What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
Emollient
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingUrea
Buffering
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingMethyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Triethanolamine
BufferingSqualane
Emollient
Disodium EDTA
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
CI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Propanediol, Glycerin, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Benzyl Alcohol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Urea, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Methyl Trimethicone, Triethanolamine, Squalane, Disodium EDTA, Dehydroacetic Acid, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Polysorbate 60, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Sorbitan Isostearate, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, CI 42090, CI 19140
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Methylpropanediol
SolventChondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Soluble Collagen
Humectant
Colloidal Gold
AntimicrobialAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Chloride
Ceratonia Siliqua Gum
EmollientSucrose
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingSynthetic Fluorphlogopite
Tin Oxide
Abrasive
PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Disodium EDTA
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Methylpropanediol, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Soluble Collagen, Colloidal Gold, Allantoin, Potassium Chloride, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum, Sucrose, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Tin Oxide, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Disodium EDTA, Hydroxyacetophenone, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glyceryl Caprylate, CI 77891, CI 77491
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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.
Disodium EDTA is a chelating agent. It grabs onto and deactivates metal ions that sneak into your products from water, packaging, or air.
This ingredient mainly works behind the scenes and helps with:
On top of that, this ingredient can counteract the effects of hard water by binding to the minerals in it.
One thing worth knowing is that Disodium EDTA has been shown to be a mild penetration enhancer. It can help other ingredients absorb into skin more effectively which can be a double-edged sword (great for actives, but can also make the active too strong if you have sensitive skin).
Clinical patch testing showed no significant skin irritation at typical use concentrations and minimal dermal absorption.
You'll most likely see this ingredient near the end of an ingredient list. It's typically found in concentrations less than 1%.
Learn more about Disodium EDTAGlycerin (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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