What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantButylene Glycol
HumectantGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
BleachingDimethicone
EmollientDimethicone Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
EmulsifyingDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin ConditioningC12-14 Pareth-12
EmulsifyingMica
Cosmetic ColorantTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic ColorantTin Oxide
AbrasiveDimethiconol
EmollientNiacinamide
SmoothingPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin ConditioningPolyacrylamide
C13-14 Isoparaffin
EmollientLaureth-7
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
EmollientBisabolol
AntioxidantTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantOctyldodecyl Oleate
EmollientChromium Oxide Greens
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingHyaluronic Acid
HumectantWater, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Dimethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, C12-14 Pareth-12, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Tin Oxide, Dimethiconol, Niacinamide, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Allantoin, Polyacrylamide, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Laureth-7, Carbomer, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Bisabolol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Octyldodecyl Oleate, Chromium Oxide Greens, Sodium Hydroxide, Hyaluronic Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
SolventButylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
BleachingGlycereth-26
HumectantAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Betaine
HumectantCaprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin ConditioningDipropylene Glycol
HumectantChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
MaskingSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDisodium EDTA
Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
Skin ConditioningJuniperus Mexicana Oil
MaskingRosa Damascena Flower Oil
MaskingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
HumectantPogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil
MaskingVetiveria Zizanoides Root Oil
MaskingGuaiazulene
AntimicrobialBeta-Glucan
Skin ConditioningPolyglutamic Acid
Skin ConditioningWater, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Glycereth-26, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Betaine, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Dipropylene Glycol, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Juniperus Mexicana Oil, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Vetiveria Zizanoides Root Oil, Guaiazulene, Beta-Glucan, Polyglutamic Acid
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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 GlycerinGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract is an extract of the roots of Licorice. It has been found to have several benefits such as skin hydrating, conditioning, and soothing.
One component, glabridin, has extra potent antioxidant and soothing properties. It has also been found to block pigmentation from UVB rays in guinea pigs.
Licorice Root also contains a flavonoid. Flavonoids are a natural substance from in plants. Flavonoids also have antioxidant properties.
Another component, glycyrrhizin, has been found to have anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial benefits. This may make licorice root extract effective at treating acne. However, more research is needed to support this.
Liquiritin is one of the flavone compounds found in licorice. It has been found to help lighten skin by preventing tyrosinase from reacting with tyrosine. When the two react, protein is converted to melanin. Melanin is the substance in your body that gives your features pigmentation.
Learn more about Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root ExtractWater. 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