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What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Tea-Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Camellia Japonica Flower Extract
EmollientAloe Ferox Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningBioflavonoids
Skin ConditioningBrassica Oleracea Italica Extract
AstringentSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Water, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Tea-Cocoyl Glutamate, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Propanediol, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Camellia Japonica Flower Extract, Aloe Ferox Leaf Extract, Bioflavonoids, Brassica Oleracea Italica Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Beta-Glucan, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Disodium EDTA
Water
Skin ConditioningCetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientLauryl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingSqualane
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Acrylates Copolymer
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPotassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Tromethamine
BufferingDisodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingSodium Benzoate
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Trisodium EDTA
Citric Acid
Buffering
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Rice Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
Skin ConditioningHydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Oryza Sativa Germ Oil
Emollient
Oryza Sativa Germ Extract
EmollientRice Amino Acids
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Soluble Proteoglycan
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Alaninate
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingDisodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Water, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, Squalane, Glycerin, Acrylates Copolymer, Coco-Glucoside, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Caprylyl Glycol, Parfum, Tromethamine, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Sodium Benzoate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hexylene Glycol, Glyceryl Oleate, Trisodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Butylene Glycol, Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Rice Extract, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Oryza Sativa Germ Oil, Oryza Sativa Germ Extract, Rice Amino Acids, Pentylene Glycol, Oryza Sativa Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Soluble Proteoglycan, Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Panthenol
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.
Learn more about GlycerinSodium Cocoyl Glutamate is a gentle cleanser and surfactant. It is the sodium salt of the Cocoyl Glutamic Acid and comes from coconut oil. As a surfactant, it helps lift dirt and oil to be washed away.
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate also has an emolliating effect and can help leave the skin feeling soft.
Sodium 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!
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