What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCitrus Limon Fruit Water
MaskingLactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Copaifera Officinalis Resin
MaskingZinc PCA
Humectant
Aleurites Moluccanus Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Oil
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Carapa Guaianensis Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Squalene
Emollient
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningAcacia Senegal Gum
MaskingSodium Anisate
AntimicrobialXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientFoeniculum Vulgare Oil
Emollient
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Beta-Sitosterol
Emulsion Stabilising
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Water, Citrus Limon Fruit Water, Lactobacillus Ferment, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Copaifera Officinalis Resin, Zinc PCA, Aleurites Moluccanus Seed Oil, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Carapa Guaianensis Seed Oil, Squalene, Sodium Levulinate, Acacia Senegal Gum, Sodium Anisate, Xanthan Gum, Glyceryl Caprylate, Foeniculum Vulgare Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Beta-Sitosterol, Tocopherol, Lactic Acid
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus/Acerola Cherry Ferment
Skin ProtectingPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingDicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientCapsicum Annuum Fruit Extract
Antimicrobial
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningCitrus Limon Peel Extract
EmollientCocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
EmollientTerminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Olea Europaea Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Zinc PCA
Humectant
Lysolecithin
EmulsifyingSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPullulan
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Salvia Sclarea Extract
AntiseborrhoeicCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract
Emulsion Stabilising
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Phytate
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Salicylate
Preservative
Euterpe Oleracea Juice
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Silica
Abrasive
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Quartz
Abrasive
Citral
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Water, Lactobacillus Ferment, Lactobacillus/Acerola Cherry Ferment, Potassium Hydroxide, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Capsicum Annuum Fruit Extract, Lactobacillus, Citrus Limon Peel Extract, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Zinc PCA, Lysolecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Xanthan Gum, Pullulan, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ascorbic Acid, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Salvia Sclarea Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Sodium Salicylate, Euterpe Oleracea Juice, Tocopherol, Silica, Maltodextrin, Alcohol, Glycine Soja Oil, Quartz, Citral, Limonene, Linalool
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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.
Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.
A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.
As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.
Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.
Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.
In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.
This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinLactobacillus Ferment is created by fermenting the Lactobacillus bacteria. It helps keep our skin's natural barrier and microbiome healthy.
Studies show lactobacillus ferment to be effective at repairing the skin barrier. Having a healthy skin barrier helps keep your skin healthy and hydrated. It also protects against bad bacteria.
As a probiotic/prebiotic/postbiotic, Lactobacillus ferment can help regular our natural biome. In fact, one study found a lack of diversity in our natural skin biome can trigger acne.
Learn more about Lactobacillus FermentTocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.
Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.
Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.
You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.
There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.
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. 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 GumZinc PCA (or "zinc salt") differs slightly from zinc itself. PCA stands for pyrrolidone carboxylic acid. However, Zinc PCA comes from zinc.
It can help reduce redness, regulate sebum, and promote the general healing process of the skin.
Zinc PCA tends to be especially useful for those with oily, acne-prone skin. It's certainly an ingredient worth trying out!
Learn more about Zinc PCA
