What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Salicylic Acid 2%
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningIsododecane
EmollientSodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Squalane
Emollient
Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2
AbsorbentNiacinamide
Smoothing
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingEthylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer
Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningLavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Linalool
Perfuming
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Silica
Abrasive
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
Erythritol
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Hibiscus Sabdariffa Fruit Extract
Salicylic Acid 2%, Water, Isododecane, Sodium Polyacrylate, Squalane, Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2, Niacinamide, Phenoxyethanol, Xanthan Gum, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Linalool, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Limonene, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Silica, Ceramide NP, Glycerin, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Erythritol, Tocopherol, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Fruit Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Pyrus Malus Pulp Extract
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
C12-16 Alcohols
EmollientCocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Ceramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Chondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Furcellaria Lumbricalis Extract
Skin ConditioningGelidiella Acerosa Extract
Skin ProtectingDiutan Gum
Trehalose
Humectant
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientPalmitic Acid
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Erythritol
Humectant
Sodium Phytate
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Algae Extract
Skin ConditioningPhytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Eugenia Caryophyllus Flower Extract
AstringentHibiscus Sabdariffa Fruit Extract
Isopentyldiol
Humectant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Myristyl Alcohol
Emollient
Pantolactone
Humectant
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Sodium Chloride
MaskingTrihydroxystearin
Skin Conditioning
Iron Oxides
Parfum
Masking
Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Glycerin, Pyrus Malus Pulp Extract, Propanediol, Panthenol, C12-16 Alcohols, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Ceramide Ns, Sodium Hyaluronate, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Tocopherol, Jojoba Esters, Sodium PCA, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Furcellaria Lumbricalis Extract, Gelidiella Acerosa Extract, Diutan Gum, Trehalose, Glyceryl Caprylate, Palmitic Acid, Cetyl Alcohol, Erythritol, Sodium Phytate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Octyldodecanol, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Hydrolyzed Algae Extract, Phytosterols, Eugenia Caryophyllus Flower Extract, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Fruit Extract, Isopentyldiol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Myristyl Alcohol, Pantolactone, Stearyl Alcohol, Alcohol, Sodium Chloride, Trihydroxystearin, Iron Oxides, Parfum
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
You might know this ingredient as a sugar substitute in foods. It is a sugar alcohol with humectant properties.
Humectants attract water to your skin (like glycerin or hyaluronic acid).
Fun fact: Erythritol can be naturally found in some fermented foods.
Learn more about ErythritolGlycerin (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 (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. Remember to stay hydrated!
Learn more about WaterWe don't have a description for Hibiscus Sabdariffa Fruit Extract yet.
