What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Ectoin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Citrate
BufferingPolyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate
Emollient
Sodium Phytate
Bifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Benzyl Glycol
SolventChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans
HumectantSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxydecyl Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Yeast Extract
Skin ConditioningArgania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Ectoin, Sodium Citrate, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric Acid, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Sodium Phytate, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Propanediol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Benzyl Glycol, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Sodium Hyaluronate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Ceramide NP, Hydroxydecyl Ubiquinone, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Yeast Extract, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
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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