What's inside
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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Fructooligosaccharides
Humectant
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Beta Vulgaris Root Extract
Skin ConditioningGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Potassium Lactate
BufferingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningLactic Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCalcium Gluconate
HumectantCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingWater, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Propanediol, Glycerin, Fructooligosaccharides, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Sodium PCA, Beta Vulgaris Root Extract, Gluconolactone, Saccharide Isomerate, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Potassium Lactate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Gluconate, Lactic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Calcium Gluconate, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate
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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 GlycerinSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium Hyaluronate
