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Water
Skin ConditioningMethylpropanediol
SolventGlycerin
Humectant
Betaine
Humectant
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Erythritol
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tromethamine
BufferingEclipta Prostrata Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningLaminaria Japonica Extract
Skin Protecting
Acrylates Copolymer
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Nonapeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Fructooligosaccharides
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Ficus Carica Fruit Extract
Humectant
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ectoin
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin Conditioning
Inonotus Obliquus Extract
Skin ConditioningTremella Fuciformis Extract
Humectant
Ganoderma Lucidum Extract
Skin Protecting
Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Pinus Pinaster Bark/Bud Extract
Antimicrobial
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Alpinia Galanga Extract
Skin ConditioningPancratium Maritimum Extract
BleachingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Hexapeptide-9
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Copper Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Water, Methylpropanediol, Glycerin, Betaine, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Erythritol, Panthenol, Tromethamine, Eclipta Prostrata Leaf Extract, Laminaria Japonica Extract, Acrylates Copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Butylene Glycol, Tripeptide-1, Nonapeptide-1, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Adenosine, Fructooligosaccharides, Carbomer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Beta-Glucan, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Centella Asiatica Extract, Ficus Carica Fruit Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Ceramide NP, Tocopherol, Ectoin, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Inonotus Obliquus Extract, Tremella Fuciformis Extract, Ganoderma Lucidum Extract, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Pinus Pinaster Bark/Bud Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Pentylene Glycol, Alpinia Galanga Extract, Pancratium Maritimum Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Propanediol, Xanthan Gum, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hexapeptide-9, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Copper Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Ganoderma Lucidum Extract
Skin Protecting
Lentinus Edodes Extract
Skin ConditioningInonotus Obliquus Extract
Skin ConditioningTremella Fuciformis Extract
Humectant
Cordyceps Sinensis Extract
Antioxidant
Hericium Erinaceum Extract
Skin ConditioningGrifola Frondosa Extract
Skin ConditioningTrametes Versicolor Extract
Silene Velutina Extract
Skin ConditioningAgaricus Blazei Extract
Skin ConditioningPhellinus Linteus Extract
Skin ConditioningRosa Canina Bud Extract
Skin ConditioningChenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Ganoderma Lucidum Extract, Lentinus Edodes Extract, Inonotus Obliquus Extract, Tremella Fuciformis Extract, Cordyceps Sinensis Extract, Hericium Erinaceum Extract, Grifola Frondosa Extract, Trametes Versicolor Extract, Silene Velutina Extract, Agaricus Blazei Extract, Phellinus Linteus Extract, Rosa Canina Bud Extract, Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycerin, Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol
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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.
This is the extract of the Reishi mushroom.
The Reishi mushroom has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties.
This is due to its content of terpenoids, polysaccharides, macronutrients, and phenolic acids.
Learn more about Ganoderma Lucidum ExtractGlycerin (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 GlycerinThis ingredient is also known as the chaga mushroom. It is a fungus that grows on birch trees.
Sodium 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 HyaluronateTremella Fuciformis Extract comes from the tremella fuciformis mushroom, also known as snow mushroom or white jelly mushroom.
The snow mushroom has moisturizing and antioxidant properties.
Snow mushroom is rich in polysaccharides, giving it moisturizing benefits. As a humectant, snow mushroom helps draw moisture from the air to the skin. Polysaccharides are able to mimic our skin's natural carbohydrates to help the skin retain water.
Snow mushroom has been shown to help with anti-aging due to its antioxidants. It increases the presence of superoxide dismutase in our brain and liver. Superoxide is a by-product of oxygen metabolism. It left unregulated, superoxide causes cell damage. Thus, superoxide dismutase acts as an antioxidant to protect our living cells.
Another study from 2016 showed snow mushroom extract blocks the skin from creating melanin when exposed to UVB. Thus, it may help protect against the signs of aging from sun exposure. However, more studies are needed to confirm this. Another study from 2021 found snow mushroom to protect against UVA damage as well.
This white mushroom is native to Asian countries such as China, Korea, Japan, and Thailand. It is a common ingredient in traditional Chinese cuisine and medicine.
Learn more about Tremella Fuciformis Extract
