What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Tetradecane
Perfuming
Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Skin ConditioningDiheptyl Succinate
EmollientBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Sucrose Palmitate
EmollientHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingDisodium Phosphate
BufferingSodium Phosphate
BufferingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Dilauryl Thiodipropionate
Antioxidant
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Niacinamide, Tetradecane, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Diheptyl Succinate, Benzyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Oleate, Sucrose Palmitate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dilauryl Thiodipropionate, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Squalane
Emollient
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantBetaine
Humectant
Triisostearin
Skin Conditioning
Dipentaerythrityl Hexa C5-9 Acid Esters
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Silica
Abrasive
Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract
Skin Protecting
Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract
Antioxidant
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Emollient
Sorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingPhospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSorbitol
Humectant
Phosphatidylcholine
EmulsifyingDocosahexaenoic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Cholesterol
Emollient
C14-22 Alcohols
Emulsion Stabilising
Polyisobutene
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingAlumina
Abrasive
C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingTriethylhexanoin
MaskingMica
Cosmetic ColorantTin Oxide
Abrasive
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Squalane, Glycereth-26, Dipropylene Glycol, Betaine, Triisostearin, Dipentaerythrityl Hexa C5-9 Acid Esters, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ceramide NP, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Silica, Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract, Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Propanediol, Phytosphingosine, Eicosapentaenoic Acid, Sorbitan Oleate, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Phospholipids, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Sorbitol, Phosphatidylcholine, Docosahexaenoic Acid, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Cetearyl Alcohol, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Butylene Glycol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Cholesterol, C14-22 Alcohols, Polyisobutene, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Alumina, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Triethylhexanoin, Mica, Tin Oxide, CI 77891, CI 77491, Ethylhexylglycerin
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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.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolCarbomer 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 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 HyaluronateWater. 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
