What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientAlcohol
Antimicrobial
Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Dimethicone
Emollient
Angelica Acutiloba Root Extract
Skin ConditioningArtemisia Princeps Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningEriobotrya Japonica Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMelothria Heterophylla Root Extract
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces/Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCholesterol
Emollient
Disodium EDTA
PEG-400
Emulsion StabilisingPhytosteryl Macadamiate
Skin Conditioning
Pvp
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingParfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Alcohol, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Dimethicone, Angelica Acutiloba Root Extract, Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract, Eriobotrya Japonica Leaf Extract, Melothria Heterophylla Root Extract, Saccharomyces/Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Ferment Filtrate, Tocopherol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Carbomer, Cholesterol, Disodium EDTA, PEG-400, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Pvp, Sodium Hydroxide, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Isononyl Isononanoate
EmollientSodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2
AbsorbentPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Trehalose
Humectant
Urea
Buffering
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningStyrene/Vp Copolymer
Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine
Emulsifying
Serine
Masking
Citrus Sinensis Peel Extract
Perfuming
Citric Acid
Buffering
Carnosine
Skin Conditioning
Bifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Polyacrylate
Algin
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Pullulan
Disodium Phosphate
BufferingCitrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Leontopodium Alpinum Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Cananga Odorata Flower Oil
Masking
Polianthes Tuberosa Extract
MaskingPotassium Phosphate
BufferingCollagen
Moisturising
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Ceteareth-20
CleansingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12
Skin Conditioning
Syringa Vulgaris Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Propanediol, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Isononyl Isononanoate, Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2, Phenoxyethanol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Trehalose, Urea, Ethylhexylglycerin, Styrene/Vp Copolymer, Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine, Serine, Citrus Sinensis Peel Extract, Citric Acid, Carnosine, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Algin, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Pullulan, Disodium Phosphate, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Leontopodium Alpinum Extract, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Butylene Glycol, Cananga Odorata Flower Oil, Polianthes Tuberosa Extract, Potassium Phosphate, Collagen, Sorbic Acid, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Ceteareth-20, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Ceramide NP, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Maltodextrin, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Syringa Vulgaris Extract
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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 GlycerinWater. 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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