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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Pleurotus Ferulae/Panax Ginseng Berry Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin
HumectantButylene Glycol
Humectant
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Water
Skin ConditioningDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSqualane
Emollient
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingRubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
AstringentRubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract
AstringentPunica Granatum Extract
AstringentVitis Vinifera Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Citrus Grandis Peel Oil
Masking
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Euterpe Oleracea Pulp Powder
Abrasive
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Gentiana Lutea Root Extract
Skin ConditioningArtemisia Absinthium Extract
Skin ConditioningPortulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Acer Saccharum Extract
Skin ConditioningCyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningPleurotus Ferulae/Panax Ginseng Berry Extract Ferment Filtrate, Dimethicone, PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Niacinamide, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Water, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Squalane, Polysorbate 60, Caprylyl Glycol, Panthenol, Glycerin, Xanthan Gum, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Extract, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil, Adenosine, Euterpe Oleracea Pulp Powder, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Gentiana Lutea Root Extract, Artemisia Absinthium Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Acer Saccharum Extract, Cyanocobalamin
Glycerin
Humectant
Panax Ginseng Root Extract 3.97%
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Panax Ginseng Seed Oil
Emollient
Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract
Skin ConditioningAngelica Gigas Root Extract
Skin ConditioningRheum Palmatum Root Extract
Astringent
Angelica Pubescens Root Extract
Skin ConditioningSchizonepeta Tenuifolia Extract
Skin ConditioningPhellodendron Amurense Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningMalt Extract
Skin ProtectingEthoxydiglycol
HumectantHydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans
HumectantHyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Boswellia Serrata Resin Extract
Smoothing1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Isohexadecane
EmollientPolysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingGlycerin, Panax Ginseng Root Extract 3.97%, Butylene Glycol, Panax Ginseng Seed Oil, Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract, Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract, Angelica Gigas Root Extract, Rheum Palmatum Root Extract, Angelica Pubescens Root Extract, Schizonepeta Tenuifolia Extract, Phellodendron Amurense Bark Extract, Malt Extract, Ethoxydiglycol, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Hyaluronic Acid, Boswellia Serrata Resin Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Water, Ethylhexylglycerin, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Isohexadecane, Polysorbate 80, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
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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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