What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tuber Magnatum Extract
Skin ConditioningGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Arginine
Masking
Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract
Antioxidant
Thuja Orientalis Leaf Extract
Antioxidant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Mentha Arvensis Leaf Extract
MaskingDisodium EDTA
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Pinus Sylvestris Leaf Oil
Masking
Resveratrol
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningGlutathione
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Butylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Chlorphenesin, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Panthenol, Tuber Magnatum Extract, Gluconolactone, Arginine, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Thuja Orientalis Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Mentha Arvensis Leaf Extract, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Pinus Sylvestris Leaf Oil, Resveratrol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glutathione, Limonene, Linalool
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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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