What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Pisum Sativum Extract
Skin ConditioningMorus Alba Extract
AstringentFucus Vesiculosus Extract
Emollient
Sus Extract
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Aesculus Hippocastanum Extract
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Rice Bran Protein
Skin ConditioningGlycine Soja Protein
EmulsifyingOxido Reductases
Skin ConditioningElastin
Skin ConditioningAlpha-Arbutin
Antioxidant
Ursolic Acid
MaskingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Pisum Sativum Extract, Morus Alba Extract, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Sus Extract, Propanediol, Glycerin, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Aesculus Hippocastanum Extract, Hydrolyzed Rice Bran Protein, Glycine Soja Protein, Oxido Reductases, Elastin, Alpha-Arbutin, Ursolic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Citric Acid, Sorbic Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialPassiflora Incarnata Seed Oil
Skin Protecting
Trehalose
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Yeast Extract
Skin ConditioningRosa Canina Seed Oil
Emollient
Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
Humectant
Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Potato Starch Modified
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Albizia Julibrissin Bark Extract
MaskingDarutoside
Skin ConditioningLecithin
Emollient
Tribehenin
Emollient
Ceramide Ng
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12
Skin Conditioning
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Polyglucuronic Acid
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingDehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
SurfactantSodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Passiflora Incarnata Seed Oil, Trehalose, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Hydrolyzed Yeast Extract, Rosa Canina Seed Oil, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract, Stearic Acid, Potato Starch Modified, Tocopheryl Acetate, Albizia Julibrissin Bark Extract, Darutoside, Lecithin, Tribehenin, Ceramide Ng, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Lactic Acid, Polyglucuronic Acid, Citric Acid, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Dehydroacetic Acid, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Benzyl Alcohol
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Citric Acid is an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) naturally found in citrus fruits like oranges, lemons, and limes.
Like other AHAs, citric acid can exfoliate skin by breaking down the bonds that hold dead skin cells together. This helps reveal smoother and brighter skin underneath.
However, this exfoliating effect only happens at high concentrations (20%) which can be hard to find in cosmetic products.
Due to this, citric acid is usually included in small amounts as a pH adjuster. This helps keep products slightly more acidic and compatible with skin's natural pH.
In skincare formulas, citric acid can:
While it can provide some skin benefits, research shows lactic acid and glycolic acid are generally more effective and less irritating exfoliants.
Most citric acid used in skincare today is made by fermenting sugars (usually from molasses). This synthetic version is identical to the natural citrus form but easier to stabilize and use in formulations.
Read more about some other popular AHA's here:
Learn more about Citric AcidGlycerin (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 Glycerin
