This acne serum is formulated around Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate and Bakuchiol to clear breakouts and calm redness.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Behenamidopropyl Dimethylamine
EmulsifyingGlycerin
Humectant
Shea Butter Ethyl Esters
Emollient
Distearoylethyl Dimonium Chloride
Gluconolactone
Chelating
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Wheat Starch
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
SurfactantMenthol
Masking
Sodium Gluconate
ChelatingLactic Acid
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behenamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Glycerin, Shea Butter Ethyl Esters, Distearoylethyl Dimonium Chloride, Gluconolactone, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Hydrolyzed Wheat Starch, Panthenol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Menthol, Sodium Gluconate, Lactic Acid, Sodium Benzoate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Artemisia Vulgaris Extract
Skin Conditioning
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Inositol
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract
Antioxidant
Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Chamomilla Recutita Extract
Skin Conditioning
Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract
AntimicrobialWater, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Artemisia Vulgaris Extract, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate, Inositol, Phenoxyethanol, Bakuchiol, Salicylic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract
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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