What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Propanediol
Solvent
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Rosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract
Astringent
Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Glycosyl Trehalose
Emulsion StabilisingTrehalose
Humectant
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantPolyglyceryl-10 Myristate
Skin Conditioning
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Parfum
Masking
CI 17200
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Propanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract, Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil, Ceramide NP, Phytosphingosine, Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil, Squalane, Panthenol, Allantoin, Tocopherol, Glycosyl Trehalose, Trehalose, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Cellulose Gum, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexyl Cinnamal, Parfum, CI 17200
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Alteromonas Ferment Extract
Skin Conditioning
Calcium Gluconate
HumectantCalcium PCA
Humectant
Capryloyl Glycine
CleansingCitric Acid
Buffering
Ectoin
Skin Conditioning
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydroxyectoin
Buffering
Lecithin
Emollient
Phosphatidylglycerol
Sodium Citrate
BufferingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
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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.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolGlycerin (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 GlycerinWater. 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!
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