What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Cyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Caprylyl Methicone
Skin Conditioning
Artemisia Vulgaris Extract
Skin Conditioning
Diglycerin
Humectant
Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
Emollient
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingVinyldimethicone
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Silica
Abrasive
Chlorella Vulgaris Extract
Skin ConditioningGlucose
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Dimethiconol
Emollient
Fructooligosaccharides
Humectant
Fructose
Humectant
Tromethamine
BufferingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingGlyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantLactobionic Acid
Buffering
Xanthan Gum
Emulsifying1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Sodium Citrate
BufferingSodium Phytate
Xylitol
Humectant
Dextrin
AbsorbentTheobroma Cacao Seed Extract
Antioxidant
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Salvia Officinalis Oil
Masking
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Cyclohexasiloxane, Caprylyl Methicone, Artemisia Vulgaris Extract, Diglycerin, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Vinyldimethicone, Panthenol, Silica, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Glucose, Carbomer, Hydroxyacetophenone, Dimethiconol, Fructooligosaccharides, Fructose, Tromethamine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Lactobionic Acid, Xanthan Gum, 1,2-Hexanediol, Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Allantoin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Phytate, Xylitol, Dextrin, Theobroma Cacao Seed Extract, Madecassoside, Salvia Officinalis Oil, Asiaticoside, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Tocopherol
Water
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
C12-13 Alkyl Lactate
EmollientDimethicone
Emollient
Caprylic Acid
CleansingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Retinol
Skin Conditioning
C5-8 Alkyl Acrylate
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Arginine
Masking
Aspartic Acid
Masking
PCA
Humectant
Glycine
Buffering
Alanine
Masking
Serine
Masking
Valine
MaskingProline
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Isoleucine
Skin ConditioningHistidine
Humectant
Phenylalanine
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Ethylparaben
Preservative
Propylparaben
Preservative
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingVp/Va Copolymer
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Water, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, C12-13 Alkyl Lactate, Dimethicone, Caprylic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Phospholipids, Retinol, C5-8 Alkyl Acrylate, Cetearyl Glucoside, Lactic Acid, Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, PCA, Glycine, Alanine, Serine, Valine, Proline, Threonine, Isoleucine, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Crosspolymer, Vp/Va Copolymer, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Lecithin
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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.
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 GlycerinTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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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