What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Squalane
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingMandelic Acid
Antimicrobial
Malic Acid
Buffering
Pyruvic Acid
MaskingTartaric Acid
Buffering
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Mentha Piperita Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningZingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Bentonite
Absorbent
Montmorillonite
AbsorbentOlivine Extract
Skin ConditioningIllite
Abrasive
Kaolin
Abrasive
Iron Oxides
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Sodium Phytate
Water, Gluconolactone, Glycerin, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Niacinamide, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Squalane, Propanediol, Glycolic Acid, Lactic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Mandelic Acid, Malic Acid, Pyruvic Acid, Tartaric Acid, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Mentha Piperita Leaf Extract, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Bentonite, Montmorillonite, Olivine Extract, Illite, Kaolin, Iron Oxides, 1,2-Hexanediol, Allantoin, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Sodium Lactate, Saccharide Isomerate, Panthenol, Citric Acid, Sodium PCA, Sodium Phytate
Rosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Carica Papaya Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningTremella Fuciformis Extract
Humectant
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Punica Granatum Extract
AstringentCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Citrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Hamamelis Virginiana Extract
Antiseborrhoeic
Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPulsatilla Koreana Extract
Skin ConditioningUsnea Barbata Extract
Bambusa Vulgaris Sap Extract
EmollientPolysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Algae Extract
EmollientSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingNonoxynol-14
Disodium EDTA
Parfum
Masking
Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Tremella Fuciformis Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Usnea Barbata Extract, Bambusa Vulgaris Sap Extract, Polysorbate 80, Algae Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Nonoxynol-14, Disodium EDTA, Parfum
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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.
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