What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycolic Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Aesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingFructose
Humectant
Glucose
Humectant
Sucrose
Humectant
Urea
Buffering
Dextrin
AbsorbentAlanine
Masking
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Hexyl Nicotinate
EmollientPanax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Biotin
AntiseborrhoeicPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
PPG-26-Buteth-26
Skin ConditioningPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Caramel
Cosmetic ColorantBenzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Citral
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Coumarin
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Hydroxycitronellal
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
CI 14700
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycolic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Aesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract, Hexylene Glycol, Fructose, Glucose, Sucrose, Urea, Dextrin, Alanine, Glutamic Acid, Aspartic Acid, Hexyl Nicotinate, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Biotin, Panthenol, PPG-26-Buteth-26, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Caramel, Benzyl Benzoate, Citral, Citronellol, Coumarin, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Hydroxycitronellal, Limonene, Linalool, CI 14700
Sulfur 10%
Antiseborrhoeic
Water
Skin ConditioningKaolin
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantMagnesium Aluminum Silicate
Absorbent
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentButylene Glycol
Humectant
Avena Sativa Bran Extract
Abrasive
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Phaeodactylum Tricornutum Extract
HumectantAlgin
Masking
Naringenin
Skin ConditioningSimethicone
Emollient
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAcrylates Copolymer
Mannitol
Humectant
Silica
Abrasive
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAscorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Panthenyl Triacetate
Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid
Skin ConditioningAluminum Hydroxide
EmollientCaprylic/Capric Glycerides
EmollientPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
CI 77007
Cosmetic Colorant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
T-Butyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
CI 77120
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantCI 73360
Cosmetic ColorantSulfur 10%, Water, Kaolin, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, CI 77891, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Butylene Glycol, Avena Sativa Bran Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Phaeodactylum Tricornutum Extract, Algin, Naringenin, Simethicone, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Crosspolymer, Acrylates Copolymer, Mannitol, Silica, Xanthan Gum, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Panthenyl Triacetate, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Aluminum Hydroxide, Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, Polysorbate 20, CI 77007, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, T-Butyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, CI 77120, CI 77499, CI 73360
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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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. 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
