What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Populus Tremuloides Bark Extract
AntiseborrhoeicQuercus Petraea Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Lactococcus Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus/Brassica Nigra Seed Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Mica
Cosmetic Colorant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPolyquaternium-39
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Amylopectin
Calcium Lactate
AstringentXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
Buffering
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Propylene Glycol, Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract, Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Alcohol Denat., Populus Tremuloides Bark Extract, Quercus Petraea Fruit Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Lactococcus Ferment Extract, Lactobacillus/Brassica Nigra Seed Ferment Extract, Carbomer, Caprylyl Glycol, Mica, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Hydroxide, Polyquaternium-39, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Amylopectin, Calcium Lactate, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Benzoate, CI 77891, CI 77491
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Hexyl Laurate
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2
Skin Conditioning
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum
Emulsion Stabilising
Alcaligenes Polysaccharides
EmollientSynthetic Fluorphlogopite
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantCastor Oil/Ipdi Copolymer
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Amodimethicone
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Calcium Sodium Borosilicate
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Glucose
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSilica
Abrasive
Tin Oxide
Abrasive
Iron Oxides
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Hexyl Laurate, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum, Alcaligenes Polysaccharides, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica, Castor Oil/Ipdi Copolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Amodimethicone, Carbomer, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Benzyl Alcohol, Glucose, Sodium Hydroxide, Silica, Tin Oxide, Iron Oxides, CI 77891
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Caprylyl 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, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolCarbomer is a synthetic thickening and gelling agent. It's basically the ingredient that gives a lot of serums, gels, creams, and sunscreens their smooth, non-sticky texture.
Although legally permitted at very high levels, carbomers are normally used at concentrations below 1%.
It also needs to be neutralized to actually thicken, and because it is a large molecule, it doesn't really penetrate the skin barrier.
Allergy-wise, the risk is very low. Clinical studies show carbomers have low potential for skin irritation/sensitization even at concentrations up to 100%.
A 2024 UK study patch-tested 1,302 patients and found true allergy to the parent group of carbomer to be rare with no confirmed relevant reactions.
Learn more about CarbomerCi 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 77891Glycerin (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 GlycerinMica 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 MicaPentylene Glycol (1,2-pentanediol) is a multitasking little diol with three main roles in a formula:
Research on alkanediols (the family pentylene glycol belongs to) show they work by disrupting microbial cell membranes. This disruption helps the primary preservative system in a product work more effectively at lower doses.
On the safety side, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe as used in current cosmetic practices + concentrations.
Typical use levels in a formula run about 1-5%.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolSodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium HydroxideSynthetic Fluorphlogopite is the synthethic version of mica. It consists of fluorine, aluminum and silicate.
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite is used to add volume to products.
It is considered non-irritating on the skin.
Learn more about Synthetic FluorphlogopiteWater. 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
