What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSea Salt
Abrasive
Gigartina Skottsbergii Extract
Skin ConditioningMacrocystis Pyrifera Extract
Skin Conditioning
Undaria Pinnatifida Extract
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces/Copper Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Saccharomyces/Manganese Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Saccharomyces/Zinc Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Montmorillonite
AbsorbentLonicera Caprifolium Extract
AstringentLonicera Japonica Callus Extract
Skin ProtectingMelia Azadirachta Extract
Skin ConditioningCI 75810
Cosmetic ColorantGlycerin
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Sea Salt, Gigartina Skottsbergii Extract, Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Saccharomyces/Copper Ferment, Saccharomyces/Manganese Ferment, Saccharomyces/Zinc Ferment, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Montmorillonite, Lonicera Caprifolium Extract, Lonicera Japonica Callus Extract, Melia Azadirachta Extract, CI 75810, Glycerin, Citric Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sorbitol
Humectant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tartaric Acid
Buffering
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPEG-20 Glyceryl Laurate
EmulsifyingMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingRetinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Aesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Linoleic Acid
Cleansing
Acetyl Cysteine
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate
Skin ProtectingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Sodium Carbonate
BufferingSodium Chloride
MaskingCI 75810
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Parfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Sorbitol, Polysorbate 20, Benzyl Alcohol, Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract, Tartaric Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Xanthan Gum, PEG-20 Glyceryl Laurate, Maltodextrin, Sodium Hydroxide, Retinyl Palmitate, Aesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract, Disodium EDTA, Tocopherol, Linoleic Acid, Acetyl Cysteine, Phenoxyethanol, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Chloride, CI 75810, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, 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.
Ci 75810, or Chlorophyll, is a coloring and masking ingredient from green plants.
It is used to give products a green color.
Glycerin (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 GlycerinThis ingredient comes from a brown kelp called Macrocystis pyrifera. It is rich in antioxidants and can help hydrate skin.
Brown kelp are rich in unsaturated fatty acids and phlorotannins. Phlorotannins have been found to help with inhibiting melanin production and helping reduce the signs of aging due to their high antioxidant activity.
One study suggests phlorotannins may even have some sun protection factor due to their antioxidant activity. However, this ingredient should not replace your sunscreen.
Macrocystis pyrifera is made up of about: 60% carbohydrates, 10% protein, and 1.50% lipid content. The last 30% is kelp ash.
This kelp can be found in the southern hemisphere and north Pacific.
Learn more about Macrocystis Pyrifera ExtractWater. 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
