What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Albizia Julibrissin Bark Extract
MaskingCucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Laminaria Digitata Extract
Skin Protecting
Darutoside
Skin ConditioningSodium Phytate
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Benzoate
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Phenethyl Alcohol, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Albizia Julibrissin Bark Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Darutoside, Sodium Phytate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningDipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
Black Strap Powder
HumectantButylglycerin
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Arctium Lappa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Humulus Lupulus Extract
AntimicrobialHypericum Perforatum Extract
AntimicrobialSalvia Officinalis Leaf Extract
CleansingCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Saponaria Officinalis Leaf/Root Extract
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces/Honey Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus/Olive Leaf Ferment Extract
HumectantSaccharomyces/Peppermint Leaf Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus/Clover Flower Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingChlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Black Strap Powder, Butylglycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Humulus Lupulus Extract, Hypericum Perforatum Extract, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Saponaria Officinalis Leaf/Root Extract, Saccharomyces/Honey Ferment Filtrate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Beta-Glucan, Lactobacillus/Olive Leaf Ferment Extract, Saccharomyces/Peppermint Leaf Ferment Filtrate, Lactobacillus/Clover Flower Ferment Extract, Panthenol, Ascorbic Acid, Allantoin, Adenosine, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Chlorphenesin
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
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 GlycerinSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateWater. 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
