What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Betaine
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Collagen
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Polymethacrylate
Dimethicone
Emollient
PPG-13-Decyltetradeceth-24
EmulsifyingAlcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Tromethamine
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Disodium EDTA
Dextrin
AbsorbentParfum
Masking
Carthamus Tinctorius Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Sodium Methyl Stearoyl Taurate
CleansingRetinol
Skin Conditioning
Theobroma Cacao Extract
Skin Conditioning3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
BHT
Antioxidant
Royal Jelly Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Crocus Sativus Stigma Extract
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Betaine, Hydrolyzed Collagen, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, Dimethicone, PPG-13-Decyltetradeceth-24, Alcohol Denat., Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tromethamine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Glycine Soja Oil, Disodium EDTA, Dextrin, Parfum, Carthamus Tinctorius Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Sodium Methyl Stearoyl Taurate, Retinol, Theobroma Cacao Extract, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, BHT, Royal Jelly Extract, Tocopherol, Crocus Sativus Stigma Extract
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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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