What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Glycerin
Humectant
Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate
EmollientOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Betaine
Humectant
Arachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Diisostearyl Malate
EmollientCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine
Emulsifying
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Sucrose Stearate
EmollientMadecassoside
Antioxidant
Cholesterol
Emollient
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycol Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Arachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Polyacrylate-13
Polyisobutene
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glycosyl Trehalose
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Parfum
Masking
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Hydroxycitronellal
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Glycerin, Phenyl Trimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butylene Glycol, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Niacinamide, Betaine, Arachidyl Alcohol, Diisostearyl Malate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid, Asiatic Acid, Sucrose Stearate, Madecassoside, Cholesterol, Ceramide NP, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycol Stearate Se, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Polyacrylate-13, Polyisobutene, Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Isostearate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Panthenol, Glycosyl Trehalose, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Xanthan Gum, Allantoin, Adenosine, Disodium EDTA, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Parfum, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Citronellol, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool
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
Disodium EDTA is a chelating agent. It grabs onto and deactivates metal ions that sneak into your products from water, packaging, or air.
This ingredient mainly works behind the scenes and helps with:
On top of that, this ingredient can counteract the effects of hard water by binding to the minerals in it.
One thing worth knowing is that Disodium EDTA has been shown to be a mild penetration enhancer. It can help other ingredients absorb into skin more effectively which can be a double-edged sword (great for actives, but can also make the active too strong if you have sensitive skin).
Clinical patch testing showed no significant skin irritation at typical use concentrations and minimal dermal absorption.
You'll most likely see this ingredient near the end of an ingredient list. It's typically found in concentrations less than 1%.
Learn more about Disodium EDTAGlycerin (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 Hydroxyacetophenone
