What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSd Alcohol 40
AstringentIsopropyl Alcohol
SolventGlycerin
HumectantSalicylic Acid
MaskingButylene Glycol
HumectantPropylene Glycol
HumectantDimethylmethoxy Chromanyl Palmitate
Skin ConditioningTetrahydrodiferuloylmethane
AntioxidantGlycolic Acid 0.1%
BufferingLactic Acid 0.1%
BufferingCamphor
MaskingAzadirachta Indica Leaf Oil 0.15%
MaskingCera Alba
EmollientSalix Alba Bark Extract
AstringentBetula Alba Bark Extract
MaskingCyclohexasiloxane
EmollientHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeWater, Sd Alcohol 40, Isopropyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Salicylic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Dimethylmethoxy Chromanyl Palmitate, Tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane, Glycolic Acid 0.1%, Lactic Acid 0.1%, Camphor, Azadirachta Indica Leaf Oil 0.15%, Cera Alba, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Betula Alba Bark Extract, Cyclohexasiloxane, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Phenoxyethanol
Hydroquinone 12%
StabilisingNiacinamide 2%
SmoothingHydrocortisone 1%
Glycerin
HumectantAlcohol Denat.
AntimicrobialSodium Bisulfate
BufferingBHT
AntioxidantAcrylates/C12-22 Alkyl Methacrylate Copolymer
Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate
AbsorbentBis-Vinyldimethicone/Bis-Isobutyl PPG-20 Crosspolymer
EmollientCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingCarthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
MaskingCeteth-20
CleansingCetyl Alcohol
EmollientCyclohexasiloxane
EmollientCyclopentasiloxane
EmollientDicaprylyl Ether
EmollientDimethicone
EmollientDimethyl Isosorbide
SolventDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientIsodecyl Neopentanoate
EmollientIsododecane
EmollientIsopropyl Palmitate
EmollientLaureth-12
EmulsifyingLecithin
EmollientOzokerite
Emulsion StabilisingPEG-75 Stearate
Petrolatum
EmollientPolysilicone-11
Potassium Sorbate
PreservativePropylene Carbonate
SolventSilica
AbrasiveSilica Silylate
EmollientSodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate
CleansingSorbic Acid
PreservativeSteareth-20
CleansingTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic ColorantTriethoxycaprylylsilane
Hydroquinone 12%, Niacinamide 2%, Hydrocortisone 1%, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Sodium Bisulfate, BHT, Acrylates/C12-22 Alkyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Bis-Vinyldimethicone/Bis-Isobutyl PPG-20 Crosspolymer, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Ceteth-20, Cetyl Alcohol, Cyclohexasiloxane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dicaprylyl Ether, Dimethicone, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Glyceryl Stearate, Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Isododecane, Isopropyl Palmitate, Laureth-12, Lecithin, Ozokerite, PEG-75 Stearate, Petrolatum, Polysilicone-11, Potassium Sorbate, Propylene Carbonate, Silica, Silica Silylate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate, Sorbic Acid, Steareth-20, Titanium Dioxide, Triethoxycaprylylsilane
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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.
Cyclohexasiloxane is a type of silicone more commonly known as D6. It is an emollient and solvent.
Cyclohexasiloxane is used to evenly distribute ingredients throughout the product. When applied to the skin, Cyclohexasiloxane evaporates and leaves behind a silky feel.
As an emollient, it can help the skin feel soft and hydrated. It is also used to reduce frizz in hair products.
Learn more about CyclohexasiloxaneGlycerin (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 Glycerin