This calming moisturizer is formulated around Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract and Madecassoside to calm redness and hydrate skin.
This calming moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide and Houttuynia Cordata Extract to calm redness and strengthen the skin barrier.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
SolventPentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningVinyldimethicone
Glycerin
HumectantCetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientNymphaea Alba Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
EmollientButylene Glycol
HumectantMadecassoside
AntioxidantCetearyl Olivate
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSorbitan Olivate
EmulsifyingTromethamine
BufferingSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantWater
Skin ConditioningCyclohexasiloxane
EmollientGlycerin
HumectantTriethylhexanoin
MaskingNiacinamide
SmoothingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Skin ConditioningLauryl Dimethicone/Polyglycerin-3 Crosspolymer
CleansingSodium Chloride
MaskingIsododecane
EmollientSodium Polyacrylate Starch
AbsorbentPhenyl Trimethicone
Skin ConditioningDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin ConditioningVinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
Sodium Citrate
BufferingHouttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
SolventSilica
AbrasiveMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
HumectantDipropylene Glycol
HumectantMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Phytate
Benzyl Glycol
SolventHydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans
HumectantOcimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantCurcuma Longa Root Extract
AntioxidantCorallina Officinalis Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
HumectantTocopherol
AntioxidantHydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
HumectantEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Allantoin
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
HumectantCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingBeta-Glucan
Skin ConditioningHyaluronic Acid
HumectantHydrogenated Lecithin
EmulsifyingSodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
HumectantArginine
MaskingCeramide NP
Skin ConditioningSerine
MaskingWater, Cyclohexasiloxane, Glycerin, Triethylhexanoin, Niacinamide, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Lauryl Dimethicone/Polyglycerin-3 Crosspolymer, Sodium Chloride, Isododecane, Sodium Polyacrylate Starch, Phenyl Trimethicone, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Sodium Citrate, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Panthenol, Propanediol, Silica, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Dipropylene Glycol, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Sodium Phytate, Benzyl Glycol, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Tocopherol, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Allantoin, Butylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Beta-Glucan, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Arginine, Ceramide NP, Serine
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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.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolGlycerin (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 GlycerinPentylene Glycol (1,2-pentanediol) is a multitasking little diol with three main roles in a formula:
Research on alkanediols (the family pentylene glycol belongs to) show they work by disrupting microbial cell membranes. This disruption helps the primary preservative system in a product work more effectively at lower doses.
On the safety side, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe as used in current cosmetic practices + concentrations.
Typical use levels in a formula run about 1-5%.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolPropanediol is an all-star ingredient. It softens, hydrates, and smooths the skin.
It’s often used to:
Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use. It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.
Learn more about PropanediolSodium 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!
Learn more about Water