What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Betaine
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Bifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Chondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Saccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingLactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Squalane
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCaffeine
Skin Conditioning
Sucrose
Humectant
Lupinus Albus Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide As
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Tromethamine
BufferingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPolyquaternium-51
Skin Conditioning
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDextrin
AbsorbentTheobroma Cacao Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Phytate
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Copper Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Disodium EDTA
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Betaine, Propanediol, Bifida Ferment Lysate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Panthenol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Squalane, Carbomer, Caffeine, Sucrose, Lupinus Albus Seed Extract, Ceramide NP, Ceramide Ns, Phytosphingosine, Ceramide AP, Ceramide As, Ceramide EOP, Tromethamine, Xanthan Gum, Polyquaternium-51, Adenosine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Dextrin, Theobroma Cacao Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Phytate, Beta-Glucan, Cholesterol, Copper Tripeptide-1, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Disodium EDTA
Water
Skin ConditioningCoco-Caprylate
Emollient
Lactococcus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingPalmitoyl Tripeptide-38
Skin Conditioning
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Diheptyl Succinate
EmollientCapryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Skin ConditioningCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingGlyceryl Citrate/Lactate/Linoleate/Oleate
Emulsifying
Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Sodium Phytate
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingParfum
Masking
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Butylphenyl Methylpropional
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Coco-Caprylate, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glycerin, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Diheptyl Succinate, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Carbomer, Glyceryl Citrate/Lactate/Linoleate/Oleate, Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit Extract, Bisabolol, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Hydroxide, Parfum, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Limonene, Linalool
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Carbomer is a high-molecular weight polymer of acrylic acid. It is used to form gels and thicken formulas.
Due to its large molecular size, carbomer has minimal skin penetration and is considered an inert ingredient.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
Learn more about CarbomerGlycerin (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 GlycerinSodium Phytate is the synthetic salt form of phytic acid. Phytic acid is an antioxidant and can be found in plant seeds.
Sodium Phytate is a chelating agent. Chelating agents help prevent metals from binding to water. This helps stabilize the ingredients and the product.
Tocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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
