What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Rosa Canina Seed Oil
Emollient
Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil
Perfuming
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil
Antimicrobial
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil
Skin Protecting
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Docosahexaenoic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Coleus Forskohlii Root Oil
Emollient
Punica Granatum Seed Oil
Emollient
Tocotrienols
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Astaxanthin
Skin Conditioning
Lycopene
Antioxidant
Xanthophylls
Skin ConditioningThioctic Acid
Antioxidant
Zea Mays Oil
Emulsifying
Alpinia Nigra Root Powder
HumectantCedrus Deodara Wood Oil
Masking
Rosa Canina Seed Oil, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil, Salicylic Acid, Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil, Bisabolol, Retinyl Palmitate, Docosahexaenoic Acid, Coleus Forskohlii Root Oil, Punica Granatum Seed Oil, Tocotrienols, Tocopherol, Astaxanthin, Lycopene, Xanthophylls, Thioctic Acid, Zea Mays Oil, Alpinia Nigra Root Powder, Cedrus Deodara Wood Oil
Squalane
Emollient
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Ribes Nigrum Seed Oil
Emollient
Rubus Chamaemorus Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil
Emollient
Lupinus Albus Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningRubus Idaeus Seed Oil
Emollient
Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract
AstringentDaucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil
Emollient
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Squalane, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Ribes Nigrum Seed Oil, Rubus Chamaemorus Seed Oil, Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil, Lupinus Albus Seed Extract, Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil, Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Alternatives
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Tocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about Tocopherol
