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Ingredients Side-by-side
Avena Sativa Seed Water 77%
Solvent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
2,3-Butanediol
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Squalane
Emollient
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tromethamine
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningInulin Lauryl Carbamate
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Surfactin
CleansingBeta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Seed Water 77%, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, 2,3-Butanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Water, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Squalane, Hydroxyacetophenone, Carbomer, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Panthenol, Tromethamine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Inulin Lauryl Carbamate, Sodium Surfactin, Beta-Glucan
Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5%
Water
Skin ConditioningAscorbic Acid
Antioxidant
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialCamellia Sinensis Extract
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Cyclotetrasiloxane
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingLavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
Absorbent
PEG-150 Distearate
Emulsifying
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Steareth-2
EmulsifyingSteareth-20
CleansingTetrasodium EDTA
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Propanediol
Solvent
Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5%, Water, Ascorbic Acid, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Camellia Sinensis Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclotetrasiloxane, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Hexylene Glycol, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, PEG-150 Distearate, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 80, Potassium Sorbate, Propylene Glycol, Steareth-2, Steareth-20, Tetrasodium EDTA, Tocopheryl Acetate, Propanediol
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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.
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.
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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