What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Fragaria Vesca Leaf Extract
AstringentVaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract
Skin Protecting
Morus Nigra Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCucumis Sativus Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningDaucus Carota Sativa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract
Emulsion Stabilising
Borago Officinalis Seed Oil
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Chitosan
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Arbutin
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Dna
Skin ConditioningAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDimethicone
Emollient
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Fragaria Vesca Leaf Extract, Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract, Morus Nigra Fruit Extract, Cucumis Sativus Seed Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Panthenol, Glycerin, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Allantoin, Chitosan, Sodium Hyaluronate, Arbutin, Hydrolyzed Dna, Adenosine, Xanthan Gum, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Carbomer, Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum
Hippophae Rhamnoides Water
Masking
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Alpha-Arbutin
Antioxidant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTromethamine
BufferingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGlutathione
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Caramel
Cosmetic ColorantDextrin
AbsorbentHippophae Rhamnoides Water, Niacinamide, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Alpha-Arbutin, 1,2-Hexanediol, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Water, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tromethamine, Xanthan Gum, Glutathione, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Caramel, Dextrin
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 GlycerinXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
