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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningRosa Centifolia Flower Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Alumina
Abrasive
Isostearyl Isostearate
Emollient
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Chlorella Vulgaris Extract
Skin ConditioningBiosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Rose Extract
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPadina Pavonica Thallus Extract
Skin ConditioningPropylheptyl Caprylate
EmollientCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Rosa Centifolia Flower Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Alumina, Isostearyl Isostearate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caffeine, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Rose Extract, Vitis Vinifera Leaf Extract, Padina Pavonica Thallus Extract, Propylheptyl Caprylate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Tocopherol, CI 77491
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Ethylhexyl Stearate
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
EmollientTapioca Starch
Royal Jelly
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Cellulose
Absorbent
Soybean Glycerides
EmollientHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSteareth-21
CleansingSynthetic Fluorphlogopite
Mel
EmollientBis-Behenyl/Isostearyl/Phytosteryl Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate
EmollientStearyl Alcohol
Emollient
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantButyrospermum Parkii Butter Unsaponifiables
Skin Conditioning
Sorbitol
Humectant
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Mel Extract
MoisturisingSteareth-2
EmulsifyingParfum
Masking
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate
Skin Conditioning
Mangifera Indica Seed Butter
Skin Conditioning
Polyglycerin-4
HumectantWater, Glycerin, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Alcohol, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Pentylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Tapioca Starch, Royal Jelly, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Cellulose, Soybean Glycerides, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Steareth-21, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mel, Bis-Behenyl/Isostearyl/Phytosteryl Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Stearyl Alcohol, CI 77891, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Unsaponifiables, Sorbitol, Cetyl Alcohol, Mel Extract, Steareth-2, Parfum, Chlorphenesin, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Mangifera Indica Seed Butter, Polyglycerin-4
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 GlycerinThis is a synthetic polymer. It helps improve the texture of products by adding thickness and gel-like feel.
It is also an emulsifer, meaning it prevents ingredients such as oil and water from separating. It also helps evenly disperse other ingredients.
Water. 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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