What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Water
Astringent
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Fructose
Humectant
Glucose
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate
Skin Conditioning
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingHectorite
AbsorbentHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
Buffering
Cellulose
Absorbent
Agastache Mexicana Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Water, 1,2-Hexanediol, Inulin, Fructose, Glucose, Centella Asiatica Extract, Hydroxyacetophenone, Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate, Cellulose Gum, Hectorite, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Cellulose, Agastache Mexicana Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate
Water
Skin ConditioningIsododecane
EmollientDimethicone
Emollient
Azelaic Acid
Buffering
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantEthylhexyl Stearate
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
PEG-100 Stearate
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Trideceth-6
Emulsifying1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Snail Secretion Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingSalix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Coffea Arabica Seed Extract
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Leaf Extract
AstringentPinus Densiflora Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Water, Isododecane, Dimethicone, Azelaic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Sodium Polyacrylate, Dipropylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Panthenol, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Trideceth-6, 1,2-Hexanediol, Disodium EDTA, Snail Secretion Filtrate, Lactic Acid, Decyl Glucoside, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Coffea Arabica Seed Extract, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Leaf Extract, Pinus Densiflora Leaf Extract
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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 GlycerinHydroxyacetophenone is antioxidant with skin conditioning and soothing properties. It also boosts the efficiency of preservatives.
Though naturally occuring in Norwegian spruce needles, this ingredient is usually synthetically created.
This ingredient is not irritating or sensitizing. Recent research also suggests it may have skin-brightening effects through tyrosinase inhibition.
Learn more about HydroxyacetophenoneWater. 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
