Secret Key Fresh Nature Toner Versus Hylamide Glow
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water
MaskingGlycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Snail Secretion Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract
AstringentAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPulsatilla Koreana Extract
Skin ConditioningUsnea Barbata Extract
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Althaea Rosea Root Extract
HumectantAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingNonoxynol-12
Disodium EDTA
Parfum
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Hyaluronate, Beta-Glucan, Snail Secretion Filtrate, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract, Allantoin, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Usnea Barbata Extract, Polysorbate 80, Althaea Rosea Root Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Nonoxynol-12, Disodium EDTA, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningErythrulose
TanningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
PPG-26-Buteth-26
Skin ConditioningAcetyl Hexapeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Dextran
Superoxide Dismutase
Antioxidant
Oxidized Glutathione
EmollientPolypodium Vulgare Rhizome Extract
HumectantCetraria Islandica Thallus Extract
HumectantSphagnum Magellanicum Extract
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus/Eriodictyon Californicum Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningPhospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Acacia Senegal Gum
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
Buffering
Phytic Acid
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Dimethyl Isosorbide
SolventEthoxydiglycol
HumectantLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Ethyl 2,2-Dimethylhydrocinnamal
Masking
Water, Erythrulose, Glycerin, Propanediol, PPG-26-Buteth-26, Acetyl Hexapeptide-1, Dextran, Superoxide Dismutase, Oxidized Glutathione, Polypodium Vulgare Rhizome Extract, Cetraria Islandica Thallus Extract, Sphagnum Magellanicum Extract, Lactobacillus/Eriodictyon Californicum Ferment Extract, Phospholipids, Acacia Senegal Gum, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Phytic Acid, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Ethoxydiglycol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ethyl 2,2-Dimethylhydrocinnamal
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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.
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.
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