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Ingredients Side-by-side
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Isopropyl Alcohol
Solvent
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Acetylsalicylic Acid
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Cyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Lentinus Edodes Mycelium Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Palmitoyl Proline
Skin ConditioningNymphaea Alba Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningHydroxypropylcellulose
EmulsifyingSalix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Dimethylmethoxy Chromanyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Plankton Extract
Skin ConditioningLactic Acid
Buffering
Cinnamomum Camphora Bark Oil
Masking
Alcohol Denat., Isopropyl Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, Acetylsalicylic Acid, Glycerin, Water, Butylene Glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane, Lentinus Edodes Mycelium Extract, Sodium Palmitoyl Proline, Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract, Hydroxypropylcellulose, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Dimethylmethoxy Chromanyl Palmitate, Salicylic Acid, Glycolic Acid, Plankton Extract, Lactic Acid, Cinnamomum Camphora Bark Oil
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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 GlycerinIsopropyl Alcohol is more commonly known as rubbing alcohol. It is most commonly used as a solvent, meaning it helps other ingredients dissolve.
This ingredient is an astringent alcohol. Astringent alcohols may also irritate skin as they high amounts may strip away your skin's natural oils.
Other types of astringent alcohols include:
According to the National Rosacea Society based in the US, you should be mindful of products with these alcohols in the top half of ingredients.
Any type of sanitizing product will have high amounts of alcohol to help kill bacteria and viruses.
Learn more about Isopropyl AlcoholThis ingredient is also known as aspirin and is not an INCI ingredient.
