This anti-aging serum is formulated around Ectoin and Ceramide NP to soften the look of wrinkles and refine skin texture.
This anti-aging night moisturizer is formulated around Bakuchiol to soften the look of wrinkles and refine skin texture.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Cyclodextrin
AbsorbentSorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientDaucus Carota Sativa Root Water
MaskingCamellia Japonica Flower Extract
EmollientRubus Chamaemorus Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Ectoin
Skin Conditioning
Behenic Acid
Cleansing
Eclipta Prostrata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingBisabolol
Antioxidant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Rhynchosia Nulubilis Seed Extract
Antioxidant
Retinal
Skin Conditioning
Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningDextrin
AbsorbentPolygonum Multiflorum Root Extract
Skin ConditioningMoringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Polyacrylate-13
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSesamum Indicum Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningGardenia Florida Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningLonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract
Perfuming
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientMethylpropanediol
SolventPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate
Cleansing
Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate
Emulsion Stabilising
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningSucrose Cocoate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Emollient
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Triethyl Citrate
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Olivate
Propanediol
Solvent
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Cyclodextrin, Sorbitan Stearate, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Water, Camellia Japonica Flower Extract, Rubus Chamaemorus Seed Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ectoin, Behenic Acid, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Bisabolol, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Rhynchosia Nulubilis Seed Extract, Retinal, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Dextrin, Polygonum Multiflorum Root Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Ceramide EOP, Polyacrylate-13, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Sesamum Indicum Seed Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Methylpropanediol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Sucrose Cocoate, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Triethyl Citrate, Tocopherol, Sodium Levulinate, Glyceryl Stearate, Sorbitan Olivate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Cetearyl Olivate, Propanediol
Water
Skin ConditioningCetyl Ricinoleate
Emollient
Tribehenin
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Isododecane
EmollientPolyglyceryl-6 Stearate
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate
Emulsion Stabilising
Dimethicone
Emollient
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables
Emollient
Orobanche Rapum Extract
Skin ProtectingPhytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Linoleic Acid
Cleansing
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Stearyl Dimethicone
Emollient
Octadecene
SolventVp/Va Copolymer
Propanediol
Solvent
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Emulsion Stabilising
Xanthan Gum
Emulsifying1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Tetrasodium EDTA
Water, Cetyl Ricinoleate, Tribehenin, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Isododecane, Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate, Dimethicone, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Bakuchiol, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables, Orobanche Rapum Extract, Phytosterols, Behenyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Linoleic Acid, Phospholipids, Stearyl Dimethicone, Octadecene, Vp/Va Copolymer, Propanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Xanthan Gum, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tetrasodium EDTA
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
Glycerin (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 GlycerinGlyceryl Stearate is made by reacting glycerin with stearic acid (typically sourced from plant oils like palm or coconut). It's an emulsifier, emollient, and mild occlusive.
Emulsifiers help ingredients like oil and water stay mixed so your formula stays nicely blended and uniform in texture.
This ingredient is typically used in concentrations between 1-10%. Studies have found it to be non-sensitizing, non-phototoxic, and non-photoallergenic.
A close cousin of this ingredient is Glyceryl Stearate SE ("self-emulsifying"). This just has a small amount of sodium or potassium stearate added so it can emulsify without a co-emulsifier.
Since this ingredient is an ester of a C18 fatty acid, it may not be fungal acne safe. The Malassezia yeast can potentially metabolize within the C11-C24 range.
Fun fact: The human body also creates Glyceryl Stearate naturally.
Learn more about Glyceryl StearateHydroxyacetophenone is a small phenolic molecule that earns its place in a formulas as an antioxidant and preservative booster.
As a phenol, it is able to neutralize free radicals to protect both the product and the skin from oxidative stress.
Though it can't kill microbes on its own, it works as a good supporting agent when combined with other preservatives like Phenoxyethanol or 1,2-Hexanediol.
This ingredient naturally occurs as piceol in Norwegian spruce needles (~0.4-1.1% dry weight and in cloudberries). Though the cosmetic-grade material is synthesized for purity and consistency.
You'll usually see it used at low levels and suppliers recommend up to 1% added to a water phase.
Safety testing was done at concentrations like 0.05% in SPF products and 0.5% in a Human Repeated Insult Patch Test. The safety evidence is assuring; this ingredient is safe for cosmetics in current use and also holds safety status as a food flavoring as well.
An honest caveat: the "soothing" and "anti-inflammatory" claims come mostly from supplier marketing rather than published clinical trials. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review's own literature search found no useful efficacy studies on this ingredient.
So the antioxidant and preservative-boosting roles are the well supported ones while the calming benefit is plausible but thinly evidenced.
Overall, this is a well-tolerated, low-irritation multitasker that quietly helps a formula stay fresh and stable.
Learn more about HydroxyacetophenonePentylene Glycol (1,2-pentanediol) is a multitasking little diol with three main roles in a formula:
Research on alkanediols (the family pentylene glycol belongs to) show they work by disrupting microbial cell membranes. This disruption helps the primary preservative system in a product work more effectively at lower doses.
On the safety side, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe as used in current cosmetic practices + concentrations.
Typical use levels in a formula run about 1-5%.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolPolyglyceryl-6 Behenate isn't fungal acne safe.
Propanediol is an all-star ingredient. It softens, hydrates, and smooths the skin.
It’s often used to:
Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use. It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.
Learn more about PropanediolWater. 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 Water
