What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCanola Oil
Emollient
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Oleyl Erucate
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate
Emollient
Arachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Humulus Lupulus Extract
AntimicrobialGlucose
Humectant
Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Olus Oil
Emollient
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Emollient
Hydrogenated Vegetable Glycerides Citrate
EmollientPropanediol
Solvent
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Arachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingEuphorbia Cerifera Wax
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCandelilla Cera
Emollient
Sodium Carbonate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, Canola Oil, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Oleyl Erucate, Cetearyl Alcohol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Arachidyl Alcohol, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Inulin, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Humulus Lupulus Extract, Glucose, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol, Olus Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable Glycerides Citrate, Propanediol, Behenyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Arachidyl Glucoside, Euphorbia Cerifera Wax, Carbomer, Candelilla Cera, Sodium Carbonate, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Isononyl Isononanoate
EmollientIsopropyl Isostearate
Emollient
Isododecane
EmollientVinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
Hydroxyethyl Urea
Humectant
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Laminaria Ochroleuca Extract
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Emollient
Polysilicone-11
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer
PEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Citrate
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Lactate
Buffering
Silica Dimethyl Silylate
EmollientButylene Glycol
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantParfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Propanediol, Isononyl Isononanoate, Isopropyl Isostearate, Isododecane, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Inulin, Panthenol, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Laminaria Ochroleuca Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Polysilicone-11, Caprylyl Glycol, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Citrate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ammonium Lactate, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Butylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Hexylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Dipropylene Glycol, Parfum
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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.
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide is a prebiotic. It prevents harmful bacteria from growing on skin by keeping the skin's microbiome in balance.
Another benefit of this ingredient is its antioxidant properties. Antioxidants protect our skin from oxidative damage.
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 GlycerinInulin is a polysaccharide (carbohydrate) with prebiotic and antioxidant properties.
The majority of inulin is extracted from chicory, but can also be obtained from other plants such as garlic, onion, asparagus, and sugarcane.
Studies show inulin may help with controlling your skin's natural microbiota when applied topically.
The antioxidant potential of inulin varies depending on the source.
Learn more about InulinPropanediol is an all-star ingredient. It softens, hydrates, and smooths the skin.Â
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 PropanediolTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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
