This hydrating serum is formulated around Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice and Panax Ginseng Root Extract to hydrate skin.
This smoothing serum is formulated around Bifida Ferment Lysate and Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate to refine skin texture and strengthen the skin barrier.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Terminalia Chebula Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPanax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Orchis Maculata Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningOpuntia Tuna Flower/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningActinidia Chinensis Fruit Extract
EmollientArctostaphylos Uva Ursi Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Arginine
Masking
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Glycine
Buffering
Alanine
Masking
Serine
Masking
Valine
MaskingProline
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Isoleucine
Skin ConditioningHistidine
Humectant
Peptide Complex
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Avena Sativa Bran
Abrasive
Boswellia Carterii Oil
Masking
Rosa Canina Seed Oil
Emollient
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Equisetum Arvense Extract
AstringentPelargonium Graveolens Extract
Masking
Taraxacum Officinale Extract
Skin ConditioningHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCarrageenan
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide, Glycerin, Terminalia Chebula Fruit Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Orchis Maculata Flower Extract, Opuntia Tuna Flower/Stem Extract, Actinidia Chinensis Fruit Extract, Arctostaphylos Uva Ursi Leaf Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium PCA, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, Glycine, Alanine, Serine, Valine, Proline, Threonine, Isoleucine, Histidine, Peptide Complex, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Avena Sativa Bran, Boswellia Carterii Oil, Rosa Canina Seed Oil, Centella Asiatica Extract, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Pelargonium Graveolens Extract, Taraxacum Officinale Extract, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Carrageenan, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin
Bifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Methyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
PEG-90
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Alteromonas Ferment Extract
Skin Conditioning
Silk Extract
Skin ConditioningGoat Milk Extract
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-3 Distearate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
Emulsifying
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Tropolone
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Bifida Ferment Lysate, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Butylene Glycol, Methyl Gluceth-20, Water, Niacinamide, PEG-90, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycerin, Squalane, Alteromonas Ferment Extract, Silk Extract, Goat Milk Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Adenosine, Glycereth-26, Xanthan Gum, Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Caprylyl Glycol, Tropolone, Disodium EDTA
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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.
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 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!
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