What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
No concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
4-Butylresorcinol
Antioxidant
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Pentapeptide-31
Skin Conditioning
Tranexamic Acid
Astringent
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Rice Bran Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Lupine Protein
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sophora Angustifolia Root Extract
Skin ConditioningZingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Origanum Majorana Leaf Extract
AntiseborrhoeicEquisetum Arvense Extract
AstringentRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialMyrica Rubra Bark Extract
Skin Conditioning4-Butylresorcinol, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Pentapeptide-31, Tranexamic Acid, Glycerin, Hydrolyzed Rice Bran Extract, Hydrolyzed Lupine Protein, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sophora Angustifolia Root Extract, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Origanum Majorana Leaf Extract, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Myrica Rubra Bark Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Glycerin
Humectant
PEG-8
HumectantIsopentyldiol
Humectant
Glycereth-12
HumectantPoly Hema Glucoside
Skin ConditioningArginine
Masking
Sodium Dilauramidoglutamide Lysine
HumectantTrifolium Pratense Extract
Skin ConditioningSalvia Officinalis Leaf Extract
CleansingLoess Extract
Skin ConditioningAstragalus Sinicus Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycogen
HumectantRosa Extract
AstringentOriganum Vulgare Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningArtemisia Princeps Extract
Skin ConditioningEmblica Officinalis Seed Extract
HumectantMomordica Charantia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningBergenia Ligulata Root Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Conchiolin Protein
Skin ConditioningZein
Skin ConditioningBis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane
EmollientPPG-24-Glycereth-24
EmulsifyingPEG-11 Methyl Ether Dimethicone
Emulsifying
PPG-6-Decyltetradeceth-20
EmulsifyingSodium Citrate
BufferingDiethoxyethyl Succinate
SolventDiglycerin
Humectant
Sodium Lauroyl Hydrolyzed Silk
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-2 Oleate
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Dimethicone
Emollient
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingPentasodium Pentetate
Silica
Abrasive
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Water, Butylene Glycol, Alcohol Denat., Glycerin, PEG-8, Isopentyldiol, Glycereth-12, Poly Hema Glucoside, Arginine, Sodium Dilauramidoglutamide Lysine, Trifolium Pratense Extract, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract, Loess Extract, Astragalus Sinicus Extract, Glycogen, Rosa Extract, Origanum Vulgare Leaf Extract, Artemisia Princeps Extract, Emblica Officinalis Seed Extract, Momordica Charantia Fruit Extract, Bergenia Ligulata Root Extract, Hydrolyzed Conchiolin Protein, Zein, Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane, PPG-24-Glycereth-24, PEG-11 Methyl Ether Dimethicone, PPG-6-Decyltetradeceth-20, Sodium Citrate, Diethoxyethyl Succinate, Diglycerin, Sodium Lauroyl Hydrolyzed Silk, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Polyglyceryl-2 Oleate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Dimethicone, Behenyl Alcohol, Glycolic Acid, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Pentasodium Pentetate, Silica, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Parfum
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
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.
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