What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Algin
Masking
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHydrolyzed Jojoba Esters
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Coconut Alkanes
Emollient
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Diheptyl Succinate
EmollientCapryloyl Glycerin
Glycol/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Abrasive
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Arginine
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Vitis Vinifera Juice
Antioxidant
Cucurbita Pepo Seed Oil
Emollient
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Boswellia Serrata Resin Extract
SmoothingTerminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Beta-Glucan, Algin, Xanthan Gum, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Coconut Alkanes, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Diheptyl Succinate, Capryloyl Glycerin, Glycol/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Ceramide AP, 1,2-Hexanediol, Arginine, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Vitis Vinifera Juice, Cucurbita Pepo Seed Oil, Bisabolol, Tocopherol, Boswellia Serrata Resin Extract, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Niacinamide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Gluconolactone, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Isoamyl Laurate
Emollient
Water
Skin ConditioningTriheptanoin
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii Extract
HumectantCoco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate
Emulsifying
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Xylityl Sesquicaprylate
Antimicrobial
Lysolecithin
EmulsifyingSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingDilinoleic Acid/Butanediol Copolymer
Chlorophyllin-Copper Complex
Antioxidant
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPullulan
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Lecithin
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Rhododendron Ferrugineum Extract
MaskingSilica
Abrasive
Castor Oil/Ipdi Copolymer
Ocimum Basilicum Oil
Masking
Rosa Centifolia Flower Oil
Masking
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Citronellol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Isoamyl Laurate, Water, Triheptanoin, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii Extract, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate, Lactobacillus Ferment, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Xylityl Sesquicaprylate, Lysolecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Dilinoleic Acid/Butanediol Copolymer, Chlorophyllin-Copper Complex, Lactobacillus, Xanthan Gum, Pullulan, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Anhydroxylitol, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Rhododendron Ferrugineum Extract, Silica, Castor Oil/Ipdi Copolymer, Ocimum Basilicum Oil, Rosa Centifolia Flower Oil, Alcohol, Citronellol, Geraniol
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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.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceCoco-Caprylate/Caprate is a lightweight ester created from coconut oil fatty acids, caprylic acid, and capric acid.
It is an emollient that helps soften skin and reduce transepidermal water loss (TEWL). What sets it apart from heavier emollients is its ultralight, non-greasy feel.
Once applied, this ingredient dries down quickly and leaves a dry, silky finish behind. This also helps improve spreadability and texture.
This ingredient has an excellent safety-record and is non-irritating.
Typical concentrations for cosmetics range from 0.5-62%.
Research on Malassezia growth found no growth on fatty acid esters with chain lengths shorter than 12 carbons (it prefers C11-24).
Since Coco-Caprylate/Caprate is built on C8 and C10 fatty acids, it is out of the range that Malassezia metabolizes, and therefore safe for fungal acne.
Learn more about Coco-Caprylate/CaprateGlycerin (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 GlycerinTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
