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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate
Skin ConditioningWater
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Squalane
Emollient
Polyoxymethylene Glycol Urea
Preservative
Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
Emollient
Phytosteryl Oleate
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Eugenia Caryophyllus Flower Extract
AstringentTourmaline Extract
Skin ConditioningMelothria Heterophylla Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCoix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningCoix Lacryma-Jobi Seed Water
Skin ConditioningAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingDiglycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Triethylhexanoin
MaskingPhytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Methicone
Emollient
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Caramel
Cosmetic ColorantStearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Squalane, Polyoxymethylene Glycol Urea, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Phytosteryl Oleate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Eugenia Caryophyllus Flower Extract, Tourmaline Extract, Melothria Heterophylla Root Extract, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Seed Water, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Carbomer, Cellulose Gum, Diglycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Triethylhexanoin, Phytosterols, Behenyl Alcohol, Methicone, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Caramel
Tranexamic Acid
Astringent
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantΑ-Olefin Oligomer
Glycerin
Humectant
Diglycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Tricaprylin
Perfuming
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingDisodium EDTA
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Bisulfite
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPhenethyl Alcohol
MaskingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Tranexamic Acid, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Tocopherol, Dipropylene Glycol, Α-Olefin Oligomer, Glycerin, Diglycerin, Butylene Glycol, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Octyldodecanol, Dimethicone, Tricaprylin, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Disodium EDTA, Carbomer, Sodium Bisulfite, Xanthan Gum, Phenethyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol
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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 GlycolCarbomer is a high-molecular weight polymer of acrylic acid. It is used to form gels and thicken formulas.
Due to its large molecular size, carbomer has minimal skin penetration and is considered an inert ingredient.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
Learn more about CarbomerDiglycerin is a humectant. It is derived from glycerin, which is naturally found in your skin.
As a humectant, it helps draw moisture to the skin from the air.
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.
