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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
HumectantIsopentyldiol
HumectantPolyglycerin-3
HumectantNiacinamide
SmoothingPanthenol
Skin ConditioningMethyl Gluceth-20
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Glucoside
HumectantPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin ConditioningHydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingTrehalose
HumectantArginine
MaskingMannitol
HumectantEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAdenosine
Skin ConditioningMicrocrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentSucrose
HumectantDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
HumectantSodium Phytate
Zea Mays Starch
AbsorbentCitrus Limon Fruit Extract
MaskingCitrus Nobilis Oil
MaskingHydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingIron Oxides
Glutathione
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
PerfumingJuniperus Mexicana Oil
MaskingLavandula Angustifolia Oil
MaskingPinus Palustris Oil
MaskingGalactomyces Ferment Filtrate
HumectantButylene Glycol
HumectantSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantHydrogenated Lecithin
EmulsifyingButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
MaskingCentella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningHydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Ceramide NP
Skin ConditioningCandida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment
AntimicrobialGlycolipids
Skin ConditioningAcetyl Hexapeptide-8
HumectantHydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
HumectantHexapeptide-9
Skin ConditioningNonapeptide-1
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin ConditioningSodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
HumectantHyaluronic Acid
HumectantHydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
HumectantPotassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningLimonene
PerfumingWater, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Isopentyldiol, Polyglycerin-3, Niacinamide, Panthenol, Methyl Gluceth-20, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glyceryl Glucoside, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Trehalose, Arginine, Mannitol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Sucrose, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Sodium Phytate, Zea Mays Starch, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Citrus Nobilis Oil, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Iron Oxides, Glutathione, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Juniperus Mexicana Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Pinus Palustris Oil, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Ceramide NP, Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment, Glycolipids, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hexapeptide-9, Nonapeptide-1, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Potassium Hyaluronate, Limonene
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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!
Learn more about Water