What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Polysilicone-11
Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Glycerin
Humectant
C13-15 Alkane
SolventLactobionic Acid
Buffering
Silica
Abrasive
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingTriheptanoin
Skin ConditioningAlpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningLaureth-12
EmulsifyingPropanediol
Solvent
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Nymphaea Caerulea Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningNelumbo Nucifera Flower Cera
Skin ConditioningWater, Niacinamide, Polysilicone-11, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Glycerin, C13-15 Alkane, Lactobionic Acid, Silica, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Triheptanoin, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Gluconate, Laureth-12, Propanediol, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Nymphaea Caerulea Flower Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Cera
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Arnica Montana Flower Extract
Masking
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Trideceth-6
EmulsifyingDimethiconol
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Emulsion Stabilising
PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
DMDM Hydantoin
Preservative
Laureth-23
Cleansing
Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid
Skin ConditioningPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Laureth-4
Emulsifying
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Sodium Polyacrylate, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Trideceth-6, Dimethiconol, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, DMDM Hydantoin, Laureth-23, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Laureth-4, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ascorbyl Palmitate
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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.
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide is a prebiotic. It prevents harmful bacteria from growing on skin by keeping the skin's microbiome in balance.
Another benefit of this ingredient is its antioxidant properties. Antioxidants protect our skin from oxidative damage.
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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. 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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