2,4,6,6-PENTAMETHYLHEPTANE.
Learn more about IsododecaneMica is a naturally occurring mineral used to add shimmer and color in cosmetics. It can also help improve the texture of a product or give it an opaque, white/silver color.
Serecite is the name for very fine but ragged grains of mica.
This ingredient is often coated with metal oxides like titanium dioxide. Trace amounts of heavy metals may be found in mica, but these metals are not harmful in our personal products.
Mica has been used since prehistoric times throughout the world. Ancient Egyptian, Indian, Greek, Roman, Aztec, and Chinese civilizations have used mica.
Learn more about MicaPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Chances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt. This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.
You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.
You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.
You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a primary exfoliating ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium ChlorideTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about TocopherolTriethoxycaprylylsilane is a silicon-based surface modifier that makes sunscreens feel silky and makeup stay put.
Its main job is to coat mineral particles like titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, and color pigments in a thin, oily layer so they spread smoothly, don't clump, and stick to skin better.
This ingredient is typically used at low levels (up to 2.5% in eyeshadow and 1% in lipstick).
Learn more about TriethoxycaprylylsilaneWater. 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