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Key Ingredients
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Water
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Dimethyl Isosorbide
SolventAcetyl Glycyl Beta-Alanine
Skin ConditioningDicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
Dicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Safflower Seed Oil Piperonyl Esters
Skin Conditioning
Silybum Marianum Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Panthenyl Triacetate
Arachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Hexylresorcinol
Antimicrobial
Terminalia Chebula Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hydroxide
BufferingPolyglyceryl-5 Laurate
Emulsifying
Arachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingPhyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract
HumectantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Terminalia Bellerica Fruit Extract
AntimicrobialSucrose
Humectant
Acetyl Rheum Rhaponticum Root Extract
BleachingPlankton Extract
Skin ConditioningDiglucosyl Gallic Acid
Lecithin
Emollient
Glucose
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Niacinamide, Gluconolactone, Pentylene Glycol, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Acetyl Glycyl Beta-Alanine, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Glycerin, Dicaprylyl Ether, Safflower Seed Oil Piperonyl Esters, Silybum Marianum Seed Oil, Panthenyl Triacetate, Arachidyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Carbomer, Behenyl Alcohol, Bisabolol, Hexylresorcinol, Terminalia Chebula Fruit Extract, Sodium Hydroxide, Polyglyceryl-5 Laurate, Arachidyl Glucoside, Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract, Xanthan Gum, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Terminalia Bellerica Fruit Extract, Sucrose, Acetyl Rheum Rhaponticum Root Extract, Plankton Extract, Diglucosyl Gallic Acid, Lecithin, Glucose, Tocopherol
Water
Skin ConditioningAcetamidoethoxyethanol
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Betaine
Humectant
Glyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingPhloretin
Antioxidant
Silybum Marianum Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glycyrrhetinic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Aminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract
Antioxidant
Acetyl Heptapeptide-4
Humectant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol
Antioxidant
Water, Acetamidoethoxyethanol, Propanediol, Betaine, Glyceryl Glucoside, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Phloretin, Silybum Marianum Extract, Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane, Panthenol, Aminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Acetyl Heptapeptide-4, Lactic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Tocopherol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol
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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.
Caprylhydroxamic Acid is a chelating agent that helps cosmetics stay fresh, stable, and consistent over time.
Chelating agents help prevent metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This helps prevent unwanted reactions and effects from using the product. It also helps prevent the growth of unwanted microbes in products that contain water.
Caprylhydroxamic Acid is often used with natural antimicrobial products as an alternative to preservatives.
Learn more about Caprylhydroxamic AcidTocopherol 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.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
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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