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What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantDimethicone
EmollientMethyl Trimethicone
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
HumectantCaprylyl Methicone
Skin ConditioningCeresin
Emulsion StabilisingDimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer
Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Skin ConditioningAstrocaryum Tucuma Seed Butter
EmollientMicrocrystalline Wax
Emulsion StabilisingCaffeine
Skin ConditioningDimethylmethoxy Chromanol
AntioxidantTocopherol
AntioxidantBacillus
Skin ConditioningYeast Beta-Glucan
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Skin ConditioningSilybum Marianum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningAcetyl Heptapeptide-4
HumectantCeramide NP
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantHedychium Coronarium Root Extract
MaskingSodium PCA
HumectantEclipta Prostrata Extract
Skin ConditioningDunaliella Salina Extract
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningUndaria Pinnatifida Extract
Skin ConditioningInulin
Skin ConditioningMoringa Oleifera Seed Oil
EmollientPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeParaffin
PerfumingPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeMannitol
HumectantCellulose
AbsorbentDipropylene Glycol
HumectantSodium Benzoate
MaskingSodium Citrate
BufferingHydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCitric Acid
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPantolactone
HumectantCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientMica
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Methyl Trimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Caprylyl Methicone, Ceresin, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Astrocaryum Tucuma Seed Butter, Microcrystalline Wax, Caffeine, Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol, Tocopherol, Bacillus, Yeast Beta-Glucan, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Silybum Marianum Seed Extract, Acetyl Heptapeptide-4, Ceramide NP, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hedychium Coronarium Root Extract, Sodium PCA, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Dunaliella Salina Extract, Panthenol, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Inulin, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Paraffin, Potassium Sorbate, Mannitol, Cellulose, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Citrate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Pantolactone, Caprylyl Glycol, Mica
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantButylene Glycol
HumectantCyclopentasiloxane
EmollientTrehalose
HumectantPentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningPolyglycerin-3
HumectantPyrus Malus Seed Oil
Emollient1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningPyrus Malus Fruit Water
MaskingCitrus Limon Peel Oil
MaskingJuniperus Mexicana Oil
MaskingCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
MaskingCitrus Grandis Peel Oil
MaskingEucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
PerfumingLavandula Angustifolia Oil
MaskingRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
MaskingPhoenix Dactylifera Seed
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Avocado Protein
Skin ConditioningDipentaerythrityl Hexa C5-9 Acid Esters
Skin ConditioningCyclohexasiloxane
EmollientGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPEG-100 Stearate
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
SolventAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPEG-11 Methyl Ether Dimethicone
EmulsifyingTromethamine
BufferingPEG/PPG-19/19 Dimethicone
EmulsifyingHydrogenated Lecithin
EmulsifyingAscorbic Acid
AntioxidantCholesterol
EmollientPEG-800
HumectantPolysorbate 20
EmulsifyingMaltodextrin
AbsorbentSaccharide Hydrolysate
HumectantPolyglutamic Acid
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantSh-Oligopeptide-1
Skin ConditioningSh-Polypeptide-1
Skin ConditioningSh-Oligopeptide-2
Skin ConditioningSh-Polypeptide-22
Skin ConditioningSh-Polypeptide-45
Skin ConditioningSh-Polypeptide-8
HumectantSh-Polypeptide-9
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDisodium EDTA
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Trehalose, Pentylene Glycol, Polyglycerin-3, Pyrus Malus Seed Oil, 1,2-Hexanediol, Pyrus Malus Fruit Water, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Juniperus Mexicana Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Phoenix Dactylifera Seed, Hydrolyzed Avocado Protein, Dipentaerythrityl Hexa C5-9 Acid Esters, Cyclohexasiloxane, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, PEG-100 Stearate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Propanediol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, PEG-11 Methyl Ether Dimethicone, Tromethamine, PEG/PPG-19/19 Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ascorbic Acid, Cholesterol, PEG-800, Polysorbate 20, Maltodextrin, Saccharide Hydrolysate, Polyglutamic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sh-Oligopeptide-1, Sh-Polypeptide-1, Sh-Oligopeptide-2, Sh-Polypeptide-22, Sh-Polypeptide-45, Sh-Polypeptide-8, Sh-Polypeptide-9, Cetearyl Alcohol, Xanthan Gum, Disodium 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.
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 GlycerinSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateWater. 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