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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningMethylpropanediol
SolventGlycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
Emollient
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Emollient
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Arginine
Masking
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDisodium EDTA
Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Diamond Powder
Abrasive
Propanediol
Solvent
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Phytosteryl/Behenyl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningCholesterol
Emollient
Brassica Campestris Sterols
EmollientPolyglyceryl-10 Oleate
Skin Conditioning
Benzyl Glycol
SolventHydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans
HumectantPotassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Ceramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Water, Methylpropanediol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Polysorbate 60, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Arginine, Carbomer, Allantoin, Adenosine, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract, Butylene Glycol, Diamond Powder, Propanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phytosteryl/Behenyl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Cholesterol, Brassica Campestris Sterols, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Benzyl Glycol, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Ceramide NP, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Ceramide Ns, Hyaluronic Acid, Ceramide EOP, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Ethylhexylglycerin, 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.
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 GlycerinWater. 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!
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