What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Vinyldimethicone
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientNymphaea Alba Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Cetearyl Olivate
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Tromethamine
BufferingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate
Emollient
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
Emulsifying
Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
EmollientCitrus Tangerina Peel Extract
AstringentGlyceryl Linolenate
Emollient
Glyceryl Linoleate
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Glyceryl Arachidonate
Emollient
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientNiacinamide
Smoothing
Orchid Extract
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Dimethicone
Emollient
Disodium EDTA
Mannitol
Humectant
Opuntia Ficus-Indica Extract
Skin Conditioning
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Borago Officinalis Seed Oil
Emollient
Cyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Silica
Abrasive
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Acrylates/Ammonium Methacrylate Copolymer
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Cholesterol
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxypropyl Bislauramide Mea
EmollientHydroxypropyl Bispalmitamide Mea
Emollient
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Squalane, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Citrus Tangerina Peel Extract, Glyceryl Linolenate, Glyceryl Linoleate, Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Arachidonate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Niacinamide, Orchid Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Dimethicone, Disodium EDTA, Mannitol, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Extract, Behenyl Alcohol, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Cyclohexasiloxane, Sodium Hyaluronate, Stearic Acid, Silica, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Acrylates/Ammonium Methacrylate Copolymer, Allantoin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cholesterol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Palmitic Acid, PEG-100 Stearate, Phytosphingosine, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Hydroxypropyl Bislauramide Mea, Hydroxypropyl Bispalmitamide Mea
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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 GlycerinSodium 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
